median [ˈmiːdɪən]
median [ˈmiːdɪən]
1(Math)
sustantivo
2mediana (f) (Math)
3(automóbiles)
- median (strip) -> mediana (f) (Estados Unidos), camellón (m) (español de Colombia, español de México)
adjetivo
4mediano(a)
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median [mi-dian]
adjetivo
1Mediano.
(E.U.) mediana.(Math) Número medio.
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mediar
intransitive verb
1to be halfway through (llegar a la mitad)
- mediaba julio -> it was mid-July
2(haber en medio)
- mediar entre -> to be between
- media un jardín/un kilómetro entre las dos casas -> there is a garden/one kilometer between the two houses
- medió una semana -> a week passed by
3to mediate (intervenir)(en/entre in/between); to intercede (en favor de o por on behalf of o for) (interceder)
4to intervene, to happen (ocurrir)
- media la circunstancia de que… (interceder) -> it so happens that…
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mediar [may-de-ar’]
verb neuter
1To come to the middle of a thing, to be at the middle (estar en medio). (n)
2To intercede for another, to mediate (interceder). (n)
3To intervene (intervenir). (n)
4To come up (suceder). (n)
- Media un abismo entre los dos gobiernos -> there is a wide gap between the two governments
- Median relaciones cordiales entre los dos -> cordial relations exist between the two
mediar
verbo:intransitivo
1 (estar en medio) to be halfway through; (llegar a la mitad) to get to the middle; get halfway; [+tiempo] to elapse; pass
entre A y B median 30kms it is 30kms from A to B; media un abismo entre los dos gobiernos the two governments are poles apart; entre los dos sucesos mediaron varios años the two events were separated by several years; several years elapsed between the two events; mediaba el otoño autumn was half over; it was halfway through autumn; mediaba el mes de julio it was halfway through July
2 (ocurrir) to come up; happen; (intervenir) to intervene; (existir) to exist
pero medió la muerte de su madre but his mother's death intervened; media el hecho de que ... we must take into account the fact that ...; median relaciones cordiales entre los dos cordial relations exist between the two; sin mediar palabra se abalanzó sobre ellos he fell upon them without a word
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Verb Conjugation for "mediar"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | medio | medié | mediaba | mediaré | medie |
| Tú | medias | mediaste | mediabas | mediarás | medies |
| Ella/Él/Usted | media | medió | mediaba | mediará | medie |
| Nosotros | mediamos | mediamos | mediábamos | mediaremos | mediemos |
| Vosotros | mediáis | mediasteis | mediabais | mediaréis | mediéis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | median | mediaron | mediaban | mediarán | medien |
