middle (redirected from middled)

mid·dle  (mdl)

adj.

1. Equally distant from extremes or limits; central: the middle point on a line.

2. Being at neither one extreme nor the other; intermediate.

3.

a. Intervening between an earlier and a later period of time; being an intermediate part of a sequence or series: the middle years.

b. Middle Geology Of or relating to a division of geologic time between an earlier and a later division: the Middle Paleozoic.

4. Middle Of or relating to a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages: Middle Swedish.

5. Grammar Of, relating to, or being a verb form or voice in which the subject both performs and is affected by the action specified.

n.

1. An area or a point equidistant between extremes; a center: the middle of a circle.

2. Something intermediate between extremes; a mean.

3. The interior portion: the middle of a chain.

4. The middle part of the human body; the waist.

5. Logic A middle term.

6. Grammar

a. The middle voice.

b. A verb form in the middle voice.

tr.v. mid·dled, mid·dling, mid·dles

1. To place in the middle.

2. Nautical To fold in the middle: middle the sail.

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[Middle English middel, from Old English; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots.]

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middle [ˈmɪd^əl]

adj

1. equally distant from the ends or periphery of something; central

2. intermediate in status, situation, etc.

3. located between the early and late parts of a series, time sequence, etc.

4. not extreme, esp in size; medium

5. (Linguistics / Grammar) (esp in Greek and Sanskrit grammar) denoting a voice of verbs expressing reciprocal or reflexive action Compare active [5] passive [5]

6. (Linguistics / Languages) (usually capital) (of a language) intermediate between the earliest and the modern forms Middle English

n

1. an area or point equal in distance from the ends or periphery or in time between the early and late parts

2. an intermediate part or section, such as the waist

3. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar the middle voice

4. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic See middle term

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) the ground between rows of growing plants

6. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) a discursive article in a journal, placed between the leading articles and the book reviews

vb (tr)

1. to place in the middle

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical to fold in two

3. (Team Sports / Soccer) Football to return (the ball) from the wing to midfield

4. (Team Sports / Cricket) Cricket to hit (the ball) with the middle of the bat

[Old English middel; compare Old Frisian middel, Dutch middel, German mittel]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	middle - an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" center, centre, eye, heart area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" center stage, centre stage - the central area on a theater stage central city, city center, city centre - the central part of a city storm center, storm centre - the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm financial center - the part of a city where financial institutions are centered hub - a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve; "the playground is the hub of parental supervision"; "the airport is the economic hub of the area" inner city - the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city medical center - the part of a city where medical facilities are centered midfield - (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse) seat - a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised) midstream - the middle of a stream
	2.	middle - an intermediate part or section; "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle division, section, part - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" beginning - the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story" end - a final part or section; "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end"
	3.	middle - the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable" midriff, midsection region, area - a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region" torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
	4.	middle - time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period; "the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April" point in time, point - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave" deep - the central and most intense or profound part; "in the deep of night"; "in the deep of winter" commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
Verb	1.	middle - put in the middle lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
Adj.	1.	middle - being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series; "adolescence is an awkward in-between age"; "in a mediate position"; "the middle point on a line" in-between, mediate intermediate - lying between two extremes in time or space or state; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate range plane"
	2.	middle - equally distant from the extremes center, halfway, midway central - in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position"
	3.	middle - of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages; "Middle English is the English language from about 1100 to 1500"; "Middle Gaelic" linguistics - the scientific study of language early - of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700" late - of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages; "Late Greek"
	4.	middle - between an earlier and a later period of time; "in the middle years"; "in his middle thirties" early - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties" late - being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"

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middle

noun

1. centre, heart, inside, thick, core, midst, nucleus, hub, halfway point, midpoint, midsection I was in the middle of the back row.

2. waist, gut, belly, tummy (informal), waistline, midriff, paunch, midsection At 53, he has a few extra pounds around his middle.

adjective

1. central, medium, inside, mid, intervening, inner, halfway, intermediate, median, medial that crucial middle point of the picture

2. intermediate, inside, intervening, inner the middle level of commanding officers

Translations

middle [ˈmɪdl]

A. N

1. [of object, area] → centro m, medio m
in 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
the potatoes were raw in the middle → las patatas estaban crudas por el centro
to cut sth down the middle → cortar algo por el medio or por la mitad
we agreed to split the bill down the middle → acordamos dividir la cuenta por la mitad
the party is split down the middle on this issue → el partido está dividido en dos facciones con respecto a este tema
in the middle of nowhere → quién sabe dónde, en el quinto pino(Sp)
right in the middle, in the very middle (physically) → en el mismo centro

2. [of period] in the middle of the night → en mitad de la noche
in the middle of summer → en pleno verano
in or about or towards the middle of May → a mediados de mayo
in the middle of the morning → a media mañana
the heat in the middle of the day was intense → el calor del mediodía era intenso
he was in his middle thirties → tenía unos treinta y cinco años, tenía treinta y tantos años

3. [of activity] to be in the middle of sth → estar en mitad de algo
we were in the middle of dinner → estábamos en mitad de la cena
I'm in the middle of a conversation → estoy en mitad de una conversación
to be in the middle of doing sth: I'm in the middle of reading it → lo estoy leyendo
I'm right in the middle of getting lunch → justo ahora estoy preparando la comida
see also week

4. (= waist) → cintura f
she wore it round her middle → lo llevaba alrededor de la cintura
he was in the water up to his middle → el agua le llegaba por or a la cintura

B. ADJ

1. (= central) the middle shelf of the oven → la bandeja del medio del horno
my middle daughter → mi segunda hija, mi hija de en medio
middle ground → terreno m neutral
in the middle years of the nineteenth century → a mediados del siglo diecinueve
women in their middle years → mujeres de mediana edad
to steer or take a middle course → tomar por la calle de en medio

2. (= average) → mediano
a man of middle size → un hombre de mediana estatura

C. CPD middle 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
the middle classes → la clase media
the upper/lower middle class(es) → la clase media alta/baja
see also middle-class middle distance N in the middle distance (gen) → a una distancia intermedia (Art) → en segundo plano
see also middle-distance middle ear N → oído m medio
the Middle East N → el Oriente 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
"discretion" is my middle name → soy la discreción en persona
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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middle [ˈmɪd^əl]

n

(= middle part) → milieu m
in the middle → au milieu
in the middle of → au milieu de
Howard stood in the middle of the room → Howard se tenait au milieu de la pièce.
in the middle of the road → au milieu de la route
in the middle of the night → au milieu de la nuit
I woke up in the middle of the night → Je me suis réveillé au milieu de la nuit.
in the middle of the morning → en milieu de matinée
the middle of December → la mi-décembre
to split sth down the middle (= in half) → partager qch en deux

[process] to be in the middle of sth → être au beau milieu de qch
He was always in the middle of a business transaction → Il était toujours au beau milieu d'une transaction d'affaires.
to be in the middle of doing sth → être en train de faire qch
I'm in the middle of reading it → Je suis en train de le lire.

(= stomach) → ventre m

adj

(in position) → du milieu
the middle seat → la place du milieu
The middle drawer contained stockings → Le tiroir du milieu contenait des bas. middle course

(= second) → deuxième
She was the middle child of three → C'était la deuxième des trois enfants.
the middle month of each quarter → le deuxième mois de chaque trimestre
middle age n → la cinquantaine
middle-aged [ˌmɪd^əlˈeɪdʒɪd] adj

[person] → d'âge moyen
a middle-aged man → un homme d'âge moyen
to be middle-aged → avoir la cinquantaine

[outlook, values] → vieux jeu inv; [clothes, look, style] → vieux jeu inv
Middle Ages npl
the Middle Ages → le Moyen Âge
in the Middle Ages → au Moyen Âge

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middle

n → Mitte f; (= central section: of book, film etc) → Mittelteil m, → mittlerer Teil; (= inside: of fruit, nut etc) → Innere(s) nt; (= stomach) → Bauch m, → Leib m; (= waist) → Taille f; in the middle of the table → mitten auf dem Tisch; (= in exact centre) → in der Mitte des Tisches; he passed the ball to the middle of the field → er spielte den Ball zur (Feld)mitte; in the middle of the night → mitten in der Nacht; in the middle of the day → mitten am Tag; (= around midday) → gegen Mittag; to live in the middle of nowhere → am Ende der Welt wohnen; in the middle of summer → mitten im Sommer; (= height of summer season) → im Hochsommer; in or about the middle of May → Mitte Mai; in the middle of the century → um die Jahrhundertmitte, Mitte des Jahrhunderts; we were in the middle of lunch → wir waren mitten beim Essen; in the middle of my back → im Kreuz; to be in the middle of doing something → mitten dabei sein, etw zu tun; I’m in the middle of reading it → ich bin mittendrin; down the middle → in der Mitte; he parts his hair down the middle → er hat einen Mittelscheitel

adj → mittlere(r, s); the middle house → das mittlere Haus, das Haus in der Mitte; to be in one’s middle twenties/thirties → Mitte zwanzig/dreißig sein; I’m the middle child of three → ich bin das mittlere der drei Kinder

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middle in cpds → Mittel-, mittel-;

middle age

n → mittleres Lebensalter

middle-aged

adj → in den mittleren Jahren, mittleren Alters; feeling, appearance → alt; attitudes → spießig (pej), → altmodisch

Middle Ages

pl → Mittelalter nt

Middle America

n

(Geog) → Mittelamerika nt

(= class) → die amerikanische Mittelschicht

middlebrow

adj → für den (geistigen) Normalverbraucher; middle tastes → Durchschnittsgeschmack m

n → (geistiger) Normalverbraucher

middle C

n → (eingestrichenes) C

middle-class

adj → bürgerlich, spießig (pej); (Sociol) → mittelständisch; he’s so typically middle → er ist ein typischer Vertreter der Mittelklasse, er ist ein richtiger Spießer (pej)

middle class(es)

n(pl) → Mittelstand m → or -schicht f

middle distance

n → mittlere Entfernung; (Sport) → Mittelstrecke f; (Art) → Mittelgrund m

middle-distance runner

n → Mittelstreckenläufer(in) m(f)

middle-distance running

n → Mittelstreckenlauf m; middle is … → der Mittelstreckenlauf ist …

middle ear

n → Mittelohr nt

Middle East

n → Naher Osten; (from Iran and Iraq to India) → Mittlerer Osten

Middle England

n (fig: = middle classes) → die englische Mittelschicht

Middle English

n → Mittelenglisch nt

middle finger

n → Mittelfinger m

Middle High German

n → Mittelhochdeutsch nt

middle-income

adj family → mit mittlerem Einkommen; middle earner → Mittelverdiener(in) m(f)

Middle Low German

n → Mittelniederdeutsch nt

middleman

n → Mittelsmann m, → Mittelsperson f; (Comm) → Zwischenhändler m

middle management

n → mittleres Management

middle manager

n → mittlerer Manager, mittlere Managerin, mittlere Führungskraft

middle name

n → zweiter (Vor)name; modesty is my middle (fig) → ich bin die Bescheidenheit in Person

middle-of-the-road

adj

(= moderate) → gemäßigt; policy, politician → der gemäßigten Mitte

(= conventional) style, person → konventionell; music → anspruchslos, für den Normalverbraucher

middle-of-the-roader

n → Vertreter(in) m(f) → der gemäßigten Mitte

middle-ranking

adj → mittlere(r, s); middle army officers → Armeeoffiziere pl → mittleren Ranges

middle school

n (Brit) Schule für 9-12-jährige

middle watch

n → Mittelwache f

middleweight (Sport)

n → Mittelgewicht nt; (= person also) → Mittelgewichtler(in) m(f)

adj → Mittelgewichts-; middle champion → Mittelgewichtsmeister(in) m(f), → Meister(in) m(f) → im Mittelgewicht

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middle [ˈmɪdl]

1. adj (of place) → di mezzo, centrale; (in quality, size) → medio/a
the middle chair in the row → la sedia nel centro della fila

2. n (centre) → mezzo, centro (fam) (waist) → vita, cintura
in the middle of the field → in mezzo al campo
a village in the middle of nowhere → un paese sperduto
in the middle of summer → in piena estate
in the middle of the night → nel cuore della notte, a notte fonda
I'm in the middle of reading it → sto proprio leggendolo ora

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middle [ˈmɪdl]

1. adj (of place) → di mezzo, centrale; (in quality, size) → medio/a
the middle chair in the row → la sedia nel centro della fila

2. n (centre) → mezzo, centro (fam) (waist) → vita, cintura
in the middle of the field → in mezzo al campo
a village in the middle of nowhere → un paese sperduto
in the middle of summer → in piena estate
in the middle of the night → nel cuore della notte, a notte fonda
I'm in the middle of reading it → sto proprio leggendolo ora

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middle

n middle [ˈmidl]

1 the central point or part the middle of a circle. middel مَرْكِز، وَسَط център střed midte die Mitte μέσο, κέντρο medio, centro keskkoht مرکز keskikohta milieu אֶמצָע मध्यस्थल središte, centar vminek a közepe titik tengah miðja, miðpunktur centro, metà まん中 중앙 vidurys vidus; centrs titik tengah midden midte środek meio centru середина stred sredina sredina mitt ตรงกลาง merkez, orta 中部 середина وسطی giữa 中部

2 the central area of the body; the waist You're getting rather fat round your middle. middel وَسَط جِسْم الإنْسان، خَصْر талия pas talje die Mitte μέση cintura vöökoht منطقه میانی vyötärö taille מוֹתנַייִם मध्य središnji dio derék pinggang mitti vita 腰 (인체의) 몸통, (특히) 허리 juosmuo, talija viduklis pinggang middel liv, midje, beltested kibić, talia cintura talie талия pás pas struk midja จุดกึ่งกลาง bel 腰部 талія جسم کا وسطی حصہ، کمر thắt lưng 腰部

adj

equally distant from both ends the middle seat in a row. middelste مُتْتَصَف централен prostřední midterst; midter- mittler μέσος, μεσαίος central, medio keskmine میانی keskimmäinen du milieu אֶמצָע बीच का središnji középső tengah mið-, miðju- intermedio, di mezzo 中央の 등거리에 있는 vidurinis vidējais; vidus- tengah middelste midterst, midt- środkowy central din/de la mijloc средний prostredný srednji srednji mellersta, mittersta ตรงกลาง orta, ortadaki 中間的 середній دونوں کناروں سے یکساں واصلے پر ở giữa 中间的

adj middling

average He's neither tall nor short, but of middling height. middelmatig مُتَوَسِّط среден střední gennemsnit; middel- mittler μέτριος mediano, regular keskmine میان keski- moyen מְמוּצָע मध्य श्रेणी का prosječan közepes sedang meðal-, miðlungs medio 中くらいの 평균의 vidutinis, vidutiniškas vidējs, vidusmēra- sedang gemiddels middels, mellom-, middelmådig średni mediano mediu средний stredný srednji, povprečen osrednji ordinär, medel- ปานกลาง orta 中等的 посередній درمیانہ trung bình 中等的

middle age

the years between youth and old age She is well into middle age. middeljare مُتَوَسِّط العُمْر، كُهولَه средна възраст střední věk midalder mittleres Alter μέση ηλικία mediana edad keskiga دوره بین جوانی و پیری keski-ikä âge mûr גִיל הַעֲמִידָה मध्य वय srednje godine középkor(ú) (emberről) setengah umur miður aldur mezza età 中年 중년 vidutinis amžius pusmūžs umur pertengahan middelbare leeftijd midt i livet średni wiek meia-idade vârstă mijlo­cie средний, зрелый возраст stredný vek srednja leta srednje doba medelålder อายุวัยกลางคน orta yaş 中年 середні роки شیب و شباب کے درمیان trung niên 中年

adj middle-ˈaged

middeljarig كَهْل، مُتَوَسِّط العُمر на средна възраст středního věku midaldrende mittleren Alteres μεσήλικας de mediana edad keskealine میانسال keski-ikäinen d'un certain âge בְּגִיל הַעֲמִידָה अधेड़ srednjih godina középkorú separuh baya miðaldra di mezza età 中年の 중년의 vidutinio amžiaus pusmūža- umur pertengahan van middelbare leeftijd middelaldrende w średnim wieku de meia-idade între două vârste средних лет v strednom veku srednjih let srednjovečni medelålders ซึ่งมีวัยกลางคน orta yaşlı 中年的 той, хто середніх років ادھیڑ ở tuổi trung niên 中年的

Middle Ages

the time between the end of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance. Middeleeue القُرون الوُسْطى Средновековието středověk middelalder das Mittelalter μεσαίωνας Edad Media keskaeg قرون وسطی keskiaika moyen-âge יְמֵי הַבֵּינָיִים मध्यकाल (सन् 1000 से 1400 या 1500 के बीच का काल) srednji vijek a középkor Zaman Pertengahan miðaldir Medioevo, Medio Evo 中世 중세 viduramžiai viduslaiki Zaman Pertengahan middeleeuwen middelalderen średniowiecze Idade Média Evul Mediu средние века stredovek srednji vek Srednji vek medeltiden ยุคกลาง Orta Çağ 中世紀 середні віки رومی سلطنت کے زوال سے قسطنطنیہ کی فتح تک کا عہد trung cổ 中世纪

Middle East

Egypt and the countries of Asia west of Pakistan. Midde-Ooste الشَّرْق الأوْسَط Средния Изток Střední východ Mellemøsten der Mittlere Osten Μέση Ανατολή Oriente Medio Lähis-Ida شرق Lähi-itä Moyen-Orient הַמִזרָח הַתִיכוֹן मध्य पूर्व srednji istok Közel-Kelet Timur Tengah Austurlönd nær Medio Oriente 中東 중동 Vidurio Rytai Vidējie Austrumi Timur Tengah Midden-Oosten Midtøsten Bliski Wschód Oriente Médio Orientul Mijlociu Ближний Восток; Средний Восток Stredný východ Srednji vzhod Bliski istok Mellersta Östern ตะวันออกกลาง Orta Doğu 中東 Середній Схід مشرق وسطی Trung Đông 中东

n middleman [-mӕn]

a dealer who buys goods from the person who makes or grows them, and sells them to shopkeepers or to the public; a wholesaler You can save money by buying direct from the factory and cutting out the middleman. middelman سِمْسار، وَسيط посредник zprostředkovatel mellemmand der Zwischenhändler μεσάζοντας intermediario vaheltkaupleja دلال välittäjä intermédiaire מְתַווֵך बिचौलिया posrednik közvetítő makelar milliliður intermediario 仲買人 대리업자, 중개자 tarpininkas, didmenininkas starpnieks orang tengah tussenpersoon mellommann/-ledd pośrednik intermediário intermediar посредник; оптовик sprostredkovateľ posrednik posrednik mellanhand พ่อค้าคนกลาง aracı 經紀人，中間商 посередник; комісіонер دلال người môi giới 经纪人

be in the middle of (doing) something

to be busily occupied doing something Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair. besig met iets في وَسَط، أثْناء в процес съм být právě uprostřed midt i mitten in... sein είμαι στη μέση(μιας δουλειάς) estar (justo) haciendo algo, estar ocupado haciendo algo (midagi) parajasti (tege)mas olema مشغول کاری بودن olla parhaillaan tekemässä être en train de לִהיוֹת בְּאֶמצָע שֶׁל- करते समय, दौरान में biti u središtu događanja éppen (vmit csinált) sibuk vera í miðju kafi (essere occupato a) ～の最中で ...의 도중에 būti užsiėmusiam kuo (tobrīd) darīt kaut ko sibuk melakukan sesuatu net aan het... zijn være opptatt med, være midt oppe i być w środku/w trakcie estar ocupado a a fi pe cale să (...) быть занятым чем-л. byť práve uprostred biti sredi česa biti usred vara mitt uppe i ngt, just hålla på att göra ngt กำลังยุ่ง (tam) ...-ken, (tam) ...-in ortasında 正忙於 в середині; у розпалі чого کسی کام میں مشغول ہونا bận rộn 在...当中

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middle → وَسَطْ prostřední midte Mitte μέση medio keskikohta milieu sredina mezzo 中央 중간 midden midt środek centro середина mitt จุดกลาง orta chỗ giữa 中间