Media in english
pronunciation: hæf part of speech: noun, adjective
media1 = stocking ; sock.
Example: The book 'Legging it' overviews trends in male and female dress from the Middle Ages to the present, concentrating on leg coverings: breeches, trousers, stockings'.Example: To make room for your puppet's mouth, make a slit in the sock between your thumb and fingers.more:
» devolver a la Edad Media = take + Nombre + back to the Dark Ages .
Example: This decision is a threat to Yemen as a whole and will take Yemen back to the Dark Ages.» otitis media = otitis media .
Example: Inflammation in the middle ear area is known as otitis media.media2 = average ; mean.
Example: The totals and averages at the right-hand side if the screen give summary information about the performance of the vendor.Example: It was therefore decided to re-index the documents with a mean of 3.8 entries each.more:
» calcular la media = average out .
Example: When I average out what I spend on clothes it comes to 30 pounds a month = Cuando promedio lo que gasto en ropa viene a ser de 30 libras mensuales.» desviación media = mean deviation .
Example: For these phenological stages the maximum mean deviation between calculations and observations is 5 days.» Edad Media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA] ; Middle Ages ; average age .
Example: The line of command concept also had its origins in the armies of antiquity and medieval ages. Example: In the latter Middle Ages and in the Renaissance, many catalogs contained entries arranged chronologically, often by imprint date for printed books. Example: Market research conducted by DC comics in 1991 showed the average age of comic collectors at that time to be twenty-five = Investigaciones de mercado realizadas por la editorial de comics DC en 1991 mostraron que el promedio de edad de los colectores de comics en ese momento era de veinticinco años.» edad media de las referencias = mean reference age .
Example: Some fields are relatively swift; information and library sciences had a lower mean reference age than solid state physics and mathematics.» estar por debajo de la media = be behind the (learning) curve .
Example: These facts alone don't paint the whole picture; Australia is definitely behind the curve regarding Internet speed and prices.» media aritmética = arithmetic mean .
Example: It is shown that different averages, such as the arithmetic mean, the median, the harmonic mean and the geometric mean play an essential role in these investigations.» media armónica = harmonic mean .
Example: It is shown that different averages, such as the arithmetic mean, the median, the harmonic mean and the geometric mean play an essential role in these investigations.» media de edad = mean age .
Example: The difference between the mean ages may characterise the synchronity of the author's research in comparison with those working on similar topics.» media estacional = seasonal average .
Example: The weather is expected to remain mild this week, with temperatures rising to 10C above the seasonal average.» media geométrica = geometric mean .
Example: It is shown that different averages, such as the arithmetic mean, the median, the harmonic mean and the geometric mean play an essential role in these investigations.» media nacional = national average .
Example: According to the article, persons who eat onions with every meal have a life expectancy of some 1% above the national average, but they are invited to only 20% as many parties and their divorce expectancy is 200% above the national average = De acuerdo con el artículo, las personas que comen cebollas en cada comida tienen una esperanza de vida de un 1% por encima de la media nacional, pero se les invita sólo a un 20% de las fiestas y su índice de divorcios es del 200% por encima de la media.» método de la media ponderada = weighted means method .
Example: This analysis is broadly confirmed by applying the unweighted means method, and also by the weighted means method for main effects.» método de la media sin ponderar = unweighted means method .
Example: This analysis is broadly confirmed by applying the unweighted means method, and also by the weighted means method for main effects.» nota media del expediente académico = grade point average (GPA) .
Example: GRE general test scores and grade point averages are predictors of professional salaries for librarians.» por debajo de la media = sub-par ; below-average .
Example: With their rudimentary visuals and sub-par writing, the comics of the day were nothing more than gags and cheap laughs. Example: Children who are hyper are not necessarily the most athletic and will probably be average or below-average students.» por encima de la media = above average .
Example: Results from 666 questionnaires (59.8% response) analysed showed that librarianship is still a predominantly female profession, with salaries above average for Quebec.» puntuación media = mean score .
Example: Results demonstrated that there was no significant difference in the mean scores achieved on either the midterm exam or the final exam.» quedarse por debajo de la media = fall behind + the pack .
Example: UK manufacturing is falling behind the pack in the revolution to apply digital technologies to industry.» rendimiento por debajo de la media = under-performance .
Example: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.» vida media = half-life .
Example: In science and technology the half-life of literature is only a few years.mediar = mediate ; come into + play ; intermediate.
Example: School library media professionals who mediate in the learning experiences of students must be well informed critical thinkers.Example: There are, of course, all sorts of other considerations which come into play in determining the income which a publisher might obtain from a book.Example: By exploiting these opportunities, arbitrageurs alleviate the segmentation of markets, providing liquidity to other investors by intermediating their trades.medio1 = middle ; one-half (1/2).
Example: The purpose of the insert key is to allow the insertion of one or more characters in the middle of a field without disturbing the information already displayed.Example: The output of paperbacks accounted for one-third of the total US book production by 1962; nearly one-half of the fiction produced and a quarter of the available titles.more:
» alcanzar el punto medio = reach + the halfway point .
Example: Summer may have reached the halfway point, but there's still time to sign up for your first cycling race.» Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the ; High Middle Ages, the ; Dark Ages, the .
Example: The Vatican Archives represent one of the principal sources for the history of the papacy from the Early Middle Ages to the present. Example: The author endeavors to explore the religious aspirations or religious consciousness of the laity in Western Europe during the High Middle Ages. Example: Observations of how this process has changed are divided into three historical periods: the Dark Ages, the Renaissance, and the Modern Era.» a media asta = at half-mast ; at half staff .
Example: The flags flew at half-mast on Sunday in honour of Poland's president and over 90 other top officials who died in an air crash on Saturday. Example: Obama orders US flags to be flown at half staff in honor of 29 miners killed in blast.» a media distancia = middle-distance .
Example: There may be some situations where either dehydration or hyperthermia could impact middle-distance performance, for example if an athlete began a run without appropriate preparation.» a media mañana = mid-morning .
Example: Course fees include study materials, mid-morning coffee, lunch, and afternoon tea breaks but not accommodation.» a medias = half-baked ; half-and-half .
Example: Sony made a 'half-hearted, half-baked' response to cyberattacks that compromised personal information for as many as 100 million people. Example: Setting aside their first instinct to wade in with a half-and-half approach, school leaders decided instead to take the plunge.» a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between .
Example: The villages live betwixt and between the nomadic pastoral culture of the interior and seafaring culture of the coast.» a medio abrir = half-opened .
Example: The research and conclusions are published in full in the author's book 'The half-opened Door' = La investigación y las conclusiones se publicaron en su totalidad en el libro del autor "La puerta entreabierta".» a medio acabar = half-finished .
Example: A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.» a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way] ; midway .
Example: This is an acceptable half-way stage to automation for older material. Example: Nor is the librarian able to take a midway position.» a medio comprender = half-understood .
Example: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.» a medio concebir = half-baked .
Example: Sony made a 'half-hearted, half-baked' response to cyberattacks that compromised personal information for as many as 100 million people.» a medio formar = half-formed .
Example: She attempted to define to herself the thoughts that lay half-formed in the depth of her mind.» a medio fuego = medium heat .
Example: Whisk ingredients together, pour into oiled waffle iron, and cook on medium heat until steam starts coming out of the sides.» a medio galope = at a canter .
Example: Some horses buck when they're young and unbalanced, especially at a canter.» a medio hacer = halfway done ; half done ; half-baked .
Example: When the pasta is halfway done, return the skillet with the sauce to a medium heat, adding the oregano, capers and olives. Example: Five years after they took control of war-ravaged Afghanistan, reconstruction remains a job half done. Example: Sony made a 'half-hearted, half-baked' response to cyberattacks that compromised personal information for as many as 100 million people.» a medio leer = half-read .
Example: A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.» a medio plazo = near-term ; in the medium term ; medium-term ; in the mid-term ; mid-term [midterm] .
Example: The IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) is another volunteer organization; it meets regularly to discuss operational and near-term technical problems of the Internet. Example: CD-ROM may be a transient technology being overtaken by multimedia and improved online services but in the medium term its applications will increase. Example: One of the recommendations made by the group was to identify medium-term (five years) and longer-term needs for expanding the existing system. Example: A reduction of approximately 40% is to be expected in the mid-term. Example: The mid-term weight loss is similar with both techniques.» a medio rimar = half-rhymed .
Example: That passage contains an alliterative procession of half-rhymed words and too many commas.» a medio terminar = half-finished .
Example: A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.» a medio vestir = partly dressed ; half dressed .
Example: He certainly invaded her privacy by using a telephoto lens to photograph her inside her home when she was topless or partly dressed. Example: She was seen Sunday morning at 6 AM, only half dressed, barefoot and bleary-eyed outside a friend's house in London.» amueblado a medias = semi-furnished .
Example: Then I had a semi-furnished new apartment and a closet filled with shrunken clothes I had blasted in the dryer.» andarse con medias tintas = mince + Posesivo + words ; beat about/around + the bush ; go (a)round (and (a)round) in + circles ; go around + the houses ; be cag(e)y about .
Example: Although not a polemicist, the author minces no words in condemning the brutality and stupidity of the communist leadership. Example: There is no excuse for beating about the bush when combating poverty and social exclusion. Example: This type of discussion makes the conflict endless and the argument is going round in circles because different people are trying to solve different problems. Example: They had dragged her there and they weren't even giving her an explanation, just going around the houses and dodging every question she asked. Example: The government is cagey about its plan for Britain's future relationship with the EU.» apartarse de en medio = get out of + Posesivo + way ; be out of + Posesivo + way .
Example: She began yelling at the two victims involved in the accident and told them to get out of her way. Example: Once she was out of his way, the throne was all his.» arco de medio punto = round arch .
Example: Other shapes work work as well as the semicircle for an arch: pointed arches, segmental arches, round arches, corbelled arches and elliptical arches are just a few of the shapes that have been employed.» asiento del medio = middle seat .
Example: Most frequent flyers seem to prefer aisle seats; many leisure travelers like window seats, and just about everybody hates middle seats.» baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the .
Example: Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.» bandera + estar izada + a media hasta = flag + fly/be + at half-mast .
Example: All European flags fly at half-mast today to pay tribute to the victims of the terrorist attack in Paris.» barba de media tarde = five o'clock shadow .
Example: No matter whether your five o'clock shadow shows by lunchtime or you need a razor only once every 48 hours, shaving can be hell.» cabalgar a medio galope = canter .
Example: Generally, you can tell if the horse is balanced by recognizing whether it moves with ease while cantering.» carrera de medio fondo = middle-distance race .
Example: In international competitions, middle-distance races include the 800 metres, the 1,500 metres (the metric mile), and the 3,000 metres (a steeplechase event for men, but a regular run for women).» cerebro medio = midbrain .
Example: The brainstem consists of the medulla (myelencephalon), the pons (metencephalon), and the midbrain (mesencephalon).» clase media alta, la = upper-middle class, the .
Example: Although neurasthenia was not originally defined as a feminine ailment, it was common in women, especially those of the middle and upper-middle classes between the ages of 20 and 40.» clase media, la = middle class, the .
Example: Do not list terms which have a common last word as a series (such as 'upper, middle, and working class').» cocer a medias = parboil .
Example: Sometimes the vegetables are left raw, sometimes stir-fried, parboiled, boiled, or steamed.» comprendido a medias = half-understood .
Example: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.» consciente a medias = halfway conscious ; half conscious .
Example: Some people may argue that writing a to-do list seems like an activity that only requires halfway conscious thought; I beg to differ. Example: This movie is not good to watch when youre only half conscious -- it just sparks panic atacks.» corredor de medio fondo = middle-distance runner .
Example: Middle distance runners are typically of medium height, and very lean and muscular.» cuchilla de media luna = half-moon cutter .
Example: Give me a spade any day for this and most other garden jobs like this, rather than a half-moon cutter or a gardening fork or anything else.» dar media vuelta = do + an about-face ; make + an about-face ; make + a volte-face ; do + a volte-face .
Example: If teachers lead the way, perhaps society will do an about-face and begin to recognize the tremendous contributions which they make. Example: Known for his scathing criticism of Israel, he has made an about-face and published a volume dedicated to health in Israel, highlighting its achievements and challenges. Example: Exactly three years ago, the government made a volte-face in its foreign policy and pivoted towards the Asia-Pacific region. Example: Doing a volte-face, the Noida gang rape victim has changed her statement a day after filing a complaint of abduction and sexual assault.» darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel [Normalmente en señal de enojo] .
Example: Having said he disagreed with the idea, he turned on his heel and hastened away.» de altura media = (of) medium height .
Example: Middle distance runners are typically of medium height, and very lean and muscular.» de calidad media = middle-ranking ; middle-of-the-range .
Example: To Pakistan and India, Britain is just another middle-ranking European country that has little to offer compared with the US. Example: In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.» dedo medio = middle finger .
Example: My daughter grabbed a hot appliance today and got a second-degree burn on her middle finger that quickly sprouted a large blister.» de gama media = middle-of-the-range .
Example: In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.» dejar a medias = leave + Nombre + half-finished ; leave + Nombre + half-done ; leave + Nombre + halfway through .
Example: Avoid starting a project and leaving it half-finished until who knows when. Example: Fixing a tubeless wheelbarrow tire is fairly easy, if you know how, and can mean the difference between completed a job or leaving it half done. Example: And in keeping with the flightiness of youth, Thieriot leaves the commentary halfway through, because there's somewhere else he has to be.» dejar a medio acabar = leave + Nombre + half-finished ; leave + Nombre + half-done ; leave + Nombre + halfway through .
Example: Avoid starting a project and leaving it half-finished until who knows when. Example: Fixing a tubeless wheelbarrow tire is fairly easy, if you know how, and can mean the difference between completed a job or leaving it half done. Example: And in keeping with the flightiness of youth, Thieriot leaves the commentary halfway through, because there's somewhere else he has to be.» dejar a medio hacer = leave + Nombre + halfway through ; leave + Nombre + half-finished ; leave + Nombre + half-done .
Example: And in keeping with the flightiness of youth, Thieriot leaves the commentary halfway through, because there's somewhere else he has to be. Example: Avoid starting a project and leaving it half-finished until who knows when. Example: Fixing a tubeless wheelbarrow tire is fairly easy, if you know how, and can mean the difference between completed a job or leaving it half done.» dejar a medio terminar = leave + Nombre + half-finished ; leave + Nombre + half-done ; leave + Nombre + halfway through .
Example: Avoid starting a project and leaving it half-finished until who knows when. Example: Fixing a tubeless wheelbarrow tire is fairly easy, if you know how, and can mean the difference between completed a job or leaving it half done. Example: And in keeping with the flightiness of youth, Thieriot leaves the commentary halfway through, because there's somewhere else he has to be.» dejar el trabajo a medias = leave + the work half-finished ; leave + the work half-done .
Example: And I can't leave the work half-finished I'll have to continue to the end, even though sometimes I feel very weak and often dispirited. Example: However if that person leaves the work half-done, others must complete it.» dejar el trabajo a medio acabar = leave + the work half-finished ; leave + the work half-done .
Example: And I can't leave the work half-finished I'll have to continue to the end, even though sometimes I feel very weak and often dispirited. Example: However if that person leaves the work half-done, others must complete it.» dejar el trabajo a medio hacer = leave + the work half-finished ; leave + the work half-done .
Example: And I can't leave the work half-finished I'll have to continue to the end, even though sometimes I feel very weak and often dispirited. Example: However if that person leaves the work half-done, others must complete it.» dejar el trabajo a medio terminar = leave + the work half-finished ; leave + the work half-done .
Example: And I can't leave the work half-finished I'll have to continue to the end, even though sometimes I feel very weak and often dispirited. Example: However if that person leaves the work half-done, others must complete it.» dejar el trabajo medio acabado = leave + the work half-finished ; leave + the work half-done .
Example: And I can't leave the work half-finished I'll have to continue to the end, even though sometimes I feel very weak and often dispirited. Example: However if that person leaves the work half-done, others must complete it.» dejar el trabajo medio hecho = leave + the work half-finished ; leave + the work half-done .
Example: And I can't leave the work half-finished I'll have to continue to the end, even though sometimes I feel very weak and often dispirited. Example: However if that person leaves the work half-done, others must complete it.» dejar el trabajo medio terminado = leave + the work half-finished ; leave + the work half-done .
Example: And I can't leave the work half-finished I'll have to continue to the end, even though sometimes I feel very weak and often dispirited. Example: However if that person leaves the work half-done, others must complete it.» dejar medio acabado = leave + Nombre + half-finished ; leave + Nombre + half-done .
Example: Avoid starting a project and leaving it half-finished until who knows when. Example: Fixing a tubeless wheelbarrow tire is fairly easy, if you know how, and can mean the difference between completed a job or leaving it half done.» dejar medio hecho = leave + Nombre + half-finished ; leave + Nombre + half-done .
Example: Avoid starting a project and leaving it half-finished until who knows when. Example: Fixing a tubeless wheelbarrow tire is fairly easy, if you know how, and can mean the difference between completed a job or leaving it half done.» dejar medio terminado = leave + Nombre + half-finished ; leave + Nombre + half-done .
Example: Avoid starting a project and leaving it half-finished until who knows when. Example: Fixing a tubeless wheelbarrow tire is fairly easy, if you know how, and can mean the difference between completed a job or leaving it half done.» dejar un trabajo a medias = leave + a job half-finished ; leave + a job half-done .
Example: We always go the extra mile for our clients, and never leave a job half finished. Example: I am the product of my upbringing I suppose, and sometimes when I am tired or very busy I wish I could walk away leaving a job half-done.» dejar un trabajo a medio acabar = leave + a job half-finished ; leave + a job half-done .
Example: We always go the extra mile for our clients, and never leave a job half finished. Example: I am the product of my upbringing I suppose, and sometimes when I am tired or very busy I wish I could walk away leaving a job half-done.» dejar un trabajo a medio hacer = leave + a job half-finished ; leave + a job half-done .
Example: We always go the extra mile for our clients, and never leave a job half finished. Example: I am the product of my upbringing I suppose, and sometimes when I am tired or very busy I wish I could walk away leaving a job half-done.» dejar un trabajo a medio terminar = leave + a job half-finished ; leave + a job half-done .
Example: We always go the extra mile for our clients, and never leave a job half finished. Example: I am the product of my upbringing I suppose, and sometimes when I am tired or very busy I wish I could walk away leaving a job half-done.» dejar un trabajo medio acabado = leave + a job half-finished ; leave + a job half-done .
Example: We always go the extra mile for our clients, and never leave a job half finished. Example: I am the product of my upbringing I suppose, and sometimes when I am tired or very busy I wish I could walk away leaving a job half-done.» dejar un trabajo medio hecho = leave + a job half-finished ; leave + a job half-done .
Example: We always go the extra mile for our clients, and never leave a job half finished. Example: I am the product of my upbringing I suppose, and sometimes when I am tired or very busy I wish I could walk away leaving a job half-done.» dejar un trabajo medio terminado = leave + a job half-finished ; leave + a job half-done .
Example: We always go the extra mile for our clients, and never leave a job half finished. Example: I am the product of my upbringing I suppose, and sometimes when I am tired or very busy I wish I could walk away leaving a job half-done.» de la edad media = dark-age .
Example: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.» del medio = middle [Adjetivo] ; mid-pack [En su origen, hace referencia a un 'pelotón' de corredores, ciclistas, etc] ; medial .
Example: Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'. Example: Seattle Airport was a mid-pack finisher in a new survey released this week . Example: The superior and inferior rectus muscles turn the eye upwards, and downwards, the lateral and medial ones turn it outwards and inwards.» del Medio Oriente = Middle Eastern .
Example: The author analyses the union catalogues of periodicals in Middle Eastern languages in UK libraries = El autor analiza los catálogos colectivos de publicaciones períodicas en las lenguas del Oriente Medio en las bibliotecas británicas.» de media distancia = middle-distance .
Example: There may be some situations where either dehydration or hyperthermia could impact middle-distance performance, for example if an athlete began a run without appropriate preparation.» de media jornada = half-day [half day] .
Example: This paper was presented at a half-day seminar of the Library Association of Australia.» de media mañana = mid-morning .
Example: Course fees include study materials, mid-morning coffee, lunch, and afternoon tea breaks but not accommodation.» de medio día de duración = half-day [half day] .
Example: This paper was presented at a half-day seminar of the Library Association of Australia.» de medio fondo = middle-distance .
Example: There may be some situations where either dehydration or hyperthermia could impact middle-distance performance, for example if an athlete began a run without appropriate preparation.» de medio pelo = small-time .
Example: From small-time stick-ups to vengeful bloodbaths, they become insatiable predators without scruples.» de talla media = middle-sized .
Example: For people living in what might be called industrial-rural areas the best that could be expected locally would be a moderate provision in the local middle-sized town.» dividir por medio = rend in + two .
Example: Anthropology as a discipline is in danger of being rent in two by the tensions between those who practice it.» dejar a medio hacer = leave + Nombre + halfway through ; leave + Nombre + half-finished ; leave + Nombre + half-done .
Example: And in keeping with the flightiness of youth, Thieriot leaves the commentary halfway through, because there's somewhere else he has to be. Example: Avoid starting a project and leaving it half-finished until who knows when. Example: Fixing a tubeless wheelbarrow tire is fairly easy, if you know how, and can mean the difference between completed a job or leaving it half done.» Edad Media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA] ; Middle Ages ; average age .
Example: The line of command concept also had its origins in the armies of antiquity and medieval ages. Example: In the latter Middle Ages and in the Renaissance, many catalogs contained entries arranged chronologically, often by imprint date for printed books. Example: Market research conducted by DC comics in 1991 showed the average age of comic collectors at that time to be twenty-five = Investigaciones de mercado realizadas por la editorial de comics DC en 1991 mostraron que el promedio de edad de los colectores de comics en ese momento era de veinticinco años.» edición media = medium edition .
Example: In addition to the full edition, there exist abridged and medium editions of the scheme.» encontrarse en medio de un atasco = be stuck in traffic .
Example: She needs to go to the office as quick as possible but there's one problem, she is stuck in traffic.» encontrarse en medio de un embotellamiento = be stuck in traffic .
Example: She needs to go to the office as quick as possible but there's one problem, she is stuck in traffic.» en el medio de la nada = in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks .
Example: The chance to stay in the middle of a rainforest in the middle of nowhere and nobody else around us was too good an opportunity to miss. Example: They didn't go there because life was good, but because there, in the back of beyond, you could pan for gold without the threat of being robbed. Example: Listen to people who live out in the sticks and heed their advice and recommendations -- don't rely on instinct or rumour.» en el nivel medio de = in the middle range of .
Example: In the middle range of authorship there is, then, quite a wide band of writing stretching from the scholarly to the market-orientated = En el nivel medio de autoría existe, pues, a una gran gama de producciones escritas que van desde lo científico a lo comercial.» en medio de = amidst ; in the midst of ; in the throes of ; right in ; amid ; in the grip of ; in the middle of ; in the clutches of .
Example: The second edition of AACR was published in 1978, amidst some dispute as to whether it was either necessary or desirable. Example: In the midst of an industrialized and bureaucratized society made up of multitudes of people we live separate lives = En medio de una sociedad industrializada y burocratizada compuesta de una gran cantidad de gente, vivimos vidas distintas. Example: The scope and methodology of enumeration is, however, in the throes of revolution. Example: However, a more advantageous site was offered, right in the shopping precinct, linking a covered mall of shops with a multi-functional community complex. Example: The director continued speaking amid the embers of their mirth. Example: Delhi continues to be in the grip of a cold wave. Example: Anyone who knows Jakarta at all will know that the Hotel Indonesia is smack in the middle of the city. Example: French health officials warned Wednesday that the country is officially in the clutches of a flu epidemic.» en medio de ninguna parte = in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks .
Example: The chance to stay in the middle of a rainforest in the middle of nowhere and nobody else around us was too good an opportunity to miss. Example: They didn't go there because life was good, but because there, in the back of beyond, you could pan for gold without the threat of being robbed. Example: Listen to people who live out in the sticks and heed their advice and recommendations -- don't rely on instinct or rumour.» en medio de ningún sitio = in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks .
Example: The chance to stay in the middle of a rainforest in the middle of nowhere and nobody else around us was too good an opportunity to miss. Example: They didn't go there because life was good, but because there, in the back of beyond, you could pan for gold without the threat of being robbed. Example: Listen to people who live out in the sticks and heed their advice and recommendations -- don't rely on instinct or rumour.» en medio de una conversación = in the middle of a conversation .
Example: Is it wrong that I feel annoyed when guests at my house start texting in the middle of a conversation?.» enseñanza media = middle grade .
Example: This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.» entender a medias = pick up + the fag-ends .
Example: She has managed to pick up the fag ends of a good many languages during her life and can jabber French a little.» enterarse a medias = pick up + the fag-ends .
Example: She has managed to pick up the fag ends of a good many languages during her life and can jabber French a little.» entre medias = in between .
Example: The reason for this is that the qualifier, Public Libraries, is randomly distributed depending on whether other facets are cited in between.» entre medio de = amidst ; in the midst of ; in the throes of ; right in ; amid ; in the grip of ; in the middle of ; in the clutches of .
Example: The second edition of AACR was published in 1978, amidst some dispute as to whether it was either necessary or desirable. Example: In the midst of an industrialized and bureaucratized society made up of multitudes of people we live separate lives = En medio de una sociedad industrializada y burocratizada compuesta de una gran cantidad de gente, vivimos vidas distintas. Example: The scope and methodology of enumeration is, however, in the throes of revolution. Example: However, a more advantageous site was offered, right in the shopping precinct, linking a covered mall of shops with a multi-functional community complex. Example: The director continued speaking amid the embers of their mirth. Example: Delhi continues to be in the grip of a cold wave. Example: Anyone who knows Jakarta at all will know that the Hotel Indonesia is smack in the middle of the city. Example: French health officials warned Wednesday that the country is officially in the clutches of a flu epidemic.» estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between ... and ... .
Example: Typography at present is treated as an aspect of communication; it should instead be considered as lying midway between the plastic and the graphic arts.» estar en medio de = caught in the middle [Generalmente usado en el pasado] .
Example: As the group of professionals most often caught in the middle of copyright infringement disputes, librarians have a duty to teach their users about these issues and hopefully avoid these disputes.» estar en medio de un atasco = be stuck in traffic .
Example: She needs to go to the office as quick as possible but there's one problem, she is stuck in traffic.» estar en medio de un embotellamiento = be stuck in traffic .
Example: She needs to go to the office as quick as possible but there's one problem, she is stuck in traffic.» estar justo en medio de = stand + squarely in .
Example: We stand squarely in a no-man's land between a rough technology and a vague science.» foto de medio cuerpo = mugshot [mug shot] [Generalmente usado para las fotos que la policía toma de una persona tras ser arrestada] .
Example: The article carries the title 'Mugshots from the morgue: profiles of deceased library periodicals'.» haber dinero de por medio = money + change hands .
Example: The key issues are: whether the recipient is relying on the information provided; whether money changed hands; and whether the institution is under a statutory obligation to provide the information = Las cuestiones claven era: si el destinatario depende de la información que se le suministrar, si hay un transacción económica de por medio y de si la institución tiene la obligación legal de ofrecer la información.» haber una transacción económica de por medio = money + change hands .
Example: The key issues are: whether the recipient is relying on the information provided; whether money changed hands; and whether the institution is under a statutory obligation to provide the information = Las cuestiones claven era: si el destinatario depende de la información que se le suministrar, si hay un transacción económica de por medio y de si la institución tiene la obligación legal de ofrecer la información.» habitante del Medio Oriente = Middle Easterner .
Example: The mass media continually stereotype Muslims & Middle Easterners as terrorists.» histeria a medias = semi-hysteria .
Example: This is not a new phenomenon -- just think of the semi-hysteria in North American libraries over audiovisual materials in the 1960s and 1970s.» Hora + y media = half past + Hora .
Example: Dexter Rundle had plenty of moments to spare, however, for his next appointment was not until half past eleven.» IME (Integración a Media Escala) = MSI (Medium Scale Integration) .
Example: There are now a number of degrees of integration: 'SSI' Small Scale Integration (tens of transistors on a single chip); 'MSI' Medium Scale Integration (hundreds of transistors); 'LSI' Large Scale Integration (thousands of transistors); and 'VSLI' (hundreds of thousands of transistors).» inconsciente a medias = half unconscious ; halfway unconscious .
Example: The true artist always stays half unconscious of himself whenever he is producing. Example: She was halfway unconscious from heat exhaustion and sunstroke when it happened.» intentar encontrar un término medio entre... y... = tread + a fine line between ... and ; tread + a delicate line between ... and ; walk + a fine line between ... and ... ; tread + a middle path between ... and .
Example: These ferocious competitors tread a fine line between controlled aggression and illegality. Example: Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner. Example: Cutting through space and time through cinematography, the film creators walk a fine line between their imagination and their dreams. Example: This lavishly illustrated book ultimately fails in its attempt to tread a middle path between the scholarly and popular approaches to the Roman amphitheatre.» ir a medio galope = canter .
Example: Generally, you can tell if the horse is balanced by recognizing whether it moves with ease while cantering.» justo en el medio (de) = plumb in the middle (of) ; slap-bang in the centre (of) ; smack in the middle (of) ; slap-bang in the middle (of) ; smack in the centre (of) .
Example: The best known is probably Yellowstone National Park, in Wyoming, just about plumb in the middle of the continent. Example: After all, how many other cities of over 100000 inhabitants can boast a big oil refinery slap-bang in the centre?. Example: I love getting off the subway at 42nd Street, walking up those stairs and just being smack in the middle of all the hustle and bustle of New York. Example: Corsica is a small mountainous island situated slap-bang in the middle of the Mediterranean sea close to Italy and Sardinia = Córcega es una isla montañosa situada justo en el medio del mar Mediterráneo cerca de Italia y Cerdeña. Example: Now at the beginning of fall a new construction site is appearing and it's smack in the centre of town.» letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter .
Example: And if you examine a certain page where you will find a broken letter in one, then you will also find it in the other one.» línea de medio campo = halfway line .
Example: This football game consists in hitting the crossbar from the halfway line.» media asta = half-mast .
Example: Flags sites will be lowered to half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday to reflect on violence against women in our society.» media docena = half a dozen ; half-dozen .
Example: To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish. Example: It was a half-dozen years later that the first central electric power station was built; a decade was to pass before the automobile was invented, and nearly three decades before the first airplane flew.» media hora = half-hour .
Example: In order to make my twice-weekly half-hour visits to the class more relaxing and, I hoped, more enjoyable, the teacher designed a special area the children called 'the storycorner'.» media luna = half moon .
Example: And finally, we sat on our new patio chairs watching the clouds float by a half moon.» Media Luna Roja, la = Red Crescent, the [Organización no gubernamental equivalente a la Cruz Roja en los países árabes] .
Example: The Blue Shield is the equivalent of the Red Cross/Red Crescent in the field of cultural heritage.» media luz = half-light .
Example: He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.» media maratón = half marathon .
Example: BRR annually organizes sport events such as marathons, half marathons, biathlons, triathlons, pentathlons, and decathlons.» Posesivo + media naranja = Posesivo + significant other [La pareja de alguien] ; Posesivo + better half ; Posesivo + other half ; Mr Right .
Example: Reference group theory is based upon the principle that people take the standards of significant others as a basis for making self-appraisals, comparisons, and choices regarding need and use of information. Example: The answer to this relates directly to the second major factor contributing to unhappiness between a manager and his better half, i.e., a sense of professional je