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1 means test
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2 means of communication
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5 means
I mi:nz noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) medio, manera- by means of
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II mi:nz noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) medios de vida, recursos económicos, ingresosmeans n1. medio2. manera / modotr[miːnz]1 (way, method) medio, manera■ there's no means of escape no hay escapatoria, no hay manera de escapar1 (resources) medios nombre masculino plural de vida, recursos nombre masculino plural económicos, ingresos nombre masculino plural; (income) renta f sing■ a person of means una persona acaudalada, una persona de buena posición económica\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa means to an end un medio de conseguir un objetivo, un medio para lograr un finby all means naturalmente, por supuestoby means of por medio de, medianteby no means / not by any means de ninguna manera, de ningún modoto be beyond somebody's means no estar al alcance de alguiento live beyond one's means vivir por encima de sus posibilidadesto live within one's means vivir dentro de sus posibilidadesmeans of identification identificación nombre femeninon.pl.• arbitrio s.m.• arcaduz s.m.• bártulos s.m.pl.• caudal s.m.• elemento s.m.• medio s.m.• recurso s.m.• resorte s.m.miːnz1) (+ sing vb)a) ( method) medio mdoes the end justify the means? — ¿el fin justifica los medios?
there's no means of finding out — no hay manera or forma de saberlo; see also ways and means
b) (in phrases)by all means — por supuesto, cómo no! (esp AmL)
by no means, not by any means: we are by no means rich no somos ricos ni mucho menos: it's not a perfect film by any means de ninguna manera or de ningún modo es una película perfecta; by means of — (as prep) por medio de, mediante
[miːnz]they live beyond their means — llevan un tren de vida que no se pueden costear or que sus ingresos no les permiten
1. Nby any means — de cualquier manera, del modo que sea
not by any means — de ninguna manera or ningún modo
by any means possible — como sea/fuera posible, a como dé/diera lugar (CAm, Mex)
there is no means of doing it — no hay manera or modo de hacerlo
by some means or other — de alguna manera u otra, de algún modo u otro
by this means — de esta manera, de este modo
fair I, 1., 1)•
by means of — por medio de2) (in phrases)•
by all means! — ¡claro que sí!, ¡por supuesto!•
"is she a friend of yours?" - "by no means" — -¿es amiga suya? -de ninguna manera or ningún modothey're by no means rich — no son ricos, ni mucho menos
we haven't the means to do it — no contamos con los recursos or los medios para hacerlo
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to live beyond one's means — vivir por encima de sus posibilidades, gastar más de lo que se gana•
a man of means — un hombre acaudalado•
to live within one's means — vivir de acuerdo con sus posibilidades2.CPDmeans-testmeans test N — prueba f de haberes (para determinar si una persona tiene derecho a determinada prestación)
* * *[miːnz]1) (+ sing vb)a) ( method) medio mdoes the end justify the means? — ¿el fin justifica los medios?
there's no means of finding out — no hay manera or forma de saberlo; see also ways and means
b) (in phrases)by all means — por supuesto, cómo no! (esp AmL)
by no means, not by any means: we are by no means rich no somos ricos ni mucho menos: it's not a perfect film by any means de ninguna manera or de ningún modo es una película perfecta; by means of — (as prep) por medio de, mediante
they live beyond their means — llevan un tren de vida que no se pueden costear or que sus ingresos no les permiten
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6 means-test
['miːnztest]VTmeansthis benefit is means-tested — este subsidio se otorga después de averiguar los recursos económicos del solicitante
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7 means of production
English-Spanish dictionary of Geography > means of production
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8 means of egress
English-Spanish architecture and construction dictionary > means of egress
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9 means of detecting and suppressing
nSAFE medio de salvamento mEnglish-Spanish technical dictionary > means of detecting and suppressing
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10 means of escape
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11 means
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12 Means grass
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13 means test
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14 means-end chain
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15 means-goal staircase
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16 means-tested assistance
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17 by no means
1) (definitely not: `Can I go home now?' `By no means!) de ninguna manera2) ((also not by any means) not at all: I'm by no means certain to win.) de ningún modoadv.• nada adv. -
18 ways and means
(methods, especially of providing money.) mediosmedios nombre masculino pluralways and means (OF -ING) — métodos mpl (de + inf)
* * *ways and means (OF -ING) — métodos mpl (de + inf)
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19 by means of
(using: We escaped by means of a secret tunnel.) por medio de, mediantepor medio de, medianteadv.• mediante adv.• por medio de adv.prep.• mediante prep. -
20 by no means / not by any means
by no means / not by any meansde ninguna manera, de ningún modo
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means — W2S2 [mi:nz] n plural means ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(method)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3 by all means! 4 by no means/not by any means 5 by means of something 6 a means to an end 7 the means of production ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
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