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media and Spanish media
In English
media
news outlets / the press
In Spanish
media
calcetín
Spanish "media" means: sock / half
Why they get mixed up Spanish "media" is half of something or a mathematical average. English "media" is the collective news and press outlets, the plural of "medium." Two words that match in form but come from different roots.
If you want to say...
- mediamedios de comunicación
- socksmedias o calcetines
- social mediaredes sociales
Examples
The story was all over the media.
La historia estaba en todos los medios.
Social media changed everything.
Las redes sociales lo cambiaron todo.
The media reported the news within minutes.
Los medios informaron la noticia en pocos minutos.
She avoids the media after the scandal.
Evita a los medios después del escándalo.
Common mistakes in Spanish
Incorrect: La media informó del accidente.
Correct: Los medios informaron del accidente.
Media is not the Spanish word for the press. Use los medios de comunicación.
Incorrect: Las medias sociales están llenas de noticias falsas.
Correct: Las redes sociales están llenas de noticias falsas.
Social media is redes sociales.
Phrases you will hear
- the medialos medios
- social mediaredes sociales
- mass mediamedios de comunicación
- the media reportedlos medios informaron
- sockscalcetines
- a pair of socksun par de medias
In a conversation
- A:
The media reported the story.
Los medios informaron la noticia.
- B:
It's all over social media.
Está en todas las redes sociales.
- A:
I need a pair of socks.
Necesito un par de calcetines.
- B:
Those are socks, not media!
¡Eso son socks, no media!
Test yourself
"The media reported it" means...
To remember it
- Medianews outlets/the press
- = sock; halfhalf
A sock (Spanish "media")
Frequently asked questions
What does Spanish "media" mean?
Spanish "media" means "sock / half". It looks like the English "media", which is exactly why it gets confused, but "media" means "news outlets / the press".
Does English "media" mean the same as Spanish "media"?
Spanish "media" is half of something or a mathematical average. English "media" is the collective news and press outlets, the plural of "medium." Two words that match in form but come from different roots.