midden

midden
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〈het〉
1 [plaats, punt] middle ⇒ centre, 〈wiskunde ook〉 midpoint
2 [tijdstip] middle
3 [met betrekking tot een verzameling] middle ⇒ midst
4 [denk-/handelwijze] centre
♦voorbeelden:
1   in het midden lopen • walk in the middle
     de tafel staat in het midden van de kamer • the table stands in the centre/middle of the room
     〈figuurlijk〉 iets in het midden brengen • bring/put forward something
     dat laat ik in het midden • I'll leave that aside
     de waarheid ligt in het midden • the truth lies (somewhere) in between
     dat blijft voorlopig in het midden • we'll leave that aside for the moment
2   in het midden van het trimester • (in) midterm
     in het midden van de winter/week • in the middle of winter/of the week
3   te midden van • in the midst of, among
4   〈politiek〉 links of rechts van het midden? • left or right of centre?
¶   het midden houden tussen … en … • stand midway between … and …
     de vijand is in ons midden • the enemy is in our midst
     iemand uit ons midden • one of us
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midden2{{/term}}
〈bijwoord〉
1 in the middle of
♦voorbeelden:
1   midden in de massa • in the thick of the crowd
     er midden in zitten • be in the thick of it/things
     midden in de zomer • in the middle of (the) summer
     midden op de dag • in the middle of the day
     van midden juni tot midden augustus • from mid-June to mid-August
     hij is midden (in de) veertig • he is in his mid(dle) forties

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels. 2015.

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  • midden — (n.) mid 14c., dung hill, of Scandinavian origin; Cf. Dan. mèdding, from mèg muck (see MUCK (Cf. muck) (n.)) + dynge heap of dung (see DUNG (Cf. dung)). Modern archaeological sense of kitchen midden is from Danish excavations …   Etymology dictionary

  • midden — [mid′ n] n. [ME midding < Scand, as in Dan mögdynge < mög, muck + dynge, a heap] 1. Brit. a dunghill or refuse heap 2. short for KITCHEN MIDDEN …   English World dictionary

  • Midden — Mid den, n. [Also {midding}.] [Cf. Dan. m[ o]gdynge, E. muck, and dung.] [1913 Webster] 1. A dunghill. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. An accumulation of refuse about a dwelling place; especially, an accumulation of shells or of cinders, bones,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • midden — ► NOUN ▪ a dunghill or refuse heap. ORIGIN Scandinavian …   English terms dictionary

  • Midden — Kitchen midden at Elizabeth Island, Strait of Magellan as excavated by the Albatross party with the Albatross at anchor …   Wikipedia

  • Midden — Recorded in a wide range of spellings which include Midas, Middas, Middes, Middiff, Middis, Middin, Midden, Middens, Middings, Midon, Middon, and no doubt others, this is an English surname. It is probably topographical and if so described a… …   Surnames reference

  • midden — UK [ˈmɪd(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms midden : singular midden plural middens an old word meaning a pile of rubbish or a pile of animal faeces …   English dictionary

  • midden — noun Etymology: Middle English midding, Old Norse *mykdyngja, from myki dung + dyngja manure pile more at dung Date: 14th century 1. dunghill 2. a. a refuse heap; especially kitchen midden b. a small pile (as of seeds, bones, or leaves) gathered… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • midden — /mid n/, n. 1. a dunghill or refuse heap. 2. See kitchen midden. [1300 50; ME midding < ODan mykdyngja, equiv. to myk manure + dyngja pile (Dan mødding)] * * * …   Universalium

  • midden — [ mɪd(ə)n] noun a dunghill or refuse heap. ↘short for kitchen midden. Origin ME myddyng, of Scand. origin …   English new terms dictionary

  • midden — mid•den [[t]ˈmɪd n[/t]] n. 1) a dunghill or refuse heap 2) ara kitchen midden • Etymology: 1300–50; ME midding < ON, =myk manure +dyngja pile …   From formal English to slang

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