medio
medio, -a
adjective
1. half (mitad)
- media docena -> half a dozen
- media hora -> half an hour
- medio, -a pueblo estaba allí -> half the town was there
- a medio, -a camino -> halfway there; (en viaje) halfway through (en trabajo)
- a media luz -> in the half-light
- un kilo y medio, -a -> one and a half kilos
- son las dos y media -> it's half past two
- son y media -> it's half past
2. medium (intermedio) (estatura, tamaño); middle (posición, punto)
- a medio, -a plazo -> in the medium term
- de clase media -> middle-class
3. average (de promedio) (temperatura, velocidad)
- el francés medio, -a -> your average Frenchman
4. ordinary, average (corriente)
adverb
5. half
- medio, -a borracho -> half drunk
- a medio, -a hacer -> half done
masculine noun
6. half (mitad)
7. middle, center (centro)
- en medio, -a (de) -> in the middle (of)
- estar por (en) medio, -a -> to be in the way
- equivocarse de medio, -a a medio, -a -> to be completely wrong
- meterse o ponerse de por medio, -a -> to get in the way; to interfere (figurative)
- quitar de en medio, -a a alguien -> to get rid of somebody, to get somebody out of the way
8. means (sistema, manera), method
- por medio, -a de (singular or plural) -> by means of, through
- por todos los medios -> by all possible means
- los medios de comunicación o información -> the media
- medios de producción -> means of production
- medios de transporte -> means o mode of transport
9. (recursos)
- medios -> means, resources
10. environment (elemento físico)
- medio, -a ambiente -> environment
11. (ámbito)
- en medios bien informados -> in well-informed circles
a medias
adverbial phrase also:
- hacer algo a medias -> to half-do something
- pagar a medias -> to go halves, to share the cost
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medio [may’-de-o]
noun
1. Middle (centro). (m)
2. Medium. (m)
3. Step, measure. (m)
4. Means. (m)
5. Surroundings, environment. (m)
6. Half. (Mathematics) (m)
7. Middle finger. (m)
8. (Sports) Lineman. (m)
noun, plural
9. Means (método), resources.
10. Center of the bull-ring.
- A medio cocer -> half cooked
- Corto de medios -> short of funds
- De medio a medio -> 1. Right in the middle. 2. Absolutely.
- De por medio -> 1. Halfway. 2. In the middle.
- En medio de -> 1. In the middle of. 2. Despite.
- Estar de por medio -> to mediate
- Por medio de -> by means of, through
- Medios de publicidad -> advertising media
- Medio dormido -> half asleep
- Hablaba a media voz -> she was speaking in a low voice
- En medio de la plaza -> in the middle of the square
- Quitar algo de en medio -> to remove something
- Meterse de por medio -> to intervene
- Los medios de comunicación -> the media
adv Half (término medio).
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