Sammansatta former:
middle | |
| Engelska | Svenska |
| in the middle adv | (in the centre) | i mitten adv |
| mitt i adv |
| The area in the middle is called the bull's eye. |
| in the middle adv | (inside) | i mitten adv |
| mitt i adv |
| This pastry has custard in the middle. |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (at the centre of) | mitt i prep |
| The Temple of Confucius is in the middle of the city. |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (time period) | mitt i ngt prep |
| i mitten av ngt prep |
| Audrey was awoken by a noise in the middle of the night. |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (among) | i mitten av prep |
| In the middle of the skyscrapers stood one tiny house. |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (still involved in) | mitt i prep |
| We were in the middle of an argument when the phone rang. |
| in the middle of doing [sth] prep | (still doing) | mitt i prep |
| upptagen med uttr |
| I can't talk to you now. I'm in the middle of fixing dinner. |
| in the middle of nowhere expr | figurative (in an insignificant place) | i ödemarken uttr |
| i mitten av ingenstans uttr |
| Richard lived out in the middle of nowhere. |
| middle age n | (mature years: 50s) | medelålder s |
| When Ray reached middle age, he knew he needed to do something to get his body in shape. |
| the Middle Ages npl | (medieval period) (alltid i bestämd form) | medeltiden s |
| Most European societies were feudal during the Middle Ages. |
| middle child n | ([sb] with older and younger siblings) | mellanbarn s |
| Roy was the middle child; he had an older brother and a younger sister. |
| middle class n | (educated, well-off people) (oftast i bestämd form) | medelklass s |
| (bildlig, negativ) | borgarklass s |
| Their son is very rebellious and rejects the values of the middle class. |
| middle class n | (between low and high income) (oftast i bestämd form) | medelklass s |
| With hard work, their family rose up from the working class to the more comfortable middle class. |
middle class,
middle-class adj | (educated and well off) (förled) | medelklass- adj |
| (förled, negativ) | borgar- adj |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| She comes from a very nice middle class family. |
Middle East,
also US: Mideast n as adj | (relating to the Middle East) | Mellanöstern- egen |
| They were arguing about the country's Middle East policy. |
Middle East,
also US: Mideast n | (eastern Mediterranean region) | Mellanöstern egen |
| Yemen is the poorest country in the Middle East. |
Middle Eastern,
Middle-Eastern adj | (of or from the Middle East) | mellanösterländsk adj |
| från mellanöstern prep + s |
| Middle Eastern cuisine is one of the healthiest on earth. |
Middle Eastern,
Middle-Eastern adj | (Eastern Mediterranean) | från östra medelhavet uttr |
| som rör östra medelhavet adj |
| Sumac is a Middle Eastern spice made from ground berries. |
| middle finger n | (longest finger) | långfinger s |
| The middle finger is between the index finger and the ring finger. |
| To "give someone the bird" is to extend your middle finger in an obscene gesture. |
| middle ground n | (compromise) | kompromiss s |
| neutral mark adj + s |
| He wants a city break whereas I want a beach holiday, so we will have to find some middle ground. |
| middle initial n | (first letter of middle name) | initial i mellannamn - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| My brother and I have different middle initials: his full initials are MJK and mine are MSK. |
| middle name n | (second or additional given name) | mellannamn s |
| I never use my middle name. |
| His first name was Michael, but everyone called him by his middle name, John. |
| middle school n | US (junior high) (ungefärlig översättning) | mellanstadium s |
| (lånord) | middle school s |
| Parental support plays a vital role in helping preteens and teens succeed in middle school. |
| middle school n | UK (school for ages 9-13) (ungefärlig översättning) | mellanstadium s |
| (lånord) | middle school s |
| My 11-year-old son is at middle school. |
| middle-aged adj | (in mature adulthood) (förld) | medelålders- adj |
| medelålders adj |
| The keenest internet shoppers are middle-aged men and women. |
| smack in the middle adv | informal (right in the centre) | rätt i adv |
| precis i mitten adv |
| (träff, skott) | mitt i prick adv |
| The golfer's shot landed smack in the middle of the lake. |
| split [sth] down the middle v expr | figurative (divide in half) | dela ngt på mitten vbal uttr |
| klyva ngt itu vbal uttr |
| the upper middle class n | (wealthy, highly-educated people) | övre medelklassen s |
| Paying college tuitions nowadays can be difficult even for families in the upper middle class. |
