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media

/ˈmedja/, [ˈme.ð̞ja]

half, stocking

Noun media f (plural medias)

  1. stocking
  2. (Latin America, Philippines) sock (in general)
  3. (usually in the plural) pantyhose (North America), tights (UK)
  4. (mathematics) mean, average
    media geométrica
    geometric mean
  5. half an hour
    son las cinco y media
    it’s half past five
  6. sharecrop

Adjective media f sg

  1. feminine singular of medio

Verb media

  1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) present indicative form of mediar.
  2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of mediar.

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • ¿Cuántas veces por minuto parpadea de media una persona?

    How many times a minute does the average person blink?

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  • Esperé a mi amigo durante media hora, pero no apareció.

    I waited half an hour for my friend, but he didn't turn up.

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  • El desayuno es a las nueve y media.

    Breakfast is at half past nine.

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  • Vuelvo en media hora.

    I'll be back in half an hour.

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  • Son las cuatro y media de la tarde.

    It's 4:30 in the afternoon.

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  • El expreso llega a las seis y media de la tarde.

    The express arrives at 6:30 p.m.

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  • En Inglaterra el camarero nos preguntó: ¿qué tamaño de cerveza quieren? ¿media pinta o una pinta? Como aún así no sabíamos cuánto era eso, le pedimos que nos mostrara los vasos.

    In England the waiter asked us: how much beer would you like? A half pint, or a pint? Because we still didn't know how much that was, we asked him to show us the glasses.

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  • Volveré a las seis y media.

    I'll be back at half six.

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  • Estudio inglés dos horas de media al día.

    I study English for two hours in the middle of the day.

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  • Necesito un martillo y media hora a solas.

    I need a hammer and half an hour by myself.

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