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1 midterm
midterm /ˈmɪdtɜ:m/n. [u]● (med.) midterm checkup, controllo a metà gestazione □ (polit., USA) midterm elections, elezioni «di medio termine» ( a metà del mandato del Presidente) □ midterm exam, esame di metà corso. -
2 midterm mid·term n
['mɪd'tɜːm](Scol, Univ: holiday) vacanza a metà trimestre -
3 ♦ senate
♦ senate /ˈsɛnət/n. [uc]1 (stor., polit.) senato● Senate House, palazzo del senato NOTE DI CULTURA: The Senate: il Senato americano è uno dei due rami del Congresso ( l'altro è la House of Representatives) ed è composto da 100 membri, due per ogni Stato, eletti a suffragio universale per un periodo di sei anni; ogni due anni un terzo dei senatori viene rinnovato con le ► «midterm elections» (► midterm). Il Senato ratifica i trattati firmati dal Presidente e le nomine presidenziali a cariche di importanza nazionale. È presieduto dal Vicepresidente degli Stati Uniti. -
4 mid
[mɪd]* * *[mid](at, or in, the middle of: a midweek football match; in mid air; a mid-air collision between two aircraft.) medio, mezzo* * *mid (1) /mɪd/a.1 medio; di mezzo; mezzo: in mid air, a mezz'aria; aereo: mid-air collision, scontro aereo; (relig.) Mid Lent, mezza quaresima2 ( cricket, di un ricevitore) posizionato tra il battitore e il limite del campo: mid-off, posizione (o giocatore) alla sinistra del lanciatore; mid-on, posizione (o giocatore) alla destra del lanciatore● (geogr.) mid-African, centroafricano □ mid-Atlantic, (geogr.) mediatlantico; (fig.) angloamericano, metà inglese e metà americano: a mid-Atlantic accent, un accento angloamericano □ mid-August holidays, le vacanze di ferragosto (in Italia) □ (fin.) mid-cap, a media capitalizzazione ( detto di società) □ mid-century, della (o verso la) metà del secolo □ (geogr.) mid-European, medioeuropeo; mitteleuropeo □ mid-life crisis, crisi della mezza età □ mid-range, medio ( di prezzo, qualità, ecc.): a mid-range stereo system, un impianto stereo di media qualità; (mil.) a media portata (o gittata) □ ( sport) mid table, centroclassifica □ mid-term ► midterm □ (stor., letter.) mid-Victorian, (personaggio, scrittore) del periodo di mezzo dell'età vittoriana ( della Regina Vittoria: 1837-1901) □ (naut., sport) mid-water (agg. e avv.), (situato) a mezz'acqua □ from mid-April, da metà aprile □ in mid career, nel bel mezzo della carriera □ in the mid 80's, verso la metà degli anni '80 □ to be in one's mid forties, avere quarantacinque anni circa NOTA D'USO: - half o mid?-.mid (2) /mɪd/, 'mid /mɪd/prep.(poet.) in mezzo a; fra, tra.* * *[mɪd]
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midterm — n. 1. the middle of the gestation period. [WordNet 1.5] 2. The middle of an academic term or a political term in office. [WordNet 1.5] 3. An examination given in the middle of an academic term; a midterm examination. Syn: midterm examination,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
midterm — [mid′tʉrm΄] adj. ☆ occurring in the middle of a term n. 1. the middle of a term ☆ 2. a midterm examination, as in a college course … English World dictionary
midterm — ► NOUN ▪ the middle of a period of office, an academic term, or a pregnancy … English terms dictionary
midterm — 1. adjective /ˈmɪdˌtərm/ Halfway through a term, or roughly so. The administration is suffering from the usual midterm drop in approval ratings. 2. noun /ˈmɪdˌtərm/ A midterm school exam. , I only got a C on the midterm, so I really have to study … Wiktionary
midterm — mid|term1 [ˌmıdˈtə:m US ˈtə:rm] n 1.) [U] the middle period of an elected government s time in power 2.) AmE a test that students take in the middle of a ↑semester or ↑quarter midterm 2 mid|term2 [ˈmıdtə:m US tə:rm] adj [only before noun] … Dictionary of contemporary English
midterm — mid|term1 [ mıd,tɜrm ] adjective only before noun happening in the middle part of a government s time in power or in the middle part of a university or school TERM: midterm elections midterm examinations midterm mid|term 2 [ ,mid tɜrm ] noun… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
midterm — /mid terrm /, n. 1. the middle or halfway point of a term, as a school term or term of office. 2. Often, midterms. Informal. an examination or series of examinations at the middle of a school term. adj. 3. pertaining to or occurring on or about… … Universalium
midterm — 1 noun 1 (U) the middle period of an elected government s time in power: Nixon was the first president to resign in midterm. 2 (C) AmE an examination in the middle of one of the main periods in the year at university 2 adjective (only before… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
midterm — UK [ˌmɪdˈtɜː(r)m] / US [ˈmɪdˌtɜrm] adjective [only before noun] happening in the middle part of a government s time in power, or in the middle part of a university or school term midterm elections midterm examinations … English dictionary
midterm — [ˌmɪdˈtɜːm] adj happening in the middle part of a government s time in power or in the middle part of a school TERM midterm elections[/ex] midterm examinations[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
midterm — noun 1. the middle of the gestation period • Hypernyms: ↑point, ↑point in time • Part Holonyms: ↑gestation, ↑gestation period 2. middle of an academic term or a political term in office • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
