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It seemed strange to Gonzalez that grown men would bet with beans, but even stranger when he saw that some of the beans in the middle of the table were jumping.A González le pareció extraño que unos tipos hechos y derechos apostaran frijoles, pero más extraño le pareció cuando vio que algunos frijoles del centro saltaban.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Probably working as a maid for some upper- or middle-class family.Probablemente trabajar de empleada doméstica en alguna casa de clase media o alta.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
It was a vacant discordant note, a blatant musical error screaming out in the middle of a symphony.Era una nota vacía y discordante, un tremendo error musical, aullando en medio de una sinfonía.Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama RotaLa Rama RotaKellerman, JonathanWhen The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
A representative bulk oil temperature is the temperature of the oil measured near the middle of the oil, not at the surface or at the bottom of the oil sump.Una temperatura representativa del aceite del motor es la temperatura del aceite medida en el centro del aceite, y no en su superficie ni en el fondo del cárter.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
He was a young man, with a skimpy mustache, maybe a little bit soft around the middle for his age, and you could tell he didn't like his job.Era un tipo joven, con un bigotito ralo, tal vez un poco gordo para su edad, y que se notaba que no le gustaba su trabajo.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
He did make love, although sometimes, in the middle of the act, he went off to another planet, a snowy planet where he memorized Ansky's notebook.Hacer el amor sí que lo hacía, aunque en ocasiones, en mitad del acto, se iba a otro planeta, un planeta nevado en donde él memorizaba el cuaderno de Ansky.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
And about the need for jealousy, as if jealousy were a middle-of-the-night urge.Y hablando de la necesidad de los celos, como si los celos fueran necesarios en medio de la noche.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
The precision with which estimates of effect concentrations can be made, will be best when the effect concentration is in the middle of the range of concentrations tested.La precisión con la que puede estimarse la concentración con efecto será mayor si dicha concentración se halla en el medio de la gama de concentraciones empleada en el ensayo.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
Ignoring the sure-to-be terrifying impact of the middle-of-the-night call, he picked up the telephone and dialed his ex-wife's number.Ignorando el terrible sobresalto que supone recibir una llamada en mitad de la noche, cogió el teléfono y marcó el número de su ex mujer.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
So they have to cling to that dream of lower-middle-class status just like it was some life preserver leaking air.Por eso se aferran al sueño de la clase media como si fuera un balón de oxígeno.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
Milo showed his badge surreptitiously to the girl behind the liquor counter and got the manager, a light skinned middle - aged black, in seconds flat.Milo le enseñó la chapa discretamente a la chica que estaba tras el mostrador de venta de licores y consiguió ver al gerente, un negro de mediana edad y piel clara, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos.Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama RotaLa Rama RotaKellerman, JonathanWhen The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
It looks like a croissant because the twisted ropes are fat in the middle and thin on the ends."Se ve como un croissant porque las cuerdas retorcidas son gruesas en el centro y delgadas en los extremos".http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011
The children woke up screaming in the middle of the night.Los niños se despertaban gritando en medio de la noche.Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama RotaLa Rama RotaKellerman, JonathanWhen The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
At least they would have opinions and suggestions and definite ideas as to what should go first and what should go last and what should go in the middle.Por lo menos, tendrían opiniones, sugerencias e ideas definidas sobre lo que debería ir al principio, al final y en medio.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
Pipeline (below middle) carrying dredge spoil thro ugh mangrove fringe, San Juan River.Tubería (abajo centro) transportando desechos de dragado por la periferia del manglar, Río San Juan.© Copyright IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 2/24/2012© Copyright IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 2/24/2012
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middle lobe syndrome
síndrome del lóbulo medio
cerebellar middle peduncle
pedúnculo cerebeloso medio
middle adult
adulto medio
middle ear
oído medio
middle kidney
riñón medio
middle sacral artery
arteria sacra media
middle name
segundo nombre
middle-class
de clase media
middle-class
clase media
middle class
clase media
middle finger
dedo del medio
middle age
mediana edad
Middle East
Oriente Medio
Middle Ages
Edad Media
Middle Ages
medievo
Word forms
middle
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | middled |
Imperative | middle |
Present Participle (Participle I) | middling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | middled |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I middle | we middle |
you middle | you middle |
he/she/it middles | they middle |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am middling | we are middling |
you are middling | you are middling |
he/she/it is middling | they are middling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have middled | we have middled |
you have middled | you have middled |
he/she/it has middled | they have middled |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been middling | we have been middling |
you have been middling | you have been middling |
he/she/it has been middling | they have been middling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I middled | we middled |
you middled | you middled |
he/she/it middled | they middled |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was middling | we were middling |
you were middling | you were middling |
he/she/it was middling | they were middling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had middled | we had middled |
you had middled | you had middled |
he/she/it had middled | they had middled |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been middling | we had been middling |
you had been middling | you had been middling |
he/she/it had been middling | they had been middling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will middle | we shall/will middle |
you will middle | you will middle |
he/she/it will middle | they will middle |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be middling | we shall/will be middling |
you will be middling | you will be middling |
he/she/it will be middling | they will be middling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have middled | we shall/will have middled |
you will have middled | you will have middled |
he/she/it will have middled | they will have middled |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been middling | we shall/will have been middling |
you will have been middling | you will have been middling |
he/she/it will have been middling | they will have been middling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would middle | we should/would middle |
you would middle | you would middle |
he/she/it would middle | they would middle |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be middling | we should/would be middling |
you would be middling | you would be middling |
he/she/it would be middling | they would be middling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have middled | we should/would have middled |
you would have middled | you would have middled |
he/she/it would have middled | they would have middled |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been middling | we should/would have been middling |
you would have been middling | you would have been middling |
he/she/it would have been middling | they would have been middling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am middled | we are middled |
you are middled | you are middled |
he/she/it is middled | they are middled |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being middled | we are being middled |
you are being middled | you are being middled |
he/she/it is being middled | they are being middled |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been middled | we have been middled |
you have been middled | you have been middled |
he/she/it has been middled | they have been middled |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was middled | we were middled |
you were middled | you were middled |
he/she/it was middled | they were middled |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being middled | we were being middled |
you were being middled | you were being middled |
he/she/it was being middled | they were being middled |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been middled | we had been middled |
you had been middled | you had been middled |
he/she/it had been middled | they had been middled |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be middled | we shall/will be middled |
you will be middled | you will be middled |
he/she/it will be middled | they will be middled |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been middled | we shall/will have been middled |
you will have been middled | you will have been middled |
he/she/it will have been middled | they will have been middled |
middle
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | middle | middles |
Possessive case | middle's | middles' |