microscope, n.m., microscope; magnifying-glass. Voir tout avec un —; to exaggerate everything.
microscopique, adj., microscopic, microscopical.
microzoaire, n.m., (zoöl.) microscopic animalcule, infusory.
miction, micturition, n.f., (med.) micturition.
midi, n.m., noon, noonday, noontide, mid-day, twelve o’clock (in the day); meridian; south; southern aspect, southern railway. À —; at noon, at twelve o’clock. Le — de la vie; the meridian of life. À l’heure de —; at the hour of twelve. Sur le coup de —; on the stroke of twelve. — est sonné; it has struck twelve. Chercher — à quatorze heures; to look for knots in a bulrush, to create difficulties where there are none. — vrai; true meridian. — moyen; mean meridian. Les régions du —; the regions of the south.
mie, n.f., crum, crumb; (very little bit).
mie, adv., (l.u.) not, not a jot, not at all, not in the least.
mie, n.f., (ab. of amie) dear, sweet, love; nurse. Ma —; my darling, my sweet, sweetheart, my love. Il appelle sa —; he is calling his nurse.
miel, n.m., honey. Mouche à —; honey-bee. Rayon de —; honey-comb. Ruche à —; bee-hive. ☉— aérien; manna. On prend plus de mouches avec du — qu’avec du vinaigre; fair means go farther than foul. La lune de —; the honey-moon.
miélaison, n.f., honey-time.