-
1 tardar
v.1 to take (time).tardó un año en hacerlo she took a year to do ittardó en darse cuenta it took him a while o he took a while to realize¿cuánto tardarás (en hacerlo)? how long will you be (doing it)?, how long will it take you (to do it)?2 to be late.tardar en hacer algo to take a long time to do somethingno tardará en llegar he won't be long (in coming)ahora vuelvo, no tardo I'll be back in a minute, I won't be longno tardaron en hacerlo they were quick to do ita más tardar at the latestsin tardar promptly3 to take long, to linger, to delay, to hold off.* * *1 (emplear tiempo) to take■ ¿cuánto se tarda? how long does it take?1 (demorar) to take a long time\a más tardar at the latestno puede tardar he should be here any moment nowno tardes don't be longsin tardar without delay, right away* * *1.VTtardamos tres horas de Granada a Córdoba — it took us o we took three hours to get from Granada to Córdoba
¿cuánto se tarda? — how long does it take?
•
aquí tardan mucho en servirte — the service is very slow here, they take a long time to serve you heretardó tres horas en encontrarlo — it took him three hours to find it, he spent three hours looking for it
2.VIvete a buscarlo, pero no tardes — go and fetch it, but don't be long
te espero a las ocho, no tardes — I expect you at eight, don't be late
•
tardar en hacer algo, tardó en llegar — it was late in arrivingtarda en hacer efecto — it takes a while to take effect, it doesn't take effect immediately
el público no tardó en reaccionar — the spectators were not slow o were quick to react
•
a más tardar — at the latest•
sin tardar — without delay•
a todo tardar — at the latest3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo ( emplear cierto tiempo)2.¿cuánto se tarda de Moscú a Berlín? — how long does it take from Moscow to Berlin?
tardar vi ( retrasarse) to be late; ( emplear demasiado tiempo) to take a long timela obra empieza a las seis, así que espero que no tarden — the play starts at six so I hope they won't be late
sólo ha salido a comprar pero parece que tarda — he's only gone to do some shopping but he seems to be taking a long time
3.tardar EN + INF: aún tardará en llegar it'll be a while yet before he gets here; no tardaron en detenerlo — it didn't take them long to arrest him
tardarse v pron (Méx, Ven) tardar* * *= take + long, be slow.Ex. A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan.Ex. Public libraries in Victoria have been slow to innovate and always look for a prototype..----* a más tardar = at the latest.* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.* tardar muchísimo = take + forever.* tardar tanto tiempo en = take + so long to.* tardar tiempo = take + time, take + long.* * *1.verbo transitivo ( emplear cierto tiempo)2.¿cuánto se tarda de Moscú a Berlín? — how long does it take from Moscow to Berlin?
tardar vi ( retrasarse) to be late; ( emplear demasiado tiempo) to take a long timela obra empieza a las seis, así que espero que no tarden — the play starts at six so I hope they won't be late
sólo ha salido a comprar pero parece que tarda — he's only gone to do some shopping but he seems to be taking a long time
3.tardar EN + INF: aún tardará en llegar it'll be a while yet before he gets here; no tardaron en detenerlo — it didn't take them long to arrest him
tardarse v pron (Méx, Ven) tardar* * *= take + long, be slow.Ex: A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan.
Ex: Public libraries in Victoria have been slow to innovate and always look for a prototype..* a más tardar = at the latest.* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.* tardar muchísimo = take + forever.* tardar tanto tiempo en = take + so long to.* tardar tiempo = take + time, take + long.* * *tardar [A1 ]vttardó tres horas más de lo previsto she took three hours longer than expectedespérame, no tardo ni un minuto wait for me, I won't be a minute¿cuánto se tarda de Moscú a Berlín? how long does it take from Moscow to Berlin?está tardando mucho she's taking a long timecon este tráfico tardaremos el doble en llegar with this traffic it will take us twice as long to get theretardarán varios días en darme los resultados it'll be several days before they give me o before I get the resultsla carne tarda unas dos horas en hacerse the meat takes about two hours to cooktardó mucho en contestarme she took a long time to answera más tardar at the (very) latesttiene que estar listo el lunes a más tardar it must be ready by Monday at the (very) latest■ tardarvi¡no tardes! don't be long!tardar EN + INF:aún tardará en llegar it'll be a while yet before he gets hereno tardaron en detenerlo it didn't take them long to arrest himsus efectos no tardarán en apreciarse it won't be long before the effects are felt■ tardarse* * *
tardar ( conjugate tardar) verbo transitivo ( emplear cierto tiempo):
tarda una hora en hacerse it takes about an hour to cook;
tardó un mes en contestar it took him a month to reply;
no tardo ni un minuto I won't be a minute;
¿cuánto se tarda en coche? how long does it take by car?
verbo intransitivo ( retrasarse) to be late;
( emplear demasiado tiempo) to take a long time;◊ empieza a las seis, no tardes it starts at six, don't be late;
parece que tarda he seems to be taking a long time;
¡no tardo! I won't be long!;
aún tardará en llegar it'll be a while yet before he gets here;
no tardaron en detenerlo it didn't take them long to arrest him
tardarse verbo pronominal (Méx, Ven) See Also→ tardar vt, vi
tardar verbo intransitivo
1 (un tiempo determinado) to take time: ¿cuánto se tarda de aquí a Madrid?, how long does it take from here to Madrid?
no tardó mucho, it didn't take long
tardé dos horas en acabarlo, it took me two hours to finish it
2 (demasiado tiempo) to take a long time: tardaron en abrir la puerta, they took a long time to open the door
he tardado por culpa del tráfico, I'm late because of the traffic
no tardes, don't be long
♦ Locuciones: a más tardar, at the latest
' tardar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
demorarse
- máxima
- máximo
- demorar
- echar
- más
English:
attuned to
- be
- delay
- latest
- linger
- long
- take
- will
- later
- slow
* * *♦ vi1. [con complemento de tiempo] to take;tardó un año en hacerlo she took a year to do it;de Bilbao a Santander tardamos dos horas it took us two hours to get from Bilbao to Santander;el motor tarda mucho en enfriarse the engine takes a long time to cool down;aguarda aquí, no tardo un minuto wait here, I won't be a minute;¿por qué tardará tanto? what can be taking him so long?;¿cuánto tardarás (en hacerlo)? how long will it take you (to do it)?;¿cuánto se tarda en conseguir un pasaporte? how long does it take to get a passport?2. [sin complemento de tiempo] [retrasarse] to be late;[ser lento] to be slow;nos vemos a las siete, ¡y no tardes! I'll see you at seven, don't be late!;ahora vuelvo, no tardo I'll be back in a minute, I won't be long;tardar en hacer algo to take a long time to do sth;tardó en darse cuenta it took him a while o he took a while to realize;no tardaron en hacerlo they were quick to do it;no tardará en llegar he won't be long (in coming);la reserva natural tardará en recuperarse del desastre it will be some time before the nature reserve recovers from the disaster* * *v/i1 ( demorarse) take a long time;tardamos dos horas we were two hours overdue o late;¡no tardes! don’t be late;a más tardar at the latest;sin tardar without delay;no tardó en volver he soon came back, it wasn’t long before he came back2:¿cuánto se tarda …? how long does it take to …?* * *tardar vi1) : to delay, to take a long time2) : to be late3)a más tardar : at the latesttardar vtdemorar: to take (time)tarda una hora: it takes an hour* * *tardar vbtarda en contestar, quizá no esté en casa she's taking a long time to answer, perhaps she's not in¡no tardes! don't be long! -
2 figurar
v.1 to represent.María figuró los sucesos Mary represented the events.2 to feign, to simulate.María figuró un desmayo Mary feigned a fainting spell.3 to appear, to figure.figura en los títulos de crédito como productor he appears o is listed in the credits as the producerfigura entre los artistas más destacados de su época he was one of the most outstanding artists of his day4 to take part, to figure, to sit in.Ese diplomático figuró en el seminario That diplomat took part in the...* * *1 (representar) to represent2 (simular) to simulate, feign1 (encontrarse) to appear, be, figure2 (destacar) to stand out, be important1 (imaginarse) to imagine, suppose\¡figúrate! just imagine!ya me lo figuraba I thought as much* * *verb1) to figure2) be among3) stand out•* * *1. VItu nombre no figura en la lista — your name doesn't figure o appear on the list
2) (=destacar)es un don nadie, pero le encanta figurar — he's a nobody, but he likes to show off
2. VT frm1) (=representar) to represent2) (=fingir) to feign3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) (en lista, documento) to appearb) ( en sociedad) to be prominent; ( destacar)2.lo hizo sólo para figurar or por afán de figurar — he just did it to show off o impress
figurarse v pron to imagine¿crees que vendrá? - me figuro que sí — do you think she'll come? - I imagine so o (AmE) I figure she will
figúrate, tardamos dos horas! — just imagine! it took us two hours
¿se enfadó mucho? - figúrate! — did she get very angry? - what do you think?
figúrate tú, se quedó viuda — can you imagine? she was left a widow
ya me lo figuraba yo — I thought as much, so I thought
ya te figurarás lo que hice — you can imagine o (AmE) figure what I did!
* * *= appear, feature, figure.Ex. The statement of authorship is also transcribed and it appears in the work.Ex. If a corporate body is deemed to have some intellectual responsibility for the content of a work, then the name of that body will usually feature as a heading on either a main or added entry.Ex. It is important not to let the early sections figure disproportionately in the final abstract merely because they are encountered first.----* no figurar = be not included.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) (en lista, documento) to appearb) ( en sociedad) to be prominent; ( destacar)2.lo hizo sólo para figurar or por afán de figurar — he just did it to show off o impress
figurarse v pron to imagine¿crees que vendrá? - me figuro que sí — do you think she'll come? - I imagine so o (AmE) I figure she will
figúrate, tardamos dos horas! — just imagine! it took us two hours
¿se enfadó mucho? - figúrate! — did she get very angry? - what do you think?
figúrate tú, se quedó viuda — can you imagine? she was left a widow
ya me lo figuraba yo — I thought as much, so I thought
ya te figurarás lo que hice — you can imagine o (AmE) figure what I did!
* * *= appear, feature, figure.Ex: The statement of authorship is also transcribed and it appears in the work.
Ex: If a corporate body is deemed to have some intellectual responsibility for the content of a work, then the name of that body will usually feature as a heading on either a main or added entry.Ex: It is important not to let the early sections figure disproportionately in the final abstract merely because they are encountered first.* no figurar = be not included.* * *figurar [A1 ]vi1 (en una lista, un documento) to appearsu nombre no figura en la lista his name doesn't appear on the listfigura en los primeros puestos de la clasificación she appears o is among the leaders in the tableaquí figura como tutor del niño he appears o he is down here as the child's guardian2 (en sociedad) to be prominent(destacar): lo hizo sólo para figurar he just did it to show off o impresssi me hubiera gustado figurar habría sido artista if I'd wanted to be somebody important, I would have chosen to be an artistuna familia que figura mucho (en sociedad) a family with a high profile in society life■ figurarvtto representel círculo anaranjado figura el sol the orange circle represents the sunto imagine¿crees que vendrá? — me figuro que sí do you think she'll come? — I imagine so o ( AmE) I figure she will¡figúrate, tardamos dos horas en llegar! just imagine, o can you believe it? it took us two hours to get there¿se enfadó mucho? — ¡figúrate! did she get very angry? — what do you think?figúrate tú, se quedó viuda y con dos niños pequeños can you imagine? she was left a widow and with two small childrenya te figurarás lo que le contesté you can imagine o guess o ( AmE) figure what I said to him!* * *
figurar ( conjugate figurar) verbo intransitivo (en lista, documento) to appear
figurarse verbo pronominal
to imagine;
me figuro que tardaremos una hora I reckon o (AmE) figure that it'll take us one hour;
¡figúrate, tardamos dos horas! just imagine! it took us two hours;
ya me lo figuraba yo I thought as much, so I thought
figurar
I vi (en una lista, en un grupo) to figure [como, as] [entre, among]: no figura entre los seleccionados, she wasn't listed in the selection
II vt to represent
' figurar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
constar
English:
feature
- figure
- include
- rank
* * *♦ vi1. [aparecer] to appear, to figure (en in);su nombre figura al final de la lista her name appears at the end of the list;figura entre los artistas más destacados de su época he was one of the most outstanding artists of his day;figura en los títulos de crédito como productor he appears o is listed in the credits as the produceracude a todas las fiestas por un afán de figurar she goes to all the parties because she wants to be seen♦ vt1. [representar] to represent;una imagen que figura una divinidad an image representing a god2. [simular] to feign, to simulate;figuró estar satisfecho he pretended to be satisfied* * *I v/i appear (en in);aquí figura como … she appears o is down here as …II v/t1 ( simular) pretend2 ( representar) represent* * *figurar vi1) : to figure, to be includedRivera figura entre los más grandes pintores de México: Rivera is among Mexico's greatest painters2) : to be prominent, to stand outfigurar vt: to representesta línea figura el horizonte: this line represents the horizon* * * -
3 figura
f.1 figure (objeto, de persona).una figura en la oscuridad a shadowy formfigura geométrica geometrical figure o shapefigura paterna father figurefigura de porcelana china o porcelain figure2 (well-known) figure (personaje destacado).figuras del mundo del deporte well-known figures from the sporting world3 picture card, face card.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: figurar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: figurar.* * *1 (gen) figure2 (forma) shape3 (en obra, película) character\tener buena figura to have a good figuretener mala figura to have a bad figurefigura decorativa figureheadfigura geométrica geometrical figurefigura retórica figure of speech* * *noun f.1) figure2) shape* * *1. SF1) (=estatua) figurefigura decorativa — (lit) decorative motif; (fig) figurehead
2) (=forma) shape, formuna chocolatina con figura de pez — a fish-shaped chocolate, a chocolate in the shape of a fish
3) (=silueta) figure4) (=personaje) figurees una figura del toreo — he's a big name in bullfighting, he's a famous bullfighter
la figura del partido de hoy — (Dep) today's man of the match
5) (Geom) figure6) (=ademán)7) (Naipes) face card; (Ajedrez) piece, man8) (Ling) figurefigura de dicción, figura retórica — figure of speech
9) (Teat) character, role10) (Baile, Patinaje) figure11) (Mús) note12) (Astron)13) †† (=rostro) countenance2.SMser un figura — to be a big name, be somebody
* * *1) ( objeto) figure; ( en geometría) figure2)a) (forma, silueta) figure, formb) ( tipo) figuretiene buena/mala figura — she has/doesn't have a good figure
c) ( persona importante) figure3) ( en naipes) face card (AmE), picture o court card (BrE); ( en ajedrez) piece ( except pawns)4) (en patinaje, baile) figure5) (Mús) note6) (Ling) figure•* * *1) ( objeto) figure; ( en geometría) figure2)a) (forma, silueta) figure, formb) ( tipo) figuretiene buena/mala figura — she has/doesn't have a good figure
c) ( persona importante) figure3) ( en naipes) face card (AmE), picture o court card (BrE); ( en ajedrez) piece ( except pawns)4) (en patinaje, baile) figure5) (Mús) note6) (Ling) figure•* * *figura11 = figure, icon, shape.Ex: Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.
Ex: Icons, or pictorial representations of objects in systems, were pioneered by Xerox.Ex: If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.* Caballero de la Triste Figura, el = Knight of the Doleful Countenance, the.* escultura de figura humana = figure sculpture.* figura de ánfora = hourglass figure.* figura de cartón = cardboard cutout.* figura decorativa = figurehead.* figura de guitarra = hourglass figure.* figura geométrica = geometric shape, geometric pattern.* figura recortada = cutout [cut-out].* figura recortada de cartón = cardboard cutout.* figura retórica = figure of speech, trope.figura22 = figure, outstanding leader.Ex: Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.
Ex: The introductions to the chapters are by outstanding leaders in their fields who provide inside information about the nature of the work.* con figuras en movimiento = animated.* figura de culto = cult figure, cult hero.* figura destacada = leading figure.* figura histórica = historical figure.* figura materna = mother figure.* figura mediadora = mediating figure.* figura paterna = father figure, parental figure.* figura política = political figure.* figura prominente = outstanding leader.* figura venida a menos = fallen star.* * *A (objeto) figure; (en geometría) figureuna figura de barro/porcelana a clay/china figureuna figurita de cristal tallado a cut glass figurineB1 (forma, silueta) figure, form2 (tipo) figuretiene buena/mala figura she has/doesn't have a good figure3 (persona importante) figureuna figura de las letras españolas an important Spanish literary figureuna de las grandes figuras de la canción one of the great stars of the singing world4 ( Teatr) characterCompuestos:cult figure, cult herofather figureC2 (en ajedrez) piece ( except pawns)D (en patinaje, baile) figureE ( Mús) noteF ( Ling) figureCompuesto:figure of speechG ( Der) concept* * *
Del verbo figurar: ( conjugate figurar)
figura es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
figura
figurar
figura sustantivo femenino
figure;
una figura de las letras an important literary figure;
figura paterna father figure
figurar ( conjugate figurar) verbo intransitivo (en lista, documento) to appear
figurarse verbo pronominal
to imagine;
me figuro que sí I imagine so, I figure she (o he etc) will (AmE);
me figuro que tardaremos una hora I reckon o (AmE) figure that it'll take us one hour;
¡figúrate, tardamos dos horas! just imagine! it took us two hours;
ya me lo figuraba yo I thought as much, so I thought
figura
I sustantivo femenino
1 (aspecto) figure: tiene una figura esbelta, she's slim
2 (representación) figure: en el jardín había figuras de mármol, there were marble statues in the garden
3 (persona destacada) es una figura del deporte, he's a well-known sportsman
figurar
I vi (en una lista, en un grupo) to figure [como, as] [entre, among]: no figura entre los seleccionados, she wasn't listed in the selection
II vt to represent
' figura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bosquejo
- estampa
- figurar
- inscribir
- inversión
- línea
- resaltar
- rompecabezas
- sílfide
- solitaria
- solitario
- surgir
- talle
- agraciado
- apuesto
- atlético
- cono
- construir
- cruz
- dama
- destacar
- dimensión
- distinguir
- esbozar
- estilizado
- falla
- formar
- gracioso
- invertido
- invertir
- lucir
- modelar
- plano
- proporcionado
- realce
- realzar
- recortar
- redondel
- revelación
- tipo
- vértice
English:
apostrophe
- father figure
- figure
- figure of speech
- rank
- ex-directory
- loom
- name
- piece
- unlisted
* * *♦ nf1. [objeto] figure;una figura de porcelana a china o porcelain figure;una figura geométrica a geometrical figure o shape;Famfigura decorativa [persona] figurehead2. [forma] shape;un objeto con figura de ave an object shaped like a bird;vislumbré una figura de mujer I was able to make out the shape of a woman3. [de persona] figure;hace ejercicio para mantener la figura she exercises to stay in shape;tener buena figura to have a good figure4. [en naipes] picture card, face card5. [personaje literario, de ficción] character6. [personaje destacado] (well-known) figure;es una figura de las letras she's a well-known figure in the literary world;acudieron numerosas figuras del mundo del deporte many well-known figures from the sporting world were in attendance8. [en baile, patinaje] figure10. [de ajedrez] piece♦ nmfEsp Fames todo un figura he's really something* * *f1 figure;tener buena figura have a good figure2 ( estatuilla) figurine2 ( forma) shape3 naipes face card, Brpicture card* * *figura nf1) : figure2) : shape, form3)figura retórica : figure of speech* * *figura n1. (en general) figure2. (forma) shape -
4 figurado
adj.1 figurative.2 figured.past part.past participle of spanish verb: figurar.* * *► adjetivo1 figurative\en sentido figurado figuratively* * *ADJ figurative* * *- da adjetivo figurative* * *- da adjetivo figurative* * *figurado -dafigurativeen sentido figurado in a figurative sense* * *
Del verbo figurar: ( conjugate figurar)
figurado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
figurado
figurar
figurado◊ -da adjetivo
figurative;
en sentido figurado in a figurative sense
figurar ( conjugate figurar) verbo intransitivo (en lista, documento) to appear
figurarse verbo pronominal
to imagine;
me figuro que sí I imagine so, I figure she (o he etc) will (AmE);
me figuro que tardaremos una hora I reckon o (AmE) figure that it'll take us one hour;
¡figúrate, tardamos dos horas! just imagine! it took us two hours;
ya me lo figuraba yo I thought as much, so I thought
figurado,-a adjetivo figurative: lo dije en sentido figurado, I was speaking figuratively
figurar
I vi (en una lista, en un grupo) to figure [como, as] [entre, among]: no figura entre los seleccionados, she wasn't listed in the selection
II vt to represent
' figurado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismal
- abismo
- abrirse
- abuela
- abuelo
- acabar
- acalorarse
- acariciar
- acentuar
- acero
- adelantar
- agriar
- agua
- aguar
- ahogarse
- ahondar
- ajustar
- ajuste
- aleta
- aliento
- altura
- aluvión
- amargar
- ampolla
- anquilosarse
- antesala
- anticiparse
- antológica
- antológico
- aplaudir
- apoderarse
- árida
- aridez
- árido
- arma
- armarse
- arpía
- arraigo
- asada
- asado
- asignatura
- aspereza
- asquerosidad
- atar
- atravesarse
- avinagrada
- avinagrado
- avinagrarse
- bache
- baile
English:
ABC
- about-face
- about-turn
- abyss
- account
- act
- add up
- addicted
- advance
- aground
- ahead
- air
- alive
- amount to
- anaemic
- angle
- animal
- animate
- appetite
- astray
- attached
- attack
- avenue
- awake
- back
- backfire
- bail out
- bait
- balance
- bandwagon
- baron
- battle-cry
- beast
- bell
- beneath
- bet
- beyond
- bile
- birth
- blanket
- blaze
- bleary-eyed
- blind
- blitz
- blow
- board
- boat
- boil
- bone
- book
* * *figurado, -a adjfigurative;en sentido figurado in a figurative sense* * *adj figurative;sentido figurado figurative sense* * *figurado, -da adj: figurative♦ figuradamente adv -
5 tardar
1. vt x (en + inf; + circ)потра́тить, затра́тить (x времени) на ( к-л действие)2. v absol (x; a, en + inf)tardamos dos horas (en llegar) de Madrid a Avila — на доро́гу от Мадри́да до Авилы у нас ушло́ два часа́; от Мадри́да до Авилы мы дое́хали за два часа́
опозда́ть, запозда́ть, задержа́ться (на x; с чем)no tardes | a | en | venir — приходи́, не опа́здывай!
a más tardar — са́мое по́зднее
sin tardar — без опозда́ния, заде́ржки, промедле́ния
-
6 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
•
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
•
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
•
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
•
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 -
7 menos
adj.1 less.menos aire less airmenos manzanas fewer applesmenos… que… less/fewer… than…tiene menos experiencia que tú she has less experience than youhace menos calor que ayer it's not as hot as it was yesterdayhay dos libros de menos there are two books missingme han dado 10 euros de menos they've given me 10 euros too little2 the least.el que compró menos acciones the one who bought the fewest shareslo que menos tiempo llevó the thing that took the least timela que menos nota sacó en el examen the girl who did (the) worst o got the worst marks in the exam3 fewer.adv.1 less.menos de/que less thanson menos de las diez it's not quite ten o'clock yet2 minus (expresa resta).tres menos dos igual a uno three minus two is one3 to (con las horas). (peninsular Spanish, River Plate)son las dos menos diez it's ten to twoson menos diez it's ten to4 under.prep.1 except (for) (excepto).todo menos eso anything but that2 minus, less.m. s.&pl.minus (sign) (Mat).* * *► adjetivo1 (comparativo - en cantidad) less; (- en número) fewer2 (superlativo - de cantidad) least; (- de número) fewest► adverbio1 (comparativo - de cantidad) less; (- de número) fewer■ hay que conducir a menos de 100km/h one cannot drive over 100 km/h2 (superlativo) least3 (con horas) to4 MATEMÁTICAS minus■ cuatro menos dos, dos four minus two is two1 but, except1 (cantidad) less; (número) fewer■ esperaban a más de mil personas pero vinieron menos they were expecting over a thousand people but fewer came1 MATEMÁTICAS minus sign\a menos que unlessal menos / a lo menos at leastaún menos much lesscada vez menos less and lessdar (dinero) de menos to short-changeen menos de nada in no time at alleso es lo de menos that's the least of my worriesir a menos to go down in the worldlo menos at leastmenos da una piedra something's better than nothing¡menos mal! thank God!¡ni mucho menos! far from it!no ser para menos to be no wonderpara no ser menos so as not to be outdonepor lo menos at leastpor menos de nada for no reason at allqué menos que...... is the least somebody could do/could have donesi al menos... if only...venirse a menos to come down in the world¡ya será menos! come off it!* * *1. noun m. 2. adj.1) less, least2) fewer, fewest3. adv.1) less2) least•- por lo menos 4. prep.1) except2) minus5. pron.less, fewer* * *1. ADV1) [comparativo] less•
menos de — [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] less than; [con sustantivos contables] fewer thanllegamos en menos de diez minutos — we got there in less than o in under ten minutes
2) [superlativo] least3)•
al menos — at least•
de menos, hay siete de menos — we're seven short, there are seven missingme dieron un paquete con medio kilo de menos — they gave me a packet which was half a kilo short o under weight
darse de menos — to underestimate o.s.
•
echar de menos a algn — to miss sb•
ir a menos — to come down in the world•
lo menos diez — at least ten•
eso es lo de menos — that's the least of it•
¡menos mal! — thank goodness!¡menos mal que habéis venido! — thank goodness you've come!
•
era nada menos que un rey — he was a king, no less•
no es para menos — quite right too•
por lo menos — at least•
¡ qué menos!, -le di un euro de propina -¡qué menos! — "I tipped her a euro" - "that was the least you could do!"¿qué menos que darle las gracias? — the least we can do is say thanks!
•
quedarse en menos, no se quedó en menos — he was not to be outdone•
tener a menos hacer algo — to consider it beneath o.s. to do sth•
venir a menos — to come down in the world•
y menos, no quiero verle y menos visitarle — I don't want to see him, let alone visit himcuando 2., 2), poder•
¡ ya será menos! — come off it!2. ADJ1) [comparativo] [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] less; [con sustantivos contables] fewer•
menos... que, A tiene menos ventajas que B — A has fewer advantages than Bno soy menos hombre que él — * I'm as much of a man as he is
este es menos coche que el anterior — * this is not as good a car as the last one
•
ser menos que, ganaremos porque son menos que nosotros — we'll win because there are fewer of them than there are of us2) [superlativo] [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] least; [con sustantivos contables] fewest3. PREP1) (=excepto) except¡todo menos eso! — anything but that!
2) (Mat) [para restar] minus, lesscinco menos dos — five minus o less two
4.CONJ5. SM1) (Mat) minus sign2)3)más 1., 2)* * *I1) ( comparativo) lessahora lo vemos menos — we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him now
no voy a ir, y menos aún con él — I'm not going, and certainly not with him
menos (...) que: un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than this one; ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you; menos (...) de less than; pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos; no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand; éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us; los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven; es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees — it's not as dangerous as you think
2) ( superlativo) leastIIcuando menos lo esperábamos — when we were least expecting it; para locs ver menos III 2)
adjetivo invariable1) ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) feweralimentos con menos fibra/calorías — food with less fiber/fewer calories
ya hace menos frío — it's not as o so cold now
menos (...) que: tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you; menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year; yo no soy menos que él — he's no better than me
2) ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least; ( en número) fewestIII1)sírveme menos — don't give me so much, give me less
2) (en locs)IVde menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little; me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me; lo menos (fam) at least; menos mal just as well, thank goodness; menos mal que no me oyó just as well o it's a good thing he didn't hear me; por lo menos at least; ir a menos to go downhill; ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es... that's the least of it, what worries me is...; la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems; tener a alguien en menos to feel somebody is beneath one; tener algo a menos to think something is beneath one o beneath one's dignity; venirse a menos — to come down in the world
1) ( excepto)firmaron todos menos Alonso — everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso
menos estos dos, todos están en venta — apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale
tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé — three cans of paint, less what I used
2)a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minusb) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora)Vson las cinco menos diez/cuarto — it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five
masculino minus sign* * *= least, less [lesser -comp., least -sup.], minus, but, less so.Ex. Service to the whole community implies positive discrimination towards those who through social or educational deprivation are least adept at using information tools.Ex. The role of analytical entries in an online catalogue is less clear.Ex. Copies of records created by the libraries, minus local data, are added to the pool of cataloguing information available to users.Ex. Rotundas were widely used for all but the most formal texts in the fifteenth century, but fell out of fashion during the sixteenth century, surviving longest in Spain.Ex. Vellum remained popular on the continent, less so in England; while goatskin (morocco), although well established by this time for fine work, was seldom used in trade binding except for prayer books.----* al menos = at least, at the very least.* a menos que = unless, short of.* aproximadamente, más o menos = ballpark.* area menos favorecida = less favoured area.* cada vez menos = less and less.* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.* cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.* de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.* echar de menos = miss.* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.* en todos menos en = in all but.* en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.* en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.* estrella venida a menos = fallen star.* figura venida a menos = fallen star.* hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.* lo menos posible = as little as possible.* más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take.* más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.* más o menos cuadrado = squarish.* menos aún = let alone.* menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick, less of the carrot, more of the stick.* menos conocido = lesser known.* menos cultos, los = less literate, the.* menos de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad, less than + Cantidad.* menos de + Edad = on the right side of + Edad.* menos desarrollado = less developed [less-developed].* menos en = save in.* menos en el caso de que = except when.* menos favorecido = less-advantaged, less favoured [less favored].* menos hecho = rarer.* menos importante, el = least, the.* menos probable = least likely, less likely.* menos... que... = less... than....* menos rápidos, los = less fleet of foot, the.* menos sabido = lesser known.* menos usado = less used.* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.* nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.* ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.* no ser menos que el vecino = keep up with + the Joneses.* no ser menos que los demás = keep up with + the Joneses.* pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.* personaje venido a menos = fallen star.* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.* región menos favorecida = less favoured region (LFR).* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.* ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.* signo menos (-) = minus sign (-), negative sign (-).* todo menos = everything except (for).* todos menos = everyone except, everybody except.* todos menos + Número = all but + Número.* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.* venir a menos = retrench.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.* zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.* * *I1) ( comparativo) lessahora lo vemos menos — we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him now
no voy a ir, y menos aún con él — I'm not going, and certainly not with him
menos (...) que: un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than this one; ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you; menos (...) de less than; pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos; no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand; éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us; los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven; es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees — it's not as dangerous as you think
2) ( superlativo) leastIIcuando menos lo esperábamos — when we were least expecting it; para locs ver menos III 2)
adjetivo invariable1) ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) feweralimentos con menos fibra/calorías — food with less fiber/fewer calories
ya hace menos frío — it's not as o so cold now
menos (...) que: tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you; menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year; yo no soy menos que él — he's no better than me
2) ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least; ( en número) fewestIII1)sírveme menos — don't give me so much, give me less
2) (en locs)IVde menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little; me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me; lo menos (fam) at least; menos mal just as well, thank goodness; menos mal que no me oyó just as well o it's a good thing he didn't hear me; por lo menos at least; ir a menos to go downhill; ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es... that's the least of it, what worries me is...; la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems; tener a alguien en menos to feel somebody is beneath one; tener algo a menos to think something is beneath one o beneath one's dignity; venirse a menos — to come down in the world
1) ( excepto)firmaron todos menos Alonso — everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso
menos estos dos, todos están en venta — apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale
tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé — three cans of paint, less what I used
2)a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minusb) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora)Vson las cinco menos diez/cuarto — it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five
masculino minus sign* * *= least, less [lesser -comp., least -sup.], minus, but, less so.Ex: Service to the whole community implies positive discrimination towards those who through social or educational deprivation are least adept at using information tools.
Ex: The role of analytical entries in an online catalogue is less clear.Ex: Copies of records created by the libraries, minus local data, are added to the pool of cataloguing information available to users.Ex: Rotundas were widely used for all but the most formal texts in the fifteenth century, but fell out of fashion during the sixteenth century, surviving longest in Spain.Ex: Vellum remained popular on the continent, less so in England; while goatskin (morocco), although well established by this time for fine work, was seldom used in trade binding except for prayer books.* al menos = at least, at the very least.* a menos que = unless, short of.* aproximadamente, más o menos = ballpark.* area menos favorecida = less favoured area.* cada vez menos = less and less.* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.* cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.* de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.* echar de menos = miss.* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.* en todos menos en = in all but.* en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.* en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.* estrella venida a menos = fallen star.* figura venida a menos = fallen star.* hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.* lo menos posible = as little as possible.* más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take.* más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.* más o menos cuadrado = squarish.* menos aún = let alone.* menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick, less of the carrot, more of the stick.* menos conocido = lesser known.* menos cultos, los = less literate, the.* menos de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad, less than + Cantidad.* menos de + Edad = on the right side of + Edad.* menos desarrollado = less developed [less-developed].* menos en = save in.* menos en el caso de que = except when.* menos favorecido = less-advantaged, less favoured [less favored].* menos hecho = rarer.* menos importante, el = least, the.* menos probable = least likely, less likely.* menos... que... = less... than....* menos rápidos, los = less fleet of foot, the.* menos sabido = lesser known.* menos usado = less used.* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.* nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.* ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.* no ser menos que el vecino = keep up with + the Joneses.* no ser menos que los demás = keep up with + the Joneses.* pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.* personaje venido a menos = fallen star.* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.* región menos favorecida = less favoured region (LFR).* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.* ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.* signo menos (-) = minus sign (-), negative sign (-).* todo menos = everything except (for).* todos menos = everyone except, everybody except.* todos menos + Número = all but + Número.* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.* venir a menos = retrench.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.* zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.* * *A [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ](comparativo): cada vez estudia menos she's studying less and lessquiere trabajar menos y ganar más he wants to work less and earn moreya me duele menos it doesn't hurt so much nowahora que vive en Cádiz lo vemos menos now that he's living in Cadiz we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of himeso es menos importante that's not so importantno voy a permitir que vaya, y menos aún con él I'm not going to let her go, much less with himmenos (…) QUE:un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than o just as important as this oneella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize youno pude menos que aceptar I had to accept, it was the least I could domenos (…) DE:los niños de menos de 7 años children under sevenpesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kiloséramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of uslo compraron por menos de nada they bought it for next to nothingno lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousandestá a menos de una hora de aquí it's less than an hour from herees menos peligroso de lo que tú crees it's not as dangerous as you thinkB [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] (superlativo) leastes la menos complicada que he visto it is the least complicated one I have seenéste es el menos pesado de los dos this is the lighter of the twoes el que menos viene por aquí he's the one who comes around least (often)soy el que ha bebido menos de todos I've had less to drink than anyone, I'm the one who's had least to drinkes el que menos me gusta he's the one I like (the) leastse esfuerza lo menos posible he makes as little effort as possiblees lo menos que podía hacer por él it's the least I could do for himsucedió cuando menos lo esperábamos it happened when we were least expecting italimentos con menos fibra/calorías food with less fiber/fewer caloriesya hace menos frío it's not as o so cold nowrecibimos cada vez menos pedidos we are getting fewer and fewer orderscuesta tres veces menos it costs a third of the price o a third as muchmide medio metro menos it's half a meter shortera éste ponle dos cucharadas menos add two tablespoonfuls less to this onemenos (…) QUE:tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as youmenos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last yearsomos menos que ellos there are fewer of us than themno soy menos hombre que él I'm no less a man than himyo no soy menos que él he's no better than meel rincón donde hay menos luz the corner where there's least lightel partido que obtuvo menos votos the party that got (the) fewest votesesos casos son los menos cases like that are the exceptionAsírveme menos don't give me as o so muchya falta menos it won't be long nowaprobaron menos que el año pasado not so o as many passed as last year, fewer passed than last yearB ( en locs):al menos at leasta menos que unlessa menos que tú nos ayudes unless you help uscuando menos at leastde menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too littlesiempre te da unos gramos de menos he always gives you a few grams under o too littleme has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me, you haven't charged me enoughles pagaron lo menos un millón they paid them at least a million pesosmenos mal just as wellmenos mal que no me oyó just as well o good thing o thank goodness he didn't hear menos van a dar una prórroga — ¡menos mal! they are going to give us extra time — just as well! o thank goodness for that!por lo menos at leastsi por lo menos me hubieras avisado … if you'd at least told me …había por lo menos diez mil personas there were at least ten thousand people thereir a menos to go downhillser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es su falta de honradez that's the least of it, what worries me is his lack of integrityla fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problemstener a algn en menos to feel sb is beneath onetener algo a menos to think sth is beneath one o beneath one's dignityvenirse a menos to come down in the worldun aristócrata venido a menos an aristocrat who has come down in the world o who has fallen on hard timesun hotel/barrio venido a menoss a rundown hotel/neighborhood*A(excepto): firmaron todos menos Alonso everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonsomenos estos dos, todos están en venta apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for saletres latas de pintura, menos la que usé para la puerta three cans of paint, less what I used on the doorB8-15=-7 read as: ocho menos quince (es) igual (a) menos siete eight minus fifteen equals o is minus seven2(Esp, RPI) (en la hora) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] son las ocho menos diez/cuarto it's ten to eight/(a) quarter to eight¿tienes hora? — menos veinte do you have the time? — it's twenty tominus sign* * *
menos adverbio
1 ( comparativo) less;
ya me duele menos it hurts less now;
ahora lo vemos menos we don't see him so often now, we don't see so much of him now;
pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos;
éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us;
los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven
2 ( superlativo) least;
el que menos me gusta the one I like (the) least;
se esfuerza lo menos posible he makes as little effort as possible;
cuando menos lo esperaba when I was least expecting it
■ adjetivo invariable
1 ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less;
( en número) fewer;◊ alimentos con menos fibra/calorías food with less fiber/fewer calories;
hay menos errores there are fewer mistakes;
mide medio metro menos it's half a meter shorter;
menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year;
tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you
2 ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least;
( en número) fewest;
el que obtuvo menos votos the one who got (the) fewest votes
■ pronombre
1 ( en cantidad) less;
( en número) fewer;
ya falta menos it won't be long now
2 ( en locs)
a menos que unless;
cuando menos at least;
de menos: me dió 100 pesos de menos he gave me 100 pesos too little;
me cobró de menos he undercharged me;
lo menos the least;
menos mal just as well, thank goodness;
por lo menos at least;
eso es lo de menos that's the least of my (o our etc) problems
■ preposición
1 ( excepto):◊ todos menos Alonso everybody except o but Alonso;
menos estos dos, … apart from o with the exception of these two, …;
tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé para la puerta three cans of paint, less what I used on the door
2
b) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora):◊ son las cinco menos diez/cuarto it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five;
son menos veinte it's twenty to
menos
I adverbio
1 (en menor cantidad, grado) (con no contable) less: ayer me dolía menos, it hurt less yesterday
había menos de treinta personas, there were less than thirty people
es menos importante de lo que crees, it's less important than you think
tengo menos fuerza que antes, I have less strength than before
(con contable) fewer: mi casa tiene menos habitaciones, my house has fewer rooms
2 (superlativo) least: es el menos indicado para opinar, he's the worst person to judge
3 (sobre todo) no pienso discutir, y menos contigo, I don't want to argue, especially with you
II preposición
1 but, except: vinieron todos menos uno, they all came but one
2 Mat minus: siete menos dos, seven minus two
♦ Locuciones: eso es lo de menos, that's the least of it
a menos que, unless
al o por lo menos, at least
cada vez menos, less and less
¡menos mal!, thank goodness!
nada menos que, no less o no fewer than
no ser para menos, to be the least one could do: me invitó a cenar, ¡y no era para menos!, he invited me to dinner, which was the least he could do!
venir a menos, to lose rank, fortune or position
' menos' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliviar
- añorar
- cachondeo
- cada
- cantar
- contratación
- cuando
- echar
- esquivar
- estar
- extrañar
- gallo
- hipar
- historiada
- historiado
- indicada
- indicado
- infarto
- los
- mal
- más
- mucha
- mucho
- pensar
- piedra
- programa
- recochineo
- salva
- salvo
- signo
- siquiera
- su
- tan
- todavía
- vez
- cinco
- costumbre
- cuanto
- cuarto
- de
- día
- enfado
- enojo
- entre
- esperar
- estofado
- mientras
- mirar
- momento
- nada
English:
about
- absent
- agree
- alone
- anything
- anywhere
- appreciate
- at
- averse
- barring
- besides
- billion
- blind
- blue
- border
- but
- cackle
- chalk
- circuitous
- conscious
- delay
- far
- ferment
- few
- god
- good
- if
- job
- just
- last
- least
- less
- let
- let up
- mind
- minus
- minus sign
- minute
- miss
- more
- nothing
- nowadays
- of
- opposed
- or
- pretty
- put down
- rate
- recollect
- remain
* * *♦ adj inv1. [comparativo] [cantidad] less;[número] fewer;menos aire less air;menos manzanas fewer apples;menos… que… less/fewer… than…;tiene menos experiencia que tú she has less experience than you;vino menos gente que otras veces there were fewer people there than on other occasions;hace menos calor que ayer it's not as hot as it was yesterday;colócate a menos distancia stand closer;eran menos pero mejor preparadas there were fewer of them, but they were better prepared2. [superlativo] [cantidad] the least;[número] the fewest;el que compró menos libros the one who bought the fewest books;lo que menos tiempo llevó the thing that took the least time;la que menos nota sacó en el examen the girl who did (the) worst o got the worst Br marks o US grades in the exames menos hombre que tú he's less of a man than you are♦ adv1. [comparativo] less;a mí échame un poco menos give me a bit less;ahora con el bebé salen menos they go out less now they've got the baby;últimamente trabajo menos I haven't been working as o so much recently;estás menos gordo you're not as o so fat;¿a cien? no, íbamos menos rápido a hundred km/h? no, we weren't going as fast as that;menos de/que less than;Pepe es menos alto (que tú) Pepe isn't as tall (as you);Pepe es menos ambicioso (que tú) Pepe isn't as ambitious (as you), Pepe is less ambitious (than you);este vino me gusta menos (que el otro) I don't like this wine as much (as the other one), I like this wine less (than the other one);son menos de las diez it's not quite ten o'clock yet;es difícil encontrar alquileres de o [m5]por menos de 50.000 it's hard to find a place to rent for less than o under 50,000;tardamos menos de lo esperado we took less time than expected, it didn't take us as long as we expected;es menos complicado de lo que parece it's not as complicated as it seems, it's less complicated than it seems2. [superlativo]el/la/lo menos the least;ella es la menos adecuada para el cargo she's the least suitable person for the job;el menos preparado de todos/de la clase the least well trained of everyone/in the class;el menos preparado de los dos the less well trained of the two;la que menos trabaja the person o one who works (the) least;aquí es donde menos me duele this is where it hurts (the) least;él es el menos indicado para criticar he's the last person who should be criticizing;es lo menos que puedo hacer it's the least I can do;era lo menos que te podía pasar it was the least you could expect;debió costar lo menos un millón it must have cost at least a million;había algunas manzanas podridas, pero eran las menos some of the apples were rotten, but only a very few3. [indica resta] minus;tres menos dos igual a uno three minus two is one4. Esp, RP [con las horas] to;son las dos menos diez it's ten to two;son menos diez it's ten to5. Compir a menos [fiebre, lluvia] to die down;[delincuencia] to drop;¡menos mal! just as well!, thank God!;menos mal que llevo rueda de repuesto/que no te pasó nada thank God I've got a spare wheel/(that) nothing happened to you;nada menos (que) no less (than);le recibió nada menos que el Papa he was received by none other than the Pope;no es para menos not without (good) reason;no pude por menos que reírme I had to laugh;venir a menos [negocio] to go downhill;[persona] to go down in the world;no pienso montar y menos si conduces o Am [m5] manejas tú I've no intention of getting in, much less so if you're driving;hacer de menos a alguien to snub sb♦ pronhabía menos que el año pasado there were fewer than the previous year;ya queda menos it's not so far to go now♦ nm invMat minus (sign)♦ prep[excepto] except (for);todo menos eso anything but that;vinieron todos menos él everyone came except (for) o but him;menos el café, todo está incluido en el precio everything except the coffee is included in the price♦ al menos loc conjat least;costará al menos tres millones it will cost at least three million;dame al menos una hora para prepararme give me at least an hour to get ready♦ a menos que loc conjunless;no iré a menos que me acompañes I won't go unless you come with me♦ de menos loc advhay dos libros de menos there are two books missing;me han dado 80 céntimos de menos they've given me 80 cents too little, they've short-changed me by 80 cents;eso es lo de menos that's the least of it♦ por lo menos loc advat least;por lo menos pide perdón you at least ought to apologize* * *I adj1 en cantidad less;cien dólares de menos 100 dollars short, 100 dollars too little;hay cinco calcetines de menos we are five socks short2 en número fewerII adves menos guapa que Ana she is not as pretty as Ana2 sup: en cantidad least;al menos, por lo menos at least3 MAT minus;tres menos dos three minus twoIV:a menos que unless;todos menos yo everyone but o except me;echar de menos miss;tener a alguien en menos look down on s.o.;eso es lo de menos that’s the least of it;ir a menos come down in the world;ni mucho menos far from it;no es para menos quite right too;son las dos menos diez it’s ten of two, Br it’s ten to two* * *menos adv1) : lessllueve menos en agosto: it rains less in August2) : leastel coche menos caro: the least expensive car3)menos de : less than, fewer thanmenos adj1) : less, fewertengo más trabajo y menos tiempo: I have more work and less time2) : least, fewestla clase que tiene menos estudiantes: the class that has the fewest studentsmenos prep1) salvo, excepto: except2) : minusquince menos cuatro son once: fifteen minus four is elevenmenos pron1) : less, fewerno deberías aceptar menos: you shouldn't accept less2)al menos orpor lo menos : at least3)a menos que : unless* * *menos1 adv1. (comparativo) less2. (con nombres contables) fewer3. (superlativo) least4. (excepto) except5. (con la hora) to6. (en matemáticas) minusmenos2 n minus sign -
8 tira
f.1 strip (banda cortada).2 strap (tirante).3 Tira.4 lacinia.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: tirar.* * *1 (cinta, banda) strip2 (de zapatos) strap3 (de dibujos) comic strip1 (cantidad) a lot, loads; (mucho tiempo) for yonks, for ages\quitar la piel a tiras a alguien figurado to tear somebody to pieces* * *noun f.band, strip* * *I1. SF1) [de tela] strip; [de zapato] straptira publicitaria — flysheet, advertising leaflet
2) *la tira * —
la tira de — loads of *, masses of
2.SMIItira y afloja — (=negociaciones) hard bargaining; (=concesiones) give and take, mutual concessions pl
1.2.SM Cono Sur * (plainclothes) cop *, detective* * *Ihacer tiras algo — (fam) < libro> to tear something to shreds; < vaso> to smash something to smithereens (colloq)
la tira — (Esp fam)
me divertí la tira — I had a whale of a time (colloq)
¿gastaste mucho? - si, la tira — did you spend a lot? - yes, I spent a fortune (colloq)
IIhace la tira de tiempo que... — it's ages since... (colloq)
masculino y femenino1)a) (Chi, Méx fam) ( agente) cop (colloq)b) (Per, RPl arg) ( detective infiltrado) police plant (colloq), undercover cop (colloq)2) ver tira y afloja* * *= shred, strip.Ex. The article ' Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.Ex. Later this strip is retyped into ordinary language, for in its nascent form it is intelligible only to the initiated.----* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.* desde hace la tira = for yonks.* desde hace la tira (de tiempo) = for yonks and yonks.* durante la tira de tiempo = for donkey's years.* hace la tira (de tiempo) = yonks, yonks and yonks.* la tira de = a whole slew of.* la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.* tira adhesiva = adhesive strip.* tira adhesiva antirrobo = adhesive security strip.* tira cómica = comic strip.* tira de cuero = thong.* tira de filminas = filmstrip [film-strip].* tira de prueba = test strip.* tira de trapo = cloth strip.* tira magnética detectora = magnetic alarm strip.* tiras cómicas = funnies.* tira y afloja = tug of war.* una tira de = a raft of.* * *Ihacer tiras algo — (fam) < libro> to tear something to shreds; < vaso> to smash something to smithereens (colloq)
la tira — (Esp fam)
me divertí la tira — I had a whale of a time (colloq)
¿gastaste mucho? - si, la tira — did you spend a lot? - yes, I spent a fortune (colloq)
IIhace la tira de tiempo que... — it's ages since... (colloq)
masculino y femenino1)a) (Chi, Méx fam) ( agente) cop (colloq)b) (Per, RPl arg) ( detective infiltrado) police plant (colloq), undercover cop (colloq)2) ver tira y afloja* * *= shred, strip.Ex: The article ' Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.
Ex: Later this strip is retyped into ordinary language, for in its nascent form it is intelligible only to the initiated.* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.* desde hace la tira = for yonks.* desde hace la tira (de tiempo) = for yonks and yonks.* durante la tira de tiempo = for donkey's years.* hace la tira (de tiempo) = yonks, yonks and yonks.* la tira de = a whole slew of.* la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.* tira adhesiva = adhesive strip.* tira adhesiva antirrobo = adhesive security strip.* tira cómica = comic strip.* tira de cuero = thong.* tira de filminas = filmstrip [film-strip].* tira de prueba = test strip.* tira de trapo = cloth strip.* tira magnética detectora = magnetic alarm strip.* tiras cómicas = funnies.* tira y afloja = tug of war.* una tira de = a raft of.* * *tira11 (de papel, tela) strip; (de un zapato) strapcortar los pimientos a or en tiras cut the peppers into stripshacer tiras algo ( fam); ‹libro› to tear sth to shreds;‹vaso› to smash sth to smithereens ( colloq)¿gastaste mucho? — si, la tira did you spend a lot? — yes, loads o yes, I spent a fortune ( colloq)hace la tira de tiempo que no lo veo it's ages since I saw him ( colloq)Compuesto:comic strip, strip cartoontira2A3* * *
Del verbo tirar: ( conjugate tirar)
tira es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
tira
tirar
tira sustantivo femenino (de papel, tela) strip;
( de zapato) strap;
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
c)
tirar ( conjugate tirar) verbo transitivo
1
tirale algo a algn ( para que lo agarre) to throw sb sth;
( con agresividad) to throw sth at sb
◊ ¡qué manera de tira el dinero! what a waste of money!
2
3
‹ cohete› to fire, launch;
‹ flecha› to shoot
4 (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
verbo intransitivo
1 ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
tira de algo to pull sth;
2
b) (Dep) to shoot;
tira al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal
( en juegos de dados) to throw;
( en dardos) to throw;
( en bolos) to bowl
3
4◊ tirando ger (fam): gano poco pero vamos tirando I don't earn much but we're managing;
¿qué tal andas? — tirando how are things? — not too bad
5
ella tira más a la madre she takes after her mother more
tirarse verbo pronominal
1
tirase en paracaídas to parachute;
( en emergencia) to bale out;
tirase de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst
2 (fam) ‹horas/días› to spend;
3 (fam) ( expulsar):◊ tirase un pedo to fart (sl)
tira sustantivo femenino
1 (de tela, papel, adhesiva, etc) strip
2 (en periódico, revista) strip cartoon, comic strip
3 fam (gran cantidad) hace la tira que no le veo, I haven't seen him for ages
tirar
I verbo transitivo
1 (arrojar, echar) to throw: lo tiró al agua, he threw it into the water
no tires la cáscara al suelo, don't throw o drop the peel on the floor
(enérgicamente) to fling, hurl: lo tiró al fuego, she threw it on the fire
2 (deshacerse de) to throw out o away
tiré mis zapatos viejos, I threw my old shoes away
3 (malgastar) tiraste el dinero con esa joya falsa, you've wasted your money on that fake jewel
(despilfarrar) to squander
4 (hacer caer) to knock over: tiré el vaso, I knocked the glass over
5 (derribar a alguien) to knock o push over
tirar abajo (una pared, una puerta) to knock down
(demoler) to pull down
6 (una bomba) to drop
(un tiro, un cohete) to fire
7 (una foto) to take
8 Impr to print
II verbo intransitivo
1 (hacer fuerza hacia sí) to pull: no le tires del pelo, don't pull his hair
¡tira de la cuerda!, tug on the rope!
2 (disparar) to shoot
Dep to shoot
(dados, dardos) to throw
3 fam (gustar) le tira mucho el baloncesto, he's very keen on basketball
4 (tender) tira a azul, it's bluish
(parecerse) tira a su madre, she takes after her mother
5 fam (arreglárselas) ir tirando, to get by, manage
6 (ir) tira a la derecha, turn right
' tira' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bala
- basura
- chiste
- correa
- los
- tirar
- aprovechar
- comic
English:
band
- cartoon
- pull
- shred
- strip
- comic
- cop
- draw
- litter
- slat
- strip cartoon
- tug
* * *♦ nf1. [banda cortada] strip;cortar algo en tiras to cut sth into strips;hacer algo tiras [trapo, papel] to tear sth to pieces2. [tirante] strap4. CompFamla tira: me gustó la tira I really loved it;¿tienes juguetes? – ¡la tira! have you got any toys? – loads (of them)!;la tira de loads of;hace la tira que no viene por aquí it's ages since she's been here6. RP [de asado] short ribs♦ nmtira y afloja: firmaron el acuerdo tras meses de tira y afloja they signed the agreement after months of hard bargaining;el tira y afloja que mantienen británicos y españoles en el tema de Gibraltar the wrangling between Britain and Spain over Gibraltar♦ nmf* * *I f1 strip2:la tira de fam loads of fam, masses of fam ;hace la tira que no hablo con ella fam I haven’t spoken to her in a long time3 Méx fam:la tira the cops plII m/f Méx famcop* * *tira nf1) : strip, strap2)tira cómica : comic, comic strip* * *tira n (de papel, etc) strip
См. также в других словарях:
tardar — (Del lat. tardare.) ► verbo intransitivo 1 Emplear un tiempo determinado en hacer una cosa: ■ no tardo nada en arreglarme; ¿cuánto tardas en hacer el trayecto? REG. PREPOSICIONAL + en SINÓNIMO invertir gastar ► verbo intransitivo/ pronominal 2… … Enciclopedia Universal
montar — {{＃}}{{LM M26459}}{{〓}} {{ConjM26459}}{{＼}}CONJUGACIÓN{{／}}{{SynM27115}} {{［}}montar{{］}} ‹mon·tar› {{《}}▍ v.{{》}} {{＜}}1{{＞}} {{※}}col.{{¤}} Organizar, armar o realizar: • Seis soldados montaron guardia junto al campamento. No montéis tanto… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
montar — intransitivo y pronominal 1) subir. ≠ bajar, desmontar, descender. 2) cabalgar. intransitivo 3) importar, sumar, elevarse. Montar equivale, en las cuentas, a importar o subir una cantidad total las partidas diversas, unidas y juntas. 4) armar* … Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos
congestión — sustantivo femenino 1. Área: medicina Acumulación excesiva de sangre u otro líquido en alguna parte del cuerpo: El esfuerzo le produjo la congestión del rostro. La congestión nasal que tengo no me deja respirar. 2. Aglomeración de vehículos o… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
Monkey D. Luffy — Este artículo está titulado de acuerdo a la onomástica japonesa, en que el apellido precede al nombre. Monkey D. Luffy モンキー・Ｄ・ルフィ (Monkī D Rufi) Sexo Masculino Fecha de nacimiento 5 de mayo[1 … Wikipedia Español
Matanzas de Paracuellos — Vista del cementerio de Paracuellos[1] cercano al río Jarama, uno de los lugares donde ocurrieron estos episodios de represión de la Guerra Civil Española, erigido en recuerdo y memoria de los asesinados … Wikipedia Español
Heavy Rain — Desarrolladora(s) Quantic Dream Distribuidora(s) Sony Computer Entertainment … Wikipedia Español
Niños de Rusia — Anuncio de una exposición con carteles de apoyo a la República española en el Museo del Hermitage de San Petersburgo. Se denomina niños de Rusia a los miles de menores de edad enviados al exilio durante la Guerra Civil Española desde la zona… … Wikipedia Español
