middle
1 centresa lár cmuláir gs as adj cmu the middle lane an lána láir, an lána sa lárthe middle childsteer a middle course 4 waistcoim fem2 cmubásta masc4 cmu he wrapped a towel around his middle chas sé tuáille timpeall ar a choim, chas sé tuáille timpeall a bhásta she's heavy around the middle tá sí trom thart faoina coim → the middle to be caught in the middle (also nó to be stuck in the middle; to be in the middle) bheith greamaithe sa lárbheith teanntaithe i lár baillbheith sáite i lár báire to be caught in the middle of sth (also nó to be stuck in the middle of sth) bheith sáinnithe i lár ruda to be in the middle of doing sth she was in the middle of making dinner bhí sí díreach i mbun an dinnéar a réiteach it broke when they were in the middle of painting it bhris sé le linn dóibh a bheith á phéinteáil to be sb's middle name arrogance was his middle name bhí sé chomh bródúil le rí diplomacy is not my middle name! ní mé is discréidí! to be somewhere in the middle 1 neither for nor against some people are somewhere in the middle tá roinnt daoine idir dhá chomhairle to be in the middle of nowhere bheith ar an iargúltachtbheith ar an iargúil the house was in the middle of nowhere bhí an teach ar an iargúil, bhí an teach ar chúl éaga to be in the middle of sth I'm in the middle of my exams tá mé i lár mo chuid scrúduithe, táim gafa le mo chuid scrúduithe to split sth down the middle (also nó to divide sth down the middle) 1 divide opinionrud a scoilteadh ina dhá leathdhá leath a dhéanamh de rud the quarrel split the party down the middle scoilt an choimhlint an páirtí ina dhá leath, rinne an choimhlint dhá leath den pháirtí to steer a middle course an dá thaobh a thabhairt leatan dá thrá a fhreastal the middle child the middle son an mac sa lár, an mac i lár báire, an mac i lár baill Loading phrases and examples...
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