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1 wśród
praep. 1. (pomiędzy) among(st), amid(st)- wśród drzew/ruin among the trees/ruins- bezrobocie wśród absolwentów wyższych uczelni unemployment among university graduates- była wśród tych, którzy ocaleli she was among those who survived- dostrzegł ją wśród tłumu he spotted her among the crowd- wśród nas/nich among us/them; in our/their midst książk.- wśród nas nie ma zdrajców there are no traitors among us a. in our midst2. (podczas) in the middle of- wśród śnieżycy in the middle of a blizzard- wśród śmiechu publiczności amid laughter from the audience- wśród nocnej ciszy in the stillness of the night* * *prepamong, amid* * *prep.+ Gen.1. (= w otoczeniu) amidst, among, in the midst of; wśród drzew among trees.2. (= w trakcie) in the middle of, in the course of, during, amidst; szukać schronienia wśród zamieci look for a shelter amidst a blizzard, look for a shelter during a blizzard.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wśród
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2 pośród
The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pośród
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3 spomiędzy
praep. (z dwóch) from between; (z kilku) from among; from the midst of książk.- spomiędzy dwóch kęp trawy from between two tussocks of grass- spomiędzy drzew from among the trees- wybrać dwa spomiędzy nadesłanych listów to choose two letters from among those sent in* * *prep(+gen) from among* * *prep.+ Gen. from between; from among; spomiędzy drzew from between the trees; spomiędzy wybijających się studentów from among outstanding students.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > spomiędzy
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4 spośród
praep. 1. (z grupy) from among, out of- trzech spośród wymienionych wyżej pisarzy three of the above-mentioned writers2. (z miejsca) out of; from the midst of książk.- spośród drzew out of a. from among the trees- wyłonić się spośród dymu i płomieni to appear out of the smoke and flames* * *prep(+gen) from among* * *prep.+ Gen. from among; spośród tłumu from amidst the crowd; spośród najlepszych prac wybrana zostanie jedna out of best projects only one will be chosen; wyróżniać kogoś spośród innych (np. o cechach charakteru) make sb stand out.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > spośród
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5 pośród
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Midst — Midst, n. [From middest, in the middest, for older in middes, where s is adverbial (orig. forming a genitive), or still older a midde, a midden, on midden. See {Mid}, and cf. {Amidst}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The interior or central part or place; the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
midst — [ mıdst ] noun uncount * in the midst of something FORMAL 1. ) while something else is happening: Nixon went to China in the midst of a crisis at home. 2. ) if you are in the midst of something, you are doing it or it is affecting you: Our… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
midst — [midst, mitst] n. [ME middest, prob. merging of middes, gen. of mid (with unhistoric t) + middest, superl. of mid,MID1] the middle or central part: now mainly in phrases as below prep. Old Poet. in the midst of; amidst; amid SYN. MIDDLE in our… … English World dictionary
midst — is now most commonly used in the phrases in the midst of or in our (etc.) midst, meaning ‘among, in the middle of’. Typical contexts are both physical and abstract: • There was…something sinister about this place, unhusbanded and yieldless in the … Modern English usage
Midst — Midst, prep. In the midst of; amidst. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
midst — archaic or literary ► PREPOSITION ▪ in the middle of. ► NOUN ▪ the middle point or part. ● in our (or your, their, etc.) midst Cf. ↑in your/their midst … English terms dictionary
Midst — Midst, adv. In the middle. [R.] Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
midst — index center (central position) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
midst — (n.) c.1400, from M.E. middes (mid 14c.), from MID (Cf. mid) + adverbial genitive s. The parasitic t is perhaps on model of superlatives (Cf. AGAINST (Cf. against)) … Etymology dictionary
midst — middle, *center, core, hub, focus, nucleus, heart … New Dictionary of Synonyms
midst — [n] middle, core betwixt and between*, bosom, center, deep, depths, halfway, heart, hub, interior, mean, medium, midpoint, nucleus, thick; concept 830 Ant. exterior, exteriority, outside … New thesaurus
