middle
(=middle part) milieu m
in the middle au milieu
→ I told her to make sure the roast potatoes weren't raw in the middle.
→ a luminous green circle with a cross in the middle
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.
→ I'm in the middle of writing a book.
(=stomach) ventre m
→ He dug both his fists into the soldier's middle.
→ The cook's apron covered her middle.
(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
lower middle class
n classe f moyenne
middle age
n ~la cinquantaine
→ He's reached middle age.
middle-aged
adj
[person] d'âge moyen
a middle-aged man un homme d'âge moyen
→ middle-aged, married businessmen
to be middle-aged avoir la cinquantaine
→ His sisters are grown up and his parents are middle-aged.
[outlook, values] vieux jeu inv
[clothes, look, style] vieux jeu inv
→ Her novels are middle-aged and boring.
Middle Ages
npl
the Middle Ages le Moyen Âge
in the Middle Ages au Moyen Âge
middle class
n classe f moyenne
the growth of a large middle class le développement d'une importante classe moyenne
the middle class la classe moyenne
→ the expansion of the middle class in the late 19th century
the middle classes les classes fpl moyennes
→ The President may have secured some support from the middle classes, despite the continued opposition she faces from the radical left.
middle-class
adj
[people, family] de la classe moyenne
→ middle-class voters
→ a very middle-class upbringing
a middle-class family une famille de la classe moyenne
to be middle-class
[person] être bourgeois (e)
[home, suburb, area] bourgeois (e)
→ Green was born into a comfortable middle-class home
[attitudes, values, culture, life] bourgeois (e)
→ a highly personal record of middle-class life during the Edwardian period
middle course
n (between more extreme alternatives)
juste milieu m , voie f médiane
→ Between Fascism or revolution there is a middle course.
middle-distance race
n course f de demi-fond
middle-distance runner
n coureur (-euse) m/f de demi-fond
middle ear
n oreille f moyenne
Middle East
n
the Middle East le Moyen-Orient
→ The two great rivers of the Middle East rise in the mountains of Turkey.
in the Middle East au Moyen-Orient
Middle Eastern
adj
[country, oil] du Moyen-Orient
→ Most Middle Eastern countries have extremely high rates of population growth ...
→ The US economy depends on Middle Eastern oil.
middle finger
n majeur m
middle-grade manager
n (US) cadre m moyen
middle ground
n terrain m d'entente
middle management
n cadres mpl moyens
middle manager
n cadre m moyen
middle name
n
(=second Christian name) deuxième prénom m
→ His middle name is Justin.
(=key characteristic)
Geniality is my middle name. Je suis la bienveillance incarnée.
→ Geniality is my middle name. I rarely write a fierce word about any restaurant.
middle-of-the-road
adj
[opinions, policies] modéré (e)
middle school
n collège m
→ A leaflet has been sent to every middle school in the country.
→ ... Harlem Park Middle School ...
→ They recall the good buddies they used to have in middle school.
modif
[head teacher] du collège
[library, cafeteria] du collège
[mathematics] des collèges
middle school student collégien (ne) m/f
→ 11.8 percent of middle school students surveyed
middle-sized
adj
[town, company] de taille moyenne
Middle West
n
(=Midwest) Middle West m
→ ... wheat farmers in the Middle West.
upper middle class
adj des classes moyennes aisées