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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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billete N m

1.1. billete FIN:

billete
bill esp. Am
billete
note Brit
billete chico o pequeño
small denomination bill o note
billete grande
large denomination bill o note
¿no tiene un billete más chico?
don't you have anything smaller?
colecciona billetes viejos
he collects old banknotes

1.2. billete inf (dinero):

billete And Ven
money
billete And Ven
dough inf
trabaja aquí por el puro billete
she only works here for the money o dough
billete chico Chil inf gana el billete chico
he earns a pittance o next to nothing
billete grande Chil inf ando con billete grande
I've got plenty of money inf
cargado al billete Chil inf
flush inf

2.1. billete (de lotería, rifa):

billete
ticket

2.2. billete Spain (de avión, barco, bus, tren):

billete
ticket
reservar/sacar/pagar un billete
to book/get/pay for a ticket

2.3. billete Spain (de museo, cine, circo):

billete
ticket
“no hay billetes”
“sold out”

3. billete dated (carta):

billete
note

medio3 N m

1. medio MATH (mitad):

medio
half

2.1. medio (centro):

medio
middle
en (el) medio de la habitación
in the middle o center of the room
el botón de en o del medio
the middle button
el botón de en o del medio
the button in the middle
el justo medio
the happy medium
quítate de en o del medio, que no me dejas ver
get out of the way, I can't see
quitar a alg. de en medio euph
to get rid of sb euph
quitar a alg. de en medio euph
to bump sb off inf

2.2. medio <los medios mpl > (de la plaza de toros):

los medios
center Am
los medios
centre Brit

3.1. medio (recurso, manera):

medio
means pl
lo intentaron por todos los medios
they tried everything they could
no hay medio de localizarlo
there's no way o means of locating him
hizo lo que pudo con los medios a su alcance
she did everything she could with the resources at her disposal
como medio de coacción
as a means of coercion

3.2. medio ART (vehículo):

medio, tb. medio de expresión
medium

3.3. medio:

medios [económicos] mpl (recursos económicos)
means pl
medios [económicos] mpl (recursos económicos)
resources pl
no escatimó medios
he spared no expense
a pesar de los escasos medios de que dispone
in spite of his limited means
no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo
she does not have the means o resources to do it

4. medio en locs:

(de por medio) no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio
I can't leave him, there are the children to think of
hay muchos intereses creados de por medio
there are a lot of vested interests involved
(en medio de) en medio de tanta gente
(in) among so many people
no sé cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden
I don't know how you can work in all this mess
en medio de la confusión
in o amid all the confusion
en medio de todo
all things considered
en medio de todo más vale así
all things considered, it's probably better this way
por medio CSur Peru, día/semana por medio
every other day/week
dos o tres casas por medio
every two or three houses
(por medio de) nos enteramos por medio de tu primo
we found out from o through your cousin
atrapa su presa por medio de estas pinzas
it catches its prey by using these pincers
se comunicaban por medio de este sistema
they communicated by means of this system
obtuvo el puesto por medio de estas influencias
she got the job through these contacts
de medio a medio te equivocas de medio a medio
you're completely wrong o utterly mistaken
le acertó de medio a medio
she was absolutely right

5.1. medio (círculo, ámbito):

en medios literarios/políticos
in literary/political circles
no está en su medio
he's out of his element
un artista prácticamente desconocido en nuestro medio Col CSur
an artist who is practically unknown here o in our country (o area etc.)
en medios bien informados se comenta que …
informed opinion has it that …

5.2. medio BIOL:

medio
environment
estos animales no sobreviven fuera de su medio natural
these animals do not survive if removed from their natural habitat
la adaptación al medio
adaptation to one's environment o surroundings

6. medio (dedo):

medio
middle finger

7. medio (moneda):

medio
five centavo or centésimo coin formerly used in some Latin American countries
ni medio RioPl inf no se ve/no entendí ni medio
you can't see/I didn't understand a thing
el que nace para medio nunca llega a real prov
if you don't have what it takes, you won't get on in the world

medio2 ADV

medio
half
está medio borracha/loca
she's half drunk/crazy
lo dejaron allí medio muerto
they left him there half dead
fue medio violento encontrármelo ahí
it was rather awkward meeting him there
me lo dijo medio en broma medio en serio
she said it half joking and half serious
todo lo deja a medio hacer
he never finishes anything
todo lo deja a medio hacer
he leaves everything half finished
medio como que se molestó cuando se lo dije CSur inf
she got kind of o sort of annoyed when I told her inf

medio1 (media) ADJ

1. medio attr (la mitad de):

medio litro
half a liter
medio litro
a half-liter
medio kilo de harina
half a kilo of flour
media docena de huevos
half a dozen eggs
media docena de huevos
a half-dozen eggs
¿quieres media manzana?
do you want half an apple?
los niños pagan medio billete o pasaje
children pay half fare o half price
un retrato de medio cuerpo
a half-length portrait
llevo media hora esperando
I've been waiting for half an hour
la última media hora es muy divertida
the last half hour is very entertaining
hay trenes a y cinco y a y media
there are trains at five past and half past (the hour)
aún faltan dos horas y media para que empiece la función
there are still two and a half hours to go before the show starts
si se lo dices a él mañana lo sabe medio Buenos Aires
if you tell him, half (of) Buenos Aires will know by tomorrow
la bandera ondea a media asta
the flag is flying at half-mast
la falda le llega a media pierna
she's wearing a calf-length skirt
a media mañana/tarde siempre da un paseo
he always goes for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll
a media mañana/tarde siempre da un paseo
he always goes for a stroll mid-morning/mid-afternoon
¿qué haces aquí leyendo a media luz?
what are you doing in here reading in such poor light?
la habitación estaba a media luz
the room was dimly lit

2. medio (mediano, promedio):

medio (media)
average
el ciudadano/mexicano medio
the average citizen/Mexican
barrios madrileños de standing alto a medio
middle to upper-class districts of Madrid
a medio y largo plazo
in the medium and long term
técnico de grado medio
technician who has taken a three-year course rather than a five-year degree course
la temperatura media es de 22 grados
the average temperature is 22 degrees

3.1. medio <a medias phrase adv > (de manera incompleta):

dejó el trabajo a medias
he left the work half-finished
me dijo la verdad a medias
she didn't tell me the whole truth o story
lo arregló a medias
he didn't fix it properly

3.2. medio <a medias phrase adv > (entre dos):

voy a comprar un número de lotería ¿vamos a medias?
I'm going to buy a lottery ticket. Do you want to go halves?
pagar a medias
to pay half each
pagar a medias
to go halves
lo hicimos a medias
we did it between us

4. medio Chil inf attr (uso enfático):

el medio auto que se gasta
just look at the car he drives!

billete sencillo, billete de ida N m Spain

billete sencillo
one-way ticket
billete sencillo
single Brit
billete sencillo
single ticket Brit

billete verde N m Spain inf HISTORY

billete verde
1, 000-peseta note

billete de ida y vuelta N m Spain

billete de ida y vuelta
round-trip ticket Am
billete de ida y vuelta
return Brit
billete de ida y vuelta
return ticket Brit
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
dollar bill
billete m de un dólar
lottery ticket
billete m de lotería
e-ticket
billete m electrónico Spain
banknote Brit
billete m de banco
half-fare (by air)
medio billete m Spain
half-fare (by bus, train)
medio billete m esp Spain
C-note
billete m de cien dólares
C-note
billete m de cien verdes LatAm inf

in the PONS Dictionary

Spanish
Spanish
English
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billete N m

1. billete (pasaje):

billete
ticket
billete de ida y vuelta
return ticket Brit
billete de ida y vuelta
roundtrip ticket Am
sacar un billete
to get a ticket

2. billete FIN:

billete
note Brit
billete
bill Am

3. billete (de lotería):

billete
ticket
billete premiado
winning ticket

4. billete (mensaje breve):

billete
note
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
half-fare
medio billete m
one-way ticket
billete m sencillo
open ticket
billete m abierto
tenner
billete m de diez libras
excursion ticket
billete m de excursión
inter-rail ticket
billete m inter-raíl
air ticket
billete m de avión
banknote
billete m de banco
group ticket
billete m de grupo
in the PONS Dictionary
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billete [bi·ˈje·te, -ˈʎe·te] N m

1. billete (pasaje):

billete
ticket
billete de ida y vuelta
roundtrip ticket
sacar un billete
to get a ticket

2. billete FIN:

billete
bill

3. billete (de lotería):

billete
ticket
billete premiado
winning ticket
billete de ida
one-way ticket
billete de ida y vuelta
return (ticket)
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
open ticket
billete m abierto
one-way ticket
billete m sencillo
return ticket
billete m de vuelta
plane ticket
billete m de avión
bank note
billete m de banco
fiver
billete m de cinco dólares
greenback
billete m de un dólar
airfare
precio m del billete de avión [o Mex, Col del tiquete]

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billete de ida y vuelta
return (ticket)
billete de ida y vuelta
return ticket Brit
billete de ida y vuelta
roundtrip ticket Am
return ticket
billete m de ida y vuelta
return ticket
billete m de vuelta

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

En parte, porque muchos inversores desarman posiciones especulativas y se vuelcan al billete verde.
www.iprofesional.com
Si uno no los conoce los números y conclusiones extraídos valen lo mismo que un billete de dos con setenta y cinco: nada.
elaguantepopulista.blogspot.com
Y después de varias cuadras descubri que rebalsaba de billetes.
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Si pagan con billetes de menos de 20, no hay un mínimo de recarga exigido.
blogdeviajes.com.ar
Ya vas a aprender que con unos billetes todo se consigue.
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