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1 medium
'mi:diəm
1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) medio2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) medio3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) médium4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) medio
2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) medio, medianomedium1 adj medianowhat size do you want, large, small or medium? ¿qué tamaño quieres, grande, pequeño o mediano?medium2 n mediotr['miːdɪəm]1 (average) mediano,-a, regular, normal2 (pl media) (environment) medio (ambiente)3 (pl media) (middle position) punto medio, término medio\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto strike a happy medium hallar un término mediomedium dry (wine) semiseco,-a, abocado,-amedium wave onda mediamedium ['mi:diəm] adj: medianoof medium height: de estatura mediana, de estatura regular1) mean: punto m medio, término m mediohappy medium: justo medio2) means: medio m3) substance: medio m, sustancia fa viscous medium: un medio viscoso4) : medio m de comunicación5) : medio m (artístico)adj.• al punto (Carne) expr.adj.• a medio asar adj.• intermedio, -a adj.• mediano, -a adj.• medio, -a adj.• regular adj.n.• medio s.m.• médium s.m.
I 'miːdiəm1) ( intermediate) < size> medianoof medium height/build — de estatura or talla media or mediana/de complexión normal
2) ( Culin)a) < steak> a punto, término medio (Méx)b) (as adv)medium rare — < steak> poco hecho, a la inglesa (Méx)
medium dry — < wine> semi-seco
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1) c (pl media) (means, vehicle) medio mthrough the medium of — a través de or por medio de
2) (pl media)a) c ( environment) medio m (ambiente)b) c ( for growing cultures) caldo m de cultivo3) ( middle position) (no pl) punto m medio['miːdɪǝm]1. ADJ1) (=not small or large) [object] mediano; [length, size] mediano, medioavailable in small, medium and large — disponible en talla pequeña, mediana y grande
of medium build — de constitución mediana or media
2) (Culin)2. N1) (pl media or mediums)a) (=means of communication) medio mthe advertising media — los medios publicitarios or de publicidad
through the medium of television/the press — por medio de la televisión/la prensa, a través de la televisión/la prensa
b) (=intervening substance) medio m ; (=environment) medio ambiente mc) (for growing culture) caldo m de cultivo; (for preserving specimens) sustancia usada para conservar muestras de laboratoriod) (=solvent) diluyente me) (Art) (=technique, materials used) medio mf) (=midpoint)happy medium — término m medio
2) (pl mediums) (=spiritualist) médium mf3.CPDmedium wave N — (Rad) onda f media
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I ['miːdiəm]1) ( intermediate) < size> medianoof medium height/build — de estatura or talla media or mediana/de complexión normal
2) ( Culin)a) < steak> a punto, término medio (Méx)b) (as adv)medium rare — < steak> poco hecho, a la inglesa (Méx)
medium dry — < wine> semi-seco
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1) c (pl media) (means, vehicle) medio mthrough the medium of — a través de or por medio de
2) (pl media)a) c ( environment) medio m (ambiente)b) c ( for growing cultures) caldo m de cultivo3) ( middle position) (no pl) punto m medio -
2 brine
(very salty water: a jar of olives in brine.) salmuera- brinytr[braɪn]1 salmuerabrine ['braɪn] n1) : salmuera f, escabeche m (para encurtir)2) ocean: océano m, mar mn.• salmuera s.f.braɪnmass nouna) ( saltwater) salmuera fb) ( seawater) agua f‡ salada or de marc) ( the sea) (liter)the brine — el piélago (liter)
[braɪn]N (for preserving) salmuera f ; liter (=sea) piélago m liter, mar m or f* * *[braɪn]mass nouna) ( saltwater) salmuera fb) ( seawater) agua f‡ salada or de marc) ( the sea) (liter)the brine — el piélago (liter)
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3 brine
s.1 salmuera (for preserving)2 Brine, nombre propio.v.1 conservar en salmuera, sumergir en agua salada, conservar en sal, preservar en sal.2 salificar, salar. (pt & pp brined) -
4 preserve
pri'zə:v
1. verb1) (to keep safe from harm: (May) Heaven preserve us from danger!) proteger, guardar2) (to keep in existence: They have managed to preserve many old documents.) conservar3) (to treat (food), eg by cooking it with sugar, so that it will not go bad: What is the best method of preserving raspberries?) conservar
2. noun1) (an activity, kind of work etc in which only certain people are allowed to take part.) dominio, terreno2) (a place where game animals, birds etc are protected: a game preserve.) coto (de caza)3) (jam: blackberry jam and other preserves.) confitura•- preservative
preserve vb conservar / preservartr[prɪ'zɜːv]2 (hunting area) coto, vedado3 (activity) dominio, terreno; (responsibility) incumbencia1 (building, manuscript, wood, leather) conservar; (specimen) conservar, preservar; (food) conservar; (fruit) poner en conserva; (standards, dignity, sense of humour) mantener2 (save, protect) proteger3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (game, fishing, etc) proteger1) protect: proteger, preservar2) : conservar (los alimentos, etc.)3) maintain: conservar, mantenerpreserve n1) or preserves npl: conserva fpeach preserves: duraznos en conserva2) : coto mgame preserve: coto de cazan.• compota s.f.• confitura s.f.• conserva s.f.• coto s.m.• vedado s.m.v.• confitar v.• conservar v.• escapar v.• guardar v.• guarecer v.• preservar v.• retener v.(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-fut/c: -tendr-•)
I prɪ'zɜːrv, prɪ'zɜːv1)a) \<\<food\>\> conservar; \<\<specimen\>\> conservar, preservarb) ( Culin) \<\<fruit/vegetables\>\> hacer* conserva dec) ( maintain) \<\<buildingaditions\>\> conservar; \<\<dignity\>\> conservar, mantener*2) ( protect) (liter) proteger*to preserve somebody FROM something — proteger* a alguien de algo
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1) ca) (exclusive privilege, sphere)to be a male preserve — ser* terreno or coto exclusivamente masculino, ser* terreno vedado a las mujeres
b) ( restricted area)game preserve — coto m or vedado m de caza
wildlife preserve — (AmE) reserva f de animales
2) ( Culin)a) u c (jam, jelly) confitura f, mermelada fb) u c ( fruit in syrup) (BrE) conserva f[prɪ'zɜːv]1. VT1) (=keep in existence) [+ endangered species, jobs, language] proteger, preservar; [+ customs, silence, reputation] conservar, mantener; [+ sense of humour, memory] conservaras a doctor, it was my duty to preserve life — como médico, era mi deber salvar vidas
2) (=keep from decay) [+ object, environment, meat] conservaraspic, well-preservedperfectly preserved medieval houses — casas fpl medievales en perfecto estado
3) (esp Brit) (Culin) (=bottle, pickle etc) [+ fruit] hacer conservas de; [+ meat, fish] conservarpeppers and chillies may be preserved in oil — los pimientos y los chiles se pueden conservar en aceite
4) (=protect)a) (gen) protegerto preserve sth from/against sth — proteger algo de algo
b) (in prayers, wishes)God or Heaven or saints preserve us! — ¡que Dios nos ampare!
heaven preserve us from little boys — hum que Dios nos proteja de los niños
5) (for private hunting, fishing) [+ game] proteger2. N1) (Culin) (singular) (=jam) mermelada f, confitura f ; (=bottled fruit, chutney) conserva fdamson preserve — mermelada f or confitura f de ciruela damascena
2) (Culin)preserves conservas fpl3) (=restricted area)a) (Hunting) coto m, vedado m ; (for wildlife) reserva f ; game I, 4., wildlife 2.b) (fig) dominio mbanking has remained almost exclusively a male preserve — la banca sigue siendo casi exclusivamente del dominio masculino
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I [prɪ'zɜːrv, prɪ'zɜːv]1)a) \<\<food\>\> conservar; \<\<specimen\>\> conservar, preservarb) ( Culin) \<\<fruit/vegetables\>\> hacer* conserva dec) ( maintain) \<\<building/traditions\>\> conservar; \<\<dignity\>\> conservar, mantener*2) ( protect) (liter) proteger*to preserve somebody FROM something — proteger* a alguien de algo
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1) ca) (exclusive privilege, sphere)to be a male preserve — ser* terreno or coto exclusivamente masculino, ser* terreno vedado a las mujeres
b) ( restricted area)game preserve — coto m or vedado m de caza
wildlife preserve — (AmE) reserva f de animales
2) ( Culin)a) u c (jam, jelly) confitura f, mermelada fb) u c ( fruit in syrup) (BrE) conserva f
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