midyear

/ˈmɪdˌjɪɹ/ noun

The middle part of a year.

Word Origin Midyear combines 'mid' (middle) and 'year' from Proto-Germanic 'jērą,' from PIE *yēr- 'year, season.' The same root gives us 'yore' (days of yore) and even 'hour' via Greek 'hora' (a season or time of day). Midyear is that halfway mark, like midsummer or midwinter. The pattern of mid- compounds is an old Germanic way of pinpointing time and space.

noun The middle part of a year. countable

We usually take our family vacation around the midyear.

(名词) 年中

我们通常在年中左右进行家庭度假。

(sustantivo) La mitad de un año.

Generalmente tomamos nuestras vacaciones familiares a mediados de año.

(nom) milieu de l'année; mi-année; mi-annuel [Période située au milieu de l'année.]

Nous prenons habituellement nos vacances familiales vers le **midyear**.

(Substantiv) Jahresmitte; Mitte des Jahres [Die Mitte eines Jahres; der Zeitraum um die Jahresmitte.]

Wir machen unseren Familienurlaub meist um die **midyear**-Zeit.

(名詞) 一年のちょうど真ん中にあたる時期、年中頃

私たちは通常、年の半ばに家族で休暇を取る。

(substantivo) meio do ano; metade do ano [A parte do meio de um ano.]

Nós geralmente tiramos nossas férias em família por volta do meio do ano.

noun An examination taken in the middle part of an academic year. countable

The midyear exams will cover all material from the first semester.

(名词) 期中考试

期中考试将涵盖第一学期的所有内容。

(sustantivo) Un examen que se realiza a mediados del año académico.

Los exámenes de medio año cubrirán todo el material del primer semestre.

(nom) examen de mi-parcours; examen semestriel; partiel [Examen passé au milieu d'une année scolaire ou universitaire.]

Les examens de **midyear** couvriront toute la matière du premier semestre.

(Substantiv) Halbjahresprüfung; Zwischenprüfung [Eine Prüfung, die in der Mitte eines akademischen Jahres abgehalten wird.]

Die **midyear**-Prüfungen decken den gesamten Stoff des ersten Semesters ab.

(名詞) 学年度の中間時に行われる試験、中間考査

中間試験は前期に学んだすべての内容が出題範囲となる。

(substantivo) prova de meio de ano; exame do meio do ano; prova semestral; exame parcial [Um exame realizado na parte do meio de um ano letivo.]

Os exames do meio do ano cobrirão todo o material do primeiro semestre.

Word parts: mid + year

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