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(= middle class) n(pl)the middle class(es) — klasa f or warstwa f średnia, (klasy pl or warstwy pl średnie)
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the lower (middle, upper) classes of society нижние (средние, высшие) слои обществаEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) lower classes of society
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Общая лексика: все классы общества и особенно средние слоиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > all classes of society, and the middle orders in particular
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middle [ˈmɪdl]1. adjective2. nouna. milieu m• right in the middle (of...) au beau milieu (de...)3. compounds► middle age noun ≈ la cinquantaine• he's reached middle age il a la cinquantaine ► middle-aged adjective [person] d'âge moyen ; [outlook] vieux jeu inv• discretion is my middle name (British) la discrétion est ma plus grande vertu ► middle-of-the-road adjective modéré ; [music] grand public inv► middle school noun ≈ premier cycle m du secondaire* * *['mɪdl] 1.1) milieu mI was in the middle of a book when... — j'étais plongé dans un livre quand...
to split [something] down the middle — partager [quelque chose] en deux [bill, work]; diviser [quelque chose] en deux [group, opinion]
2) (colloq) ( waist) taille f2.adjective [door, shelf] du milieu; [price] modéré; [size, difficulty] moyen/-ennein middle life — au milieu de ma/ta etc vie
to be in one's middle thirties — GB avoir environ 35 ans
there must be a middle course ou way — il doit y avoir un juste milieu
to steer ou take ou follow a middle course — adopter une position intermédiaire
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middle ['mɪdəl]1 noun(a) (in space) milieu m, centre m;∎ in the middle (of) au milieu (de), au centre (de);∎ a square with a dot in the middle un carré avec un point au milieu;∎ two seats in the middle of the row deux places en milieu de rangée;∎ in the middle of the crowd au milieu de la foule;∎ in the middle of London en plein Londres;∎ right in the middle of the target en plein dans le mille;∎ in the middle of the road au milieu de la route;∎ in the middle of the Atlantic au milieu de l'Atlantique, en plein Atlantique;∎ they live in the middle of nowhere ils habitent dans un coin perdu ou loin de tout, pejorative ils habitent dans un trou perdu;∎ we broke down in the middle of nowhere on est tombés en panne dans un endroit perdu;∎ familiar they split the money down the middle ils ont partagé l'argent en deux parties égales∎ in the middle of the week au milieu de la semaine;∎ in the middle of October à la mi-octobre, au milieu (du mois) d'octobre;∎ in the middle of the night en pleine nuit, en plein milieu de la nuit;∎ in the middle of winter en plein hiver∎ to be in the middle of doing sth être en train de faire qch;∎ I'm in the middle of something, can you call back? là je suis occupé mais est-ce que tu peux me rappeler plus tard?;∎ I was in the middle of the ironing j'étais en plein repassage∎ he's got rather fat around the middle il a pris du ventre(a) (in the centre) du milieu;∎ the middle book/shelf le livre/l'étagère f du milieu;∎ she was the middle child of three elle était la deuxième de trois enfants;∎ figurative the middle course or way (happy medium) le juste milieu; (compromise) la solution intermédiaire;∎ figurative to steer a middle course adopter une position intermédiaire;∎ in the middle distance à mi-distance; (in picture) au second plan;∎ to gaze into the middle distance regarder dans le vague;∎ the middle path le chemin du milieu; figurative la voie de la modération∎ British of middle height de taille moyenne;∎ this car is in the middle price range cette voiture se situe dans un ordre de prix moyen;∎ the middle ranks of the civil service/party les échelons mpl intermédiaires de la fonction publique/du parti∎ Linguistics Middle Irish/French le moyen gaélique/français►► middle age la cinquantaine;∎ a man in middle age un homme d'un certain âge;∎ to reach middle age atteindre la cinquantaine;∎ in early middle age he… quand il avait la quarantaine, il…;∎ she's well into middle age elle a plus de cinquante ans;the Middle Ages le Moyen Âge m;∎ in the Middle Ages au Moyen Âge;∎ the early/late Middle Ages le haut/bas Moyen Âge;Middle America Geography Amérique f centrale; figurative (American middle class) l'Amérique f moyenne; pejorative l'Amérique f bien pensante;1 nounAméricain(e) m,f du Middle-West; figurative Américain(e) m,f moyen(enne)Geography du Middle-West; figurative de l'américain moyen;Music middle C do m inv du milieu du clavier;Anatomy middle ear oreille f moyenne;the Middle East le Moyen-Orient;∎ in the Middle East au Moyen-Orient;Middle Eastern moyen-oriental;Middle England l'Angleterre f moyenne (aux tendances conservatrices);pejorative Middle Englander Anglais(e) m,f moyen(enne);Linguistics Middle English le moyen anglais;middle finger majeur m, médius m;∎ to give sb the middle finger salute faire un doigt d'honneur à qn;Chess middle game milieu m de partie;∎ figurative to occupy the middle ground adopter une position de compromis;Linguistics Middle High German le moyen haut-allemand;Botany middle lamella lamelle f moyenne;middle management (UNCOUNT) cadres mpl moyens;middle manager cadre m moyen;middle name deuxième prénom m;∎ honesty is her middle name c'est l'honnêteté même;∎ laziness is his middle name c'est un incorrigible paresseux;∎ generosity isn't exactly his middle name! on ne peut pas dire qu'il soit particulièrement généreux;Stock Exchange middle price cours m moyen;middle school British = école pour enfants de 8 ou 9 à 13 ans; American = école pour enfants de 10 à 13 ans, ≃ collège m;British Law Middle Temple = association d'étudiants en droit et d'avocats, ainsi que les bâtiments londoniens où elle siège;Philosophy middle term moyen terme m (d'un syllogisme); -
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'midl
1. noun1) (the central point or part: the middle of a circle.) medio, centro2) (the central area of the body; the waist: You're getting rather fat round your middle.) cintura
2. adjective(equally distant from both ends: the middle seat in a row.) central, medio- middling- middle age
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- Middle Ages
- Middle East
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- be in the middle of doing something
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middle1 adj del mediomiddle2 n medio / centrotr['mɪdəl]1 (centre) medio, centro2 (halfway point of period, activity) mitad nombre femenino■ I can't help you now, I'm in the middle of something else no puedo ayudarte ahora, estoy haciendo otra cosa\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin the middle of nowhere en el quinto pinoto be in one's middle twenties «(thirties etc)» tener unos veinticinco (treinta y cinco etc) añosto be somebody's middle name (characteristic) ser algo mismo,-a, ser algo personificado,-a■ kindness is her middle name es la bondad misma, es la bondad personificadato split something down the middle partir algo por la mitadto take a middle course tomar una opción intermediamiddle age mediana edad nombre femeninomiddle America (class) clase nombre femenino media tradicional estadounidense 2 (geographical area) América Central con Méjico y la Antillasmiddle C do mediomiddle class clase nombre femenino mediamiddle distance (in photo etc) segundo planomiddle ear oído medioMiddle East Oriente nombre masculino Mediomiddle finger dedo corazónmiddle ground término medio, acuerdomiddle management mandos nombre masculino plural intermediosmiddle name segundo nombre nombre masculinothe Middle Ages la Edad Mediamiddle ['mɪdəl] adj1) central: medio, del medio, de en medio2) intermediate: intermedio, medianomiddle age: la mediana edadmiddle n1) center: medio m, centro mfold it down the middle: dóblalo por la mitad2)in the middle of : en medio de (un espacio), a mitad de (una actividad)in the middle of the month: a mediados del mesadj.• central adj.• intermedio, -a adj.• medianero, -a adj.• mediano, -a adj.• medio, -a adj.n.• centro s.m.• cintura s.f.• medio s.m.• mitad s.f.• promedio s.m.
I 'mɪdḷ1) (of object, place - center) centro m, medio m; (- half-way line) mitad fin the middle of nowhere — quién sabe dónde, en el quinto pino (Esp fam), donde el diablo perdió el poncho (AmS fam)
2) (of period, activity)in the middle of the week/month — a mediados de semana/mes
to be in the middle of something/-ing: I'm in the middle of a really exciting novel at the moment en este momento estoy leyendo una novela muy interesante; I'm in the middle of cooking dinner — estoy preparando la cena
3) ( waist) cintura f
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adjective (before n)the middle house of the three — de las tres, la casa de en medio or del medio
['mɪdl]middle finger — dedo m medio or del corazón
1. N1) [of object, area] centro m, medio min the middle of the table/the room — en medio or en el centro de la mesa/la habitación
he was in the middle of the road — estaba en medio or en (la) mitad de la carretera
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to cut sth down the middle — cortar algo por el medio or por la mitadthe party is split down the middle on this issue — el partido está dividido en dos facciones con respecto a este tema
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in the middle of nowhere — quién sabe dónde, en el quinto pino (Sp) *2) [of period]in or about or towards the middle of May — a mediados de mayo
he was in his middle thirties — tenía unos treinta y cinco años, tenía treinta y tantos años
3) [of activity]weekto be in the middle of doing sth: I'm in the middle of reading it — lo estoy leyendo
4) * (=waist) cintura fhe was in the water up to his middle — el agua le llegaba por or a la cintura
2. ADJ1) (=central)my middle daughter — mi segunda hija, mi hija de en medio
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in the middle years of the nineteenth century — a mediados del siglo diecinueve- steer or take a middle course2) (=average) mediano3.CPDmiddle age N — madurez f
the Middle Ages NPL — la Edad Media
Middle America N — (=Central America) Mesoamérica f, Centroamérica f; (US) (Geog) el centro de los Estados Unidos; (fig) (US) (=middle class) la clase media norteamericana
middle C N — (Mus) do m (en medio del piano)
the middle class(es) N (PL) — la clase media
middle-classthe upper/lower middle class(es) — la clase media alta/baja
middle distance N —
middle-distancein the middle distance — (gen) a una distancia intermedia; (Art) en segundo plano
middle ear N — oído m medio
Middle English N — la lengua inglesa de la edad media
middle finger N — dedo m corazón
middle management N — mandos mpl medios
middle manager N — mando mf medio
middle name N — segundo nombre m de pila
middle school N — (Brit) colegio para niños de ocho o nueve a doce o trece años ; (US) colegio para niños de doce a catorce años
the Middle West N — (US) la región central de los Estados Unidos
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I ['mɪdḷ]1) (of object, place - center) centro m, medio m; (- half-way line) mitad fin the middle of nowhere — quién sabe dónde, en el quinto pino (Esp fam), donde el diablo perdió el poncho (AmS fam)
2) (of period, activity)in the middle of the week/month — a mediados de semana/mes
to be in the middle of something/-ing: I'm in the middle of a really exciting novel at the moment en este momento estoy leyendo una novela muy interesante; I'm in the middle of cooking dinner — estoy preparando la cena
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adjective (before n)the middle house of the three — de las tres, la casa de en medio or del medio
middle finger — dedo m medio or del corazón
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nounMittelstand, der* * *mid·dle ˈclassnlower/upper \middle class unterer/gehobener Mittelstand2. (as a whole)▪ the \middle class [or the \middle classes] die Mittelschicht, der Mittelstand* * *nounMittelstand, der* * *n.Mittelstand m. -
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mid·dle 'class nlower/upper \middle class unterer/gehobener Mittelstand2) ( as a whole)the \middle class [or the \middle classes] die Mittelschicht, der Mittelstand -
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[ˈmɪdl]1. n. orta, aralıq; in the middle of ortasında, arasında2. a. orta, ortabab; middle classes cəmiyyətin orta təbəqələri; middle-aged orta yaşlı -
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I. 1. социална група, класа
2. уч. клас, учебен час, курс (ло даден предмет)
to take/attend CLASSes in следвам/карам курс по
3. випуск, набор
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5. вид, категория, класа, сорт, качество, уч. стелен на отличие
по CLASS разг. съвсем посредствен
in a CLASS of/on its/his own единствен по рода си, ненадминат
to take a first/second-CLASS degree получавам най-високо/високо отличие
6. изисканост, висока класа/качество
there's not much CLASS about her липсва и изисканост/финес
7. allr класов, класен, от (висока) класа (за игран и пр.)
II. 1. класифицйрам, категоризирам, сортирам
2. класирам (кандидати и пр.)* * *{kla:s} n 1. социална група, класа; 2. уч. клас; учебен час; ку(2) v 1. класифицйрам, категоризирам; сортирам; 2. класирам* * *съсловие; сортирам; вид; випуск; разред; клас; категория; класирам; класа; класифицирам; курс; набор;* * *1. allr класов, класен, от (висока) класа (за игран и пр.) 2. i. социална група, класа 3. ii. класифицйрам, категоризирам, сортирам 4. in a class of/on its/his own единствен по рода си, ненадминат 5. there's not much class about her липсва и изисканост/финес 6. to take a first/second-class degree получавам най-високо/високо отличие 7. to take/attend classes in следвам/карам курс по 8. биол. клас 9. вид, категория, класа, сорт, качество, уч. стелен на отличие 10. випуск, набор 11. изисканост, висока класа/качество 12. класирам (кандидати и пр.) 13. по class разг. съвсем посредствен 14. уч. клас, учебен час, курс (ло даден предмет)* * *class [kla:s] I. n 1. класа ( обществена), социално положение; the landed \classes земевладелците; the lower \classes пролетариатът; the middle \classes буржоазията; the upper \classes висшето общество, разг. the \classes; the better \classes богатите; 2. attr класов; \class struggle класова борба; 3. биол. клас; 4. уч. клас; учебен час; history \class час по история; to rank first/last in o.'s \class пръв (последен) ученик съм в класа; to take ( attend) \classes in следвам курс(ове) по; to take a \class in обучавам клас по; 5. вид, категория, класа, сорт; качество; уч. (категория на) отличие; in a \class by itself единствен (по рода си), ненадминат; to have \class разг. от класа съм, добър съм, бива ме; 6. ам. випуск; воен. набор; 7. класа (във влак и пр.); a first \class ticket билет първа класа; first ( second) \class първо(второ)класен, първо(второ)качествен; high ( low) \class високо(ниско)качествен; top \class athlete първокласен атлет; 8. attr от класа; a \class tennis player тенисист от (висока) класа; a \class act разг. първокласен изпълнител (спортист); II. v 1. класифицирам, категоризирам, сортирам; подреждам по вид (сорт, качество); определям вида (сорта, качеството) на; not to be able to \class a person не мога да определя какъв е един човек; 2. класирам ( кандидати); immigrant workers were \classed as resident aliens работниците емигранти бяха класифицирани като временно пребиваващи. -
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♦ class /klɑ:s/A n.1 classe; categoria; tipo; ordine; livello: a first-class actor, un attore di prim'ordine; low-class goods, merce di qualità scadente; I'm not in his class, non sono al suo livello; to be in a class of one's own, essere senza pari; essere un fuoriclasse; non avere eguali2 (biol.) classe3 [uc] classe (sociale); ceto: the middle classes, i ceti medi; la borghesia; the working class, la classe operaia; class divisions, divisioni sociali; social class, classe sociale; the ruling class, la classe dirigente6 ( a scuola) classe ( di studenti); scolaresca: in front of the class, davanti a tutta la classe; to be bottom [top] of the class, essere l'ultimo [il primo] della classe; class size, dimensioni di una classe; numero di studenti per classe; to repeat a class, ripetere una classe7 lezione; (al pl.) corso: I've got a class at ten, ho una lezione alle dieci; What time do classes begin?, a che ora cominciano le lezioni?; to give a class, fare lezione; to take classes in French, seguire un corso di francese; evening classes, corso serale8 ( trasporti) classe: to travel first class, viaggiare in prima classe; tourist class, classe turistica; a second-class ticket, un biglietto di seconda classe9 (GB, università) livello di classificazione agli esami: She got a first class in History, ottenne il massimo dei voti in storiaB a. (fam.)● (fam. USA) class act, persona o cosa eccellente □ (leg.) class action, azione contro una società o un ente, intentata da un individuo a nome di un'intera categoria di danneggiati; azione di categoria □ class-conscious, che ha coscienza di classe; ( anche) sensibile alle differenze di classe sociale, classista □ class consciousness, coscienza di classe; ( anche) classismo □ class list, elenco dei laureati in base al voto di laurea □ (ling.) class marker, classificatore □ class-ridden, dominato dalle differenze sociali □ class struggle, lotta di classe.NOTA D'USO: - the class is o the class are?- (to) class /klɑ:s/v. t.● ( nelle mostre) not classed, fuori concorso. -
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(a) (cause physical pain to) faire mal à;∎ to hurt oneself se faire mal;∎ mind you don't hurt yourself faites attention de ne pas vous faire mal ou vous blesser;∎ I hurt my elbow on the door je me suis fait mal au coude contre la porte;∎ is your back hurting you today? est-ce que tu as mal au dos aujourd'hui?;∎ where does it hurt you? où est-ce que vous avez mal?, où cela vous fait-il mal?;∎ it hardly hurts (me) at all! ça ne me fait presque pas mal!;∎ the fall didn't hurt him il ne s'est pas fait mal en tombant∎ two people were hurt in the crash deux personnes ont été blessées dans la collision;∎ no one was hurt in the accident personne n'a été blessé dans l'accident;∎ familiar do as I say and no one gets hurt! faites ce que je dis et il n'y aura pas de casse!∎ he was very hurt by your criticism il a été très blessé par vos critiques;∎ to hurt sb's feelings blesser ou froisser qn;∎ it hurt me when they did that ça m'a fait de la peine quand ils ont fait ça;∎ what hurt me most was his silence on the subject ce qui me faisait le plus mal c'était son silence à ce propos(d) (disadvantage) nuire à;∎ the new tax will hurt the middle classes most ce sont les classes moyennes qui seront les plus touchées par le nouvel impôt;∎ it wouldn't hurt him to have to wait for a change ça ne lui ferait pas de mal de devoir attendre pour changer;∎ a bit of fresh air won't hurt you un peu d'air frais ou de grand air ne te fera pas de malfaire mal;∎ it hurts ça fait mal;∎ my head hurts ma tête me fait mal;∎ where does it hurt? où est-ce que vous avez mal?;∎ I hurt all over j'ai mal partout;∎ a holiday certainly wouldn't hurt ça ne ferait certainement pas de mal de prendre des vacances;∎ it wouldn't hurt to make a few more photocopies ça ne fera pas de mal de faire quelques photocopies de plus;∎ American he's hurting il a mal;∎ nothing hurts like the truth il n'y a que la vérité qui blesse3 noun(b) (mental pain) peine f;∎ he wanted to make up for the hurt he had caused them il voulait réparer la peine qu'il leur avait faite(a) (physically) blessé;∎ are you hurt? êtes-vous blessé?;∎ he was more frightened than hurt il a eu plus de peur que de mal;∎ several people were seriously/slightly hurt plusieurs personnes ont été sérieusement/légèrement blessées(b) (offended) froissé, blessé;∎ a hurt expression un regard meurtri ou blessé;∎ I'm deeply hurt that you didn't tell me first que vous ne me l'ayez pas dit en premier m'a profondément blessé;∎ don't feel hurt ne le prends pas mal;∎ he's feeling a bit hurt about it all il se sent quelque peu peiné par tout ça►► American hurt books livres mpl endommagésⓘ If it's not (or it ain't) hurting, it's not (or it ain't) working Cette phrase ("si ça ne fait pas mal, c'est que ça ne marche pas") fut popularisée au début des années 90 par le Premier ministre britannique John Major, qui voulait dire par là que si l'on veut obtenir des résultats en matière d'économie, il faut être prêt à faire des sacrifices. On utilise aujourd'hui cette formule dans des contextes autres que politiques pour justifier des mesures d'austérité, ou bien pour encourager un patient lors d'un traitement douloureux (un régime de remise en forme éprouvant, par exemple).
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