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They were strolling along a deserted, wooded lane, one of those delightful dingle paths of the region, when, at a turning, they came upon three middle-class people out for a walk-father, mother, and daughter.
Ils suivaient un chemin désert et boisé, un de ces délicieux chemins creux, lorsque, à un détour, ils tombèrent sur trois bourgeois en promenade, le père, la mère et la fille.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
He thought there was something very sad about that execrable painting, and the wasted life of that peasant who was a victim of middle-class admiration.
Il trouvait une mélancolie profonde à l’exécrable peinture, à la vie manquée de ce paysan, victime des admirations bourgeoises.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
There was even a carpet, which just covered the middle of the floor, and a chandelier in a white muslin cover which the flies had spotted with black specks.
Il y avait même un tapis qui ne couvrait que le milieu du parquet, et un lustre garni d’un étui de mousseline blanche que les mouches avaient piqué de chiures noires.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
But I fear it may be chilly outside; and besides, where could I go in the middle of the night?
Mais j’ai peur qu’il ne fasse froid ; et puis, où aller, dans la nuit ?...
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
If the destination song already contains data, the name of the song file will appear in the middle right corner of the display.
Si le morceau de destination que vous avez sélectionné est sur la même disquette, et s'il contient déjà des données, le nom du fichier apparaîtra dans le coin supérieur droit de l'affichage.
© 2011 Yamaha Corporation
© 2011 Yamaha Corporation
Of the middle-classes, however, one found only a few matrons living in the neighbourhood, who sat here and there on the benches busy with embroidery or watching their children play.
À peine quelques bourgeoises des quartiers voisins étaient-elles sur les bancs et dans les fourrés, une broderie aux doigts, à regarder jouer leurs enfants.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Towards the middle of December, however, after weeks of drowsy listlessness, he again reverted to his great scheme.
Pourtant, vers le milieu de décembre, après des semaines d'une paix endormie, il recommença à parler de sa grande affaire.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
When they were fairly in the middle of the scattered rice the hen eagerly pecked at it, and threw down the grains she cracked, while her little ones hastily began to feed.
Puis, quand ils furent au beau milieu des grains de riz, la mère donna de furieux coups de bec, rejetant les grains qu'elle cassait, tandis que les petits piquaient devant elle, d'un air pressé.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
As in many other arenas, the HIV response has helped forge new ways of improving access to essential medications in low- and middle-income countries.
Comme dans de nombreux autres domaines, la riposte au VIH a contribué à trouver de nouveaux moyens d'améliorer l'accès aux médicaments essentiels dans les pays à revenu faible ou intermédiaire.
© Programme commun des Nations Unies sur le VIH/sida (ONUSIDA) 2008
www.unaids.org 2/29/2012
© Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
www.unaids.org 2/29/2012
One evening, while conversing peacefully with Therese and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
Un soir, comme elle s'entretenait paisiblement avec Thérèse et Laurent, elle resta, au milieu d'une phrase, la bouche béante: il lui semblait qu'on l'étranglait.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Helene, interrupted in the middle of her mournful lamentations, suddenly stopped short, casting a glance of terror at her lover, as if she were afraid he would ill-treat her for having dared to complain.
Hélène, interrompue au milieu de ses doléances, s’arrêta net, en jetant un coup d’œil craintif sur son amant, comme si elle eût redouté d’être maltraitée par lui pour avoir osé se plaindre.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Zoe was between us; and as we reached the middle of the grove, she turned suddenly, and laying her hand upon mine, whispered in a trembling voice, "Enrique, tell me, what is `to marry'?"
Zoé se trouvait entre nous deux, et au moment où nous étions au milieu du bosquet, elle se retourna soudainement, et plaçant sa main sur la mienne, murmura en tremblant et à voix basse: – Henri, dites-moi ce que c'est qu'épouser?
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
At last he came back to the middle of the room, furious at not having been able to learn anything.
Il se décida enfin à revenir au milieu de la pièce, furieux de n’avoir rien pu apprendre.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
The plaintiff collided with Wood, an association official, who following usual practice had signalled the end of the race by moving to the middle of the track.
Le demandeur a heurté Wood, un responsable de l'association, qui selon sa pratique habituelle s'était avancé au milieu de la piste pour signaler la fin de la course.
He was not too tired, however, to hold forth to his secretaries and other members of his close circle, summoned to join him for tea in the middle of the night.
Mais il n'était pas trop fatigué pour disserter en présence de ses secrétaires ou d'autres membres de son cercle rapproché, invités à prendre le thé avec lui au milieu de la nuit.
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 2000.
© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1936-1945 Nemesis
Kershaw, Ian
© 2000 by Ian Kershaw

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Collocations

middle ages
moyen-age
middle manager
cadre moyen
middle name
deuxième prénom
middle-class
bourgeois
middle-class
bourgeoise
middle class
bourgeoisie
middle management
cadres moyens
middle classes
classes moyennes
middle post
pivot mi-haut
middle score
note intermédiaire
middle shot
tir à mi-distance
middle-distance runner
coureur de demi-fond
middle-distance swimmer
nageur de demi-fond
middle finger
le majeur
Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East
Création d'une zone exempte d'armes nucléaires dans la région du Moyen-Orient

Word forms

middle

verb
Basic forms
Pastmiddled
Imperativemiddle
Present Participle (Participle I)middling
Past Participle (Participle II)middled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I middlewe middle
you middleyou middle
he/she/it middlesthey middle
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am middlingwe are middling
you are middlingyou are middling
he/she/it is middlingthey are middling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have middledwe have middled
you have middledyou have middled
he/she/it has middledthey have middled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been middlingwe have been middling
you have been middlingyou have been middling
he/she/it has been middlingthey have been middling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I middledwe middled
you middledyou middled
he/she/it middledthey middled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was middlingwe were middling
you were middlingyou were middling
he/she/it was middlingthey were middling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had middledwe had middled
you had middledyou had middled
he/she/it had middledthey had middled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been middlingwe had been middling
you had been middlingyou had been middling
he/she/it had been middlingthey had been middling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will middlewe shall/will middle
you will middleyou will middle
he/she/it will middlethey will middle
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be middlingwe shall/will be middling
you will be middlingyou will be middling
he/she/it will be middlingthey will be middling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have middledwe shall/will have middled
you will have middledyou will have middled
he/she/it will have middledthey will have middled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been middlingwe shall/will have been middling
you will have been middlingyou will have been middling
he/she/it will have been middlingthey will have been middling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would middlewe should/would middle
you would middleyou would middle
he/she/it would middlethey would middle
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be middlingwe should/would be middling
you would be middlingyou would be middling
he/she/it would be middlingthey would be middling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have middledwe should/would have middled
you would have middledyou would have middled
he/she/it would have middledthey would have middled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been middlingwe should/would have been middling
you would have been middlingyou would have been middling
he/she/it would have been middlingthey would have been middling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am middledwe are middled
you are middledyou are middled
he/she/it is middledthey are middled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being middledwe are being middled
you are being middledyou are being middled
he/she/it is being middledthey are being middled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been middledwe have been middled
you have been middledyou have been middled
he/she/it has been middledthey have been middled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was middledwe were middled
you were middledyou were middled
he/she/it was middledthey were middled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being middledwe were being middled
you were being middledyou were being middled
he/she/it was being middledthey were being middled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been middledwe had been middled
you had been middledyou had been middled
he/she/it had been middledthey had been middled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be middledwe shall/will be middled
you will be middledyou will be middled
he/she/it will be middledthey will be middled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been middledwe shall/will have been middled
you will have been middledyou will have been middled
he/she/it will have been middledthey will have been middled

middle

noun
SingularPlural
Common casemiddlemiddles
Possessive casemiddle'smiddles'