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a·mid  (-md) also a·midst (-mdst)
prep.
Surrounded by; in the middle of.

[Middle English : a-, in; see a-2 + mid, middle (from Old English midde, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots).]

amid [əˈmɪd], amidst
prep
in the middle of; among
[Old English on middan in the middle; see mid1]
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amid amidst
preposition
1. during, among, at a time of, in an atmosphere of He cancelled a foreign trip amid growing concerns of a domestic crisis.
2. in the middle of, among, surrounded by, amongst, in the midst of, in the thick of a tiny bungalow amid clusters of trees
Translations
amid [əˈmɪd] PREPen medio de, entre

amid [əˈmɪd] prep
(= during) [+ noise, shouting] → au milieu de, parmi
BUT La Grande-Bretagne et les Etats-Unis étaient en alerte maximale hier soir dans un climat de peur d'une attaque terroriste de représailles.
(= surrounded by) [+ trees, fields, rocks, rubble] → au milieu de

amid(st)
prepinmitten (+gen)

amid [əˈmɪd] amidst [əˈmɪdst] prep (frm, liter) → in mezzo a, fra, tra

amid
prep amid, amidst [əˈmid(st)]
in the middle of; among Amid all the confusion, the real point of the meeting was lost; amidst the shadows. tussen, by, in وَسْط، بَيْن сред v, uprostřed, mezi midt i; blandt (in)mitten στο μέσο, ανάμεσα en medio de, entre keskel, sees, hulgas; ümbritsetud در میان keskellä dans; parmi בֵּין, בְּקֶרֶב बीच में ही usred között di tengah á meðal, innan um in mezzo a; tra ~のまっただ中に ...이 한창일 때 tarp starp; vidū ditengah te midden van midt i, blant; under wśród, pomiędzy no meio de în mijlocul; printre среди; между uprostred, medzi sredi; med među mitt i, mitt ibland ท่ามกลาง arasında, ortasında 在...中 серед, між درمیان میں ở giữa ...中


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