medírsele in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for medírsele in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.medir VB trans

1. medir:

medir habitación/ángulo

to measure

medir distancia/temperatura/velocidad

to measure

medir distancia/temperatura/velocidad

to gauge

¿me mide tres metros de esta tela?

can you measure me off three meters of this material?

2. medir (tener ciertas dimensiones):

medir

to be

medir

to measure

mido 60 cm de cintura

I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist

la tela mide 90 cm de ancho

the cloth is 90 cm wide

la mesa mide 50 por 40

the table is 50 by 40

la mesa mide 50 por 40

the table measures 50 by 40

¿cuánto mide de ancho/largo?

how wide/long is it?

mide casi 1, 90 m

he's almost 1.90 m (tall)

medía 52 cm al nacer

she measured o was 52 cm at birth

3. medir (calcular, considerar):

medir

to consider

medir

to weigh up

eso te pasa por no medir las consecuencias de tus actos

that is what happens (to you) when you don't consider the consequences of your actions

midió cuidadosamente las ventajas y los inconvenientes de la oferta

she carefully weighed up the pros and cons of the offer

4. medir (moderar):

mediré mis palabras

I'll choose my words carefully

mediré mis palabras

I'll weigh my words

tuvo que medir lo que decía para no ofender a nadie

he had to choose o measure his words carefully so as not to offend anyone

tuvo que medir lo que decía para no ofender a nadie

he had to be as restrained as possible in what he said so as not to offend anyone

II.medirse VB vpr

1. medirse refl:

medirse

to measure oneself

medirse caderas/pecho

to measure

me medí sin zapatos

I measured myself without shoes on

mídete la cintura

measure your waist

medírsele a algo/alg. Col me retó a cruzar el río a nado, pero no me le medí al asunto

he dared me to swim across the river but I didn't take up the challenge

era capaz de medírsele a cualquier tarea

she was capable of taking on o tackling any task

2. medirse (probarse):

medirse Col Mex ropa/zapatos

to try on

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medírsele in the PONS Dictionary

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medirse

to be moderate

medirse con alguien

to measure oneself against sb

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medírsele Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

medirse con alguien

to measure oneself against sb