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WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2026:
| in the middle adv | (in the centre) | in der Mitte Rdw |
| | | im Zentrum Präp + Nn |
| | The area in the middle is called the bull's eye. |
| | In der Mitte befindet sich das Bullauge. |
| in the middle adv | (inside) (ugs) | innen drinnen Adv + Adv |
| | | in der Mitte Rdw |
| | This pastry has custard in the middle. |
| | Dieses Gebäck hat Pudding in der Mitte. |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (at the centre of) | im Zentrum Präp + Nn |
| | | mitten in Adv + Präp |
| | | in der Mitte von Rdw |
| | The Temple of Confucius is in the middle of the city. |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (time period) | mitten in [etw] Adv + Präp |
| | | in mitten von [etw], inmitten von [etw] Rdw |
| | | zwischen Präp |
| | Audrey was awoken by a noise in the middle of the night. |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (among) | zwischen Präp |
| | | mitten, inmitten Präp |
| | In the middle of the skyscrapers stood one tiny house. |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (still involved in) | mitten in Adv + Präp |
| | (gehoben) | inmitten Präp |
| | We were in the middle of an argument when the phone rang. |
| in the middle of doing [sth] prep | (still doing) | gerade etwas tun, gerade etwas machen Rdw |
| | | gerade dabei sein etwas zu tun Rdw |
| | I can't talk to you now. I'm in the middle of fixing dinner. |
| in the middle of nowhere expr | figurative (in an insignificant place) | irgendwo im Nirgendwo Rdw |
| | (ugs, missbilligend) | in der Pampa Rdw |
| | (Slang, vulgär) | am Arsch der Welt Rdw |
| | Richard lived out in the middle of nowhere. |
| middle age n | (mature years: 50s) | mittleres Alter Nn |
| | | mittleres Lebensalter Nn |
| | When Ray reached middle age, he knew he needed to do something to get his body in shape. |
| the Middle Ages npl | (medieval period) (Geschichte) | das Mittelalter Best Art, n + Nn |
| | Most European societies were feudal during the Middle Ages. |
| | Während des Mittelalters waren die meisten europäischen Gesellschaften feudal. |
| middle C n | (music: central note on piano) | mittleres C Adj + Nn |
| | The music teacher played middle C so the choir could begin on key. |
| middle child n | ([sb] with older and younger siblings) (ugs) | mittleres Kind Adj + Nn |
| | Roy was the middle child; he had an older brother and a younger sister. |
| middle class n | (educated, well-off people) | Mittelstand Nm |
| | Their son is very rebellious and rejects the values of the middle class. |
| | Ihr Sohn ist sehr ungehorsam und lehnt die Werte des Mittelstands ab. |
| middle class n | (between low and high income) | Mittelschicht Nf |
| | | Mittelklasse Nf |
| | With hard work, their family rose up from the working class to the more comfortable middle class. |
| | Mit harter Arbeit schaffte ihre Familie es von der Arbeiterklasse in die bequemere Mittelschicht. |
middle class,
middle-class adj | (educated and well off) | gut bürgerlich Adv + Adj |
| | | gebildet Adj |
| | | kultiviert Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | She comes from a very nice middle class family. |
| | Sie kommt aus einer sehr netten gut bürgerlichen Familie. |
Middle East,
also US: Mideast n as adj | (relating to the Middle East) | Nahost-, Mittelost- Präf |
| | | nahöstlich, mittelöstlich Adj |
| | They were arguing about the country's Middle East policy. |
| | Sie diskutierten über die Nahostpolitik (or: Mittelostpolitik). |
Middle East,
also US: Mideast n | (eastern Mediterranean region) | Naher Osten, Mittlerer Osten Nm |
| | | Vorderasien Nn |
| | | Vorderer Orient Nm |
| | (umgangssprachlich) | Nahost Nm |
| | Yemen is the poorest country in the Middle East. |
| | Yemen ist das ärmste Land im Nahen Osten (or: Mittleren Osten). |
Middle Eastern,
Middle-Eastern adj | (of or from the Middle East) | nahöstlich Adj |
| | | orientalisch Adj |
| | Middle Eastern cuisine is one of the healthiest on earth. |
Middle Eastern,
Middle-Eastern adj | (Eastern Mediterranean) | nahöstlich Adj |
| | | orientalisch Adj |
| | Sumac is a Middle Eastern spice made from ground berries. |
| middle finger n | (longest finger) | Mittelfinger Nm |
| | The middle finger is between the index finger and the ring finger. |
| | To "give someone the bird" is to extend your middle finger in an obscene gesture. |
| middle ground n | (compromise) | Kompromiss Nm |
| | (übertragen) | gemeinsamer Nenner Adj + Nm |
| | He wants a city break whereas I want a beach holiday, so we will have to find some middle ground. |
| middle initial n | (first letter of middle name) (ugs) | Initiale des mittleren Namens Rdw |
| | My brother and I have different middle initials: his full initials are MJK and mine are MSK. |
| middle name n | (second or additional given name) | zweiter Vorname Adj + Nm |
| | I never use my middle name. |
| | His first name was Michael, but everyone called him by his middle name, John. |
| | Ich verwende meinen zweiten Vornamen nie. // Sein Vorname war Michael, doch alle sprachen ihn mit seinem zweiten Vornamen, John, an. |
| middle school n | US (junior high) (Anglizismus) | Middle School Nf |
| | | Mittelschule Nf |
| | | Realschule Nf |
| Anmerkung: Die Realschule ist das, was in Deutschland der Middle School am ehesten entspricht. |
| | Parental support plays a vital role in helping preteens and teens succeed in middle school. |
| | Die Ünterstützung der Eltern spielt beim Erfolg von Jugendlichen und Kindern in der Middle School eine wichtige Rolle. |
| middle school n | UK (school for ages 9-13) (vage) | Gesamtschule Nf |
| | My 11-year-old son is at middle school. |
| | Mein 11-jähriger Sohn geht auf die Gesamtschule. |
| middle-aged adj | (in mature adulthood) | mittleren Alters Rdw |
| | The keenest internet shoppers are middle-aged men and women. |
| | Die eifrigsten Internet Käufer sind Männer und Frauen mittleren Alters. |
| Middle-earth n | (fictional place) | Mittelerde En |
| Anmerkung: The setting for "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings", and other works by English writer J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973). |
| middle-income adj | (middle-class) | mittelständisch Adj |
middle-size,
medium-size n as adj | (of medium dimensions) | mittelgroß Adj |
| | | Mittel- Präf |
midsized,
middle-sized adj | (of medium dimensions) | mittelgroß Adj |
| | | mittel Adj |
| smack in the middle adv | informal (right in the centre) | genau die Mitte Rdw |
| | | genau mittig Adv + Adj |
| | The golfer's shot landed smack in the middle of the lake. |
| the middle of nowhere n | figurative (remote place) | im Niemandsland Präp + Nn |
| | | mitten im Nirgendwo Rdw |
| the upper middle class n | (wealthy, highly-educated people) | die obere Mittelschicht Rdw |
| | Paying college tuitions nowadays can be difficult even for families in the upper middle class. |