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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (women's clothing)
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) Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. sock (knee or ankle sock)Tengo una montaña de medias sin pareja.I have heaps of odd socks.
3. (mathematics)
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. A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
a. half hour El reloj de la iglesia dio la media.The church clock struck the half hour.
b. half past Date prisa porque el banco cierra a la media en punto.Hurry up because the bank closes at half past on the dot.
5. (sports)
a. midfield El jugador despejó el balón desde la media.The player cleared the ball from the midfield.
medias
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
6. (clothing)
a. pantyhose (up to the waist) 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)¡Qué frío hace! ¡Ojalá llevara medias gruesas!It's really cold today! I wish I was wearing thick tights!
7. (communication outlets)
a. media Es evidente que los medias influyen en las actitudes sociales.It's obvious that social attitudes are influenced by the media.
mediaA noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. chupar las medias a alguiento lick somebody's boots
medias veladastights pantyhose
2. (mathematics)
a. averagemedia aritmética/proporcionalarithmetic/proportional mean
media horariahourly average
3. (hora)
a. al dar la mediaon the half-hour
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media
1 medias (hasta la cintura) tights; pantyhose singular
; (s) (EEUU) (hasta el muslo) stockingsmedias de compresión support tights Las [medias de compresión] evitan la hinchazón cuando tienes que permanecer de pie mucho tiempo.
medias de malla (hasta el muslo) fishnet stockings; (hasta la cintura) fishnet tights media de nylon
medias de red medias de rejilla medias pantalón (Col) tights plural
; (p) 2 (Latinoamérica) (calcetín) sock 3 de media [+aguja] knitting; [+punto] plain; hacer media to knit
5 (promedio) average 100 de media al día an average of 100 a day
hay una media de cinco bodas por día
dan una media de cinco conciertos al mes they give an average of five concerts a month
media aritmética arithmetic mean
media ponderada weighted average
6 media de cerveza 1/4 litre bottle of beer
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