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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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A n1 milieu m ; in the middle of one's back/forehead au milieu du dos/du front ; in the middle of au milieu de [place, night, meal] ; to be caught in the middle être pris entre deux feux ; I was in the middle of a good book when… j'étais plongé dans un bon livre quand… ; in the middle of May à la mi-mai ; right in the middle of en plein milieu de [meeting, crisis, debate] ; right in the middle of dinner en plein dîner ; to be in the middle of doing être en train de faire ; to split [sth] down the middle partager [qch] en deux [bill, work] ; [argument, issue] diviser [qch] en deux [group, opinion] ;B adj gen [door, shelf, house] du milieu ; [price] modéré ; [size, height, difficulty] moyen/-enne ; [ranks] Mil intermédiaire ; in middle life au milieu de ma/ta etc vie, aux alentours de la cinquantaine ; to be in one's middle thirties GB avoir environ 35 ans ; the middle child ( of three children) le deuxième enfant ; ( of five children) le troisième enfant ; to steer ou take ou follow a middle course adopter une position intermédiaire ; there must be a middle way il doit y avoir un juste milieu.in the middle of nowhere dans un trou perdu.
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