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1 mid-air
['mɪdɛǝ(r)]1.Nto catch sth in mid-air — agarrar or atrapar algo al vuelo
- leave sth in mid-air2.ADJmid-air collision — colisión f en el aire
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2 mid-air
adj.en el aire.s.punto en el aire, región aérea. -
3 mid-air collision
s.colisión en el aire. -
4 to leave sth in mid-air
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5 mid
mid(at, or in, the middle of: a midweek football match; in mid air; a mid-air collision between two aircraft.) a mitad, en mediomid ['mɪd] adj: mediomid morning: a media mañanain mid-August: a mediados de agostoin mid ocean: en alta marn.• medio s.m.adj.• medio, -a adj.[mɪd]1.ADJhe's in his mid twenties — tiene unos veinticinco años, tiene veinte y tantos años
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in mid ocean — en alta mar, en mitad del océano2.PREPliter, poet = amid -
6 mid wing
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7 suspend
sə'spend1) (to hang: The meat was suspended from a hook.) suspender, colgar, pender2) (to keep from falling or sinking: Particles of dust are suspended in the air.) suspender(se)3) (to stop or discontinue temporarily: All business will be suspended until after the funeral.) suspender; aplazar, posponer4) (to prevent (a person) temporarily from continuing his (professional) activities or having his usual privileges: Two footballers were suspended after yesterday's match.) suspender•- suspenders
- suspense
- suspension
- suspension bridge
suspend vb1. suspender2. expulsar temporalmente3. suspender / colgarthe traffic lights are suspended over the road los semáforos están suspendidos encima de la carreteratr[sə'spend]1 (stop temporarily) suspender; (postpone) posponer, aplazar2 (remove) suspender3 (hang) suspender, colgarsuspend [sə'spɛnd] vt: suspenderv.• colgar v.• diferir v.• empatar v.• estancar v.• parar v.• suspender v.sə'spend1)a) \<\<payment/work\>\> suspenderb) \<\<judgment\>\> posponer*, postergar* (esp AmL)2) (debar, ban) suspender; \<\<student\>\> expulsar temporariamente, suspender (AmL)3) ( hang) (often pass) suspender[sǝs'pend]VT1) (=hang) suspender, colgar2) (=remove) (from job) suspender ( from de); (from school) expulsar temporalmente ( from de); (from team) excluir ( from de)3) (=discontinue) [+ hostilities, aid, flights] suspender; [+ licence] retirarhis licence was suspended for six months — (Aut) le retiraron el carnet durante seis meses
4) (=withhold, defer) [+ judgement, decision] aplazar, posponer; (Jur) [+ sentence] suspender provisionalmente, dejar en suspenso5)suspended animation — constantes fpl vitales mínimas
in a state of suspended animation — (lit) con las constantes vitales al mínimo
the audience was in a state of suspended animation — el público tenía el alma en vilo or el corazón en un puño
* * *[sə'spend]1)a) \<\<payment/work\>\> suspenderb) \<\<judgment\>\> posponer*, postergar* (esp AmL)2) (debar, ban) suspender; \<\<student\>\> expulsar temporariamente, suspender (AmL)3) ( hang) (often pass) suspender -
8 backward
'bækwəd1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) hacia atrás2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) retrasado3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) atrasado•- backwards
- backwards and forwards
- bend/fall over backwards
backward adj1. hacia atrás2. retrasadotr['bækwəd]1 hacia atrás2 (child) atrasado,-a3 (shy) tímido,-a4 (unassertive) modesto,-a5 (country) subdesarrollado,-a1→ link=backwards backwards{\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLhe's not backward at coming forward no se corta ni un pelo1) : hacia atrás2) : de espaldashe fell backwards: se cayó de espaldas3) : al revésyou're doing it backwards: lo estás haciendo al revés4)to bend over backwards : hacer todo lo posiblebackward adj1) : hacia atrása backward glance: una mirada hacia atrás2) retarded: retrasado3) shy: tímido4) underdeveloped: atrasadoadj.• atrasado, -a adj.• hacia atrás adj.• subdesarrollado, -a adj.adv.• al revés adv.• atrás adv.
I 'bækwərd, 'bækwədshe's not exactly backward in coming forward — no es de las que se quedan atrás
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esp BrE backwards adverba) ( toward rear) hacia atrásb) <run/walk> hacia atrásc) (back to front, in reverse order) al revésyou've put your sweater on backward — (AmE) te has puesto el suéter al revés
d)['bækwǝd]I've been going backward(s) and forward(s) all day between the house and the hospital — me he pasado el día de acá para allá or para arriba y para abajo entre la casa y el hospital
1. ADJ1) [motion, glance] hacia atrásbackward and forward movement — movimiento m de vaivén
2) [pupil, country] atrasado3) (=reluctant) tímidohe's not backward in coming forward — iro no peca de tímido
2. ADV1) [look] atrás, hacia atrás; [move] hacia atrásto walk/fall backward — andar/caer hacia atrás
to go backward and forward — ir y venir, ir de acá para allá
bend overthis is a step backward — (fig) esto supone un paso atrás
2) (=in reverse) al revés- know sth backward3.CPDbackward roll N — voltereta f hacia atrás
backward somersault N — (on ground) voltereta f hacia atrás; (in mid-air) salto m mortal hacia atrás
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I ['bækwərd, 'bækwəd]she's not exactly backward in coming forward — no es de las que se quedan atrás
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esp BrE backwards adverba) ( toward rear) hacia atrásb) <run/walk> hacia atrásc) (back to front, in reverse order) al revésyou've put your sweater on backward — (AmE) te has puesto el suéter al revés
d)I've been going backward(s) and forward(s) all day between the house and the hospital — me he pasado el día de acá para allá or para arriba y para abajo entre la casa y el hospital
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9 medio
Del verbo mediar: ( conjugate mediar) \ \
medio es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
medió es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: mediar medio
mediar ( conjugate mediar) verbo intransitivo medio EN algo ‹en conflicto/negociaciones› to mediate in sth, to act as mediator in sthb) ( interceder) medio POR algn to intercede for sb;medio ANTE algn to intercede o intervene with sb
medio 1
◊ - dia adjetivo1 ( delante del n) ( la mitad de): media manzana half an apple; pagar medio pasaje to pay half fare o half price; media hora half an hour, a half hour (AmE); dos horas y media two and a half hours; a las cinco y media at half past five; a media mañana/tarde in the middle of the morning/afternoon; a medio camino halfway; media pensión ( en hoteles) half board; (se) dio medio vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel and left; un jugador de medio campo a midfield player; medio tiempo (AmL) half-time; mi media naranja (fam & hum) my better half (colloq & hum) 2 (mediano, promedio) average; a medio y largo plazo in the medium and long term
medio 2 adverbio half; todo lo deja a medio terminar he leaves everything half finished ■ sustantivo masculino 1 (Mat) ( mitad) half 2 ( centro) middle;◊ en (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the room;quitarse de en or del medio to get out of the way 3 los medios de comunicación the media; medio de transporte means of transportb)◊ medios sustantivo masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb medios económicos means (pl), resources (pl)4 ( en locs)◊ en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people;en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos casas por medio every two houses; por medio de (de proceso/técnica) by means of; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin 5a) (círculo, ámbito):◊ en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circles;no está en su medio he's out of his elementb) (Biol) environment;medio ambiente environment; que no da daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendly
mediar verbo intransitivo
1 (arbitrar, intervenir) to mediate: España mediará en el conflicto, Spain will mediate in the conflict
2 (interceder) to intercede: mediará por ti, she'll intercede on your behalf
3 (interponerse) media la circunstancia de que..., you must take into account that...
4 (periodo de tiempo) to pass: mediaron un par de días, two days passed
medio,-a
I adjetivo
1 (mitad) half: sólo queda medio melón, there is only half a melon left
una hora y media, an hour and a half
2 (no extremo) middle
a media tarde, in the middle of the afternoon
clase media, middle class
punto medio, middle ground
3 (prototípico) average: la calidad media es baja, the average quality is poor
la mujer media, the average woman
II adverbio half: el trabajo está medio hecho, the work is half done
III sustantivo masculino
1 (mitad) half
2 (centro) middle
en medio de la batalla, in the midst of the battle
en medio de los árboles, among the trees (entre dos) in between the trees
un barco en medio del desierto, a ship in the middle of the desert
sal de ahí en medio, get out of the way
3 (instrumento, vía) means: el fin no justifica los medios, the aim doesn't justify the means
4 (entorno) enviroment
un medio hostil, a hostile enviroment ' medio' also found in these entries: Spanish: achuchar - adivinarse - ambiente - calle - camino - coger - conducto - coralina - coralino - cuerpo - Ecuador - elemento - en - entorno - habitar - lado - locomoción - media - ocupante - odisea - oriente - perder - por - radical - recurso - sacar - tener - término - tierra - través - a - alzado - arma - atontado - caja - canal - derruido - destruir - día - efectivo - gusto - hombre - hostil - instrumento - ir - loco - Medio Oriente - mejor - menos - meter English: about - air - and - average - backdrop - between - bread - call away - canter - centre - cobble together - discern - East - end - environment - environmentalist - envoy - freight - half - half-dead - half-dressed - half-empty - half-full - half-open - half-serious - half-way - mean - means - medium - medium-term - mid - middle - Middle East - middleweight - midst - moderate - on - over - part - resource - Roman arch - rough up - sandwich course - scrum-half - semiliterate - shelf - slush - slushy - stimulate - television
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