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1 armar apresuradamente
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2 improvisar
v.to improvise (discurso, plan).improvisar una cama to make (up) a makeshift bed* * *1 to improvise1 to improvise* * *VT [+ discurso] to improvise; [+ comida] to rustle up *; [+ música] to extemporize; [+ representación] to ad-lib* * *1.verbo transitivo to improvise2.improvisaron una fiesta con lo que tenían en casa — they got up a party with what they had in the house
improvisar vi actor to improvise, ad-lib, extemporize (frml); músico to improvise, extemporize (frml)* * *= improvise, throw together, play + Nombre + by ear, wing it, rustle up, cobble together, fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.Ex. We must plan as best we can for known events while contriving to improvise when, as often happens, such stirring distractions occur unannounced.Ex. A quality design cannot be thrown together on short notice.Ex. The main problem lay in deciding which subjects were to be treated in which way, and staff played things by ear.Ex. ' Winging it' becomes necessary when something unexpected comes up and the teacher has to improvise at the last minute.Ex. Why grub has to be ' rustled up' is anyone's guess; that is just the way it was on the Wild West.Ex. By cobbling together these essays without any attempt to integrate them, Mills reveals a disregard for his audience.Ex. One of the persistent arguments about Mr. Gorbachev is whether he ever had a clear strategic vision, or was flying by the seat of his pants.----* improvisar Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.* * *1.verbo transitivo to improvise2.improvisaron una fiesta con lo que tenían en casa — they got up a party with what they had in the house
improvisar vi actor to improvise, ad-lib, extemporize (frml); músico to improvise, extemporize (frml)* * *= improvise, throw together, play + Nombre + by ear, wing it, rustle up, cobble together, fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.Ex: We must plan as best we can for known events while contriving to improvise when, as often happens, such stirring distractions occur unannounced.
Ex: A quality design cannot be thrown together on short notice.Ex: The main problem lay in deciding which subjects were to be treated in which way, and staff played things by ear.Ex: ' Winging it' becomes necessary when something unexpected comes up and the teacher has to improvise at the last minute.Ex: Why grub has to be ' rustled up' is anyone's guess; that is just the way it was on the Wild West.Ex: By cobbling together these essays without any attempt to integrate them, Mills reveals a disregard for his audience.Ex: One of the persistent arguments about Mr. Gorbachev is whether he ever had a clear strategic vision, or was flying by the seat of his pants.* improvisar Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.* * *improvisar [A1 ]vt1 ‹lección/discurso/versos› to improvise2 (preparar con pocos recursos) ‹cama/cortina› to improviseimprovisaron una fiesta con lo que tenían en casa they had an impromptu party o ( colloq) they got up a party with what they had in the housecon cuatro latas improvisamos una cena estupenda we rustled up a great meal from a few cansno podemos improvisar un director gerente de un día para otro we can't conjure up a managing director overnight■ improvisarvi«actor» to improvise, ad-lib, extemporize ( frml); «músico» to improvise, extemporize* * *
improvisar ( conjugate improvisar) verbo transitivo
to improvise;
verbo intransitivo [actor/músico] to improvise
improvisar verbo transitivo to improvise
Mús to extemporize
' improvisar' also found in these entries:
English:
ad-lib
- cobble together
- ear
- improvise
- rig up
- jam
- knock
- put
- throw
- whip
* * *♦ vt[discurso, plan, actuación artística] to improvise; [comida] to rustle up, to improvise;improvisar una cama to make (up) a makeshift bed;improvisaron un campamento para albergar a los refugiados a makeshift camp was set up to provide shelter for the refugees♦ vi[músico, orador, actor] to improvise; [al olvidar el diálogo] to ad-lib* * *v/t improvise* * *: to improvise, to ad-lib* * *improvisar vb to improvise -
3 revoltijo
m.scramble, hodgepodge, hodge-podge, mishmash.* * *1 (mezcla) mess, clutter, jumble2 figurado (confusión) mess, chaos* * *revoltillo masculino1) (fam) ( desorden) mess, jumble2) (fam) (comida, bebida) mixture, concoction* * *= mixed bag, mess, jumble and squeeze, jumble, hodgepodge [hotchpotch, -UK], hotchpotch [hodgepodge, USA], cobbling together, mash-up, mishmash, melange.Ex. The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.Ex. 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.Ex. The vista of main street shows in addition to the jumble and squeeze of shops, a 12-story skyscraper, several impressive banks, and a few elderly housing units.Ex. Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.Ex. Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.Ex. It has thus has created a logical and ordered system out of what was once a hotchpotch of individual decision.Ex. It argues that Genesis is a unified text rather than a clumsy cobbling together of disparate materials.Ex. ' Mash-ups' of data on the web are starting to appear on Australian sites and could provide a new means of online advertising.Ex. We follow a mishmash of characters as they move through their unfortunate life without felicity.Ex. There were space cadets, aimless women -- the melange was incredible.----* hacer un revoltijo = cobble together.* revoltijo de letras = jumbled letters.* un revoltijo de = a jumble of, a welter of.* * *revoltillo masculino1) (fam) ( desorden) mess, jumble2) (fam) (comida, bebida) mixture, concoction* * *= mixed bag, mess, jumble and squeeze, jumble, hodgepodge [hotchpotch, -UK], hotchpotch [hodgepodge, USA], cobbling together, mash-up, mishmash, melange.Ex: The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.
Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.Ex: The vista of main street shows in addition to the jumble and squeeze of shops, a 12-story skyscraper, several impressive banks, and a few elderly housing units.Ex: Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.Ex: Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.Ex: It has thus has created a logical and ordered system out of what was once a hotchpotch of individual decision.Ex: It argues that Genesis is a unified text rather than a clumsy cobbling together of disparate materials.Ex: ' Mash-ups' of data on the web are starting to appear on Australian sites and could provide a new means of online advertising.Ex: We follow a mishmash of characters as they move through their unfortunate life without felicity.Ex: There were space cadets, aimless women -- the melange was incredible.* hacer un revoltijo = cobble together.* revoltijo de letras = jumbled letters.* un revoltijo de = a jumble of, a welter of.* * *revoltijo, revoltilloA ( fam) (desorden) mess, jumbleB ( fam) (comida, bebida) mixture, concoction* * *
revoltijo,◊ revoltillo sustantivo masculino (fam)
revoltijo sustantivo masculino
1 (de cosas) jumble, clutter
2 (situación) chaos, mess
' revoltijo' also found in these entries:
English:
clutter
- jumble
- mishmash
* * *revoltijo, revoltillo nmjumble* * *m mess, jumble* * *revoltijo nm1) fárrago: mess, jumble* * *revoltijo n jumble -
4 amañar
v.1 to rig, to manipulate.2 to trick, to rig.* * *1 (falsear) to fiddle, fix; (documentos) to tamper with, doctor; (cuentas) to cook; (elecciones) to rig2 (componer) to fix, arrange1 (darse maña) to be skilful (US skillful)\amañárselas familiar to manage■ se las amaña muy bien para hacer el mínimo de trabajo he always manages to do as little work as possible* * *verb* * *1. VT1) pey (=manipular) [+ resultado] to alter, tamper with; [+ elección] to rig; [+ foto] to fake; [+ partido, jurado] to fix; [+ cuentas] to cook *; [+ excusa] to cook up2) (=hacer bien) to do skilfully, do skillfully (EEUU), do cleverly2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo (fam) < elecciones> to rig; <partido/pelea> to fix; <carnet/documento> to tamper with; < informe> to alter, doctor (pej); <excusa/historia> to dream o cook up, concoct2.amañarse v pron1) tbamañárselas — ( ingeniarse) to manage
2) (Col, Ven) ( acostumbrarse) to settle in* * *= sex up, fiddle, fiddle with, fudge, fake, cobble together, concoct.Ex. Kelly reportedly said that top aides of Prime Minister Tony Blair had ' sexed up' intelligence reports to help justify an invasion of Iraq.Ex. Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.Ex. The author explains how scientific literature is written, refereed, edited, and published, and contends that the data it contains have often been fudged or stolen from others.Ex. Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.Ex. By cobbling together these essays without any attempt to integrate them, Mills reveals a disregard for his audience.Ex. Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.----* amañar el mercado = rig + the market.* * *1.verbo transitivo (fam) < elecciones> to rig; <partido/pelea> to fix; <carnet/documento> to tamper with; < informe> to alter, doctor (pej); <excusa/historia> to dream o cook up, concoct2.amañarse v pron1) tbamañárselas — ( ingeniarse) to manage
2) (Col, Ven) ( acostumbrarse) to settle in* * *= sex up, fiddle, fiddle with, fudge, fake, cobble together, concoct.Ex: Kelly reportedly said that top aides of Prime Minister Tony Blair had ' sexed up' intelligence reports to help justify an invasion of Iraq.
Ex: Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.Ex: The author explains how scientific literature is written, refereed, edited, and published, and contends that the data it contains have often been fudged or stolen from others.Ex: Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.Ex: By cobbling together these essays without any attempt to integrate them, Mills reveals a disregard for his audience.Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.* amañar el mercado = rig + the market.* * *amañar [A1 ]vt( fam)1 ‹elecciones› to rig; ‹partido/pelea› to fix2 ‹carnet/documento› to tamper with, doctoramañó el informe oficial he doctored o altered the official report3 ‹excusa/historia› to dream o cook up, concoct■ amañarseAtb amañárselas (ingeniarse): se (las) amañó para llegar a fin de mes she somehow managed to get by until the end of the monthB ( Col) (acostumbrarse) to settle in* * *
amañar ( conjugate amañar) verbo transitivo (fam) ‹ elecciones› to rig;
‹partido/pelea› to fix;
‹carnet/documento› to tamper with;
‹ informe› to alter, doctor (pej);
‹excusa/historia› to dream o cook up, concoct
amañarse verbo pronominal
1 tb
2 (Col, Ven) ( acostumbrarse) to settle in
amañar verbo transitivo
1 to fix, fiddle
2 (unas elecciones, un premio) to rig
' amañar' also found in these entries:
English:
book
- cook
- doctor
- fiddle
- fix
- juggle
- fudge
- rig
* * *♦ vt1. [elecciones, resultado] to rig;[partido] to fix2. [documento] to doctor* * *v/t famrig fam ; partido fix fam* * *amañar vt: to rig, to fix, to tamper with -
5 hacer un revoltijo
(v.) = cobble togetherEx. By cobbling together these essays without any attempt to integrate them, Mills reveals a disregard for his audience.* * *(v.) = cobble togetherEx: By cobbling together these essays without any attempt to integrate them, Mills reveals a disregard for his audience.
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6 hilvanar
v.1 to tack (British), to baste (United States) (clothes).2 to piece together (coordinar) (ideas).3 to throw together.4 to reel off, to tell one after the other.María hilvMaría historias macabras Mary reels off macabre stories.5 to baste, to stitch, to tack.María hilvMaría ruedos de vestidos Mary bastes dress hems.* * *1 to tack, baste2 figurado to put together, outline* * *VT1) (Cos) to tack, baste (EEUU)2) (=preparar) [+ trabajo, discurso] to cobble togetherbien hilvanado — well put together, well constructed
3) (=relacionar) to string together* * *verbo transitivo1) ( coser) to baste (AmE), to tack (BrE)2) <frases/ideas> to put together* * *= baste.Ex. This may seem like a lot of pins (and it is) but the secret to good quilting is good basting.----* hilvanar palabras = orchestrate + words.* * *verbo transitivo1) ( coser) to baste (AmE), to tack (BrE)2) <frases/ideas> to put together* * *= baste.Ex: This may seem like a lot of pins (and it is) but the secret to good quilting is good basting.
* hilvanar palabras = orchestrate + words.* * *hilvanar [A1 ]vtA2 ( Ven) (poner dobladillo a) to hemB ‹frases/ideas› to put togetherun discurso muy mal hilvanado a speech that did not hang together at all* * *
hilvanar ( conjugate hilvanar) verbo transitivo
1 ( coser) to baste (AmE), to tack (BrE)
2 ‹frases/ideas› to put together
hilvanar verbo transitivo
1 Cost to tack, baste
2 fig (relacionar, hacer congruente) to link
' hilvanar' also found in these entries:
English:
tack
- baste
* * *hilvanar vt1. [ropa] Br to tack, US to baste2. [coordinar] to piece together;hilvanó sus argumentos en un discurso perfecto he wove his arguments into a perfect speech3. [improvisar] to throw together;tuvieron que hilvanar una propuesta en el último minuto they had to throw together a proposal at the last minute* * *v/t baste;figno podía hilvanar una frase he couldn’t string half a dozen words together* * *hilvanar vt1) : to baste, to tack2) : to piece together -
7 prisa
f.hurry, haste.con las prisas me olvidé de llamarte in the rush I forgot to call youa toda prisa very quicklycorrer prisa to be urgentdarse prisa to hurry (up)de prisa quicklyde prisa y corriendo in a slapdash wayir con prisa to be in a hurrymeter prisa a alguien to hurry o rush somebodytener prisa to be in a hurryla prisa es mala consejera (Prov) more haste, less speed* * *1 hurry■ ¡date prisa que no llegamos! hurry up or we'll never make it!\correr prisa to be urgentdarse prisa to hurryde prisa y corriendo in a mad rushmeterle prisa a alguien to rush somebodysin prisa pero sin pausa slowly but surelytener prisa to be in a hurry* * *noun f.hurry, rush- tener prisa* * *SF (=prontitud) hurry, haste; (=premura) urgency•
a prisa — quickly, hurriedly¿corren prisa estas cartas? — are these letters urgent?, is there any hurry for these letters?
¿te corre prisa? — are you in a hurry?
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darse prisa — to hurry, hurry up¡date prisa! — hurry (up)!, come along!
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de prisa — quickly, hurriedly•
meter prisa a algn — to make sb get a move on, make sb hurry up•
tener prisa — to be in a hurry* * *1) (rapidez, urgencia) rush, hurry¿a qué viene tanta prisa? — what's the rush o hurry?
no me metas prisa — don't rush o hurry me
tengo prisa — (Esp, Méx) I'm in a rush o a hurry
2) (en locs)a or de prisa — deprisa
correr prisa: éstos no (me) corren prisa there's no rush for these; sin prisa pero sin pausa slowly but surely; hazlo sin prisa pero sin pausa — take your time
* * *= haste.Ex. Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.----* andar sin prisa = mosey.* a prisa = hurriedly, quickly.* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.* con prisa = in a rush, in a hurry.* darse prisa = hurry, hurry up, get on + Posesivo + running shoes, shake + a leg, hot-foot it to, make + haste, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, get + a move on.* darse prisa con calma = make + haste slowly.* de prisa = in haste.* dirigirse a toda prisa hacia = make + haste towards.* hacer esto y aquello sin prisas = pootle.* ir a un Sitio sin prisa = mosey.* marcharse de prisa = dash off, shoot off.* meter prisa = hustle.* no correr prisa = there + be + no hurry.* no haber prisa = there + be + no hurry.* prisa de última hora = last-minute rush.* salir a toda prisa = make + a hasty exit.* sin prisa(s) = unhurriedly, leisurely.* tener demasiada prisa = be in too much of a hurry, be in too much of a rush.* tener prisa = be in a hurry.* * *1) (rapidez, urgencia) rush, hurry¿a qué viene tanta prisa? — what's the rush o hurry?
no me metas prisa — don't rush o hurry me
tengo prisa — (Esp, Méx) I'm in a rush o a hurry
2) (en locs)a or de prisa — deprisa
correr prisa: éstos no (me) corren prisa there's no rush for these; sin prisa pero sin pausa slowly but surely; hazlo sin prisa pero sin pausa — take your time
* * *= haste.Ex: Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.
* andar sin prisa = mosey.* a prisa = hurriedly, quickly.* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.* con prisa = in a rush, in a hurry.* darse prisa = hurry, hurry up, get on + Posesivo + running shoes, shake + a leg, hot-foot it to, make + haste, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, get + a move on.* darse prisa con calma = make + haste slowly.* de prisa = in haste.* dirigirse a toda prisa hacia = make + haste towards.* hacer esto y aquello sin prisas = pootle.* ir a un Sitio sin prisa = mosey.* marcharse de prisa = dash off, shoot off.* meter prisa = hustle.* no correr prisa = there + be + no hurry.* no haber prisa = there + be + no hurry.* prisa de última hora = last-minute rush.* salir a toda prisa = make + a hasty exit.* sin prisa(s) = unhurriedly, leisurely.* tener demasiada prisa = be in too much of a hurry, be in too much of a rush.* tener prisa = be in a hurry.* * *A (rapidez, urgencia) rush, hurry¿a qué viene tanta prisa? what's the rush o hurry?con las prisas olvidé decírselo in the rush I forgot to tell her¿a qué viene tanta prisa por casarse? why are you in such a hurry o rush to get married?no me metas prisa don't rush o hurry meestoy de prisa or tengo prisa I'm in a rush o a hurrydarse prisa to hurry up, to hurrydate prisa o perderás el tren hurry up or you'll miss the trainB ( en locs):a or de prisa deprisa:a toda prisa as fast as possiblehuyó de allí a toda prisa she fled as fast as she could gocorrer prisa: no se preocupe, éstos no (me) corren prisa don't worry, there's no rush for these o I'm not in a rush for thesesin prisa pero sin pausa: el público entraba en la tienda sin prisa pero sin pausa there was a steady stream of people going into the shopsin prisa pero sin pausa la situación va mejorando slowly but surely the situation is getting better* * *
prisa sustantivo femenino
1 (rapidez, urgencia) rush, hurry;◊ ¿a qué viene tanta prisa? what's the rush o hurry?;
con las prisas olvidé decírselo in the rush I forgot to tell her;
tenía prisa por llegar a casa he was in a rush to get home;
no me metas prisa don't rush o hurry me;
tengo prisa (Esp, Méx) I'm in a rush o a hurry;
darse prisa to hurry (up)
2 ( en locs) a or de prisa See Also→◊ deprisa ;
a toda prisa as fast as possible;
correr prisa: estos no (me) corren prisa there's no rush for these
prisa sustantivo femenino hurry, rush: tengo mucha prisa, I'm in a hurry
♦ Locuciones: correr prisa, to be urgent
darse prisa, to hurry up
meter prisa, to hurry o rush sb
' prisa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apremiar
- apurar
- apurada
- apurado
- apurarse
- correr
- encaminarse
- espabilar
- espabilarse
- parecer
- pausa
- precipitación
- precipitada
- precipitado
- precipitarse
- rato
- venga
- acelerar
- afán
- afanado
- apresurar
- apuro
- disparado
- ir
- meter
- vestir
English:
be
- bolt
- buck up
- catch
- charge off
- cobble together
- come on
- double
- fade
- hurry
- hustle
- in
- leg
- move
- quick
- rush
- rush off
- scurry
- speed
- speed up
- such
- tear
- throw on
- come
- haste
- hastily
- past
- whisk
* * *prisa nf[prontitud] haste, hurry; [rapidez] speed; [urgencia] urgency;¿por qué tantas prisas? what's the hurry?;con las prisas me olvidé de llamarte in the rush I forgot to call you;a toda prisa very quickly;correr prisa to be urgent;¿qué es lo que más prisa corre? which is most urgent?;darse prisa to hurry (up);de prisa quickly;de prisa y corriendo in a slapdash way;ir con prisa, llevar prisa to be in a hurry;meter prisa a alguien to hurry o rush sb;tener prisa to be in a hurry;la prisa es mala consejera more haste, less speed;sin prisa pero sin pausa slowly but steadily* * *f hurry, rush;darse prisa hurry (up);tener prisa be in a hurry o rush;a toda prisa as fast o as quickly as possible;de prisa fast, quickly;correr prisa be urgent;meter prisa a alguien hurry s.o. along, make s.o. hurry* * *prisa nf1) : hurry, rush2)a prisa orde prisa : quickly, fast3)a toda prisa : as fast as possible4)darse prisa : to hurry5)tener prisa : to be in a hurry* * *prisa n hurry¡date prisa! hurry up! -
8 medio
adj.1 half a, half, half an, mid.2 average.3 half-way, halfway.4 one-half.adv.half-way, half, kind of, partially.m.1 means, manner, mode, way.2 center, midway, midst.3 medium, instrument, means.4 environment.5 halfback.6 medium.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: mediar.* * *► adjetivo1 (mitad) half2 (intermedio) middle3 (de promedio) average■ una velocidad media de... an average speed of...► adverbio1 half■ medio terminado,-a half-finished1 (mitad) half2 (centro) middle3 (contexto - físico) environment4 (social) circle1 (recursos) means\equivocarse de medio a medio to get it all wrongestar (todo) por el medio to be in the wayponerse en medio to get in the waypor medio de through, by means ofpor todos los medios by all meansquitar algo/alguien de en medio to get something/somebody out of the waymedia aritmética arithmetic meanmedio ambiente environmentmedio fondo middle-distancemedios de comunicación (mass) mediamedios de transporte means of transport————————1 (mitad) half2 (centro) middle3 (contexto - físico) environment4 (social) circle* * *1. (f. - media)adj.1) middle2) half3) average4) medium2. adv.1) half2) rather3. noun m.1) middle2) element3) medium4) means•* * *1. ADJ1) (=la mitad de) halfmedia pensión — [en hotel] half-board
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media luna — (Astron) half-moonasta, luz 1), mundo 2), naranja 1., 3), palabra 1), voz 1), vuelta 1)la Media Luna — [en el Islam] the Crescent
2) (=intermedio)plazo•
a medio camino, estamos a medio camino — we're halfway there3) (=promedio) averagetérmino 2)4) (=normal) average5)• a medias, lo dejó hecho a medias — he left it half-done
lo pagamos a medias — we share o split the cost
2. ADV1) [con adjetivo] halfes medio tonto — he's not very bright, he's a bit on the slow side
2) [con verbo, adverbio]está a medio escribir/terminar — it is half-written/finished
3) LAm (=bastante) rather, quite, pretty *3. SM1) (=centro) middle, centre, center (EEUU)justo en el medio de la plaza hay una fuente — there's a fountain right in the middle o centre of the square
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de en medio, la casa de en medio — the middle house•
de por medio, hay droga de por medio — drugs are involveddía (de) por medio — LAm every other day
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en medio, iba a besarla, pero él se puso en medio — I was going to kiss her, but he got between us•
por medio de, pasar por medio de — to go through (the middle of)de medio a medio —
2) (Dep) midfieldermedio apertura — (Rugby) fly-half
medio (de) melé — (Rugby) scrum-half
3) (=método) means pl, wayno hay medio de conseguirlo — there is no way of getting it, it's impossible to get
poner todos los medios para hacer algo, no regatear medios para hacer algo — to spare no effort to do sth
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por medio de, se mueve por medio de poleas — it moves by means of o using a pulley systemrespira por medio de las agallas — it breathes through o using o by means of its gills
lo consiguió por medio de chantajes — he obtained it by o through blackmail
5) pl medios (=recursos) means, resources6) (Bio) (tb: medio ambiente) environment7) (=círculo) circleencontrarse en su medio — to be in one's element o milieu
* * *I- dia adjetivo1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter
pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price
media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)
a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll
2) (mediano, promedio) averageIIel ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican
adverbio halfIIIestá medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep
1) (Mat) ( mitad) half2)a) ( centro) middleen (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room
el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle
quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way
quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)
b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)3)a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him
b) (Art) ( vehículo) tbc) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tbmedios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)
no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it
4) (en locs)de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right
5)a) (círculo, ámbito)en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles
es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)
en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...
b) (Biol) environmentla adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings
•* * *I- dia adjetivo1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter
pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price
media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)
a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll
2) (mediano, promedio) averageIIel ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican
adverbio halfIIIestá medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep
1) (Mat) ( mitad) half2)a) ( centro) middleen (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room
el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle
quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way
quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)
b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)3)a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him
b) (Art) ( vehículo) tbc) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tbmedios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)
no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it
4) (en locs)de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right
5)a) (círculo, ámbito)en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles
es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)
en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...
b) (Biol) environmentla adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings
•* * *medio1= middle, one-half (1/2).Ex: The purpose of the insert key is to allow the insertion of one or more characters in the middle of a field without disturbing the information already displayed.
Ex: The output of paperbacks accounted for one-third of the total US book production by 1962; nearly one-half of the fiction produced and a quarter of the available titles.* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.* a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.* a media mañana = mid-morning.* a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.* a medio abrir = half-opened.* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].* a medio comprender = half-understood.* a medio formar = half-formed.* a medio fuego = medium heat.* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.* a medio plazo = near-term, in the medium term, medium-term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].* a medio rimar = half-rhymed.* a medio vestir = partly dressed, half dressed.* arco de medio punto = round arch.* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.* barba de media tarde = five o'clock shadow.* clase media = middle class.* cocer a medias = parboil.* comprendido a medias = half-understood.* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.* de la edad media = dark-age.* del medio = middle.* del Medio Oriente = Middle Eastern.* de media jornada = half-day [half day].* de media mañana = mid-morning.* de medio día de duración = half-day [half day].* de medio pelo = small-time.* de talla media = middle-sized.* dividir por medio = rend in + two.* Edad Media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA], Middle Ages.* edición media = medium edition.* en el nivel medio de = in the middle range of.* en medio de = amidst, in the midst of, in the throes of, right in, amid.* entender a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.* enterarse a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.* entre medias = in between.* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....* estar en medio de = caught in the middle.* estar justo en medio de = stand + squarely in.* foto de medio cuerpo = mugshot [mug shot].* haber dinero de por medio = money + change hands.* haber una transacción económica de por medio = money + change hands.* habitante del Medio Oriente = Middle Easterner.* histeria a medias = semi-hysteria.* Hora + y media = half past + Hora.* IME (Integración a Media Escala) = MSI (Medium Scale Integration).* justo en el medio (de) = plumb in the middle (of).* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.* línea de medio campo = halfway line.* media docena = half a dozen, half-dozen.* media hora = half-hour.* Media Luna Roja, la = Red Crescent, the.* media luz = half-light.* media pensión = half board.* media tinta = Mezzotint.* media verdad = half truth, half-fact.* media vuelta = about-face.* medio abierto = half-opened, half-way open.* medio administrativo = quasi-clerical.* medio adormilado = bleary-eyed.* medio despierto = drowsily, groggily, bleary-eyed.* medio día = one-half day.* medio dormido = drowsily, groggily, groggy [groggier -comp., groggiest -sup.].* medio en broma = tongue-in-cheek.* medio + Expresión Temporal = half + a + Expresión Temporal.* medio hecho = halfway done, half done.* Medio Oeste, el = Midwest, the.* Medio Oriente = Middle East.* medio pliego = half-sheet.* medio sumergido = half-submerged.* medio vacío = half-empty.* medio vestido = partly dressed, half dressed.* nacido en medio = middleborn.* nivel medio de gestión = middle management.* pantalones de media caña = knee breeches, jodhpurs.* partir por medio = rend in + two.* Pasado = half + Pasado/Participio.* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).* Posesivo + media naranja = Posesivo + significant other, Posesivo + better half, Posesivo + other half.* punto medio = mid-point.* quedarse a medias = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.* tentempié de media mañana = elevenses.* un día y medio = one and a half days.* verdad a medias = half truth, half-fact.* verse en medio de = caught in the middle.medio22 = average, mainline, mainstream.Ex: The average family does have very real information needs, even though these may not be immediately recognized as such.
Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.* ciudadano medio, el = average man, the.* como término medio = on average.* de nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].* de nivel medio = medium level [medium-level], middle-range.* de precio medio = medium-priced.* de talle medio = medium-length.* de tamaño medio = medium-sized, mid-sized [midsized], middle-sized, mid-size [midsize].* de tipo medio = middle-range.* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.* hombre medio, el = average person, the.* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.* nivel de dominio medio = working knowledge.* persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].* por término medio = on average.* precio medio = average price.* tener por término medio = average.* término medio = compromise, balance.* valor medio = midrange, mean value.medio33 = instrumentality, means, vehicle.Nota: Sentido figurado.Ex: But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use.
Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.* alfabetización en los medios de comunicación = media literacy.* anuncios en los medios de comunicación = media releases.* aprendizaje a través de medios electrónicos = online learning.* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).* bibliotecario de medios audiovisuales = library media specialist.* bien dotado de medios = well-resourced.* bien equipado de medios = well-resourced.* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.* búsqueda por medio de órdenes = command search.* codificación por medio de códigos de barras = barcoding [bar-coding].* codificar por medio de códigos de barras = barcode [bar-code].* conducir por medio de tubos = duct.* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.* con medios insuficientes = on a shoestring (budget).* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).* con medios muy exiguos = on a shoestring (budget).* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).* con todos los medios a + Posesivo + alcance = with all the means at + Posesivo + disposal.* desplazamiento por medio del ordenador = computer commuting.* documentalista de los medios de comunicación = news librarian.* dotar de medios = resource.* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.* empresa de medios de comunicación = media company.* enseñanza a través de medios electrónicos = online education.* enseñanza por medio del ordenador (CBI) = computer-based instruction (CBI).* entrevista en los medios de comunicación = media interview.* equipar de medios = resource.* exceso de medios = overkill.* expansión de una búsqueda por medio del tesauro = thesaurus expansion.* industria de los medios de comunicación de masas = mass communications industry.* interfaz por medio de gráficos = graphics interfacing.* máquina de registro de préstamos por medio de la fotografía = photocharger, photocharging machine.* medio de ahorro = economy measure.* medio de almacenamiento = storage medium.* medio de almacenamiento físico = physical storage media.* medio de comunicación = medium [media, -pl.].* medio de interpretación = medium of performance.* medio de transmisión = conduit.* medio físico = physical medium.* medios = ways and means.* medios de almacenamiento digital = digital media.* medios de almacenamiento óptico = optical storage media.* medios de comunicación = news media.* medios de comunicación de masas = mass media, mass communications media, communications media, communications media.* medios de comunicación social = mass media.* medios de microalmacenamiento de la información = microstorage media.* medios de producción = means of production.* medios digitalizados de almacenamiento de información = digitised media.* medios económicos = economic resources.* medios, los = wherewithal, the, means, the.* medios oficiales = official channels.* medios técnicos = IT capabilities.* medios visuales = visual media.* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.* multimedia = multimedia [multi-media].* mundo de los medios de comunicación, el = mediascape, the.* por medio = out of.* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of.* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.* por todos los medios = by all means.* proporcionar los medios para = provide + the material for.* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.* streaming media = streaming media.* técnica de recuperación por medio de la lógica difusa = fuzzy IR technique.* terapia por medio de aromas = aroma therapy.* tratar por todos los medios de = take + (great) pains to.* tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.* un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.* utilizar al máximo por medio del ordenador = explode.* * *A ( delante del n)(la mitad de): medio litro half a liter, a half-litermedio kilo de harina half a kilo of flourmedia docena de huevos half a dozen eggs, a half-dozen eggs¿quieres media manzana? do you want half an apple?los niños pagan medio billete or pasaje children pay half fare o half priceun retrato de medio cuerpo a half-length portraitllevo media hora esperando I've been waiting for half an hourla última media hora es muy divertida the last half hour is very entertaininghay trenes a y cinco y a y media there are trains at five past and half past (the hour)aún faltan dos horas y media para que empiece la función there are still two and a half hours to go before the show startssi se lo dices a él mañana lo sabe medio Buenos Aires if you tell him, half (of) Buenos Aires will know by tomorrowla bandera ondea a media asta the flag is flying at half-mastla falda le llega a media pierna she's wearing a calf-length skirta media mañana/tarde siempre da un paseo he always goes for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll, he always goes for a stroll mid-morning/mid-afternoon¿qué haces aquí leyendo a media luz? what are you doing in here reading in such poor light?la habitación estaba a media luz the room was dimly litCompuestos:habla con or (CS) en medioa lengua he talks in baby languagela deliciosa medioa lengua de los dos años the delightful way a two-year-old talksA ( Astron) half-moonen forma de medioa luna crescent-shapedla Medio Luna de las tierras fértiles the Fertile CrescentB (de las uñas) half-moonD(organización): la Medioa Luna Roja the Red Crescentfeminine short sleevellevaba un vestido de medioa manga she was wearing a dress with short sleeves o a short-sleeved dresstodavía no ha encontrado su medioa naranja (el hombre ideal) Mr Right hasn't come along yet; (la mujer ideal) he hasn't found his ideal woman yetvino con su medioa naranja he/she came along with his/her better half ( colloq hum)feminine (en hoteles) half board(en colegios): los alumnos en régimen de medioa pensión pupils who have school dinnersfpl:me lo dijo con medioas palabras she didn't say it in so many wordsfeminine half sole, solefeminine half volleya medioa voz in a low voicehablaban a medioa voz they were talking in low voices(se) dio medioa vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel o she turned around and leftmasculine and feminine fly half, outside halfmasculine midfieldmasculine and feminine scrum halfmasculine and feminine middle-distance runnermasculine middle-distance● medio hermano, media hermanamasculine, femininemasculine half-mourning● medio pupilo, media pupila or medio pupilamasculine, feminine (CS) day pupillos medio pupilos the day pupils( AmL) half-timeB (mediano, promedio) averageel cuidadano/mexicano medio the average citizen/Mexicanbarrios madrileños de standing alto a medio middle to upper-class districts of Madrida medio y largo plazo in the medium and long termtécnico de grado medio technician who has taken a three-year course rather than a five-year degree coursela temperatura media es de 22 grados the average temperature is 22 degreesC1(de manera incompleta): dejó el trabajo a medios he left the work half-finishedme dijo la verdad a medios she didn't tell me the whole truth o storylo arregló a medios he didn't fix it properly2(entre dos): voy a comprar un número de lotería ¿vamos a medios? I'm going to buy a lottery ticket. Do you want to go halves?pagar a medios to pay half each, go halveslo hicimos a medios we did it between usD( Chi fam) ( delante del n) (uso enfático): el medio auto que se gasta just look at the car he drives!halfestá medio borracha/loca she's half drunk/crazylo dejaron allí medio muerto they left him there half deadfue medio violento encontrármelo ahí it was rather awkward meeting him thereme lo dijo medio en broma medio en serio she said it half joking and half serioustodo lo deja a medio hacer he never finishes anything, he leaves everything half finishedmedio como que se molestó cuando se lo dije (CS fam); she got kind of o sort of annoyed when I told her ( colloq)B1 (centro) middleen (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the roomel botón de en or del medio the middle button, the button in the middleel justo medio the happy mediumquítate de en or del medio, que no me dejas ver get out of the way, I can't seeC1 (recurso, manera) means (pl)lo intentaron por todos los medios they tried everything they couldno hay medio de localizarlo there's no way o means of locating himhizo lo que pudo con los medios a su alcance she did everything she could with the resources at her disposalcomo medio de coacción as a means of coercion2 ( Art) (vehículo) tbmedio de expresión mediumno escatimó medios he spared no expensea pesar de los escasos medios de que dispone in spite of his limited meansno cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo she does not have the means o resources to do itCompuestos:la entrevista concedida a un medio de comunicación francés the interview given to a French newspaper ( o television station etc)los medios de comunicación the medialos medios de comunicación sociales or de masas the mass mediameans of transport( Méx) legal challengempl audiovisual aids (pl)mpl:los medio de producción the means of productionD ( en locs):de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think ofhay muchos intereses creados de por medio there are a lot of vested interests involveden medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many peopleno sé cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden I don't know how you can work in all this messen medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusionen medio de todo all things considereden medio de todo más vale así all things considered, it's probably better this waypor medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/weekdos o tres casas por medio every two or three housespor medio de: nos enteramos por medio de tu primo we found out from o through your cousinatrapa su presa por medio de estas pinzas it catches its prey by using these pincersse comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this systemobtuvo el puesto por medio de estas influencias she got the job through these contactsde medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong o utterly mistakenle acertó de medio a medio she was absolutely rightE1(círculo, ámbito): en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circlesno está en su medio he's out of his elementun artista prácticamente desconocido en nuestro medio (Col, CS); an artist who is practically unknown here o in our country ( o area etc)en medios bien informados se comenta que … informed opinion has it that …2 ( Biol) environmentestos animales no sobreviven fuera de su medio natural these animals do not survive if removed from their natural habitatla adaptación al medio adaptation to one's environment o surroundingsCompuesto:environmentque no daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendlyF (dedo) middle fingerG (moneda) five centavo or centésimo coin formerly used in some Latin American countriesel que nace para medio nunca llega a real if you don't have what it takes, you won't get on in the world* * *
Del verbo mediar: ( conjugate mediar)
medio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
medió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple 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 adjetivo
1 ( 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
* * *medio, -a♦ adj1. [igual a la mitad] half;media docena half a dozen;media hora half an hour;medio litro half a litre;el estadio registra media entrada the stadium is half full;medio pueblo estaba allí half the town was there;medio Quito se quedó sin electricidad half of Quito was left without electricity;la bandera ondeaba a media asta the flag was flying at half mast;a medio camino [en viaje] halfway there;[en trabajo] halfway through;a media luz in the half-light;como algo a media mañana I have something to eat halfway through the morning, I have a mid-morning snack;docena y media one and a half dozen;un kilo y medio one and a half kilos;son las dos y media it's half past two;son y media it's half pastAndes, Méx, Ven medio fondo waist petticoat o slip;la media luna the crescent;la Media Luna Roja the Red Crescent;Fam Fig media naranja:media pensión half board;CSur medio pupilo [que va a dormir a casa] day pupil; [que va a casa el fin de semana] boarder;media suela half-sole;media volea half volley2. [intermedio] [estatura, tamaño] medium;[posición, punto] middle;de una calidad media of average quality;a medio plazo in the medium term;de clase media middle-class;a media distancia in the middle distancemedio campo midfield; Am medio tiempo half-time3. [de promedio] [temperatura, velocidad] average;Mat mean;el consumo medio de agua por habitante the average water consumption per head of the population;a una velocidad media de 50 km/h at an average speed of 50 km/h4. [corriente] ordinary, average;el ciudadano medio the average person, ordinary people♦ advhalf;medio borracho half drunk;estaba medio muerto he was half dead;a medio hacer half done;han dejado la obra a medio hacer they've left the building half finished;aún estoy a medio arreglar I'm only half ready;pasé la noche medio en vela I barely slept all night, I spent half the night awake♦ nm1. [mitad] half;uno y medio one and a half2. [centro] middle, centre;en medio (de) in the middle (of);estaba incómoda en medio de toda aquella gente I felt uncomfortable among all those people;está en medio de una profunda depresión she's in the middle of a deep depression;no se oía nada en medio de tanto ruido you couldn't hear a thing with all that noise;han puesto una valla en medio they've put a fence in the way;si te pones en medio no veo la tele I can't see the TV if you're in the way;quítate de en medio get out of the way;siempre tienes todas tus cosas por medio your things are always lying around all over the place;estar por (en) medio [estorbar] to be in the way;hay muchos intereses de por medio there are a lot of interests involved;Fig [entrometerse] to interfere;equivocarse de medio a medio to be completely wrong;Famquitar de en medio a alguien to get rid of sb;quitarse de en medio [suicidarse] to do away with oneself3. [sistema, manera] means [singular or plural], method;utilice cualquier medio a su alcance use whatever means are available, use every means available;encontró un medio para pagar menos impuestos she found a way of paying less tax;no hay medio de convencerla she refuses to be convinced;por medio de by means of, through;ha encontrado trabajo por medio de un conocido she got a job through an acquaintance;por todos los medios by all possible means;intentaré conseguir ese trabajo por todos los medios I'll do whatever it takes to get that job;su medio de vida es la chatarra he earns his living from scrap metallos medios de comunicación the media;medios de comunicación electrónicos electronic media;los medios de comunicación de masas the mass media;los medios de difusión the media;medio de expresión medium;los medios de información the media;medios de producción means of production;4.medios [recursos] means, resources;no cuenta con los medios económicos para realizarlo she lacks the means o the (financial) resources to do it5. [elemento físico] environment;animales que viven en el medio acuático animals that live in an aquatic environmentmedio ambiente environment; Biol medio de cultivo culture medium;medio físico physical environment6. [ámbito]el medio rural/urbano the countryside/city;en medios financieros/políticos in financial/political circles;en medios bien informados in well-informed circles[en rugby] halfback medio (de) apertura [en rugby] fly half, stand-off;medio (de) melé [en rugby] scrum half9. CompCSur Famni medio: no oye ni medio he's as deaf as a post;no entiende ni medio she hasn't got a clue;por medio: nado día por medio I swim every other day* * *I adj1 half;las tres y media half past three, three-thirty;a medio camino halfway2 tamaño medium3 (de promedio) average4 posición middleII m1 ( entorno) environment2 en fútbol midfielder3 ( centro) middle;en medio de in the middle of4 ( manera) means;por medio de by means of;III adv half;hacer algo a medias half do sth;ir a medias go halves;a medio hacer half done;de medio a medio completely;día por medio L.Am. every other day;quitar de en medio algo fam move sth out of the way;quitarse de en medio get out of the way* * *medio adv1) : halfestá medio dormida: she's half asleep2) : rather, kind ofestá medio aburrida esta fiesta: this party is rather boring1) : halfuna media hora: half an hourmedio hermano: half brothera media luz: in the half-lightson las tres y media: it's half past three, it's three-thirty2) : midway, halfwaya medio camino: halfway there3) : middlela clase media: the middle class4) : averagela temperatura media: the average temperaturemedio nm1) centro: middle, centeren medio de: in the middle of, amid2) ambiente: milieu, environment3) : medium, spiritualist4) : means pl, waypor medio de: by means oflos medios de comunicación: the media5) medios nmpl: means, resources* * *medio1 adj1. (mitad) half2. (promedio, normal) averagemedio2 adv halfmedio3 n1. (centro) middle2. (entorno) environment3. (recurso, método) means -
9 toda
adv.Entirely, totally, completely, all.Todo el mundo everybody, everyonepron.All, whole (entero), entire, every.Con todo eso not withstanding, nevertheless, howeverDel todo entirely, quiteEn todo y por todo wholly, absolutelyf.Toda.* * *1. f., (m. - todo) 2. f., (m. - todo)* * *
todo,-a
1 adjetivo
1 (la totalidad: singular) all, whole: recorrió toda España, she travelled all over Spain
toda la semana, the whole week o all week
toda tu vida, your entire life o all your life
2 (: plural) all: todos sus hermanos, all his brothers
todos lo sabíamos, we all knew
se comió todas las fresas, she ate all the strawberries
3 (todo el mundo) todos están riendo, everybody is laughing
4 (cada, cualquier) every: viene todos los meses, he comes every month
todo el que desee..., anyone who wishes to...
5 fam (intensificador) through and through: es toda una atleta, she is every inch an athlete
II pron
1 (sin excepciones, sin exclusiones) everything: lo compró todo, he bought it all
lo perdió todo, he lost everything
lo sabe todo, she knows everything
todo son problemas, there's nothing but trouble
eso es todo, that's all
(todo el mundo) todos piensan que eres muy lista, everybody thinks you're very clever
nos invitó a todos, he invited all of us
todos y cada uno, each and every one
III adv (por completo, totalmente) estaba todo convencido, he was entirely convinced
estás todo mojado, you are all wet
está todo nervioso, he's terribly o all excited
IV sustantivo masculino todo (total, suma) whole
en todo o en parte, in whole or in part
All y whole tienen significados parecidos, pero se usan en estructuras diferentes. All se coloca delante de un artículo, pronombre posesivo o demostrativo, mientras que whole se coloca después: all the world, pero the whole world; all your family, pero your whole family; all this time, pero this whole time. Recuerda que no puedes usar whole sin artículo o pronombre correspondiente ni con sustantivos que indican masa (incontables). Por tanto, la traducción de todo el vino es all the wine y no the whole wine.
El plural todos o todo el mundo se traduce por everybody o everyone. Aunque el verbo acompañante aparezca en singular, cualquier pronombre que emplees debe estar en plural: Todos deben traer sus propios bolígrafos. Everybody has to bring their (own) pens.
' toda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alma
- arrasar
- bregar
- broza
- casco
- clase
- comerse
- costa
- dar
- delante
- dormitar
- duda
- durante
- economía
- encaminarse
- escrutinio
- espanto
- estampar
- exonerar
- gozada
- ignorar
- incluso
- infortunio
- interrogar
- juntar
- lógica
- máquina
- marcha
- mecha
- milimétrica
- milimétrico
- pajolera
- pajolero
- panoplia
- probabilidad
- propagarse
- rajar
- seguridad
- sinceridad
- sobre
- terminarse
- todo
- tranquilidad
- tropa
- vagar
- vena
- viaje
- vida
- callado
- confianza
English:
absolve
- ahead
- all
- all-night
- alone
- approve of
- battle
- bell
- broadcast
- career
- caution
- charge off
- clarify
- coastal
- cobble together
- colour
- cost
- crack
- crying
- distinctly
- dog-eat-dog
- done
- double
- ease
- eat
- fade
- family film
- fascination
- for
- fudge
- full
- grapple
- hoax
- hog
- intently
- lentil
- lifelong
- long
- most
- nationwide
- night
- nightlong
- out
- pelt
- pent-up
- price
- puss
- pussy
- quash
- quit
-
10 armar apresuradamente
v.to cobble together, to rig up.
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