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Translation of medir in English:

medir

to measure, v.

transitive verb

  • 1

    (habitación/ángulo) to measure
    (distancia/temperatura/velocidad) to measure
    (distancia/temperatura/velocidad) to gauge
    ¿me mide tres metros de esta tela? — can you measure me off three meters of this material?

  • 2

    (tener ciertas dimensiones)
    to be
    to measure
    mido 60 cm de cintura — I measure / 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
    • ¿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 / was 52 cm at birth

  • 3

    (calcular, considerar)
    to consider
    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

    (moderar)
    mediré mis palabras — I'll choose my words carefully
    • tuvo que medir lo que decía para no ofender a nadie — he had to choose / measure his words carefully so as not to offend anyone

pronominal verb

  • 1

    to measure oneself
    (caderas/pecho) to measure
    me medí sin zapatos — I measured myself without shoes on
    • mídete la cintura — measure your waist

  • 2Colombia, Mexico

    (probarse)
    (ropa/zapatos) to try on