gyllene medelväg

Calque of Latin aurea mediocritās. Compare Danish gylden middelvej.

gyllene medelväg c

1. happy medium, middle ground, via media (between two or more extremes)
   • 2011 June 8, Evelina Myrbäck, “Stopp resten av veckan”, in Sveriges Radio‎^[1], archived from the original on 27 February 2025:

     – Båda parter har gjort vissa eftergifter och nått en gyllene medelväg [...], säger Marcus Nyman.

     "Both parties made some concessions, and found a middle ground," says Marcus Nyman.

   • 2015 September 2, Fredrik Sahlin, “'Så ock på jorden'”, in Sveriges Television‎^[2], archived from the original on 27 February 2025:

     I Pollaks universum finns det inga gyllene medelvägar. När det regnar, öser det ner.

     In Pollak's universe, there are no happy mediums. When it rains, it pours.

2. (definite form) the golden mean (between excess and deficiency)
   • 2018 August 29, Anna Blennow, “Den mörka sidan av lagom”, in Sveriges Radio‎^[3], archived from the original on 2 February 2024:

     [D]en gyllene medelvägen [handlar] om att hitta balansen mellan överdrift och underdrift, mellan övermod och blygsamhet, mellan gapskratt och avgrundsdjup sorg.

     The golden mean is about finding the balance between exaggeration and understatement, between arrogance and modesty, between roaring laughter and abysmal sorrow.

   • 2025 January 1, Emrah Sütcü, “Vem uppfann den gyllene medelvägen?”, in Världens Historia‎^[4], archived from the original on 10 January 2025:

     [M]od [är] den gyllene medelvägen mellan feghet och hänsynslöshet.

     Courage is the golden mean between cowardice and recklessness.

• gyllene in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• medelväg in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker