How to Say "half-done" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “half-done” is “medias” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishB1
adverbial phraseB1
describing a task
Examples
Dejaron la obra a medias cuando se quedaron sin dinero.
They left the construction work halfway (or half-finished) when they ran out of money.
Solo escuché la conversación a medias, no entendí todo.
I only heard the conversation partially, I didn't understand everything.
Fixed Phrase
This meaning always requires the preposition 'a' before 'medias'. It functions as an adverb, describing how an action was done (incompletely).
Missing Preposition
Mistake: “Hizo el trabajo medias.”
Correction: Hizo el trabajo a medias. (You must include the 'a'.)
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