means
/miːnz/Translation
n [pl]
Véase tb: private means›
⇨ medio
⇨ manera
⇨ forma
We have no means of knowing No tenemos forma de saberlo
›
⇨ medios [económicos]
with the means at our disposal con los medios de los que disponemos
›private means
rentas
a means to an end
⇨ un medio para conseguir un fin
by all means (inform)
⇨ por supuesto
By all means, come and stay with us tonight Por supuesto, quédate con nosotros esta noche
by means of sth
⇨ por medio de algo
⇨ con ayuda de algo
They managed to get out of the building by means of a rope Consiguieron salir del edificio con ayuda de una cuerda
by no means
⇨ ni mucho menos
He is by no means stupid No es tonto, ni mucho menos
⇨ de ninguna manera
means of transport
⇨ medio de transporte
(Definition of means n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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