midstream

A noun referring to the middle part of a stream or river, often used metaphorically to describe the middle point of an ongoing process or activity.

ptSubstantivo que designa a parte média de um riacho ou rio; usado metaforicamente para indicar o ponto intermediário de um processo ou atividade em andamento.ruСуществительное, обозначающее среднюю часть ручья или реки, часто используемое метафорически для описания средней точки текущего процесса или деятельности.esSustantivo que designa la parte central de un río o corriente, y que también se usa en sentido figurado para referirse al punto intermedio de un proceso o actividad en curso.frNom désignant la partie centrale d'un cours d'eau ou d'une rivière, souvent utilisé métaphoriquement pour décrire le point intermédiaire d'un processus ou d'une activité en cours.deSubstantiv, das den mittleren Abschnitt eines Baches oder Flusses bezeichnet, oft metaphorisch für die mittlere Phase eines Prozesses oder einer Tätigkeit verwendet.zh名词，指河流或溪流的中段；也常作比喻，指某个过程或活动进行到一半的中间阶段。arاسم يدل على الجزء الأوسط من الجدول أو النهر أو مجرى الماء، ويُستعمل مجازًا للإشارة إلى منتصف عملية أو نشاط جارٍ.

1. Middle of a stream B1 formal

   The central part of a flowing body of water, such as a river or creek.

   • The boat stopped midstream to let the passengers fish.
   • They built a small island midstream where the water was shallow.
   • The current was strongest midstream, making swimming difficult.

   ptMeio do riachoruСередина потокаesMitad de la corrientefrMilieu du courantdeMitte des Wasserlaufszh水流中央arوسط المجرى

   Sinônimos: centermiddle

2. Middle of an activity B2 informal

   The point in the middle of a process, action, or event.

   • He changed his mind midstream and decided to take a different approach.
   • The speaker paused midstream to answer a question from the audience.
   • We were in the midstream of the project when the funding was cut.

   ptMeio do processoruСередина процессаesMitad de una actividadfrMilieu d'une activitédeMitte eines Vorgangszh过程中arمنتصف العملية

   Sinônimos: centermiddlemidpointmidst

• midstreams plural form
• midstreams' possessive plural form
• midstream's possessive singular form