Translations for „middling“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

mid·dling [ˈmɪdl̩ɪŋ] ADJ inf

1. middling:

middling (average)

srednji

to be of middling height/weight

biti srednje velik/težek

to be of middling height/weight (moderate)

zmeren

2. middling (not very good):

middling

povprečen

3. middling (persons health):

middling

srednje zdrav

I . mid·dle [ˈmɪdl̩] N

1. middle:

middle (centre)

sredina f

middle of fruit

sredica f

middle of nuts

jedro n

middle (centre part) of book, film, story

(o)srednji del m

2. middle fig:

middle (in time, space)

sreda f

in the middle of the road/room/table

na sredi ceste/sobe/mize

in the middle of the afternoon/morning

sredi popoldneva/jutra

in the middle of the night

sredi noči

in the middle of nowhere

na koncu sveta

in the middle of nowhere

bogu za hrbtom

in the middle of summer/March

sredi poletja/marca

in the middle of 1985/the century

sredi leta 1985/stoletja

to be in one's middle forties/sixties

biti sredi štiridesetih/šestdesetih [let]

to be in the middle of eating/cooking/writing a letter (busy with)

biti sredi kosila/kuhanja/pisanja pisma

3. middle inf:

middle (waist)

pas m

middle (belly)

trebuh m

4. middle (between things):

middle

sredina f

let's split the cost down the middle

razdeliva si stroške [na pol]

the issue of a single European currency divided the country down the middle

vprašanje enotne evropske valute je državo razdelilo na dva dela

II . mid·dle [ˈmɪdl̩] ADJ attr

middle

srednji

mid·dle ˈage N no pl

middle age

srednja leta n pl

in middle age after n

srednjih let

in middle age after n

v srednjih letih

mid·dle-ˈaged ADJ

middle-aged

srednjih let

Mid·dle ˈAges N the Middle Ages pl

Middle Ages

srednji vek m

mid·dle ˈclass N

1. middle class (with average income):

middle class

srednji sloj m

lower/upper middle class

spodnji/višji srednji sloj

2. middle class (as a whole):

the middle class

meščanstvo n

mid·dle-·class ADJ

middle-class

meščanski

middle-class

srednjega razreda

middle-class pej

malomeščanski

middle-class pej

filistrski

mid·dle ˈear N

middle ear

srednje uho n

Mid·dle ˈEast N the Middle East

Middle East

Bližnji vzhod m

mid·dle ˈname N

middle name

drugo ime n

mid·dle-of-the-ˈroad ADJ

1. middle-of-the-road (moderate):

middle-of-the-road

zmeren

middle-of-the-road opinions, views

nevtralen

2. middle-of-the-road pej (boring):

middle-of-the-road film, music

povprečen

Usage examples with middling

fair to middling

srednji

to be of middling height/weight

biti srednje velik/težek

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It rose from a middling city of no special importance to one of the world's largest and most prosperous.

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A high percentage of the population were labourers/servants, and middling sorts, while a very low percentage of the population were employers or professionals.

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While it has had middling success in terms of ratings, it may well be the biggest influence in the youth culture market, said a trendspotter.

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The low operating costs helped the station be successful even with only middling ratings.

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The five blond and curly-haired siblings were said to sing in high squeaky voices and dance with middling ability.

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There were several reasons for middling to low performance of the economy.

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As such, these middling farmers determined the laws of the "polis" in times of peace and decided when the "polis" would wage war.

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Other reviews were middling, calling the writing of the show acceptable and praising the strength of the cast.

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Some of them are tolerable, some middling, others wretched.

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The buildings are but middling, but the stream good.

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