No. 2,255 in Spanish
medir
"Medir" means "to measure."
In a sentence
El arquitecto necesita medir las dimensiones del terreno.
The architect needs to measure the dimensions of the land.
Here, 'medir' refers to the act of measuring physical dimensions or sizes.
Hay que medir las palabras antes de hablar en una reunión importante.
One must measure their words before speaking in an important meeting.
In this case, 'medir' is used metaphorically to mean choosing one's words carefully.
Nos toca medir la intensidad del sonido para este experimento.
We need to measure the intensity of the sound for this experiment.
Here, 'medir' is related to assessing or quantifying a specific parameter, in this case, sound intensity.
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