Translation of "mix" - English-Spanish dictionary


verb uk /mɪks/ us /mɪks/

A2 to put different things together in order to make something new

Mix the powder with water to form a paste.
Put the chocolate, butter, and egg in a bowl and mix them all together.

B1 to have two or more qualities, or to do two or more activities, etc. at the same time

a feeling of anger mixed with sadness

to meet and talk to people

She enjoys going to parties and mixing with people.
noun [ no plural ] uk /mɪks/ us /mɪks/

B1 a combination of things or people, often in a group

There’s a good mix of nationalities in the class.

(Translation of “mix” from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)


verb /miks/

to put or blend together to form one mass

She mixed the butter and sugar together
He mixed the blue with the yellow to make green paint.

to prepare or make by doing this

She mixed the cement in a bucket.

to go together or blend successfully to form one mass

mezclar, amasar
Oil and water don’t mix.

to go together socially

mezclarse, juntarse
People of different races were mixing together happily.
mixed adjective

consisting of different kinds

I have mixed feelings about leaving home
a mixed population.

done, used etc by people of different sexes

mixed tennis.
mixer noun


an electric food-mixer.
mixture /ˈmikstʃə/ noun

the result of mixing things or people together

a mixture of eggs, flour and milk.

a number of things mixed together and used for a given purpose

mezcla, preparado
The doctor gave the baby some cough mixture.

the act of mixing

mixed media noun

the use of different materials or methods together, especially in a work of art

arte multimedia
Artists working in mixed media are afforded a great deal of creative freedom.
mix-up noun

a confused situation etc

a mix-up over the concert tickets.
be mixed up phrasal verb

to be involved

estar envuelto
He was mixed up in that burglary.
mix up phrasal verb

to blend together

I need to mix up another tin of paint.

to confuse or muddle

I’m always mixing the twins up.

to confuse or upset

You’ve mixed me up completely with all this information.

(Translation of “mix” from the PASSWORD English-Spanish Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)