a medias
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a medias(
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. halfway
Gerardo contó la verdad a medias. Omitió muchos detalles.Gerardo halfway told the truth. He omitted many details.
b. half-finished
El contratista dejó el trabajo a medias y ahora pide más dinero para completarlo.The contractor left the work half-finished, and now he's asking us more money to complete it.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
The report is half-written; many key facts are missing here.El informe está escrito a medias; le faltan muchos datos fundamentales.
Creo que los medios dicen la verdad a medias.I think the media are not telling the whole story.
a. fifty-fifty
Compremos el regalo de Alicia a medias, ¿qué te parece?Let's buy Alicia's gift fifty-fifty, what do you think?
b. half each
La cena salió carísima. Paguemos a medias.Dinner was really expensive. Let's go half each.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Para ser justos, deberíamos pagar a medias el costo de la gasolina.To be fair, we should split the cost of the gas.
¿Por qué nunca quieres pagar a medias cuando salimos?Why don't you ever want to share the cost when we go out?
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