among

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
among, also UK: amongst prep	(in the midst of)	entre prep
	Josiah's farm is situated among the cornfields of eastern Kansas.
	He lives amongst mountains of hoarded rubbish.
	La granja de Josiah se encuentra entre los campos de maíz al este de Kansas.
among, also UK: amongst prep	(counted with, member of)	entre prep
		en medio de loc prep
		dentro de loc prep
	Pearls and gold coins were among the treasures in the chest.
	Among the victims of the earthquake was a 60-year-old man.
	Había perlas y monedas de oro entre los tesoros del cofre.
	Dentro de las víctimas del terremoto, se encontraba un hombre de 60 años.
among, also UK: amongst prep	(with many of)	entre prep
	Their music's popular among college students.
	Su música es popular entre los estudiantes universitarios.
among, also UK: amongst prep	(divided in shares)	entre prep
	The children divided the estate among themselves.
	We divided the biscuits amongst the children.
	Los chicos dividieron los bienes entre sí.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
among other things expr	(one of a number)	entre otras cosas loc adv
	I cleaned out the junk drawer and found, among other things, my old slide rule.
	Limpié el cajón y encontré, entre otras cosas, mi regla de cálculo.
among others adv	(one of a number of)	entre otros loc adv
	We saw lots of old friends at the parade - among others, our former next-door neighbors.
	Vimos cantidad de amigos en el desfile, entre otros, a nuestros antiguos vecinos.
among us adv	(in our midst)	entre nosotros loc adv
	We laughed at the children running among us at the park.
	There are enemies among us.
	Nos reíamos de los chicos que corrían entre nosotros en el parque.
among us adv	(in our company or group)	entre nosotros loc adv
	The secret was kept among us.
	El secreto quedó entre nosotros.
distribute [sth] among [sb/sth] vtr + prep	(divide, share)	distribuir algo entre vtr + prep
		repartir algo entre vtr + prep
	The estate was distributed equally among the four children.
	Distribuyeron la herencia entre los cuatro hijos de manera equitativa.
number among [sth] vi + prep	(be one of)	contar entre vi + prep
	This school numbers among the top ten schools in the nation.
	Esta escuela cuenta entre las diez mejores de la nación.
number [sb/sth] among [sth] vtr + prep	(include in)	contar entre vi + prep
	Some people believe that Mother Theresa should be numbered among the saints.
	La Madre Teresa debería ser contada entre los santos.

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