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1 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) avare2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) méchant3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) méchant4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) misérable•- meanly- meanness - meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) moyen2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) moyen2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) milieuIII 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?) vouloir dire2) (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.) avoir l'intention•- 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.) éloquent- meaningless - be meant to - mean well -
2 resentful
adjective (having or showing such a feeling of annoyance: She feels resentful that her sister married before she did.) froissé; plein de ressentiment
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