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happy medium

n
a course or state that avoids extremes
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hap′py me′dium


n.
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Translations
الحَل الوَسَط الأفْضَل، الوسط السَّعيد
střední cesta
den gyldne middelvej
középút
meîalvegur
stredná cesta
orta yol

happy medium

n → giusta via di mezzo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

happy

(ˈhӕpi) adjective
1. having or showing a feeling of pleasure or contentment. a happy smile; I feel happy today. gelukkig سَعيد щастлив feliz šťastný glücklich glad; lykkelig ευτυχισμένος, χαρούμενος feliz, alegre, dichoso rõõmus خوشحال iloinen heureux שמח सुखी sretan boldog bahagia hamingjusamur felice 幸福な 행복한 laimingas laimīgs gembira blij, tevreden, gelukkig lykkelig, glad szczęśliwy خوشاله، خوشبخته ، نيكمرغه feliz fericit счастливый šťastný srečen srećan lycklig, glad มีความสุข mutlu 高興的 щасливий مسرور hạnh phúc 高兴的
2. willing. I'd be happy to help you. gewillig, graag مُسْتَعِد желаещ contente rád froh villig πρόθυμος, που εξυπηρετεί με χαρά contento meeleldi مستعد halukas heureux שמח आनंद voljan, raspoložen kész(séges) bersedia glaður, feginn felice うれしい 기꺼이 ...하는 laimingas galėdamas priecīgs sudi willen, wensen, happig zijn op glad, ville gjerne chętny مستعد،با استعداد contente încântat готовый rád vesel voljan gärna เต็มใจ istekli 樂意的 задоволений خوش vui lòng 乐意的
3. lucky. By a happy chance I have the key with me. gelukkig, toevallig مَحْظوظ с късмет feliz šťastný glücklich heldig ευτυχής, τυχερός feliz õnnelik خوشبختانه onnekas heureux בְּמָזַל सौभाग्यशाली sretan szerencsés mujur heppilegur fortunato, felice 幸運な 운좋은 laimingas veiksmīgs nasib baik gelukkig lykkelig, heldig szczęśliwy نيكمرغه feliz fericit удачный šťastný srečen sreća lycklig, tursam โชคดี şanslı 幸運的 щасивий خوش قسمت may mắn 幸运的
ˈhappiness noun
geluk سَعادَه щастие felicidade štěstí das Glück glæde; lykke ευτυχία felicidad, alegría, dicha õnn شادي onni bonheur אשר सुख-शान्ति sreca boldogság kebahagiaan hamingja felicità 幸福 행복 laimė laime kegembiraan blij-, tevredenheid, geluk lykke, glede szczęście خوشاله felicidade fericire счастье šťastie sreča sreća lycka ความสุข mutluluk 幸福 щастя خوشی niềm hạnh phúc 幸福
ˈhappily adverb
The child smiled happily; Happily, (= Fortunately,) she arrived home safely. gelukkig بِسَعادَه щастливо felizmente šťastně; naštěstí glücklich, glücklicherweise glædeligt; lykkeligt ευτυχισμένα, ευτυχώς felizmente, alegremente, dichosamente õnnelikult, õnneks با شادكامي و خوشبختي iloisesti joyeusement; par bonheur בְּשִׂמחָה सुखपूर्वक, संयोग से sretno, na srecu boldogan; szerencsére gembira ánægjulega, hamingjusamlega; til allrar hamingju felicemente; fortunatamente, per fortuna 楽しく 행복하게 laimingai, laimei laimīgi; par laimi dengan gembira blij, tevreden, gelukkig lykkelig, glad, til alt hell szczęśliwie, szczęśliwym trafem په نېكمرغۍ ، د ښه مرغه په خوشالي سره felizmente din fericire; fericit счастливо; к счастью šťastne; našťastie srečno, na srečo srećno glatt, lyckligt อย่างมีความสุข mutlulukla 高興地 щасливо; на щастя شادمانی سے một cách hạnh phúc; một cách may mắn 幸福地
ˌhappy-go-ˈlucky adjective
not worrying about what might happen. cheerful and happy-go-lucky. sorgeloos, onbesorg لا يَهْتَم ما قد يَحْدُث безгрижен despreocupado bezstarostně unbekümmert sorgløs; ubekymret ανέμελος despreocupado, viva la virgen muretu خوشبین و خرسند huoleton insouciant חֲסַר דְאָגָה चिन्तामुक्त bezbrižan, lakomislen nemtörődöm tidak kenal susah kærulaus, léttlyndur spensierato のんきな 낙천적인 nerūpestingas bezbēdīgs; bezrūpīgs ceria op goed geluk ubekymret, sorgløs beztroski خوشاله despreocupado nepăsător, fără griji беспечный bezstarostný brezskrben bezbrižan sorglös, lättsinnig สบายอกสบายใจ kaygısız 逍遙自在的,無憂無慮的 безтурботний بے فکر، لا ابالی vô tư lự 逍遥自在地
happy medium
a sensible middle course between two extreme positions. I need to find the happy medium between starving and over-eating. goue middeweg الحَل الوَسَط الأفْضَل، الوسط السَّعيد златната среда meio-termo střední cesta die richtige Mitte den gyldne middelvej χρυσή τομή término medio kuldne kesktee حد تعادل kultainen keskitie moyen terme שְׁבִיל הַזָהָב बीच का मार्ग povoljna sredina középút titik tengah meðalvegur via di mezzo 中道 중용 aukso vidurys zelta vidusceļš jalan tengah gulden middenweg gyllen middelvei złoty środek د تعادل حد meio-termo cale de mijloc золотая середина stredná cesta zlata sredina zlatna sredina gyllene medelväg ทางสายกลาง orta yol 中庸之道,折中辦法 золота середина اعتدال، حد اوسط sự cân bằng giữa hai thái cực 中庸之道,折衷办法
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