meios in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for meios in the English»Spanish Dictionary

means <pl means> [Am minz, Brit miːnz] N

1.1. means + sing vb (method):

means

medio m

a means to an end

un medio para lograr un fin

means of transport

medio de transporte

they have the means to do it

cuentan con los medios para hacerlo

there's no means of finding out

no hay manera or forma de saberlo

1.2. means + sing vb in phrases:

by all means

por supuesto

by all means

¡cómo no! esp LatAm

by all means take it, but please bring it back

llévatelo, no faltaba más, pero por favor tráelo de vuelta

by no means, not by any means we are by no means rich

no somos ricos ni mucho menos

it's not a perfect film by any means

de ninguna manera or de ningún modo es una película perfecta

by some means or other

sea como sea

by means of as prep

por medio de

by means of as prep

mediante

2. means form + pl vb:

means (wealth)

medios mpl (económicos)

means (wealth)

recursos mpl

means (income)

ingresos mpl

a woman of means

una mujer de buena posición económica

we do not have the means to finance it

no contamos con los medios or recursos para financiarlo

this is beyond the means of many people

esto no está al alcance de todos los bolsillos

they live beyond their means

llevan un tren de vida que no se pueden costear or que sus ingresos no les permiten

See also ways and means

ways and means N npl

ways and means

métodos mpl

ways and means of + -ing

métodos de  +  infin

I.means test [Am ˈminz ˌtɛst, Brit] N

means test

investigación de los ingresos de una persona para determinar si tiene derecho o no a ciertas prestaciones

II.means-test VB trans

means-test

comprobar los recursos económicos de

meiosis <pl meioses [-siːz]> [Am maɪˈoʊsəs, Brit mʌɪˈəʊsɪs] N

1. meiosis U BIOL:

meiosis

meiosis f

2. meiosis U or C LIT:

meiosis

litote f

ways and means N npl

ways and means

métodos mpl

ways and means of + -ing

métodos de  +  infin

BIOS [Am ˈbaɪɑs, Brit ˈbʌɪɒs] N

BIOS → Basic Input-Output System

telephone kiosk N Brit

telephone kiosk → telephone booth

See also telephone booth

telephone booth, telephone box Brit N

telephone booth

cabina f telefónica

telephone booth

cabina f de teléfonos

kiosk [Am ˈkiˌɑsk, Brit ˈkiːɒsk] N

1. kiosk (stall):

kiosk

quiosco m

2. kiosk Brit:

telephone kiosk

cabina f (telefónica)

Ways and Means Committee N (in US)

Ways and Means Committee

comité gubernamental que supervisa las decisiones y la legislación en materia de finanzas

chow mein [Am ˌtʃaʊ ˈmeɪn, Brit tʃaʊ ˈmeɪn] N U

chow mein

chow mein m (plato de comida china con tallarines fritos, carne y legumbres)

meios in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for meios in the English»Spanish Dictionary

means [mi:nz] N

1. means (instrument, method):

means

medio m

means of communication/transport

medio de comunicación/transporte

2. means pl (resources):

means

medios m pl

means of support

medios de subsistencia

ways and means

medios y arbitrios

by means of sth

por medio de algo

to try by all (possible) means to do sth

intentar hacer algo por todos los medios

to use all means at one's disposal

usar todos los medios a su alcance

3. means pl (income):

means

recursos m pl

a person of means

una persona acaudalada

private means

fondos m pl privados

to be without means form

estar sin recursos

to live beyond one's means

vivir por encima de sus posibilidades

Phrases:

by all means!

¡por supuesto!

by no means

de ninguna manera

means test N FIN

means test

investigación f de los recursos económicos

kiosk [ˈki:ɒsk, Am -ɑ:sk] N

1. kiosk (stand):

kiosk

quiosco m

2. kiosk Brit form (telephone box):

kiosk

cabina f (telefónica)