middle-of-the-road in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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Translations for middle-of-the-road in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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I.chant|eur (chanteuse) [ʃɑ̃tœʀ, øz] ADJ

II.chant|eur (chanteuse) [ʃɑ̃tœʀ, øz] N m (f)

See also maître

I.maîtr|e (maîtresse), maitre (maitresse) [mɛtʀ, ɛs] ADJ

1. maître (en contrôle):

être maître de soi (libre)
to be one's own master
être maître de soi (calme)
to have self-control
être maître de sa vie
to be one's own man/woman
ne plus être maître de soi
to have lost all self-control
être maître de ses émotions
to keep one's emotions under control
être maître chez soi
to be master in one's own house
être maître du destin de qn
to have sb's fate in one's hands
être maître de son (propre) destin
to be master of one's destiny
devenir/redevenir maître de son destin
to take/regain control of one's destiny
être maître de la situation
to be in control of the situation
rester maître de la décision
to retain control over the decision
être maître de son véhicule/la balle
to be in control of one's vehicle/the ball
se rendre maître d'une ville/d'un navire
to take over a city/a ship

II.maîtr|e (maîtresse), maitre (maitresse) [mɛtʀ, ɛs] N m (f)

III.maîtr|e N m

IV.maîtres N mpl

V.maîtresse N f

VI.maîtr|e (maîtresse), maitre (maitresse) [mɛtʀ, ɛs]

maître d'armes SPORTS
fencing instructor
maître auxiliaire, MA SCHOOL
secondary teacher without tenure
maître des cérémonies
master/mistress of ceremonies, MC
maître chanteur MUS
meistersinger
maître de chapelle
kapellmeister
maître de chœur
choirmaster/choirmistress
maître de conférences UNIV
≈ senior lecturer Brit
maître de conférences UNIV
≈ associate professor Am
poste de maître de conférences
senior lectureship Brit
poste de maître de conférences
associate professorship Am
maître d'école dated
schoolmaster dated
maître d'équipage HUNT
master of foxhounds, MFH
maître d'équipage NAUT
boatswain
maître des forges
ironmaster
maître d'hôtel
maître d'hôtel Brit
maître d'hôtel
maître d' Am
maître d'internat
≈ housemaster
maître de manège
riding instructor
maître de musique dated
music master/mistress dated
maître d'œuvre CONSTR
project manager
maître d'ouvrage (privé)
employer
maître d'ouvrage (public)
contracting authority
maître à penser
mentor
maître de recherches
senior researcher
maîtresse d'école SCHOOL
schoolmistress dated
maîtresse d'internat SCHOOL
≈ housemistress
maîtresse de maison
lady of the house

VII.maîtr|e (maîtresse), maitre (maitresse) [mɛtʀ, ɛs]

I.variété [vaʀjete] Variété française N f

II.variétés N fpl

See also Variété française

Variété française Info

I.moy|en (moyenne) [mwajɛ̃, ɛn] ADJ

II.moy|en N m

1. moy|en (façon de procéder):

moy|en
means sing (de faire of doing)
moy|en
way (de faire of doing)
c'est le moyen le plus sûr/le moins coûteux
it's the most reliable/the least expensive means ou way
c'est un moyen comme un autre
it's as good a way as any
par tous les moyens
by every possible means
par n'importe quel moyen
by hook or by crook inf
empêcher qn de faire qc par tous les moyens
to stop sb from doing sth by fair means or foul
consolider son autorité par tous les moyens
to use every possible means to consolidate one's authority
tous les moyens sont bons
any means will do
tous les moyens leur sont bons
they'll stop at nothing
pour lui tous les moyens sont bons pour gagner de l'argent
there's nothing he wouldn't do to make money
tous les moyens lui sont bons pour ne pas travailler
he'll/she'll do anything not to work
employer les grands moyens
to resort to drastic measures

III.au moyen de PREP

IV.par le moyen de PREP

V.moyens N mpl

VI.moyenne N f

VII.moy|en (moyenne) [mwajɛ̃, ɛn]

VIII.moy|en (moyenne) [mwajɛ̃, ɛn]

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se mettre en travers de la route personnes:
to stand in the middle of the road

middle-of-the-road in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for middle-of-the-road in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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Translations for middle-of-the-road in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

middle-of-the-road Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to halt bang in the middle of the road
s'arrêter au beau milieu de la route
right in the middle of the road
en plein milieu de la rue
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The station had a contemporary middle-of-the-road format by 1971; within a year, this was mixed with some rock.
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They were unsure whether he was suited to middle-of-the-road/easy listening nightclubs or alternatively should be presented as a jazz artist.
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This episode is an acceptable, middle-of-the-road, minimum-effort parody with only a few specific details.
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This created a problem whereby a middle-of-the-road temperament was needed to complete the list of temperaments.
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Overall, the game earned a middle-of-the-road try recommendation.
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During the 1980s, the station aired what today's jockeys pejoratively referred to as an elevator music (likely something along the lines of middle-of-the-road, beautiful music or easy listening) format.
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He had grand ambitions for the company: he had plans to transform it from a provincial middle-of-the-road railway company into a major national player.
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A rather middle-of-the-road judge, who often heard cases involving the main characters.
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She was usually described as a middle-of-the-road politician, with conservative fiscal views but progressive social policies.
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The movie is strictly middle-of-the-road.
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