middle of the road: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- Moderate, conventional, or avoiding extremes; representing a compromise position or mainstream viewpoint.
- Ordinary or unadventurous in style, policy, or taste; neither radical nor particularly distinctive.
Examples
BetaDuring the debate, Sarah took a middle of the road stance, trying to please both sides without offending anyone.
Durante el debate, Sarah adoptó una postura moderada, tratando de complacer a ambos lados sin ofender a nadie.
If you want to avoid conflict, it's best to keep your opinions middle of the road and not too extreme.
Si quieres evitar conflictos, es mejor mantener tus opiniones moderadas y no demasiado extremas.
The politician was criticized for his middle of the road policies, as some voters wanted more decisive action.
El político fue criticado por sus políticas moderadas, ya que algunos votantes querían acciones más decisivas.
- At or in the center of a roadway or thoroughfare; physically located between the two edges of a road.
Examples
BetaThe stray dog was sitting right in the middle of the road, blocking traffic.
The stray dog was sitting right in the middle of the road, blocking traffic.
She stopped her bike abruptly in the middle of the road to avoid hitting the child.
She stopped her bike abruptly in the middle of the road to avoid hitting the child.
A pile of debris lay scattered in the middle of the road after the storm.
A pile of debris lay scattered in the middle of the road after the storm.
He parked his car in the middle of the road, causing a traffic jam during rush hour.
He parked his car in the middle of the road, causing a traffic jam during rush hour.
Examples:
- EN: I never quit a job in the middle of the road.ES: Nunca he abandonado una caravana en plena jornada.
- EN: But after the girl quit you in the middle of the road...ES: - Pero ella te abandonó a ti...
- EN: Leave me flat in the middle of the road.ES: Me dejaste en medio de la calle.
- EN: - You were in the middle of the road!ES: - ¡Estaba en medio del la carretera!
- EN: So they dig the grave in the middle of the road where people pass all the time.ES: Por eso cavan las tumbas en medio de la carretera... donde continuamente pasa gente.
- EN: And if you lie down in the middle of the road, I'll hate you.ES: Pero si te das por vencido, te odiaré.
- EN: I found this .. He had gone to bed in the middle of the road with an empty basket for a blanket.ES: Estaba dormido en medio de la calle, solo con una cesta.
- EN: We're coming to a tree in the middle of the road.ES: Hay un árbol en la carretera. Chocaremos contra él.
- EN: And the last I saw of him, he was standing in the middle of the road watching me drive away. Can You describe this, uh, bad man?ES: Cuando me alejé, se quedó allí de pie en medio de la carretera.
- EN: If I hadn't found you, I'd still be standing in the middle of the road instead of being on my way to San Sebastián.ES: Si no le hubiese encontrado, ahora estaría tirada en la carretera... y no viajando a San Sebastián.
- EN: Why did you leave me in the middle of the road?ES: ¿Y por qué me dejó allí tirado?
- EN: A large rosebush, in the middle of the road... all covered in beautiful roses.ES: Un gran rosal, en mitad de la carretera todo cubierto de bellas rosas.
- EN: Some damn fool left his luggage in the middle of the road!ES: Un tonto dejó su equipaje en la carretera.
- EN: Anyway, David, I still insist that he was right in the middle of the road.ES: De todos modos, David, insisto en que estaba en mitad de la carretera.
- EN: Right in the middle of the road near the baker's shop.ES: Está plantada en medio de la calle, cerca de la panadería.
- EN: I never quit a job in the middle of the road.ES: Nunca he abandonado una caravana en plena jornada.
- EN: But after the girl quit you in the middle of the road...ES: - Pero ella te abandonó a ti...
- EN: Leave me flat in the middle of the road.ES: Me dejaste en medio de la calle.
- EN: - You were in the middle of the road!ES: - ¡Estaba en medio del la carretera!
- EN: So they dig the grave in the middle of the road where people pass all the time.ES: Por eso cavan las tumbas en medio de la carretera... donde continuamente pasa gente.
- EN: And if you lie down in the middle of the road, I'll hate you.ES: Pero si te das por vencido, te odiaré.
- EN: I found this .. He had gone to bed in the middle of the road with an empty basket for a blanket.ES: Estaba dormido en medio de la calle, solo con una cesta.
- EN: We're coming to a tree in the middle of the road.ES: Hay un árbol en la carretera. Chocaremos contra él.
- EN: And the last I saw of him, he was standing in the middle of the road watching me drive away. Can You describe this, uh, bad man?ES: Cuando me alejé, se quedó allí de pie en medio de la carretera.
- EN: If I hadn't found you, I'd still be standing in the middle of the road instead of being on my way to San Sebastián.ES: Si no le hubiese encontrado, ahora estaría tirada en la carretera... y no viajando a San Sebastián.
- EN: Why did you leave me in the middle of the road?ES: ¿Y por qué me dejó allí tirado?
- EN: A large rosebush, in the middle of the road... all covered in beautiful roses.ES: Un gran rosal, en mitad de la carretera todo cubierto de bellas rosas.
- EN: Anyway, David, I still insist that he was right in the middle of the road.ES: De todos modos, David, insisto en que estaba en mitad de la carretera.
- EN: Right in the middle of the road near the baker's shop.ES: Está plantada en medio de la calle, cerca de la panadería.
- EN: Some damn fool left his luggage in the middle of the road!ES: Un tonto dejó su equipaje en la carretera.
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Source: Wiktionary