a medida

made to measure

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phrase Uncommon #26,222

made to measure Often used to describe clothing or other items made specifically for someone. In the phrase “a medida que,” it means “as” or “to the extent that.”

SP: Este vestido está hecho a medida.

EN: This dress is made to measure.

O si tú hubieras mantenido más esos pantalones a medida puestos.

Or if you had kept those tailored trousers on longer.

— Paris, je t'aime (2006)

Un traje a medida.

A tailor-made suit.

Cielos, como hecho a medida.

Skies, like they were made to measure.

— Sin novedad en el frente (2022)

Todos los trajes de Tom están hechos a medida.

All of Tom's suits are custom-made.

Todo hecho a medida.

Everything custom-made.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Se la hacemos a medida.

We make it to measure.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)