a medias



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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
SpanishEnglish
a medias loc adv(sin terminar)half-heartedly adv
  half done, half finished adv
  halfway adv
 Camilo es un vago: siempre deja sus tareas a medias.
 Camilo is a slacker: he always does his assignments half-heartedly.
 Camilo is a slacker: he always leaves his assignments half finished.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
SpanishEnglish
caérsele las medias a alguien loc verb + prepAR, UY: coloquial (llevarse una gran impresión)be blown away v expr
chuparle las medias a alguien loc verb + prepAR: coloquial (adular a alguien)butter [sb] up v expr
 (US, vulgar)kiss [sb]'s ass v expr
 (UK, vulgar)lick [sb]'s arse v expr
dejar a medias loc verb(dejar inacabado)leave [sth] half done v expr
 Lorenzo siempre deja sus dibujos a medias.
 Lorenzo always leaves his paintings half done.
ir a medias,
irse a medias loc verb		(pagar a mitades)split the bill v expr
 (figurative)go Dutch v expr
 (informal)go halves, go fifty-fifty v expr
 La primera vez que fui con Rodrigo a un restaurante, no lo dejé pagar sino que fuimos a medias.
 The first time I went with Rodrigo to a restaurant, I didn't let him pay, we split the bill.
verdad a medias loc nom f(verdad incompleta)half truth n
 Que ayer trabajé mucho es una verdad a medias.
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'a medias' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the Spanish description:
adormilarse - andar con medias tintas - entornar - entreoír
English:
fifty-fifty - dutch treat - halved - sketchily - half - halfway - half-assed - half-cut - parboil - go in with - half measure - go halves - go Dutch - do by halves

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