| Principal Translations |
| medium adj | (average) | promedio adj mf |
| | | medio/a adj |
| | He is of medium height. |
| | Es de estatura promedio. |
medium,
plural: media n | (means of communication) | medio nm |
| | By the medium of television, children see the world. |
| | Por medio de la televisión los niños pueden conocer el mundo. |
medium,
plural: media n | (art form, material) (artística) | técnica nf |
| | He usually works in the medium of marble or glass. |
| | Normalmente se dedica a la técnica del mármol o del vidrio. |
medium,
plural: mediums,
media n | (art: substance added to paint) | diluyente nm |
| | | solvente nm |
| | Jessie uses a medium to stop her acrylic paints drying out too quickly. |
| | Jessie usa un diluyente para que sus pinturas acrílicas no se sequen tan rápido. |
medium,
plural: mediums n | (clairvoyant) | médium n común |
| | The medium claims to be able to speak to dead people. |
| | El médium dice que puede hablar con los muertos. |
| medium n | (size, portion) | mediano/a adj |
| | Which portion would you like: the small, the medium or the large? |
| | ¿Qué porción quieres: la pequeña, la mediana o la grande? |
| medium adj | (steak, etc: still pink inside) | medio hecho loc adj |
| | | al punto, a punto, en su punto loc adj |
| | (AR) | jugoso/a adj |
| | I like my steak medium, but my husband prefers rare. |
| | Me gusta el filete medio hecho, pero mi marido lo prefiere crudo. |
| | Me gusta el filete en su punto, pero mi marido lo prefiere crudo. |
| | Me gusta el filete jugoso, pero mi marido lo prefiere crudo. |
| medium adv | (steak, etc.: still pink inside) | a punto, al punto loc adv |
| | (MX) | a término medio loc adj |
| | (AR) | jugoso/a adj |
| | I would like my steak to be cooked medium. |
| | Quisiera mi filete cocinado a punto.. |
| | Quiero mi filete cocinado a término medio por favor. |
Compound Forms:
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aqueous medium,
plural: aqueous media n | (water-based solution) | solución acuosa nf + adj |
| | The experiment investigates the transformation of molecules in an aqueous medium. |
contrast medium,
plural: contrast mediums,
contrast media n | (medicine: injected substance) | medio de contraste loc nom m |
cultural medium,
growth medium,
plural: cultural media,
growth media n | (substance for growing bacteria) | medio de cultivo nm + loc adj |
| | Pasteur was the first person to use a cultural medium for growing bacteria in the laboratory. |
| | Pasteur fue el primero en usar un medio de cultivo para generar bacterias en el laboratorio. |
| culture medium n | (bacteriology) | medio de cultivo nm + loc adj |
| happy medium n | (compromise) | justo medio loc nom m |
| | | término medio loc nom m |
| | Vicky is trying to strike a happy medium between her work commitments and family life. |
| | Vicky está tratando de encontrar un justo medio entre sus compromisos laborales y su vida familiar. |
| MDF n | initialism (medium-density fiberboard) | fibra de madera de densidad media loc nom f |
| | | tablero DM loc nom m |
| | (AR, marca) | fibrofácil nm |
| | (CL, marca) | trupán nm |
| medium frequency n | (radio) | frecuencia media loc nom f |
| | | onda media loc nom f |
| medium heat n | (cookery: moderate temperature) | fuego medio nm +adj |
| | | fuego moderado nm +adj |
| | Place a pan over a medium heat and fry the onions gently. |
| | Pon una sartén a fuego medio y fríe las cebollas. |
medium length,
medium-length adj | (moderately long) (tiempo) | a mediano plazo loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Nicole has a medium-length hairstyle. |
| | | mediano/a adj |
| medium of exchange n | (law: to facilitate sale) | instrumento de cambio loc nom m |
| | Money is the main medium of exchange in modern society. |
medium roast,
medium-roast adj | (coffee) | medianamente tostado loc adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Medium-roast coffee has a smooth balanced taste. |
| medium shot n | (cinema) | plano medio loc nom m |
| medium term n | (finance: bonds, etc.) | mediano plazo loc nom m |
medium term,
medium-term n as adj | (finance: of bonds, etc.) | de mediano plazo loc adj |
| | These bonds are medium term and have an average maturity of 4.5 years. |
| | Estos bonos son de mediano plazo y tienen una madurez promedio de 4 años y medio. |
| medium-dated adj | (financial security) | a medio plazo, a plazo medio loc adj |
medium-density fiberboard (US),
medium-density fibreboard (UK) n | (wooden building material) | tablero DM loc nom m |
| | (AR, marca) | fibrofácil nm |
| | (CL, marca) | trupán nm |
medium-dry,
medium dry adj | (partially dry) | semiseco/a adj |
| | | medio seco loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
medium-fine,
medium fine adj | (pen, pencil point) | medio fino loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
medium-fine,
medium fine adj | (sandpaper grit) | entrefino adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
medium-fine,
medium fine adj | (hair strand diameter) | medio fino loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
medium-height,
medium height adj | (averagely-tall) | de estatura media loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Amy is a medium-height woman with long brown hair. |
medium-rare,
medium rare adj | (steak: pink or slightly bloody) (AR) | jugoso/a adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | I prefer my steak medium rare whereas some people prefer it well done. |
| | Yo prefiero la carne jugosa, pero otros la prefieren bien cocida. |
| | | poco hecho loc adj |
| | Yo prefiero la carne poco hecha, pero otros la prefieren bien cocida. |
| medium-sized adj | (of medium dimensions) | mediano/a adj |
| | The Fokker 100 is a medium-sized aircraft. |
| | El Fokker 100 es un avión mediano. |
medium-sized firm,
medium-sized enterprise n | (company neither large nor small) | mediana empresa loc nom f |
| | | empresa mediana loc nom f |
| | Steve works for a medium-sized firm of accountants. |
middle-size,
medium-size n as adj | (of medium dimensions) | de tamaño medio loc adj |
| | | mediano/a adj |