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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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