average

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el promedio

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average
[ˈævərɪdʒ]
sustantivo
1promedio (m) media (f)
  • on average -> de media, como promedio
  • above/below average -> por encima/debajo del promedio or de la media
adjetivo
2medio(a) (mean, typical)
  • the average Englishman -> el inglés medio
3regular (unexceptional)
verbo transitivo
4alcanzar una media or un promedio de
  • to average eight hours work a day -> trabajar un promedio de ocho horas diarias

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average [a-ve-rich]
sustantivo
1Promedio, tanteo, precio medio de una cosa o lo que ella vale o renta por un cómputo o cálculo prudencial o aproximado, ya relativamente a los diversos puntos donde se vende a un mismo tiempo, ya respecto de un quinquenio, lo que en castellano suele expresarse por una cosa con otra, un precio con otro, un año con otro.
  • On average -> por término medio, como promedio, como media
2Avería, daño que sufren las embarcaciones y sus cargamentos.
3Capa o sombrero del capitán, el plus que se asigna al capitán de un buque en las pólizas de embarque por su cuidado de los efectos que se le entregan.
4Parte igual o proporcional.
5Servicio o servidumbre, obligación que contrae el vasallo de servir al rey personalmente, franqueándole el uso de sus bestias y carruajes.
adjetivo
6Medio, uno con otro, entre uno y otro.
7Típico, ordinario, mediano.
  • A man of average build -> un hombre de estatura mediana
8Hecho o computado por un método de avería
sustantivo
  • Average amount -> valor medio
  • Average duties -> derechos de avería
  • Average price -> precio medio
  • Average weight -> peso aproximado
1Comparar o cotejar y fijar un precio o término medio; proporcionar.
2Costar, dar, tomar, tener, ocurrir, etc., como término medio.
  • He averages ten hours of work a day -> trabaja una media de diez horas diarias
  • Sales average 1,000 copies a week -> las ventas arrojan un promedio de 1.000 ejemplares por semana
3Repartir proporcionalmente, prorratear.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
  • To average out at, to average up to -> ser por término medio, alcanzar un promedio de
va.

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average [ˈævərɪdʒ]
adjective
1 (Mat) (Statistics) [+age, wage, price, speed] medio; promedio
2 (normal, typical) medio
the average American drives 10,000 miles per year el americano medio hace unas 10.000 millas al año con su coche; an average thirteen-year-old child could understand it un niño de trece años de inteligencia media podría entenderlo; that's average for a woman of your age eso es lo normal para una mujer de tu edad
£1.50 for a beer is average
of average abilityability de capacidad media
of average heightheight de estatura mediana media;or
the average manman el hombre medio
the average man couldn't care less what colour toilet paper is in the bathroom the average man weighs xx kilos and eats xx g of food per day
he's not your average footballeryour (informal) no es el típico futbolista
3 (mediocre) mediocre
a very average novel una novela bastante mediocre; an average piece of work un trabajo de una calidad mediana
staying at home to watch an average programme on TV isn't my idea of fun
"how was the film?" — "average" —¿qué tal fue la película? —nada del otro mundo
we were offered a very average meal
noun
media; (f) promedio; (m)
to do an average of 150kph hacer una media un promedio de 150kph;or it takes an average of ten weeks for a house sale to be completed como promedio la venta de una casa se lleva a término en unas diez semanas
above averageabove superior a la media al promedio;or por encima de la media del promedio;or
below averagebelow inferior a la media al promedio;or por debajo de la media del promedio;or
on averageon como promedio; por término medio
[on] average we spend around £120 a week on food
a rough averagerough una media aproximada
to take an average of sthtake calcular la media el promedio de algo;or
on average primary school teachers earn ... on average I spend 25p a day on sweets American shares rose, on average, by 38%
verb:transitive
1 (also average out) (calculate average of) calcular la media de; calcular el promedio de
2 (reach an average of)
pay increases are averaging 9.75% los aumentos de sueldo son, como media promedio, del 9,75%;or we average eight hours' work a day trabajamos por término medio unas ocho horas diarias; trabajamos una media un promedio de unas ocho horas diarias;or the sales average 200 copies a week el promedio de ventas es de unos 200 ejemplares a la semana; the temperature averaged 13 degrees over the month la temperatura media promedio fue de unos 13 grados a lo largo del mes;or la temperatura alcanzó una media un promedio de unos 13 grados a lo largo del mes;or he averaged 140kph all the way (Aut) hizo un promedio una media de 140kph en todo el recorrido;or
adverb
(informal) regular
she did average in the oral exam el examen oral le fue regular
Position of "medio"Position of "medio"
You should generally put medio after the noun when you mean "average" and before the noun when you mean "half":
medio
... the average citizen ... ... el ciudadano medio ...;... el ciudadano medio ...
... the average salary ... ... el salario medio ...;... el salario medio ...
... half a kilo of tomatoes ... ... medio kilo de tomates ...;... medio kilo de tomates ...
average half

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Verb Conjugation for "average"

Imperative
  • average
  • you average
  • he/she averages
  • we average
  • you average
  • they average
Preterite
  • I averaged
  • you averaged
  • he/she averaged
  • we averaged
  • you averaged
  • they averaged
Present Continuous
  • I am averaging
  • you are averaging
  • he/she is averaging
  • we are averaging
  • you are averaging
  • they are averaging
Present Perfect
  • I have averaged
  • you have averaged
  • he/she has averaged
  • we have averaged
  • you have averaged
  • they have averaged
Past Continuous
  • I was averaging
  • you were averaging
  • he/she was averaging
  • we were averaging
  • you were averaging
  • they were averaging
Past Perfect
  • I had averaged
  • you had averaged
  • he/she had averaged
  • we had averaged
  • you had averaged
  • they had averaged
Future
  • I will average
  • you will average
  • he/she will average
  • we will average
  • you will average
  • they will average
Future Perfect
  • I will have averaged
  • you will have averaged
  • he/she will have averaged
  • we will have averaged
  • you will have averaged
  • they will have averaged
Future Continuous
  • I will be averaging
  • you will be averaging
  • he/she will be averaging
  • we will be averaging
  • you will be averaging
  • they will be averaging
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been averaging
  • you have been averaging
  • he/she has been averaging
  • we have been averaging
  • you have been averaging
  • they have been averaging
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been averaging
  • you will have been averaging
  • he/she will have been averaging
  • we will have been averaging
  • you will have been averaging
  • they will have been averaging
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been averaging
  • you had been averaging
  • he/she had been averaging
  • we had been averaging
  • you had been averaging
  • they had been averaging
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