No. 292 in Portuguese
médio
"Medium," "average," or "intermediate."
In a sentence
Ele é um aluno de nível médio na escola.
He is a medium-level student at the school.
Here, 'médio' is used as an adjective to describe someone's academic level, indicating an intermediate or average level.
A temperatura hoje está em um nível médio para esta estação do ano.
The temperature today is at a medium level for this time of year.
Here, 'médio' describes the relative temperature level compared to the norms of this season, meaning it is not too high nor too low but in the middle range.
O jornalista escreveu uma matéria para alcançar o público médio.
The journalist wrote an article to reach the average audience.
In this sentence, 'médio' characterizes the general or typical attributes of the intended audience, not specifically leaning towards extremes.
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