medio

Meaning

Adj

1. half (of or related to one of two equal divisions of a whole)
2. half (of or related to any large proportion of a whole)
3. middle (placed more or less halfway between two positions, times, or alternatives)
4. average (of or related to the arithmatic middle in a set of values)
5. average (of or related to a representative example of a group)
6. tasteful, bourgeois (well decorated or executed but not sublime)
7. mid (of or related to the position of vowel articulation between open and closed)
8. middle, mediopassive (of or related to grammatical voices neither active nor passive)
9. (Chile, emphatic, intensifier, ironic, slang) impressive (extremely large or good)

Adv

1. half, incompletely (indicating an action interrupted or only partially done)
2. half, kind of (particularly used to partially soften negative descriptions)

Noun

1. (masculine) half (one of two equal parts of any whole)
2. (historical, masculine) half (one of two equal parts of any whole)
3. (historical, masculine) half (one of two equal parts of any whole)
4. (Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Venezuela, historical, masculine) half (one of two equal parts of any whole)
5. (Dominican-Republic, historical, masculine) half (one of two equal parts of any whole)
6. (Ecuador, historical, masculine) half (one of two equal parts of any whole)
7. (Panama, historical, masculine) half (one of two equal parts of any whole)
8. (Bolivia, historical, masculine) half (one of two equal parts of any whole)
9. (Mexico, historical, masculine) half (one of two equal parts of any whole)
10. (Costa-Rica, El-Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, masculine, slang) half (one of two equal parts of any whole)
11. (masculine) middle (the part of anything located halfway between its ends or extremes in time or along one dimension in space)
12. (masculine) middle (the part of anything located halfway between its ends or extremes in time or along one dimension in space)
13. (masculine) middle (the part of anything located halfway between its ends or extremes in time or along one dimension in space)
14. (masculine) middle (the part of anything located halfway between its ends or extremes in time or along one dimension in space)
15. (masculine) middle (the part of anything located halfway between its ends or extremes in time or along one dimension in space)
16. (masculine, plural-normally) middle (the part of anything located halfway between its ends or extremes in time or along one dimension in space)
17. (masculine) center, heart (the innermost part of anything with regard to all dimensions)
18. (in-plural, masculine, often) method, way, means (the actions or things by which some goal is achieved or intended to be achieved, something serving some purpose)
19. (in-plural, masculine, often) method, way, means (the actions or things by which some goal is achieved or intended to be achieved, something serving some purpose)
20. (in-plural, masculine, often, plural-normally) method, way, means (the actions or things by which some goal is achieved or intended to be achieved, something serving some purpose)
21. (masculine) medium (the physical space and substance through which some phenomenon occurs)
22. (masculine) medium (the physical space and substance through which some phenomenon occurs)
23. (masculine) medium (the physical space and substance through which some phenomenon occurs)
24. (masculine) medium (the physical space and substance through which some phenomenon occurs)
25. (masculine, plural-normally) medium (the physical space and substance through which some phenomenon occurs)
26. (masculine) medium (the physical space and substance through which some phenomenon occurs)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of mediar

mediar

1. to mediate
2. to center, to give a central, medium or average value

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Concepts

middle

medium

half

means

average

center

tool

environment

mean

resource

centre

implement

way

utensil

gadget

milieu

media

instrument

remedy

midst

recourse

avenue

expedience

expedient

medial

mid

agency

side

mass media

unfinished

livelihood

vehicle

method

inside

ambiance

heart

❤️

partly

midpoint

surroundings

measure

incomplete

half

median

mediate

medicament

conveyance

mesial

medicine

💊

company

common

Synonyms

centro

recurso

mitad

instrumento

herramienta

media

entorno

mediano

ambiente

corazón

❤️

manera

parte

intermedio

promedio

víveres

a medias

círculo

⭕

la mitad

método

en parte

producto

programa

punto medio

remedio

sistema operativo

transporte

tremendo

vehículo

medio de transporte

alrededores

en medio

junto

semi

habitat

de en medio

adjunto

mitad de lo entero

central

cercano

cosa

género

hábitat

igual

interior

juntos

llano

medicamento

💊

medio ambiente

mercancía

modo

Translations

meio

mezzo

milieu

moyen

Mittel

mig

middel

mitjà

medio

🖕

médio

medi

metà

Mitte

halb

Hyphenated as

me‧dio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmedjo/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: medius

Cognate with Old Spanish: -

Cognate with Portuguese: meio

Cognate with English: medium

In summary

Borrowed directly from Latin medius (“half”) rather than inherited through an Old Spanish form, possibly because the likely forms *meo and *meyo would have closely resembled mear (“to piss”), ultimately from Proto-Italic *meðjos, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between”). Compare Portuguese meio, which retained its original inherited form. In reference to spiritual mediums, calqued from Latin medium. Doublet of media. Cognate with English medium.

Sentences

La línea incluye un pasillo sin usar en el medio de una vía .

The line includes an unused corridor in the middle of a track.

El único medio de salvación es la conversión a la fe verdadera .

The only means of salvation is conversion to the true faith.

La velocidad del sonido varía en función del medio por el que se transmite .

The speed of sound varies depending on the medium through which it is transmitted.

Tenía un tamaño medio y medía setenta y cinco centímetros de longitud .

It was an average size and measured seventy-five centimeters in length.

En medio de estas condiciones , la balacera se generalizó .

In the midst of these conditions, the shooting became widespread.

Esta prueba medía los conocimientos del contenido curricular hasta segundo medio .

This test measured the knowledge of the curricular content up to second half.