mixed
adj
[school, class] mixte
a mixed school une école mixte
→ Girls who have been to a mixed school.
→ Do you prefer single-sex or mixed schools?
[flowers] assorti (e)
[herbs] mélangé (e)
a teaspoon of mixed herbs une cuillerée à café de fines herbes mélangées
→
mixed salad
(=diverse)
[group, community] mixte
→ You will find a mixed community here: families, young, middle-aged ...
a very mixed group of people un groupe de personnes très diverses
racially mixed pluriethnique
→ She had attended a racially mixed school.
(=some good, some bad)
[results] mitigé (e)
[reactions, responses] mitigé (e) The idea has already had a fairly mixed reception in the House of Representatives. L'idée a déjà reçu un accueil assez mitigé à la Chambre des représentants. to produce mixed results produire des résultats mitigés → Employee ownership has produced mixed results in other industries mixed fortunes des fortunes diverses to have mixed fortunes connaître des fortunes diverses to have mixed feelings avoir des sentiments mitigés or partagés I came home from the meeting with mixed feelings. Je suis rentré de la réunion avec des sentiments mitigés or partagés. to have mixed feelings about sth avoir des sentiments partagés sur qch → I have mixed feelings about the new development. to have mixed feelings towards sb avoir des sentiments partagés sur qn → He has mixed feelings at times towards his wife.
mixed-ability , mixed ability
adj
[class] sans groupes de niveaux
→ In nearly all British state junior schools, children learn in mixed ability classes.
mixed ability teaching enseignement sans groupes de niveaux
mixed-ability group classe f sans groupes de niveaux
→ my children are mixing with a diverse group of mixed ability children from all walks of life
→ Ski trips for mixed-ability groups
mixed bag
n
to be a mixed bag être un mélange
mixed blessing
n
it's a mixed blessing cela a du bon et du mauvais
mixed doubles
npl double m mixte
mixed economy
n économie f mixte
mixed forest
n forêt f mixte
→ The mixed forest is cut commercially but is also carefully conserved to look good.
mixed grill
n (British) assortiment m de grillades
mixed marriage
n mariage m mixte
→ mixed marriages between Catholics and Protestants
→ The Anglo-Indians of her stories are the descendants of mixed marriages, the half-castes of Europe and India.
mixed media
adj multimédia
mixed metaphor
n métaphore f osée
→ The company has carved out a niche in the market but (if you'll forgive the mixed metaphor) hasn't rested on its laurels.
→ He concluded that making money from DTT was "like trying to milk a stone". Ignoring the oddly mixed metaphor ...
mixed race
n
to be of mixed race être métis
a woman of mixed race une femme métisse
mixed-race
adj
[person] métis (se)
→ mixed-race kids
mixed salad
n salade f mixte
mixed up
adj
(=confused)
[person] déboussolé (e)
I think he's a rather mixed up kid. Je pense que c'est un gamin plutôt déboussolé.
to get mixed up ne plus savoir où on en est
I'm getting mixed up. Je ne sais plus où j'en suis.
to get mixed up about sth ne plus savoir où on en est avec qch
I get mixed up about times and places. Je ne sais plus où j'en suis avec les horaires et les lieux.
to get sth mixed up [+facts, dates, names] confondre qch
(=involved)
to be mixed up in sth être mêlé (e) à qch
How could David be mixed up in a murder? Comment David pourrait-il être mêlé à un meurtre?
to get mixed up with sb s'acoquiner avec qn
Why did I ever get mixed up with you? Pourquoi me suis-je jamais acoquiné avec toi?