"medidas" can be a verb. You can see the conjugations below.
medir. 'medir'. This verb means 'to measure'. For example, 'la Colonia Güell mide precisamente 44 metros de alto' / 'The church Colonia Guell measures exactly 44 meters in height.'. Medir.
medir
transitive verb
1. to measure (hacer mediciones)
2. to weigh up (sopesar)
3. to weigh carefully (palabras)
4. (fuerzas)
- los dos equipos medirán sus fuerzas en la semifinal -> the two sides will do battle in the semifinal
intransitive verb
5. (tener de medida)
- ¿cuánto mides? -> how tall are you?
- ¿cuánto mide de largo? -> how long o what length is it?
- mido 1,80 -> I'm 6 foot (tall)
- mide diez metros -> it's ten meters long
- mide 90-60-90 -> her vital statistics are 36-24-36
medirse
pronomial verb1. to measure oneself (tomarse medidas)
- se midió la cintura -> she measured her waist
2. to show restraint (moderarse)
3. (enfrentarse)
- medirse con -> to meet, to compete against
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medir [may-deer’]
article & verb transitive
1. To measure, to ascertain the length, magnitude, or quantity of a thing.
2. To measure or examine the number or syllables of a verse.
3. To compare, to measure, to estimate the quality of things.
4. Medir por millas, to measure in miles.
verb neuter & verb reflexive
5. To measure (objeto, persona). (Latin American) (m & n)
- La tela mide 90 cms -> the cloth measures 90 cms
verb reflexive
6. To be moderate, to act with prudence.
- No perder la calma -> to keep one's head
7. To play each other. (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
8. To try on (ropa). (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
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medir
verbo:transitivo
1 (tomar la medida de) [+habitación, ángulo] to measure [+distancia, temperatura] to measure; gauge; gage; (EEUU) [+tierra] to survey; plot
medir algo por millas to measure sth in miles
medir a algn (con la vista) to size sb up (familiar)
medir las calles (México) to hang around on the streets (familiar)
2 (calcular) to weigh up
deberías medir las consecuencias de lo que dices you should consider o weigh up the consequences of what you say
deberíamos medir los pros y los contras de esta decisión we should weigh up the pros and cons of this decision
3 (enfrentar)
los dos púgiles medirán sus fuerzas the two boxers will be pitted against each other o will take each other on
verbo:intransitivo
to measure; be el tablero mide 80 por 20 the board measures o is 80 by 20; ¿cuánto mides? how tall are you?; mido 1,80m I am 1.80m
la caja mide 20cm de ancho the box is 20cm wide; mide 88cm de pecho her bust measurement is 88cms
verbo:pronominal
medirse2 (enfrentarse)
medirse con algn to take on sb
una final en la que se medirán los dos equipos a final in which the two teams will be pitted against each other o will take each other on
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