mediocre
A person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaimA person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim; a common and undistinguished person.
» Tom is a mediocre painter.
Tom ist ein mittelmäßiger Maler.
Художник Том средний.
Художник Том посредственный.
Том - посредственный художник.
Том — посередній художник.
Meaning
2 sensesA person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim; a common and undistinguished person.
Mittelmäßige
(historical)A member of a socioeconomic class between the upper ranks of society and the agricultural workers.
Examples
41 sentencesTom is a mediocre painter.
Том — посередній художник. — deniko
ruХудожник Том средний. — marafon
deTom ist ein mittelmäßiger Maler. — raggione
Tom could've become an excellent surgeon, but instead became a mediocre psychologist.
Tom's a mediocre painter.
Том такенький собі муляр. — pinaxe
deTom ist ein mittelmäßiger Maler. — raggione
The coffee was mediocre.
Кава була посередня. — deniko
ruКофе был так себе. — bredsky
We're not afraid to be mediocre.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From the late Middle English medioker, from the French médiocre, from the Middle French méFrom the late Middle English medioker, from the French médiocre, from the Middle French médiocre, from the Classical Latin mediocris (“in a middle state”, “of middle size”, “middling”, “moderate”, “ordinary”, from medius (“middle”) + ocris (“rugged mountain”)); compare mediocrely and mediocrity.
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