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well-meaning

  • 1 well-meaning

    well-mean.ing
    [wel m'i:niŋ] adj = link=well-intentioned well-intentioned.

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  • 2 mean

    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) avarento
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) indigno
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) mau
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) humilde
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    - meanness
    - meanie     II 1. adjective
    1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) médio
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) médio
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) meio-termo
    III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb
    1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) querer dizer
    2) (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.) tencionar
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    2. 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.) significativo
    - meaningless
    - be meant to
    - mean well
    * * *
    [mi:n] n 1 meio, meio-termo, média. 2 means forma, expediente, modo. 3 means recursos. • vt+vi (ps, pp meant) 1 significar. what do you mean? / o que você quer dizer? 2 pretender, tencionar. 3 destinar. 4 dispor-se a. • adj 1 baixo, vil, desprezível. 2 inferior, pobre. 3 mesquinho, egoísta. 4 malvado, maldoso, ruim. 5 médio, intermediário. 6 sl ótimo, excelente. 7 envergonhado, humilhado. a man of means homem de recursos, abastado. by all means certamente, sem dúvida. by any means de qualquer maneira. by means of por meio de. by no means de nenhuma maneira. to feel mean a) sentir-se humilhado, envergonhado. b) sentir-se mal, não estar bem. to live beyond one’s means viver além de suas possibilidades. you don’t mean it! o senhor não está falando sério.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > mean

  • 3 mean

    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) mesquinho
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) mesquinho
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) vil
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) pobre
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    - meanness - meanie II 1. adjective
    1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) médio
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) média
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) meio-termo
    III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb
    1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) significar, querer dizer
    2) (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.) tencionar
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    2. 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.) significativo
    - meaningless - be meant to - mean well

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > mean

  • 4 sense

    [sens] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) sentido
    2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) opinião
    3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) sentido
    4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) senso
    5) (a meaning (of a word).) signifcado
    6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) sentido
    2. verb
    (to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) sentir
    - senselessly
    - senselessness
    - senses
    - sixth sense
    * * *
    [sens] n 1 senso, sentido. he is right in a sense / de certo modo ele tem razão. 2 percepção, sentimento. 3 compreensão, apreensão. can you make sense of this? / compreende isto? 4 inteligência, sabedoria, sagacidade. he has an outspoken sense for journalism / ele tem talento inato para jornalista. 5 sentido, significado. 6 que é razoável ou inteligente. it doesn’t make sense / não tem sentido. 7 opinião geral. he has the right sense for the public / ele sabe agradar o público, ele compreende o público. 8 direção, curso, rumo. • vt 1 sentir, perceber. 2 coll compreender, entender. common sense senso comum, bom senso. figurative sense sentido figurado. in a sense de certo modo, até certo ponto. literal sense sentido literal. strict sense sentido restrito. the five senses os cinco sentidos. the sixth sense o sexto sentido.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > sense

  • 5 sense

    [sens] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) sentido
    2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) senso
    3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) senso
    4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) sensatez
    5) (a meaning (of a word).) sentido
    6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) sentido
    2. verb
    (to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) sentir
    - senselessly - senselessness - senses - sixth sense

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > sense

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  • Well-meaning — Well mean ing, a. Having a good intention. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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