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media vuelta
noun, feminine
half-turn, 180-degree turn; about-face (reversal of direction or attitude)
mediacancha
noun, feminine
halfway line
mediación
noun, feminine
mediation
mediado
adjective
half full
mediador
noun, masculine
mediator (one who negotiates between parties seeking mutual agreement)
mediados
adverb
in the middle
mediagua
noun, feminine
a type of prefab house made from wood
medial
adjective
medial
medially
medialuna
noun, feminine
crescent (shape); medialuna (crescent-shaped corral used in rodeo); medialuna (crescent-shaped pastry); penalty arc, semicircle, the D (an arc whose center is the penalty spot, extending from the top of the penalty area)
mediana
noun, feminine
median; central reservation
medially (in the middle); not completely, not very well, partially
medianera
noun, feminine
party wall; female equivalent of medianero
medianero
noun, masculine
intermediary, middleman
medianería
noun, feminine
party wall; shared fence
medianil
noun, masculine
gutter (space between columns in a text); party wall
mediano
adjective
medium; average; mediocre
medianoche
noun, feminine
midnight; a small meat pie; a type of sandwich with spherical shaped roles and meats ranging from Sobrasada sausage, York ham or chorizo, containing cheese and even sometimes pieces of a Spanish omelette; a roll used for said sandwich; hot dog bun
mediante
preposition
by means of, through, using
medianía
noun, feminine
midpoint, midway point; middle man
mediapunta
noun, masculine/feminine
false number nine, attacking midfielder
mediar
verb
to mediate; to center, to give a central, medium or average value
medias
noun, feminine
pantyhose (stockings connected at the top and pulled up to the waist); three of a kind (in the game mus)
medias de rejilla
noun, feminine
fishnet (stockings made of fishnet fabric)
medias tintas
noun, feminine
half-measure
mediastinitis
noun, feminine
mediastinitis
mediastino
noun, masculine
mediastinum
mediastinoscopia
noun, feminine
mediastinoscopy
mediastínico
adjective
mediastinal
indirectly
mediateca
noun, feminine
library of tapes, videos and similar media; media library, hybrid library
mediatización
noun, feminine
mediatization/mediatisation
to mediatize/mediatise
mediato
adjective
mediate
mediatriz
noun, feminine
perpendicular bisector
medible
adjective
measurable
medicación
noun, feminine
a medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient; the administration of medicine
medicalización
noun, feminine
medicalization
to make medical (to provide something, such as a means of transport, with what is necessary to offer medical assistance); to medicalize (to make medical; to convert or reduce to a branch of medicine)
medicamento
noun, masculine
medicine, medicament
medicamento huérfano
noun, masculine
orphan drug
medicinally
medicamentoso
adjective
medicine; drugs; medicinal
to medicate
medicatura
noun, feminine
small clinic, first aid post
mediceo
adjective
of the Medici family
medicina
noun, feminine
medicine
medicina alternativa
noun, feminine
alternative medicine (medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine)
medicina forense
noun, feminine
forensic science
medicina intensiva
noun, feminine
intensive care medicine
medicina legal
noun, feminine
forensics, forensic science
medicina nuclear
noun, feminine
nuclear medicine
medicinal
adjective
medicinal (of or pertaining to medicine)
medicinally (in a medicinal manner)
to medicate
medición
noun, feminine
measurement
medicosurgical
medida
noun, feminine
measurement; measure, gauge; degree, extent; action, step, sanction; moderation
medidas de seguridad
noun, feminine
safety measures
medidor
noun, masculine
measurer; jigger (small double-ended vessel); meter (device that measures things)