-
1 mean well
(to have good intentions: He meant well by what he said.) tarkoittaa hyvää -
2 mean
• pahanilkinen• ruma• totunnainen• nuuka• normaali• ilkeämielinen• hävytön• häijy• ilkeä• häpeällinen• ilmentää• itsekäs• huono• viheliäinen• edustaa• epäystävällinen• esittää• ahne• aikoa• alhainen• ajatella• raukkamainen• tavallinen• tavanomainen• tietää• katala• kehno• keski-• keskiarvoinen• keskimääräinenmathematics• keskiarvo• keskivaihe• kelvoton• keskimäärä• keski• keskinkertainen• kelju• keskus• keskiverto• kitsasfinance, business, economy• halpakorkoinen• halpamainen• halpamielinen• halpa• merkitä• pelkurimainen• saita• meinata• matalamielinen• sovinnainen• suunnitella• tarkoittaa• kurja• kunnoton• kunniaton• kuvata• käsittää• pikkumainen• pihi• pirullinen• konnamainen• konventionaalinen* * *mi:n I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) saita2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) pahansuopa3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) ilkeä4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) kehno•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) keskiarvo2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) keskimääräinen2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.)III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) tarkoittaa2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) aikoa•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) merkitsevä- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well
См. также в других словарях:
mean well — To have good intentions • • • Main Entry: ↑well * * * mean well phrase to intend something good, kind, or suitable, even though there is a bad result I know she can be annoying but she means well. Thesaurus: to intend to do somethingsynonym … Useful english dictionary
mean well — {v. phr.} To have good intentions. * /Fred generally means well, but he has a tendency to be tactless./ … Dictionary of American idioms
mean well — {v. phr.} To have good intentions. * /Fred generally means well, but he has a tendency to be tactless./ … Dictionary of American idioms
mean well — ► mean well have good intentions, but not always carry them out. Main Entry: ↑mean … English terms dictionary
mean well — (from Idioms in Speech) to have kindly feelings towards, to have good intentions ... at least he meant well. (A. Cronin) She s very earnest, means well, quite decent, in fact. (A. Cronin) No, the gov nor ain t so bad, poor old chap; and I don t… … Idioms and examples
mean well — have good intentions, but not always carry them out. → mean … English new terms dictionary
mean\ well — v. phr. To have good intentions. Fred generally means well, but he has a tendency to be tactless … Словарь американских идиом
mean well — wants to help, has good intentions Kay is a gossip, but she means well. She tries to be a friend … English idioms
mean well — to intend to be helpful. He s a good person, and I know he means well … New idioms dictionary
mean well — to intend something good, kind, or suitable, even though there is a bad result I know she can be annoying but she means well … English dictionary
mean well — have good intentions … English contemporary dictionary
