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1. verb1) (to mean or plan (to do something or that someone else should do something): Do you still intend to go?; Do you intend them to go?; Do you intend that they should go too?) tener la intención de, querer2) (to mean (something) to be understood in a particular way: His remarks were intended to be a compliment.) pretender, querer decir3) ((with for) to direct at: That letter/bullet was intended for me.) ir dirigido a•- intent
2. noun(purpose; what a person means to do: He broke into the house with intent to steal.) intención, propósito- intentional
- intentionally
- intently
intend vb pensar / tener la intenciónwhat do you intend to do about it? ¿qué piensas hacer al respecto?it was an accident, I didn't intend to break it fue un accidente, no era mi intención romperlotr[ɪn'tend]1 (plan, mean, have in mind) tener la intención de, tener el propósito de, proponerse, pensar, querer■ what do you intend to do/doing about it? ¿qué piensas hacer al respecto?■ what did she intend by that? ¿qué ha querido decir con eso?2 (destine for) ir dirigido,-a a■ that comment was intended for you aquel comentario iba dirigido a ti, eso lo ha dicho por tiintend [ɪn'tɛnd] vt1) mean: querer decirthat's not what I intended: eso no es lo que quería decir2) plan: tener planeado, proyectar, proponerseI intend to finish by Thursday: me propongo acabar para el juevesv.• entender v.• intentar v.• pensar v.• pretender v.• proponerse v.• querer decir v.ɪn'tendto intend -ING o to intend to + INF — pensar* + inf
what do you intend doing about it? — ¿qué piensas hacer al respecto?
to intend somebody/something to + INF — querer* que alguien/algo (+ subj)
to intend something FOR somebody: the present was intended for you — el regalo era para ti
[ɪn'tend]VT1) (with noun)it's intended for John — está destinado a Juan, es para Juan
no offence was intended, he intended no offence — no tenía intención de ofender a nadie, no fue su intención ofender a nadie
is that what you intended? — ¿fue eso lo que se proponía?
2) (with verb)to intend to do sth, intend doing sth — pensar hacer algo
what do you intend to do about it? — ¿qué piensas hacer al respecto?
* * *[ɪn'tend]to intend -ING o to intend to + INF — pensar* + inf
what do you intend doing about it? — ¿qué piensas hacer al respecto?
to intend somebody/something to + INF — querer* que alguien/algo (+ subj)
to intend something FOR somebody: the present was intended for you — el regalo era para ti
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I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) mezquino, tacaño, agarrado2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) mezquino, malo3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) malo, malhumorado4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) humilde, pobre•- meanly- meanness
- meanie
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1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.)2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.)
2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) término medio
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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?) querer decir2) (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.) tener la intención, tener pensado•- meaning
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
mean1 adj1. malo / malicioso / cruel / antipáticodon't be so mean! ¡no seas tan malo!2. mezquino / tacañomean2 vb1. significar / querer decirwhat does "ceiling" mean? ¿qué quiere decir "ceiling"?2. pretender / querer / tener la intencióntr[miːn]1 (average) medio,-a1 (average) promedio2 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL media3 (middle term) término medio————————tr[miːn]1 (miserly, selfish - person) mezquino,-a, tacaño,-a, agarrado,-a; (portion etc) mezquino,-a, miserable■ she felt mean about not letting the children go to the circus le sabía mal no haber dejado a los niños ir al circo3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (person - nasty) malo,-a; (- bad-tempered) malhumorado,-a; (animal) feroz4 dated (low, poor) humilde, pobre5 familiar (skilful, great) excelente, de primera, genial\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be no mean ser todo,-a un,-a————————tr[miːn]1 (signify, represent) significar, querer decir; (to be a sign of, indicate) ser señal de, significar■ what does "mug" mean? ¿qué significa "mug"?, ¿qué quiere decir "mug"?■ does the name "Curtis" mean anything to you? ¿el nombre "Curtis" te dice algo?2 (have in mind) pensar, tener pensado,-a, tener la intención de; (intend, wish) querer, pretender■ I never meant to hurt you nunca quise hacerte daño, nunca fue mi intención hacerte daño■ I meant to post it yesterday tenía la intención de enviarlo ayer, quería enviarlo ayer3 (involve, entail) suponer, implicar; (have as result) significar4 (refer to, intend to say) referirse a, querer decir; (be serious about) decir en serio■ do you mean me? ¿te refieres a mí?■ what do you mean by that? ¿qué quieres decir con eso?■ what do you mean you forgot? ¿cómo que se te olvidó?■ she said thirty, but she meant thirsty dijo treinta, pero quería decir sedienta5 (be important) significar■ you mean a lot to me significas mucho para mí, eres muy importante para mí\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be meant for (be intended for) ser para 2 (be destined for) estar dirigido,-a a, ir dirigido,-a a■ it was meant to happen tenía que pasar, el destino así lo quisoto mean well tener buenas intenciones1) intend: querer, pensar, tener la intención deI didn't mean to do it: lo hice sin quererwhat do you mean to do?: ¿qué piensas hacer?2) signify: querer decir, significarwhat does that mean?: ¿qué quiere decir eso?3) : importarhealth means everything: lo que más importa es la saludmean adj1) humble: humilde2) negligible: despreciableit's no mean feat: no es poca cosa3) stingy: mezquino, tacaño4) cruel: malo, cruelto be mean to someone: tratar mal a alguien5) average, median: mediomean n1) midpoint: término m medio2) average: promedio m, media f aritmética3) means nplway: medio m, manera f, vía f4) means nplresources: medios mpl, recursos mpl5)by all means : por supuesto, cómo no6)by means of : por medio de7)by no means : de ninguna manera, de ningún modoadj.• abellacado, -a adj.• canallesco, -a adj.• malo, -a adj.• mediano, -a adj.• medio, -a adj.• menguado, -a adj.• mezquino, -a adj.• miserable adj.• prieto, -a adj.• ruin adj.• transido, -a adj.n.• manera s.f.• media (Matemática) s.f.• medio s.m.• promedio s.m.• término medio s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: meant) = destinar v.• entender v.• querer decir v.• significar v.
I miːntransitive verb (past & past p meant)1) (represent, signify) \<\<word/symbol\>\> significar*, querer* decirto mean something TO somebody: does the number 0296 mean anything to you? ¿el número 0296 te dice algo?; fame means nothing/a lot to her — la fama la tiene sin cuidado/es muy importante para ella
2)a) (refer to, intend to say) \<\<person\>\> querer* decirwhat do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir (con eso)?
do you know what I mean? — ¿me entiendes?, ¿me comprendes?
he's Swedish, I mean, Swiss — es sueco, (qué) digo, suizo
I know who you mean — ya sé de quién hablas or a quién te refieres
what's that supposed to mean? — ¿a qué viene eso?
b) ( be serious about) decir* en serioI mean it! — va or lo digo en serio!
3) (equal, entail) significar*being 40 doesn't mean I can't wear fashionable clothes — (el) que tenga 40 años no quiere decir que no me pueda vestir a la moda
to mean -ING: that would mean repainting the kitchen — eso supondría or implicaría volver a pintar la cocina
4)a) ( intend)he didn't mean (you) any harm — no quiso hacerte daño, no lo hizo por mal
to mean to + INF: I mean to succeed mi intención es triunfar, me propongo triunfar; I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do it perdón, lo hice sin querer; I meant to do it but I forgot tenía toda la intención de hacerlo pero me olvidé; I've been meaning to talk to you hace tiempo que quiero hablar contigo; I meant it to be a surprise yo quería que fuera una sorpresa; the bullet was meant for me la bala iba dirigida a mí; we were meant for each other — estamos hechos el uno para el otro
b)to be meant to + inf — (supposed, intended)
you weren't meant to hear that — no pensaron (or pensé etc) que tú estarías escuchando
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2)a) (unkind, nasty) malob) ( excellent) (esp AmE sl) genial, fantástico3) (inferior, humble) (liter) humildethat's no mean feat/achievement — no es poca cosa, no es moco de pavo (fam)
4) ( Math) (before n) medio
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adverb (AmE colloq & dial)
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[miːn]ADJ (compar meaner) (superl meanest)1) (=stingy) tacaño, agarrado *, amarrete (And, S. Cone) *you mean thing! — ¡qué tacaño eres!
2) (=nasty) malodon't be mean! — ¡no seas malo!
you mean thing! — ¡qué malo eres!
a mean trick — una jugarreta, una mala pasada
you were mean to me — te portaste fatal or muy mal conmigo
3) (=vicious) malo4) (=of poor quality) inferior; (=shabby) humilde, vil; (=humble) [birth] humilde, pobre5) (US) formidable, de primera
II [miːn]1.N (=middle term) término m medio; (=average) promedio m ; (Math) media fthe golden or happy mean — el justo medio
2.ADJ mediomean life — (Phys) vida f media
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[miːn](pt, pp meant) VT1) [word, sign] (=signify) significar, querer decirwhat does this word mean? — ¿qué significa or quiere decir esta palabra?
"vest" means something different in America — en América "vest" tiene otro significado or significa otra cosa
you know what it means to hit a policeman? — ¿usted sabe qué consecuencias trae el golpear a un policía?
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what do you mean by that? — ¿qué quieres decir con eso?•
it means a lot to have you with us — significa mucho tenerte con nosotrosyour friendship means a lot to me — tu amistad es muy importante or significa mucho para mí
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the name means nothing to me — el nombre no me suenaknow 1., 4)•
the play didn't mean a thing to me — no saqué nada en claro de la obra2) [person]a) (=imply) querer decir; (=refer to) referirse awhat do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir?
18, I mean 19 — 18, digo 19
do you mean me? — ¿te refieres a mí?
b) (=signify) significar•
don't I mean anything to you? — ¿no significo yo nada para ti?c) (=be determined about)you can't mean it! — ¡no lo dirás en serio!
d) (=intend)what do you mean to do? — ¿qué piensas hacer?
I meant to help — pensaba ayudar, tenía la intención de ayudar
I mean to have it — pienso or me propongo obtenerlo
sorry, I didn't mean you to do it — lo siento, mi intención no era que lo hicieras tú
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I meant it as a joke — lo dije en broma•
was the remark meant for me? — ¿el comentario iba por mí?•
I meant no harm by what I said — no lo dije con mala intención3) (=suppose) suponer•
to be meant to do sth, it's meant to be a good car — este coche se supone que es buenothis portrait is meant to be Anne — este retrato es de Anne, aunque no lo parezca
I wasn't meant to work for my living! — ¡yo no estoy hecho para trabajar!
you're not meant to drink it! — ¡no es para beber!
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I [miːn]transitive verb (past & past p meant)1) (represent, signify) \<\<word/symbol\>\> significar*, querer* decirto mean something TO somebody: does the number 0296 mean anything to you? ¿el número 0296 te dice algo?; fame means nothing/a lot to her — la fama la tiene sin cuidado/es muy importante para ella
2)a) (refer to, intend to say) \<\<person\>\> querer* decirwhat do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir (con eso)?
do you know what I mean? — ¿me entiendes?, ¿me comprendes?
he's Swedish, I mean, Swiss — es sueco, (qué) digo, suizo
I know who you mean — ya sé de quién hablas or a quién te refieres
what's that supposed to mean? — ¿a qué viene eso?
b) ( be serious about) decir* en serioI mean it! — va or lo digo en serio!
3) (equal, entail) significar*being 40 doesn't mean I can't wear fashionable clothes — (el) que tenga 40 años no quiere decir que no me pueda vestir a la moda
to mean -ING: that would mean repainting the kitchen — eso supondría or implicaría volver a pintar la cocina
4)a) ( intend)he didn't mean (you) any harm — no quiso hacerte daño, no lo hizo por mal
to mean to + INF: I mean to succeed mi intención es triunfar, me propongo triunfar; I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do it perdón, lo hice sin querer; I meant to do it but I forgot tenía toda la intención de hacerlo pero me olvidé; I've been meaning to talk to you hace tiempo que quiero hablar contigo; I meant it to be a surprise yo quería que fuera una sorpresa; the bullet was meant for me la bala iba dirigida a mí; we were meant for each other — estamos hechos el uno para el otro
b)to be meant to + inf — (supposed, intended)
you weren't meant to hear that — no pensaron (or pensé etc) que tú estarías escuchando
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2)a) (unkind, nasty) malob) ( excellent) (esp AmE sl) genial, fantástico3) (inferior, humble) (liter) humildethat's no mean feat/achievement — no es poca cosa, no es moco de pavo (fam)
4) ( Math) (before n) medio
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3 malice
'mælis(the wish to harm other people etc: There was no malice intended in what she said.) malicia- maliciously
tr['mælɪs]1 malicia\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto bear somebody malice guardar rencor a alguienwith malice aforethought SMALLLAW/SMALL con premeditaciónmalice ['mælɪs] n1) : malicia f, malevolencia f2)with malice aforethought : con premeditaciónn.• intención delictuosa s.f.• mala voluntad s.f.• malicia s.f.• malignidad s.f.'mæləs, 'mælɪsmass nouna) ( ill will) mala intención f, maldad fb) ( Law) dolo m (penal), intención f delictuosa['mælɪs]N1) (=grudge) rencor m ; (=badness) malicia f2) (Jur) intención f delictuosa, dolo m* * *['mæləs, 'mælɪs]mass nouna) ( ill will) mala intención f, maldad fb) ( Law) dolo m (penal), intención f delictuosa -
4 malignant
1) ((of people, their actions etc) intending, or intended, to do harm: a malignant remark.) maligno2) ((of a tumour, disease etc) likely to become worse and cause death: She died of a malignant tumour.) malignotr[mə'lɪgnənt]1 (person) malévolo,-a, malvado,-a, malo,-a; (action, behaviour, influence, etc) maligno,-a, perjudicial2 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL maligno,-amalignant [mə'lɪgnənt] adj: malignoadj.• maligno, -a adj.mə'lɪgnəntadjective maligno[mǝ'lɪɡnǝnt]ADJ (=evil) malvado; (Med) maligno* * *[mə'lɪgnənt]adjective maligno
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