media
Meanings
Noun
1. half (one of two equal parts of any whole)
2. synonym of cuarto, half-fanega (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 27.8 L) (historical)
3. stocking (long thin leggings worn by women)
4. pantyhose (stockings connected at the top and pulled up to the waist) (usually in the plural)
5. sock (short unisex cloth covering for feet) (most of Latin America, Philippines)
6. mean, average (the arithmetic middle in a set of values) (mathematics)
a. average grade (education)
7. midline (the medial line of the human body) (anatomy)
8. half past (especially as an indication that it is exactly 30 minutes after the hour) (usually with 'y')
Examples200
Empezamos a LA media en punto.
We started at precisely half past LA time.
Son las cinco y media.
It’s half past five.
Debería haber dicho dos y media.
I should've said 2:30.
Pensé que habíamos dicho dos y media.
I thought we said 2:30.
Pensé que habías dicho dos y media.
I thought you said 2:30.
El trabajo está a medias.
The job is half done.