medida

/meˈðiða/

la noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las medidas

Meaning

  1. measure

    • Tomaron medidas urgentes.

      They took urgent measures.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

medición

Close — medición is the act of measuring; medida is the resulting measure/unit.

Similar in other languages

German

Messung

Messung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "measurement, measure."

English

standard

Close — a measure relates to a standard.

Portuguese

fita métrica

Close — a measuring tape relates to a measure.

Practice

1 What does medida mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tomaron ___ urgentes.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches medida?

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