means

medio, método

Manera de hacer algo o de conseguir un resultado.

En inglés sencillo: A way of doing something or getting a result.

• Walking is my usual means of transport.
• They found a means of escape.
• Is there another means of payment?

Cómo se usa: a means of doing something (Writing is a means of expressing feelings.); a means to something (Education can be a means to a better life.)

Sinónimos: way, method

Expresiones frecuentes: means of transport, means of communication, means to something, means to an end

recursos, fortuna

Dinero y bienes de los que dispone una persona.

En inglés sencillo: The money and property someone has available.

• They are people of means.
• We must live within our means.
• His limited means prevented him from travelling.

Cómo se usa: of means (The charity received help from a woman of means.); within/beyond someone’s means (That house is beyond our means.)

Sinónimos: resources, wealth

Expresiones frecuentes: person of means, within your means, limited means