What is medir? medir is measure
What is measure?
- tr. Comparar una cantidad con su respectiva unidad, con el fin de averiguar cuántas veces la primera contiene la segunda: midieron la habitación.
Tr. Compare an amount with their respective unit, in order to find out how many times the first contains the second: they measured the room.
- Igualar y comparar una cosa no material con otra: medir las fuerzas, el ingenio .
Match and compare one non-material thing with another: measure forces, ingenuity.
- Examinar si un verso tiene la medida correspondiente a los de su clase: hay que medir bien los versos para hacer un soneto.
Examine whether a verse has the measure corresponding to those in its class: you have to measure the verses well to make a sonnet.
- intr. Tener determinada dimensión, ser de determinada altura, longitud, etc.: José mide un metro setenta .
Intr. Have a certain dimension, be of a certain height, length, etc.: Joseph measures a seventy meter.
- Contener o moderar en decir o hacer algo: tendrías que intentar medirte con la bebida .♦ Irreg. Se conj. como pedir .
Contain or moderate in saying or doing something: you'd have to try to measure yourself with the drink, ♦ Irreg. It's conj. like ordering.