meio

Meaning

Adj

half

Adv

1. a little bit, somewhat
2. almost

Noun

1. (masculine) middle, center
2. (masculine) half
3. (masculine) way, mean (method by which something is done)
4. (masculine) environment
5. (in-plural,masculine) resources; means

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of mear

Hyphenated as

mei‧o

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmej.u/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese meio, meo, from Latin medius, from Proto-Italic *meðios, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between”). Compare the borrowed doublets médio and médium. Sense of "way" or "mean" from Latin medium.

Sentences

Eu não vou por meio mês .

I won't go for half a month.

Então você vai morrer no meio de tentar perceber o seu destino .

Then you will die in the middle of trying to realize your destiny.

Do Natal a São João , meio ano .

From Christmas to São João, half a year.

Uma criança pequena de camisa vermelha fica no meio da rua .

A small child in a red shirt stands in the middle of the street.

Os oponentes farão todas as flexões necessárias por meio minuto .

Opponents will do all the necessary push-ups for half a minute.

Os locais fornecidos são cobertos por meio de promoção interna .

Provided locations are covered through internal promotion.

As pessoas estão jogando em meio a jatos públicos .

People are playing in the middle of public jets.

Ao meio assar , adicione o lagostim e amêijoas .

In the middle of the roast, add the crayfish and clams.