medio

Meaning

Adj

1. half
2. average, typical
3. (figuratively) the greater part
4. central, at the midpoint

Adv

partly, somewhat, not completely

Hyphenated as

me‧dio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmeðjo̝/

Etymology

13th century. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese medio, medeo, a learned borrowing from Latin medius.

Sentences

Só había dous días polo medio !

There were only two days in the middle!

Son normalmente de tamaño medio a grande .

They are usually medium to large in size.

Tamén se pensa no lume como medio de destrución en masa .

Fire is also thought of as a means of mass destruction.

O medio ambiente é un dos grandes prexudicados da crise.

The environment is one of the major casualties of the crisis.

No medio atópase o escudo de Croacia .

In the middle is the coat of arms of Croatia.

Esta escapa no medio da noite e denúnciao.

It escapes in the middle of the night and denounces him.

A operación pechouse nunha cantidade superior ao medio millón de euros .

The operation closed in an amount of more than half a million euros.

Ademais retivo moitos outros récords durante medio século ou máis .

It also held many other records for half a century or more.