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media
1. n-f. half (one of two equal parts of any whole)
2. n-f. historical synonym of cuarto, half-fanega (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 27.8 L)
3. n-f. stocking (long thin leggings worn by women)
4. n-f. (usually in plural) pantyhose (stockings connected at the top and pulled up to the waist)
5. n-f. (most of Latin America, Philippines) sock (short unisex cloth covering for feet)
6. n-f. (mathematics) mean, average (the arithmatic middle in a set of values)
media geométrica - geometric mean
7. n-f. (anatomy) midline (the medial line of the human body)
8. n-f. (usually with 'y') half past (especially as an indication that it is exactly 30 minutes after the hour)
Son las cinco y media. - It’s half past five.
Empezamos a LA media en punto. - We started at precisely half past LA time.
9. adj. feminine singular of medio
mediar
1. v. to mediate
2. v. to center, to give a central, medium or average value
medio
1. adj. half (of or related to one of two equal divisions of a whole)
media hora - half hour
media manzana - half an apple
2. adj. (inexact) half (of or related to any large proportion of a whole)
Medio Nueva York fue a los toros. - Half of New York went to the bullfight.
3. adj. middle (placed more or less halfway between two positions, times, or alternatives)
clase media - middle class
4. adj. average (of or related to the arithmatic middle in a set of values)
velocidad media - average speed
5. adj. average (of or related to a representative example of a group)
el español medio - the average Spaniard... your typical Spaniard...
6. adj. (art) tasteful, bourgeois (well decorated or executed but not sublime)
7. adj. (linguistics) mid (of or related to the position of vowel articulation between open and closed)
8. adj. (grammar) middle, mediopassive (of or related to grammatical voices neither active nor passive)
9. adj. (Chile, slang) impressive (extremely large or good)
¡Media bolsa! - Such a huge bag! What an awesome bag! Whatta bag!
10. adv. half, incompletely (indicating an action interrupted or only partially done)
medio vestido - half-dressed
11. adv. half, kind of (particularly used to partially soften negative descriptions)
Es medio idiota. - He’s a bit of an idiot... He’s kind of an idiot...
12. n-m. half (one of two equal parts of any whole)
13. n-m.          (math) half (any fraction with a denominator of 2)
14. n-m.          (historical) medio, half-celemin (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 2.3 L)
15. n-m.          (historical) medio (the usual container used to measure medios)
16. n-m.          (historical, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela) medio, half-real (a former coin)
17. n-m.          (historical, Dominican Republic) medio, half-peso (a former coin)
18. n-m.          (historical, Ecuador) medio, half-sucre (a former coin)
19. n-m.          (historical, Panama) medio, half-balboa (a former coin)
20. n-m.          (historical, Bolivia) medio, half-boliviano (a former coin)
21. n-m.          (historical, Mexico) medio, half-octavo (a former coin equal to frac, 1, 16) real
22. n-m.          (slang) medio (following decimalization, the notional amount of frac, 6, 1, 4) centavos as half of the notional amount of a frac, 1, 8-peseta real and
23. n-m. middle (the part of anything located halfway between its ends or extremes in time or along one dimension in space)
Se despertó en medio de la noche. - She awoke in the middle of the night.
24. n-m.          (sports) midfielder, halfback (a person forming part of the middle or central defensive or offensive line, especially in soccer)
25. n-m.          spiritualism synonym of médium, t=medium (a person claiming to the ability to communicate with the dead)
26. n-m.          (politics, business) cut (the payment demanded to permit or facilitate some action, especially as a bribe)
27. n-m.          (philosophy) middle term (the general category that appears in both premises and disappears in the conclusion)
28. n-m.          (math, usually in the plural) mean (the second and third terms of a proportion)
29. n-m. (inexact) center, heart (the innermost part of anything with regard to all dimensions)
Alemania está en medio de Europa. - Germany is in the middle of Europe.
en medio de la nada - in the middle of nowhere
30. n-m. (often in the plural) method, way, means (the actions or things by which some goal is achieved or intended to be achieved, something serving some purpose)
El fin justifica los medios. - The end justifies the means.
por todos los medios - by any means
Se mejoraron los medios de transporte. - Means of transport were improved.
31. n-m.          synonym of diligencia, t=diligence, hard work (as the generally effective means to achieve any goal)
32. n-m.          (usually in the plural) medium (a means of communication, especially mass communication)
33. n-m. (physics) medium (the physical space and substance through which some phenomenon occurs)
La velocidad de la luz depende del medio. - The speed of light depends on the medium.
34. n-m.          (art) medium (the physical substances with which art is made)
¿Cuál es tu medio de pintura favorito? - What's your favorite painting medium?
35. n-m.          environment (the circumstances that affect a person or animal's development)
36. n-m.          society (the circumstances in which a person or group of people lives)
37. n-m.          (usually in the plural) circle (a particular segment of society)
medios aristocráticos - aristocratic circles... the aristocracy...
38. n-m.          habitat (the circumstances in which an animal or group of animals lives)
Spanish > Spanish
media
1. nf. Prenda femenina de náilon, de seda o de punto, que cubre el pie y la pierna hasta el muslo o aún la cadera
2. nf. Prenda de vestir unisex, de material textil, que cubre el pie y parte de la pierna
3. nf. Mitad de alguna cosa o período ya mentado
Vamos a las cuatro y 'media', ¿de acuerdo?
4. nf. Cociente de la división de la sumatoria de varios números por el número de éstos.
5. adj. El número seis.
Historia: calco del portugués de Brasil, donde meia apocopa meia duzia, "media docena"
6. nm. Medios de comunicación considerados como un todo
English > Spanish
stocking
1. media, calceta

Mexican Dialect

Example Sentences

Dormiré hasta las ocho y media.      I will sleep until it is half past eight. Me comí media manzana antes de darme cuenta de que había un gusano dentro.      I ate half the apple before I noticed there was a worm in it. Me perdí la primera media hora de la película.      I missed the first thirty minutes of the movie. "¿Qué hora es?" "Son las diez y media."      "What time is it?" "It is ten-thirty." Vino media hora tarde.      He came half an hour late.

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