midst

milieu

Partie centrale d’un lieu, d’un événement ou d’une activité.

En anglais simple : The middle of a place, event, or activity.

• We are in the midst of a crisis.
• A cottage stood in the midst of the forest.
• He arrived in the midst of our discussion.

Comment l'utiliser : in the midst of something (We arrived in the midst of a storm.); in the midst of doing something (She called in the midst of preparing dinner.)

Synonymes : middle

Expressions courantes : in the midst, midst of something

sein, milieu

L’intérieur d’un groupe de personnes dont on fait partie ou qui nous entourent.

En anglais simple : The group of people you are with or surrounded by.

• There is a stranger in our midst.
• They were pleased to have her in their midst.
• Nobody suspected an enemy was living in their midst.

Comment l'utiliser : in someone’s midst (We welcomed a new member in our midst.)

Expressions courantes : in our midst, in their midst, in someone’s midst