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1 mediocrity
- 'o-noun mediocridadtr[miːdɪ'ɒkrətɪ]1 mediocridad nombre femeninon.• mediocridad s.f.'miːdi'ɑːkrətia) u ( quality) mediocridad f, medianía fb) c ( person) mediocre mf[ˌmiːdɪ'ɒkrɪtɪ]N1) (=quality) mediocridad f2) (=person) mediocre mf* * *['miːdi'ɑːkrəti]a) u ( quality) mediocridad f, medianía fb) c ( person) mediocre mf -
2 middling
adjective (average: He's neither tall nor short, but of middling height.) mediano, regulartr['mɪdəlɪn]1 mediano,-a, regularmiddling ['mɪdlɪŋ, -lən] adj1) medium, middle: mediano2) mediocre: mediocre, regularadj.• mediano, -a adj.• mediocre adj.• regular adj.adv.• medianamente adv.'mɪdlɪŋ ['mɪdlɪŋ]1.ADJ mediano; pej regularfair I, 1., 2)"how are you?" - "middling" — -¿qué tal estás? -regular
2.ADV*middling good — medianamente bueno, regular
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3 ordinario
ordinario
◊ - ria adjetivo1 ( poco refinado) vulgar, common (pej); ( grosero) rude, bad-mannered; ( en el hablar) vulgar, coarse 2 ( de mala calidad) poor o bad quality 3 ( no especial) ordinary;◊ correo ordinario regular (AmE) o (BrE) normal delivery4 hay menos gente que de ordinario there are fewer people than usual o normal ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( persona — poco refinada) vulgar o (pej) common person; (— grosera) rude o bad-mannered person
ordinario,-a
I adjetivo
1 (habitual) ordinary, common, usual
2 (mediocre) (material, tejido) poor quality (película, café) average
3 (basto, grosero) vulgar, common: contó un chiste bastante ordinario, he told a joke that was quite gross
II sustantivo masculino y femenino common person ' ordinario' also found in these entries: Spanish: común - ordinaria - chusco English: coarse - common - crude - naff - vulgar - cheap - foul -
4 moderate
1. 'modəreit verb(to make or become less extreme: He was forced to moderate his demands; Gradually the pain moderated.) moderar
2. -rət adjective1) (keeping within reasonable limits; not extreme: The prices were moderate; moderate opinions.) moderado2) (medium or average; not particularly good: workmanship of moderate quality.) regular
3. noun(a person whose views are not extreme: Politically, she's a moderate.) moderado- moderateness
- moderation
moderate adj moderadotr['mɒdərət]1 (average) mediano,-a, regular2 (not extreme) moderado,-a; (reasonable) razonable3 (price) módico,-a5 (talent, ability, performance) mediocre, regular1 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL moderado,-a1 moderar1 (pain) aliviarse, calmarse2 (wind, storm) amainar, calmarse3 (act as moderator) hacer de moderador,-ra\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a moderate drinker beber con moderación: moderar, temperarmoderate vi1) calm: moderarse, calmarse2) : fungir como moderador (en un debate, etc.)moderate ['mɑdərət] adj: moderadomoderate ['mɑdərət] n: moderado m, -da fadj.• acomodado, -a adj.• arreglado, -a adj.• compasado, -a adj.• convenible adj.• mesurado, -a adj.• moderado, -a adj.• morigerado, -a adj.• módico, -a adj.• parco, -a adj.• reglado, -a adj.• regular adj.• sobrio, -a adj.• templado, -a adj.n.• moderado s.m.v.• entibiar v.• mesurar v.• moderar v.• morigerar v.• temperar v.• templar v.
I 'mɑːdərət, 'mɒdərətadjective < price> moderado, módico; <heat/wind> moderado; < views> moderado; < ability> regular, pasable
II 'mɑːdəreɪt, 'mɒdəreɪta) moderarb) moderating pres p <influence/effect> moderador
III 'mɑːdərət, 'mɒdərətnoun moderado, -da m,f1. ['mɒdǝrɪt]ADJ1) (=not excessive) [amount, speed, wind, heat, success] moderado; [price] módico; [ability] regular, mediano; [improvement, achievement] regular2) (Pol) (=not extreme) [leader, views, policies] moderado2.['mɒdǝrɪt]N (Pol) moderado(-a) m / f3. ['mɒdǝreɪt]VT1) (=adjust) [+ speed, behaviour, language, temperature] moderar; [+ anger] aplacar2) (=reduce) [+ one's demands] moderar3) (=act as moderator for) [+ discussion, debate] moderar4. ['mɒdǝreɪt]VI1) [weather] moderarse; [anger] aplacarse; [wind, storm] amainar, calmarse2) (=arbitrate) moderar, hacer de moderador* * *
I ['mɑːdərət, 'mɒdərət]adjective < price> moderado, módico; <heat/wind> moderado; < views> moderado; < ability> regular, pasable
II ['mɑːdəreɪt, 'mɒdəreɪt]a) moderarb) moderating pres p <influence/effect> moderador
III ['mɑːdərət, 'mɒdərət]noun moderado, -da m,f -
5 ordinaria
ordinario,-a
I adjetivo
1 (habitual) ordinary, common, usual
2 (mediocre) (material, tejido) poor quality (película, café) average
3 (basto, grosero) vulgar, common: contó un chiste bastante ordinario, he told a joke that was quite gross
II sustantivo masculino y femenino common person ' ordinaria' also found in these entries: English: pleb
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