degradado medio
/deɡɾadado medjo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "medium fade" is translated into Spanish as degradado medio.
This phrase refers to a haircut where the hair is tapered from short to long, starting at a middle height on the sides. When ordering this haircut, you should say un degradado medio.
What does it mean word for word?
The term is composed of degradado, meaning 'faded' or 'gradient' and medio, meaning 'medium'.
How does it change in a sentence?
Because degradado is a masculine noun, you must use the masculine article un when ordering this haircut.
Did you know?
- The Spanish word medio was borrowed directly from Latin rather than evolving naturally to avoid sounding like mear, which means 'to piss'.
- In some Latin American countries, a degradado is often called a desvanecido, which literally means 'vanished'.
- While degradado describes a gradient, in many Spanish-speaking barbershops, you might hear the English loanword 'fade' used instead to describe this specific style.
Examples in context
- En el salón de belleza, me gustaría un corte degradado medio, por favor.At the beauty salon, I would like a medium fade, please.
- Amigo, ¿me puedes hacer un desvanecido mediano?Hey, buddy, can you give me a medium fade?
- Quiero un degradado medio, por favor.I want a medium fade, please.
- El degradado medio le queda muy bien.The medium fade looks very good on him.
- ¿Me puedes hacer un degradado medio?Can you give me a medium fade?
Example conversation
At a barbershop.
- SofíaHola Javier, ¿qué corte te vas a hacer?Hello Javier, what haircut are you going to get?
- JavierHoy me haré un degradado medio.Today I am going to get a medium fade.
- SofíaEs un estilo muy moderno.It is a very modern style.
- JavierSí, me gusta mucho cómo queda.Yes, I like how it looks a lot.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries medio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
