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1 critical
1) (judging and analysing: He has written several critical works on Shakespeare.) crítico2) (fault-finding: He tends to be critical of his children.) crítico, severo3) (of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious: a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical.) crítico, grave, seriocritical adj críticotr['krɪtɪkəl]1 (anaylsis, essay, work, etc) crítico,-a2 (negative, finding fault) criticón,-ona, quisquilloso,-a3 (decisive, crucial, very serious) crítico,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be critical of something/somebody criticar algo/a alguiento be very critical ser dado,-a a las críticasto go critical (of nuclear reactor) iniciar una reacción en cadenato receive critical acclaim recibir buenas críticascritical temperature temperatura críticacritical ['krɪt̬ɪkəl] adj: críticoadj.• criticón, -ona adj.• crítico, -a adj.• decisivo, -a adj.• extremo, -a adj.'krɪtɪkəl1)a) ( censorious) <remark/report> críticoto be critical OF something/somebody — criticar* algo/a alguien
b) (journalistic, academic) crítico2)a) ( very serious) <condition/shortage> crítico['krɪtɪkǝl]1. ADJ1) (=important) [factor, element] crítico; [issue] apremiante; [problem] muy serioit is critical to understand what is happening — es de vital importancia entender lo que está ocurriendo
how you finance a business is critical to its success — el éxito de un negocio depende de forma crucial de cómo se financie
2) (=decisive) [moment, stage] crítico3) (=perilous, serious) [situation, state] crítico4) (Med) [patient, condition, illness] grave5) (=fault-finding) [attitude, remark, report] críticohe's too critical — siempre está criticando, critica demasiado
to be critical of sth/sb — criticar algo/a algn
6) (=analytical) [person, reader, analysis] crítico7) (Cine, Literat, Mus, Theat) críticoto be a critical success — [book, play etc] ser un éxito de crítica
8) (Phys, Nuclear physics) [temperature, pressure] crítico2.CPDcritical angle N — (Aer) (Opt) ángulo m crítico
critical care unit N — unidad f de cuidados intensivos, unidad f de terapia intensiva (S. Cone, Mex)
critical edition N — edición f critica
critical essays NPL — ensayos mpl de crítica
critical mass N — masa f crítica
critical path analysis N — análisis m inv del camino crítico
* * *['krɪtɪkəl]1)a) ( censorious) <remark/report> críticoto be critical OF something/somebody — criticar* algo/a alguien
b) (journalistic, academic) crítico2)a) ( very serious) <condition/shortage> crítico -
2 float
1 nAUTO boya f, flotador mCOAL bloque para pulir mármol m, minerales finos que flotan al lavarlos m pl, neumatóforo m, pajuelas de oro f pl, yacimiento desprendido del filón mCONST boya f, flotador m, talocha fMECH desgaste m, desplazamiento leve m, escofina de picadura sencilla f, escofina de talla simple f, huelgo axial mMECH ENG desgaste de una herramienta m, desplazamiento pequeño m, huelgo axial mMINE yacimiento desprendido del filón mPETROL, VEH flotador mWATER flotador m, paleta fWATER TRANSP boya f, chata f, flotador m, jangada f (AmL)2 vtPHYS hacer flotar3 -
3 media
plurals; see mediummedia n medios de comunicación
Del verbo mediar: ( conjugate mediar) \ \
media es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoDel verbo medir: ( conjugate medir) \ \
medía es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto indicativo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto indicativoMultiple Entries: media mediar medir
media sustantivo femenino 1 (Indum)◊ medias con/sin costura seamed/seamless stockingsb)medias bombacha(s) (RPl) or (Col, Ven) pantalón panty hose (pl) (AmE), tights (BrE) (pl) 2 (Mat) average; 3a) ( incompleto):me dijo la verdad a medias she didn't tell me the whole truth o storyb) ( entre dos):lo hicimos a medias we did half (of it) each
mediar ( conjugate mediar) verbo intransitivo media EN algo ‹en conflicto/negociaciones› to mediate in sth, to act as mediator in sthb) ( interceder) media POR algn to intercede for sb;media ANTE algn to intercede o intervene with sb
medir ( conjugate medir) verbo transitivo 1 ‹habitación/distancia/velocidad› to measure 2 ( tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure;◊ mido 60 cm de cintura I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist;¿cuánto mide de alto/largo? how tall/long is it?; mide casi 1,90 m he's almost 1.90 m (tall) 3 (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up;◊ media los pros y contras de algo to weigh up the pros and cons of sth.medirse verbo pronominal 1 ( refl) to measure oneself; ‹caderas/pecho› to measure 2 (Col, Méx, Ven) ( probarse) to try on
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
media sustantivo femenino
1 (hasta el muslo) stocking
2 (hasta la cintura) (pair of) tights
3 (calcetín alto) long socks
4 (cantidad proporcional) average: camino una media de dos horas diarias, I walk an average of two hours a day
ahora saca la media, now calculate the average Locuciones: a medias, (no del todo) unfinished: me convence a medias, I'm only half convinced (a partes iguales) half and half: hicimos el trabajo a medias, we did the essay between us
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
medir
I verbo transitivo
1 (dimensiones) to measure
2 (ponderar) to weigh up: deberías medir los riesgos, you should weigh up the risks
II verbo intransitivo to measure, be: mide dos metros de alto, he is two metres tall
mide cinco metros de ancho, it is five metres wide ' media' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abismo - alargarse - almorzar - almuerzo - ambientar - asta - atusarse - carrera - clase - comunicóloga - comunicólogo - datar - debajo - edad - esperar - hora - inferior - jornada - luna - mediar - medio - mediodía - melena - naranja - onda - sala - vasallaje - ver - voz - vuelta - bota - burgués - burguesía - caña - ciencia - correr - diadema - difusión - docena - encima - enganchar - enseñanza - entrada - mañana - penumbra - piano - pie - promedio - retraso English: A - about-face - about-turn - age - average - average out at - back off - barbecue - board - class - earnings - fly - gap - give - GMT - GPA - half - half-a-dozen - half-an-hour - half-board - half-day - half-holiday - half-hourly - half-mast - half-moon - half-pay - half-pint - hour - mass media - mean - media - media studies - medium - mid - Middle Ages - middle-class - midmorning - nelson - past - raise - round - standard - stocking - turn about - turn around - above - around - by - come - crescenttr['miːdɪə]1 los medios nombre masculino plural de comunicación\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmedia ['mi:diə] npl: medios mpl de comunicaciónn.pl.• medios n.m.pl.• medios de comunicación s.m.pl.
I 'miːdiəthe media — (+ pl or (crit) sing vb) los medios de comunicación or difusión; (before n)
media coverage — cobertura f periodística
II
pl of medium II 1),2['miːdɪǝ]1.N (pl)of medium2.CPDmedia analysis N — análisis m inv de los medios
media circus * N — circo m mediático
media coverage N — cobertura f informativa
media event N — acontecimiento m periodístico
media group N — grupo m de medios de comunicación
media hype N —
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the media hype surrounding the royals — el bombo que los medios de comunicación le dan a la familia realmedia man N — (=journalist) periodista m ; (in advertising) agente m de publicidad
media person N — (=journalist) periodista mf ; (in advertising) agente mf de publicidad; (=personality) personaje mf de los medios de comunicación
media research N — investigación f de los medios de comunicación
media studies NPL — (Univ) ciencias fpl de la información frm, periodismo * msing
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I ['miːdiə]the media — (+ pl or (crit) sing vb) los medios de comunicación or difusión; (before n)
media coverage — cobertura f periodística
II
pl of medium II 1),2 -
4 comentario
comentario sustantivo masculino 1 fue un comentario de mal gusto it was a tasteless remark; sin comentario(s) no commentb) ( mención):2 (Rad, TV) commentary
comentario sustantivo masculino
1 comment, remark
2 (de texto) commentary
3 comentarios, (cotilleos) gossip ' comentario' also found in these entries: Spanish: ácida - ácido - acre - agudeza - ápice - burrada - conveniente - cortante - declaración - desafortunada - desafortunado - exacta - exacto - gusto - impertinencia - incisiva - incisivo - indiscreción - intención - jugosa - jugoso - ligereza - lucida - lucido - maldad - malintencionada - malintencionado - manifiesta - manifiesto - más - ocurrencia - oportuna - oportuno - paleta - paleto - picante - punta - puntual - punzante - rezar - reservarse - retirar - salida - segunda - sentar - sobra - superflua - superfluo - temeraria - temerario English: abrasive - abstain - accurate - acid - acrimonious - acute - amplify - apt - barbed - bitchy - biting - blistering - calculate - careless - catty - cheap - comeback - comment - commentary - complimentary - crack - curt - cutting - decline - derogatory - destructive - direct - do - gross - hurtful - impromptu - incisive - indignant - inept - innocuous - insulting - invidious - level - objectionable - oblique - observation - off-the-cuff - offensive - outline - parting - pass - passing - personal - pointed - qualify
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