middle, centre manner, way, method 9 realizations FAMILY: Indo-European
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 38327)
type Derivation
language English
lexeme 1 mean
lexeme 2 means
meaning 1 middle, centre

arithmetic mean

direction
meaning 2 means
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ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 23951)
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme moyen
meaning 1 middle

de moyenne taille


medium height

direction
meaning 2 means

il a essayé tous les moyens


he tried every means

reference ABBYY LINGUO
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ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 23952)
type Polysemy
language German
lexeme 1 Mittel-
lexeme 2 Mittel
meaning 1 middle

Mittelhochdeutsch


medium-high German

direction
meaning 2 means

ein sicheres Mittel


reliable means

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ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 42160)
type Polysemy
language Italian
lexeme mezzo
meaning 1 middle, centre

mezzogiorno


midday, noon

direction
meaning 2 means

usare tutti i mezzi


use all means

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ACCEPTED Realization 5 (ID: 42255)
type Polysemy
language Italian
lexeme mezzo
meaning 1 middle, centre

mezzogiorno


midday, noon

direction
meaning 2 means

usare tutti i mezzi


use all means

reference ABBYY LINGUO
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ACCEPTED Realization 6 (ID: 23966)
type Polysemy
language Modern Greek
lexeme μέσο
meaning 1 middle

Προχωρήστε προς το μέσο του λεωφορείου!


Move to the middle part of the bus!

direction
meaning 2 means

μέσο παραγωγής


means of production

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ACCEPTED Realization 7 (ID: 42163)
type Polysemy
language Polish
lexeme środek
meaning 1 middle, centre
direction
meaning 2 means
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ACCEPTED Realization 8 (ID: 23950)
type Derivation
language Russian
lexeme 1 средний
lexeme 2 средство
meaning 1 middle
direction
meaning 2 means
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ACCEPTED Realization 9 (ID: 23981)
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme medio
meaning 1 middle

Alemania está en medio de Europa.


Germany is in the middle of Europe.

direction
meaning 2 (in the plural) means

El fin justifica los medios. Por todos los medios.


The end justifies the means. By any means.

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