mediar(
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)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to mediate
Traté de mediar entre Pablo y Ana, pero nunca volvieron a hablarse.I tried to mediate between Pablo and Ana, but they never spoke to each other again.
b. to act as a mediator
El ministro medió en la disputa entre patronal y sindicatos.The minister acted as a mediator in the dispute between management and unions.
a. to intercede
El abogado defensor medió por el hombre condenado a muerte.The defense lawyer interceded on behalf of the condemned man.
a. to intervene
¿Hay que mediar en los conflictos entre adolescentes?Should one intervene in conflicts between teenagers?
a. to be halfway through
Mediaba el año 2015 cuando nos fuimos al extranjero.It was halfway through 2015 when we moved overseas.
5. (to go by)
a. to elapse
Mediaron casi seis meses desde que empezó hasta que acabó con los trámites.Nearly six months elapsed between her starting the paperwork and completing it.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¿Cuánto tiempo medió entre esta conversación y la muerte de su suegra?How long was there between this conversation and the death of your mother-in-law?
Mediaron tres meses entre los dos ataques.The two attacks were separated by three months.
6. (to exist)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Grandes diferencias median entre las dos religiones.There are significant differences between the two religions.
Entre nosotros mediaba una gruesa pared.There was a thick wall between us.
7. (to happen)
a. to occur
Diversos obstáculos mediaron en la puesta en marcha del proyecto.A number of setbacks occurred during the project launch.
b. to intervene
Por circunstancias que mediaron en el momento no pudimos asistir a la boda.Because of circumstances that intervened at the time we weren't able to attend the wedding.
a. to play a part
El acceso a la tecnología media en la calidad educativa.Access to technology plays a part in the quality of education.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Factores personales mediaron en su desempeño durante aquel mes.Personal factors affected her performance that month.
La policía investiga las circunstancias que mediaron en el homicidio de una mujer en Tarragona.The police are investigating the circumstances involved in the homicide of a woman in Tarragona.
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