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midstream

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mid·stream  (mdstrm)
n.
1. The middle part of a stream.
2. The part of a course that is neither at the beginning nor at the end: the midstream of life.

midstream [ˈmɪdˌstriːm]
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the middle of a stream or river
2. the middle of a process or action they tried to change the rules in midstream
adv & adj
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) in or towards the middle of a stream or river moored midstream
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.midstream - the middle of a stream
center, middle, centre, eye, heart - 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"
stream, watercourse - a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
Translations
midstream [ˈmɪdˈstriːm]
A. N (lit) → centro m de la corriente/del río
in midstream (lit) → en el medio de la corriente/del río (fig) → antes de terminar, a mitad de camino
he stopped talking in midstreamdejó de hablar a mitad de la frase
midstream mid-stream [ˌmɪdˈstriːm]
n
(in water) in midstream [river] → en plein milieu de la rivière
(in activity) in midstream [activity] → au beau milieu de
I was cut off in midstream
BUT J'ai été coupé au beau milieu d'une phrase.
adv (= in the middle of a river) → en plein milieu de la rivière
midstream [ˈmɪdˌstriːm] n in midstream (of river) → al centro della corrente
she paused or stopped midstream (fig) → si interruppe nel bel mezzo del discorso
midstream [ˈmɪdˌstriːm] n in midstream (of river) → al centro della corrente
she paused or stopped midstream (fig) → si interruppe nel bel mezzo del discorso


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"Ay, and aughts," replied Sancho; and shaking his fingers he washed his whole hand in the river along which the boat was quietly gliding in midstream, not moved by any occult intelligence or invisible enchanter, but simply by the current, just there smooth and gentle.
For a few minutes the Kincaid drifted rapidly with the current, and then, with a grinding jar, she stopped in midstream.
The flat drifted under the bridge and then promptly sank in midstream.
 
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