middle

/ˈmɪdl/ noun

Translation

the middle › the central part, position, or point in time

(zaman, konum vs.) ortası, ortasında

We used to live just outside Boston but now we live right (= exactly) in the middle. The letter should arrive by the middle of next week.17282293

be in the middle of doing sth › to be busy

(tam) ...iken/ortasındayken/ile uğraşırken/meşgulken

I can't talk now - I'm in the middle of cooking a meal.1359

your middle informal › your waist, or your waist and stomach

bel bölgesi; bel/mide/karın boşluğu

He wrapped the towel round his middle.544

in the middle of nowhere › a long way from places where people live

dağ başında, ıssız bir yerde, neresi olduğu bilinmeyen bir yerin ortasında

His car broke down in the middle of nowhere.1727

(Definition of middle noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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