medio

      See also medio-, médio, medió, and mediò

      Esperanto

      Noun

      medio (plural medioj, accusative singular medion, accusative plural mediojn)

      1. environment
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      Galician

      Adjective

      medio m (feminine media, masculine plural medios, feminine plural medias)

      1. half
      2. average, typical
      3. (figuratively) the greater part
      4. central, at the midpoint

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      Adverb

      medio

      1. partly, somewhat, not completely
        É medio parvo. — "He is somewhat small."
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      Italian

      Etymology 1

      Noun

      medio m (plural medi)

      1. (anatomy) middle finger, tall man

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      Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Latin medium, whence also Italian mezzo (an inherited doublet).

      Adjective

      medio m (feminine media, masculine plural medi, feminine plural medie)

      1. mean, average

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      Etymology 3

      Verb

      medio

      1. {{form of|first-person singular|First-person singular]] [[present tense|mediare}}
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      Latin

      Etymology

      Found in Late and Vulgar Latin. From medius.

      Verb

      present active mediō, present infinitive mediāre, perfect active mediāvī, supine mediātum.

      1. I halve, divide in the middle.
      2. I am in the middle.

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      Spanish

      Etymology

      Probably partly borrowed from Latin medius as a semi-learned form or modified from an existing Old Spanish equivalent. Compare Portuguese meio.

      Adjective

      medio m (feminine media, masculine plural medios, feminine plural medias)

      1. half, half a/an
        media hora — half an hour
        media manzana — half an apple
      2. middle, mid
        clase media — middle class
      3. mid, in the middle of
      4. mean, average
        velocidad media — average speed
      5. a bit of a, somewhat of a
        Es medio idiota. — He’s a bit of an idiot.

      Noun

      medio m (plural medios)

      1. middle, center
      2. half
      3. medium (spiritualism)
      4. method, way
      5. (in the plural) means
      6. channel, vehicle, medium
      7. (in the plural) media
      8. (in the plural) resources, funds, means
      9. environment, surroundings, medium, milieu
      10. society
      11. habitat
      12. (soccer) halfback
      13. middle course
      14. (Mexico) medio (an ancient coin)
      15. (Peru, Cuba) five cents

      Adverb

      medio

      1. half, partly
        medio vestido — half-dressed

      Verb

      medio (infinitive mediar)

      1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of mediar.

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