middle

middle
middle
A n
1 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] ;
2 ○ (waist) taille f ; to grab sb round the middle attraper qn par la taille.
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.
Idiom
in the middle of nowhere dans un trou perdu.

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