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"Media" is a form of "media", a noun which is often translated as "stocking". "Cosa" is a form of "cosa", a noun which is often translated as "thing". Learn more about the difference between "media" and "cosa" below.
la media(
meh
-
dyah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. stocking (above the knee)
Te hará falta un liguero para sujetar las medias.You'll need a garter belt to hold up your stockings.
2. (clothing) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. average
Me gusta andar y hago una media de 20 kilómetros a la semana.I like walking and I do an average of 20 kilometers a week.
4. (colloquial) (time)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
las medias
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
6. (clothing)
a. pantyhose (up to the waist) (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
¡Me hice una carrera en las medias nuevas!I have a run in my new pantyhose!
b. tights (up to the waist) (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¡Qué frío hace! ¡Ojalá llevara medias gruesas!It's really cold today! I wish I was wearing thick tights!
a. media
Es evidente que los medias influyen en las actitudes sociales.It's obvious that social attitudes are influenced by the media.
la cosa(
koh
-
sah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (object)
c. anything
¡Es increíble! Nunca he visto cosa igual.It's incredible! I've never seen anything like it.
d. nothing (in negative clause)
No hay cosa que más odie que las mentiras.There's nothing I hate more than lying.
2. (concern)
b. business
Deja de prestar tanta atención a las cosas del vecino.Stop paying so much attention to the neighbor's business.
a. situation
Pensé que ya se habría resuelto, pero la cosa está complicada.I thought it would have been worked out by now, but the situation is complicated.
4. (colloquial) (male genitalia) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. thing (colloquial)
Después de la circuncisión, puede que le salga costra en su cosa.After the circumcision, he may have a little scab on his thing.
las cosas
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
