midway

à mi-chemin, à mi-parcours

À égale distance de deux lieux, ou à la moitié d’une activité ou d’une période.

En anglais simple : Halfway between two places, or halfway through an activity or period of time.

• We stopped midway to rest.
• She left midway through the meeting.
• Their house stands midway between the school and the park.

Comment l'utiliser : midway through something (The lights went out midway through the film.); midway between A and B (The village lies midway between the two cities.)

Synonymes : halfway

Expressions courantes : midway through something, midway between places, stop midway

zone des attractions, espace forain

Partie d’une foire où se trouvent les manèges, les jeux et les petits stands.

En anglais simple : The part of a fair with rides, games, and small stalls.

• We played games on the midway.
• The carnival midway was bright with colored lights.
• Children lined up for rides along the crowded midway.

Expressions courantes : carnival midway, crowded midway, along the midway

milieu, point médian

Partie ou point qui se trouve au centre de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : The middle part or point of something.

• A stone marked the midway of the path.
• They rested at the midway of their journey.
• The gate stood at the midway between the towers.

Synonymes : middle, midpoint, center

Expressions courantes : the midway, at the midway, reach the midway

juste milieu, voie moyenne

Façon d’agir ou de penser qui se situe entre deux choix très différents.

En anglais simple : A way of acting or thinking that lies between two very different choices.

• They chose a midway between the two extremes.
• Her proposal offered a midway between opposing views.
• The council sought a midway that both sides could accept.

Comment l'utiliser : a midway between A and B (They sought a midway between strict control and complete freedom.)

Synonymes : middle course, middle ground, compromise

Expressions courantes : a midway, choose a midway, seek a midway

allée centrale

Large passage central dans une usine ou une cour ferroviaire, bordé de bâtiments.

En anglais simple : A wide central passage in a factory or railway yard, with buildings arranged along it.

• The workshops face the midway.
• Workers moved equipment along the factory's wide midway.
• A central midway separates the rows of railway shops.

Synonymes : central aisle, central passage

Expressions courantes : central midway, factory midway, wide midway

intermédiaire, médian

Situé à la moitié d’une distance, d’un trajet ou d’un processus.

En anglais simple : Situated halfway along a distance, route, or process.

• We met at a midway point.
• This village makes a useful midway stop on our journey.
• The project has reached its midway stage.

Synonymes : middle, halfway

Expressions courantes : midway point, midway stage, midway stop