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1 average
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1. noun(the result of adding several amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts: The average of 3, 7, 9 and 13 is 8 (= 32:4).) media
2. adjective1) (obtained by finding the average of amounts etc: average price; the average temperature for the week.) medio, promedio2) (ordinary; not exceptional: The average person is not wealthy; His work is average.) medio; corriente, común
3. verb(to form an average: His expenses averaged (out at) 15 dollars a day.) sumar una media deaverage1 adj1. medio2. regular / normalaverage2 n promedio / mediahow do you calculate the average? ¿cómo se calcula el promedio?tr['ævərɪʤ]1 promedio, media1 medio,-a2 (not special) corriente, regular1 hacer un promedio de2 (calculate) determinar el promedio de\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLabove average por encima de la mediabelow average por debajo de la mediaon average por término medio1) : hacer un promedio dehe averages 8 hours a day: hace un promedio de 8 horas diarias2) : calcular el promedio de, promediar (en matemáticas)average adj1) mean: mediothe average temperature: la temperatura media2) ordinary: común, ordinariothe average man: el hombre comúnaverage n: promedio mn.• avería s.f.adj.• mediano, -a adj.• medio, -a adj.• ordinario, -a adj.• promedio (Matemática) adj.• valor medio (Matemática) adj.n.• media (Matemática) s.f.• medianía s.f.• promedio s.m.• término medio s.m.v.• promediar v.• prorratear v.
I 'ævrɪdʒ, 'ævərɪdʒ$600 a week on (an) average — un promedio or una media de 600 dólares a la or por semana
above/below (the) average — por encima/por debajo de la media
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a) ( Math) <time/age> medio, promedio adj invhe is of average height — es de estatura mediana or regular
b) ( typical)that's about average for a man of your height — eso es lo normal en or para un hombre de tu estatura
she's not your average pop singer — (colloq) no es la típica cantante pop
c) ( ordinary)how was the movie? - average — ¿qué tal la película? - normal or nada del otro mundo
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transitive verb (do, get on average)we averaged 80 miles a day — hicimos un promedio or una media de 80 millas al día
Phrasal Verbs:['ævǝrɪdʒ]1. ADJ1) (Math, Statistics) [age, wage, price, speed] medio, promedio inv2) (=normal, typical) mediothe average American drives 10,000 miles per year — el americano medio hace unas 10.000 millas al año con su coche
an average thirteen-year-old child could understand it — un niño de trece años de inteligencia media podría entenderlo
3) (=mediocre) mediocre"how was the film?" - "average" — -¿qué tal fue la película? -nada del otro mundo
2.N media f, promedio mto do an average of 150kph — hacer una media or un promedio de 150kph
it takes an average of ten weeks for a house sale to be completed — como promedio la venta de una casa se lleva a término en unas diez semanas
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above average — superior a la media or al promedio, por encima de la media or del promedio•
below average — inferior a la media or al promedio, por debajo de la media or del promedio•
on average — como promedio, por término medio•
a rough average — una media aproximada•
to take an average of sth — calcular la media or el promedio de algo3. VT1) (also: average out) (=calculate average of) calcular la media de, calcular el promedio de2) (=reach an average of)pay increases are averaging 9.75% — los aumentos de sueldo son, como media or promedio, del 9,75%
we average eight hours' work a day — trabajamos por término medio unas ocho horas diarias, trabajamos una media or un promedio de unas ocho horas diarias
the temperature averaged 13 degrees over the month — la temperatura media or promedio fue de unos 13 grados a lo largo del mes, la temperatura alcanzó una media or un promedio de unos 13 grados a lo largo del mes
he averaged 140kph all the way — (Aut) hizo un promedio or una media de 140kph en todo el recorrido
4.ADV * regularAVERAGE, HALF
Position of "medio"
You should generally put m edio after the noun when you mean "average" and before the noun when you mean "half":
... the average citizen...... el ciudadano medio...
... the average salary...... el salario medio...
... half a kilo of tomatoes...... medio kilo de tomates... For further uses and examples, see average, half* * *
I ['ævrɪdʒ, 'ævərɪdʒ]$600 a week on (an) average — un promedio or una media de 600 dólares a la or por semana
above/below (the) average — por encima/por debajo de la media
II
a) ( Math) <time/age> medio, promedio adj invhe is of average height — es de estatura mediana or regular
b) ( typical)that's about average for a man of your height — eso es lo normal en or para un hombre de tu estatura
she's not your average pop singer — (colloq) no es la típica cantante pop
c) ( ordinary)how was the movie? - average — ¿qué tal la película? - normal or nada del otro mundo
III
transitive verb (do, get on average)we averaged 80 miles a day — hicimos un promedio or una media de 80 millas al día
Phrasal Verbs:
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