mid- russian
по́лдень
midday, mid day, noon, middle-age
подхвати́ть
to catch, to grab, to catch (in mid-air)
to take up, to join in, to pick up (a tune)
to catch (an illness), to pick up (a bug)
to sweep away, to carry off
to pick up (quickly), to catch on to
to pick up (by chance), to get hold of
середи́нный
middle, central, mid-
middle-of-the-road, compromise, half-hearted
Examples
Эта обувь называется демисезонной, она не для зимы.
These shoes are considered mid-season footwear; they aren't for winter.
Десегрегация школ началась в середине двадцатого века.
The desegregation of schools began in the mid-twentieth century.
Разговор, оборвавшийся на полуслове, так и остался незаконченным.
The conversation, which had ended abruptly mid-sentence, remained unfinished.
Собеседник, обрывавший меня посреди фразы, был невежлив.
The person I was talking to, who kept interrupting me mid-sentence, was rude.



















