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medianería
SPANISH-ENGLISH
meloso
- pitcher was half-filled. ▲ half-gone, half-over.
○ a mediados de in (or about) the middle of (a period of time) Estamos a mediados de mes. We're in the middle of the month. - medianería partition (wall).
- mediano [adj] medium Es de estatura mediana. He's of medium height. ▲ mediocre Su trabajo era muy mediano. His work was very mediocre.
- mediante through, by means of Mediante influencia pudo embarcar. He was able to book passage because he had pull.
○ Dios mediante God willing. - mediar to mediate Quiso mediar en la discusión. He wanted to mediate in the argument.
- medicina medicine ¿Qué año de medicina cursa Ud.? What year of medical school are you in?—El doctor le recetó una medicina. The doctor prescribed a medicine for him.
- médico [adj] medical. ▲ [n] physician.
- medida measure, measurements Voy a tomarle la medida. I'm going to take your measurements. ▲ rule, measure Aquella medida afectaba a todo el mundo. That rule applied to everybody. ▲ number, size ¿Cuál es su medida de calzado? What's your shoe size?
○ a la medida to order, to measure, custom-made El traje está hecho a la medida. The suit's custom-made. ○ a medida que as A medida que lleguen, dígales Ud. que pasen. As they arrive, tell them to come in. ○ llenar (or colmar) la medida to be the last straw Eso colma la medida. That's the last straw. ○ sin medida without moderation Bebe sin medida. He drinks to excess. ○ tener medida to have a sense of proportion or moderation No tiene medida en lo que hace. He has no sense of proportion in what he does. ○ tomar medidas to take measurements Me tomaron medidas para el traje. They took my measurements for the suit. ▲ to take measures or steps Tomaron medidas para evitar la rebelión. They took steps to prevent the revolt. - medio [adj] half, half a ¿Quiere Ud. medio polio? Would you like half a chicken? ▲ mid, middle of Podemos vernos a media tarde. We can meet in the middle of the afternoon. ▲ [m] middle El auto se paró en medio de la carretera. The car stopped in the middle of the road. ▲ means No veo medio de solucionar esto. I see no means of solving this.
○ a medias fifty-fifty, halves Iremos a medias en el negocio. We'll go fifty-fifty in the business. ○ a medio camino halfway to a place Ya estamos a medio camino. We're halfway there. ○ a medio hacer half-done Este trabajo está a medio hacer. This work's halfdone. ○ hacer algo a medias to do something poorly, do a half-baked job No haga Ud. las cosas a medias. Don't do a half-baked job. ○ ir a medias to go fifty-fifty, to go halves. - mediocre mediocre.
- mediodía [m] noon, midday.
- medir [rad-ch III] to measure Midió el ancho y el largo de la habitación. He measured the length and width of the room. ▲ to measure, weigh No mide lo que dice. He doesn't weigh his words.
- meditación [f] meditation, thought.
- meditar to meditate, think.
- mejilla cheek.
- mejor [adj] better Esta casa es mejor que la otra. This is a better house than the other one. ▲ best Es la mejor casa del pueblo. It's the best house in town.
○ a lo mejor perhaps, maybe A lo mejor mañana no llueve. Maybe it won't rain tomorrow. ○ mejor dicho or rather, or better Iré a las tres, mejor dicho a las tres y cuarto. I'll go at three, or rather at a quarter past three. ○ mejor que rather than, instead of Mejor que escribir, ponga Ud. un telegrama. Instead of writing, send a telegram. ○ mejor que mejor all the better, so much the better Si viene, mejor que mejor. If he comes, so much the better. - mejora improvement, getting better; renovation, alteration.
- mejorar to improve, recover Se le'veía mejorar rápidamente. He was obviously improving fast. ▲ to improve, get better Han mejorado los negocios. Business has improved. ▲ to improve, make better Con las obras mejoraron la casa. With the alterations, the house was improved.
- melancolía gloom, blues.
- melancólico melancholy, sad.
- melena long hair.
- melocotón [m] peach.
- melodía melody.
- melón [m] melon, cantaloupe.
- meloso honeylike, sweet.
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