| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2026:
| medium adj | (average) | medio agg |
| | He is of medium height. |
| | È di altezza media. |
medium,
plural: media n | (means of communication) (tramite) | mezzo nm |
| | (di comunicazione) | mezzo, medium nm |
| | By the medium of television, children see the world. |
| | Per mezzo della televisione i bambini vedono il mondo. |
medium,
plural: media n | (art form, material) (mezzo espressivo) | mezzo nm |
| | He usually works in the medium of marble or glass. |
| | Normalmente lavora utilizzando come mezzi marmo o vetro. |
medium,
plural: mediums,
media n | (art: substance added to paint) | solvente nm |
| | Jessie uses a medium to stop her acrylic paints drying out too quickly. |
| | Jessie usa un solvente per evitare che i colori acrilici si secchino troppo velocemente. |
medium,
plural: mediums n | (clairvoyant) (chiaroveggente) | medium nm, nf |
| | The medium claims to be able to speak to dead people. |
| | Il medium sostiene di poter parlare con i morti. |
| medium n | (size, portion) | medio agg |
| | Which portion would you like: the small, the medium or the large? |
| | Che porzione vuole? La piccola, la media o la grande? |
| medium adj | (steak, etc: still pink inside) (cottura della carne) | medio agg |
| | I like my steak medium, but my husband prefers rare. |
| | Mi piace la bistecca con cottura media, ma mio marito la preferisce al sangue. |
| medium adv | (steak, etc.: still pink inside) | a cottura media, con cottura media loc avv |
| | I would like my steak to be cooked medium. |
| | Vorrei la mia bistecca con cottura media. |
| Compound Forms/Forme composte |
WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2026:
aqueous medium,
plural: aqueous media n | (water-based solution) (chimica) | mezzo acquoso nm |
| | The experiment investigates the transformation of molecules in an aqueous medium. |
contrast medium,
plural: contrast mediums,
contrast media n | (medicine: injected substance) | mezzo di contrasto loc nom |
cultural medium,
growth medium,
plural: cultural media,
growth media n | (substance for growing bacteria) (per batteri) | terreno di coltura nm |
| | Pasteur was the first person to use a cultural medium for growing bacteria in the laboratory. |
| culture medium n | (bacteriology) | terreno di coltura nm |
| happy medium n | (compromise) (figurato: compromesso valido) | giusto mezzo nm |
| | Vicky is trying to strike a happy medium between her work commitments and family life. |
| | Vicky sta cercando di trovare un giusto mezzo tra i suoi impegni di lavoro e la vita familiare. |
| MDF n | initialism (medium-density fiberboard) (materiale) | MDF nm |
| medium frequency n | (radio) | media frequenza nf |
| medium heat n | (cookery: moderate temperature) (cottura) | temperatura media nf |
| | Place a pan over a medium heat and fry the onions gently. |
medium length,
medium-length adj | (moderately long) | di lunghezza media agg |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Nicole has a medium-length hairstyle. |
medium roast,
medium-roast adj | (coffee) (chicchi di caffè) | tostatura media nf |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Medium-roast coffee has a smooth balanced taste. |
| medium shot n | (cinema) | campo medio nm |
| medium term n | (finance: bonds, etc.) (finanza) | medio termine nm |
medium term,
medium-term n as adj | (finance: of bonds, etc.) | a medio termine loc avv |
| | These bonds are medium term and have an average maturity of 4.5 years. |
| | Questi titoli sono a medio termine con una scadenza media di 4,5 anni. |
| medium-dated adj | (financial security) (obbligazioni) | a termine medio, a scadenza media loc agg |
medium-density fiberboard (US),
medium-density fibreboard (UK) n | (wooden building material) (materiale) | pannello di fibra a media densità nm |
medium-dry,
medium dry adj | (partially dry) | semisecco agg |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
medium-fine,
medium fine adj | (pen, pencil point) (matita, grafite) | di durezza intermedia, di media durezza loc agg |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
medium-fine,
medium fine adj | (sandpaper grit) (carta abrasiva, carta vetrata) | a grana media, di grana media loc agg |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
medium-fine,
medium fine adj | (hair strand diameter) (capello: diametro) | di medio spessore loc agg |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
medium-height,
medium height adj | (averagely-tall) | di altezza media loc agg |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Amy is a medium-height woman with long brown hair. |
| | Amy è una donna di altezza media con lunghi capelli castani. |
medium-rare,
medium rare adj | (steak: pink or slightly bloody) | con cottura media loc agg |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | I prefer my steak medium rare whereas some people prefer it well done. |
| | Preferisco che la mia bistecca sia con cottura media, mentre alcuni la preferiscono ben cotta. |
| medium-sized adj | (of medium dimensions) | di medie dimensioni, di dimensione media, di media taglia loc agg |
| | The Fokker 100 is a medium-sized aircraft. |
| | Il Fokker 100 è un aereo di medie dimensioni. |
medium-sized firm,
medium-sized enterprise n | (company neither large nor small) | media impresa nf |
| | Steve works for a medium-sized firm of accountants. |
middle-size,
medium-size n as adj | (of medium dimensions) | di media dimensione loc agg |