Mediante (en. Through)
/meðjante/
Meaning & Definition
EnglishSpanish
adverb
Indicates the means by which something is accomplished.
The documents were delivered via email.
Los documentos fueron entregados mediante correo electrónico.
Used to express how a result is achieved.
The project was financed through contributions from the partners.
El proyecto se financió mediante aportaciones de los socios.
It is used to indicate a means of communication.
The ads were published via social media.
Los anuncios se publicaron mediante las redes sociales.
Etymology
From Latin 'mediante', which means 'by means of'.
Common Phrases and Expressions
through experience
through experience
mediante la experiencia
through agreement
through an agreement
mediante acuerdo
through the use
by using something
mediante el uso
Related Words
means
Element used to achieve or accomplish something.
medio
intermediate
That is between two or more things.
intermedio
messenger
Person or thing that carries a message from one place to another.
mensajero
Slang Meanings
A way of saying that something is done through someone.
I arranged it through my cousin; he knows the person.
Lo arreglé mediante mi primo, él conoce a la persona.