No. 3,039 in French
mi
"Mi" in French means "half" or "mid."
In a sentence
À mi-chemin de son parcours, elle s'est arrêtée.
At halfway through her journey, she stopped.
The word 'mi' is used as part of the phrase 'à mi-chemin', meaning 'halfway'.
Le gâteau est fait de mi farine mi sucre.
The cake is made of half flour half sugar.
Here, 'mi' indicates division or fraction, used to mean 'half' in a compositive structure.
Il a une personnalité mi douce, mi sévère.
He has a personality partly gentle, partly strict.
In this usage, 'mi' is repeated to describe qualities in a balanced yet distinct manner.
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