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1 mean
mean [mi:n](preterite, past participle meant)a. ( = signify) vouloir dire• what do you mean (by that)? que voulez-vous dire (par là) ?• see what I mean? (inf) tu vois ce que je veux dire ?• what does this mean? qu'est-ce que cela veut dire ?• don't I mean anything to you at all? je ne suis donc rien pour toi ?• you don't really mean that? vous n'êtes pas sérieux ?• I didn't mean to! je ne l'ai pas fait exprès !• he didn't mean anything by it (referring to an action) il l'a fait sans penser à mal ; (referring to a comment) il l'a dit sans penser à mal• he meant you when he said... c'est à vous qu'il faisait allusion lorsqu'il disait...2. noun3. adjectivea. ( = average) moyen• don't be so mean! ne sois pas si radin ! (inf)d. ( = inferior) he's no mean singer c'est un chanteur de talent4. compounds* * *[miːn] 1.1) gen, Mathematics moyenne f2) fig ( middle point) milieu m2.1) ( average) [weight, age] moyen/-enne2) ( ungenerous) [person] avare, radin (colloq); [attitude, nature] mesquin; [examiner] sévère3) ( unkind) [person] méchant (to avec)4) ( vicious) [animal, person, expression] méchant5) ( tough) [city] implacable; [street] hostile6) (colloq) ( skilful) [artist, cook, cocktail] formidable, du tonnerre (colloq) (after n)7) ( small)8) ( lowly) littér [dwelling] misérable; [birth] bas/basse; [origin] modeste9) (colloq) US ( off colour)3.transitive verb (prét, pp meant)1) ( signify) [word, phrase, symbol] signifier, vouloir dire; [sign] vouloir dire2) ( intend)to mean for somebody to do — US vouloir que quelqu'un fasse
to be meant for somebody — [question, bomb] être destiné à quelqu'un
he means what he says — ( he is sincere) il est sérieux; ( he is menacing) il ne plaisante pas
3) ( entail) [strike, law] entraîner [shortages, changes]4) ( intend to say) vouloir direI mean to say (colloq), who wants a car that won't start? — non mais, qui voudrait d'une voiture qui ne démarre pas?
5) ( be of value)6) ( be destined)it was meant to be ou happen — cela devait arriver
7) ( be supposed to be) -
2 mean
mean [mi:n]avare ⇒ 1 (a) méchant ⇒ 1 (b) moyen ⇒ 1 (d) miteux ⇒ 1 (f) milieu ⇒ 2 (a) moyenne ⇒ 2 (b) vouloir dire ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (e) signifier ⇒ 3 (c) compter ⇒ 3 (d) avoir l'intention ⇒ 3 (f) être censé ⇒ 3 (g), 3 (h)(pt & pp meant [ment])∎ he's mean with his money il est près de ses sous;∎ they're very mean about pay rises ils accordent les augmentations de salaire au compte-gouttes;∎ to be mean with one's praise être avare de compliments(b) (nasty, unkind) méchant;∎ don't be mean to your sister! ne sois pas méchant avec ta sœur!;∎ go on, don't be mean! allez, ne sois pas vache!;∎ he has a mean streak il peut être méchant quand il veut;∎ to play a mean trick on sb jouer un sale tour à qn;∎ I feel mean about not inviting her j'ai un peu honte de ne pas l'avoir invitée;∎ that's mean of her ce n'est pas chic de sa part;∎ American familiar he gets mean after a few drinks il devient mauvais ou méchant après quelques verres□ ;∎ the meanest intelligence l'esprit m le plus borné;∎ he's no mean architect/guitarist c'est un architecte/guitariste de talent;∎ it was no mean feat ce n'était pas un mince exploit∎ she's a mean chess player elle joue super bien aux échecs, elle touche sa bille aux échecs;∎ he makes a mean curry il fait super bien le curry;∎ she plays a mean guitar elle joue super bien de la guitare, elle touche sa bille à la guitare∎ mean slums taudis mpl misérables∎ of mean birth de basse extraction∎ to feel mean ne pas se sentir dans son assiette2 noun(a) (middle point) milieu m, moyen terme m;∎ the golden or happy mean le juste milieu(b) Mathematics moyenne f∎ what is meant by…? que veut dire…?;∎ what does this term mean? que signifie ou que veut dire ce terme?;∎ what do you mean? qu'est-ce que tu veux dire?;∎ how do you mean? qu'entendez-vous par là?;∎ what do you mean by that? qu'entendez-vous par là?;∎ what do you mean by "wrong"? qu'entendez-vous par "faux"?;∎ what do you mean you don't like the cinema? comment ça, vous n'aimez pas le cinéma?;∎ do you mean or you mean it's over already? tu veux dire que c'est déjà fini?;∎ what, take them to court, you mean? tu veux dire les traîner en justice?;∎ what, me?, I don't know what you mean! qui moi?, je ne vois pas ce que vous voulez dire!;∎ the name means nothing to me ce nom ne me dit rien;∎ does the name Heathcliff mean anything to you? est-ce que le nom de Heathcliff vous dit quelque chose?;∎ that was when the word "friendship" still meant something c'était à l'époque où le mot "amitié" avait encore un sens;∎ that doesn't mean a thing! ça ne veut (strictement) rien dire!(b) (giving clarification, speaking sincerely)∎ when he says early afternoon he really means around four quand il dit en début d'après-midi, il veut dire vers quatre heures;∎ do you mean it? tu es sérieux?;∎ do you mean him? c'est de lui que tu parles?;∎ I didn't mean that ce n'est pas ce que je voulais dire;∎ you don't mean it! vous voulez rire!, vous plaisantez!;∎ I mean it je parle sérieusement;∎ she always says what she means elle dit toujours ce qu'elle pense;∎ I'll never speak to you again, I mean it or I mean what I say je ne t'adresserai plus jamais la parole, je suis sérieux;∎ I want to see him now, and I mean now! je veux le voir tout de suite, et quand je dis tout de suite, c'est tout de suite!;∎ I mean (that is to say) je veux dire;∎ I was with Barry, I mean Harry j'étais avec Barry, je veux dire Harry;∎ why diet? I mean, you're not exactly fat pourquoi te mettre au régime? on ne peut pas dire que tu sois grosse;∎ I know what you mean! (I quite agree) et comment!;∎ I mean to say… ce que je veux dire c'est…;∎ do you mean to tell me…? est-ce que tu es en train de me dire que…?(c) (imply, entail → of event, change) signifier;∎ this means war/the end of our relationship c'est la guerre/la fin de notre amitié;∎ this will mean more unemployment ça veut dire ou signifie qu'il y aura une augmentation du chômage;∎ going to see a film means driving into town pour voir un film, nous sommes obligés de prendre la voiture et d'aller en ville;∎ it would mean the children having to change school again cela signifierait que les enfants devraient changer d'école une fois de plus;∎ does that mean we shouldn't wait for him? est-ce que cela veut dire ou signifie que nous ne devrions pas l'attendre?;∎ just because you've been to university doesn't mean you know everything ce n'est pas parce que tu es allé à l'université que tu sais tout;∎ it doesn't mean we have to stop seeing each other ça ne veut pas dire que nous devons cesser de nous voir;∎ she's never known what it means to be loved elle n'a jamais su ce que c'est que d'être aimée(d) (matter, be of value) compter;∎ this watch means a lot to me je suis très attaché à cette montre;∎ your friendship means a lot to her votre amitié compte beaucoup pour elle;∎ doesn't your daughter's education mean anything to you? est-ce que l'éducation de ta fille ne t'intéresse pas?;∎ you mean everything to me tu es tout pour moi;∎ he means nothing to me il n'est rien pour moi;∎ I can't tell you what this means to me je ne peux pas te dire ce que ça représente pour moi;∎ $20 means a lot to me 20 dollars, c'est une grosse somme ou c'est beaucoup d'argent pour moi;∎ my Sundays mean a lot to me le dimanche est sacré pour moi;∎ my independence means a lot to me mon indépendance est sacrée pour moi∎ do you mean us? tu veux dire nous?;∎ it was you she meant when she said that c'était à vous qu'elle pensait ou qu'elle faisait allusion quand elle a dit ça∎ to mean to do sth avoir (bien) l'intention de faire qch, (bien) compter faire qch, vouloir faire qch;∎ what do you mean to do? que comptez-vous faire?, qu'est-ce que vous avez l'intention de faire?;∎ we mean to win nous avons (bien) l'intention de gagner, nous comptons (bien) gagner;∎ formal I mean to be obeyed j'entends qu'on m'obéisse;∎ formal I mean to see justice done je veux que justice soit faite;∎ I meant to tell you about it j'avais l'intention de t'en parler;∎ I meant to phone you last night je voulais ou j'avais l'intention de vous téléphoner hier soir;∎ I never meant to go je n'ai jamais eu l'intention d'y aller;∎ I didn't mean to hurt you je ne voulais pas te faire de mal;∎ I only meant to help je voulais seulement me rendre utile;∎ I mean to see him now - and I mean now! j'ai l'intention de le voir tout de suite, et quand je dis tout de suite, c'est tout de suite!;∎ you annoyed him when you said that - I meant to! il n'a pas apprécié que tu dises ça - c'était bien mon intention!;∎ without meaning to involontairement;∎ I mean him no harm je ne lui veux pas de mal;∎ I meant it as a joke c'était une plaisanterie;∎ it was meant as a compliment/an insult c'était censé être un compliment/une insulte;∎ that remark was meant for you cette remarque s'adressait à vous;∎ that remark wasn't meant to be overheard cette remarque n'était pas censée être entendue;∎ the present was meant for your brother le cadeau était destiné à ton frère;∎ they're meant for each other ils sont faits l'un pour l'autre;∎ what's this switch meant to be for? à quoi est censé servir cet interrupteur?;∎ it's meant to be a horse c'est censé représenter un cheval;∎ perhaps I was meant to be a doctor peut-être que j'étais fait pour être médecin;∎ it was meant to be c'était écrit;∎ he means well il a de bonnes intentions;∎ he meant well il croyait bien faire(g) (consider, believe)∎ it's meant to be good for arthritis il paraît que c'est bon pour l'arthrite;∎ this painting is meant to be by Rembrandt ce tableau est censé être un Rembrandt∎ that box isn't meant to be in here cette boîte n'est pas censée être ici;∎ this portrait is meant to be of the duke ce portrait est censé représenter le duc;∎ you're meant to bow when she comes in tu dois faire la révérence quand elle entre;∎ you weren't meant to open the presents until tomorrow tu n'étais pas censé ouvrir les cadeaux avant demain►► Mathematics mean absolute deviation écart m moyen absolu;Mathematics mean deviation écart m moyen;mean distance distance f moyenne;mean duration durée f moyenne;mean price prix m moyen;Computing mean time between failures moyenne f de temps entre deux pannes -
3 ♦ mean
♦ mean (1) /mi:n/a.1 meschino; gretto; piccino; dappoco; basso; umile; mediocre; insignificante; misero; povero; avaro; spilorcio; taccagno; ignobile; squallido; vile: a mean part of town, un quartiere squallido; a man of mean birth, un uomo di bassi natali (o d'umili origini); a mean present, un dono meschino; mean hospitality, ospitalità gretta; a mean proposal, una proposta ignobile; Though he is made of money, he's very mean, anche se è ricco sfondato, è avarissimo2 cattivo; maligno; scortese; sgarbato; fatto con cattiveria: a mean remark, un'osservazione maligna (o scortese); Don't be so mean to your sister, non essere così cattivo con tua sorella!3 (fam.) umiliato; pieno di vergogna5 ( slang) bravissimo; eccellente; buono; fantastico; splendido; formidabile; favoloso: He's a mean marksman, è un tiratore bravissimo; to play a mean piano, suonare il pianoforte in modo splendido● mean streets, strade malfamate ( di una città) □ (stor. USA) mean white, nullatenente di razza bianca ( negli Stati del Sud) □ to feel mean, sentirsi meschino; essere umiliato; vergognarsi; (fam. USA) essere indisposto, star poco bene □ to get mean, incattivirsi; arrabbiarsi □ She's no mean actress, come attrice se la cava bene □ No mean feat!, impresa non da poco!; e dici poco! (iron.) □ What a mean thing to do (o to say), che sgarbo!; che villania!mean (2) /mi:n/a.(spec. mat.) medio; intermedio: a mean quantity, una quantità media; (astron.) mean distance, distanza media; mean annual temperature, temperatura media annuale; mean sea level, livello medio del mare● (demogr.) mean age, età media □ (stat.) mean density, densità media □ (stat.) mean deviation, scarto (o scostamento) semplice medio □ (ass., stat.) mean life, vita media □ (mat.) mean line, bisettrice □ (demogr.) mean population, popolazione media □ mean price, (market.) prezzo medio; ( Borsa) prezzo (o corso) medio □ (fin.) mean return, rendimento medio atteso □ (stat.) mean square deviation, scarto quadratico medio.mean (3) /mi:n/n.2 (mat., stat.) media: arithmetic mean, media aritmetica; geometric mean, media geometrica; proportional mean, media proporzionale.♦ (to) mean /mi:n/(pass. e p. p. meant), v. t. e i.1 significare; voler dire: What does this word mean?, che cosa significa questa parola?; What do you mean by that?, che vuoi dire con ciò?; You mean a lot to me, sei molto importante per me; Being a fireman means having to work in dangerous conditions, fare il pompiere vuol dire dover lavorare in condizioni pericolose; to mean nothing, non significare nulla NOTA D'USO: - to intend o to mean?-2 intendere; avere intenzione (di); avere in animo (di): He means to go, intende andarsene; I don't mean you to go there, non intendo che tu ci vada; Do you mean me or my sister?, intendi (parlare di) me o mia sorella?; I'm sorry if I hurt you; I didn't mean to, mi dispiace se t'ho offeso; non ne avevo l'intenzione; DIALOGO → - Organizing a meeting- I've been meaning to speak to you, è da tempo che volevo parlarti3 designare; destinare; fare: He wasn't meant for a political career, non era destinato a una carriera politica; You are meant for each other, siete fatti l'uno per l'altra● to mean business, fare sul serio; non scherzare □ to mean what one says, dire (o fare) sul serio □ to mean well, avere buone intenzioni; essere bene intenzionato □ to mean well by sb., avere intenzioni amichevoli (o essere ben intenzionato) verso q. □ He means mischief, sta tramando qualcosa di brutto; è male intenzionato □ Do you mean this painting for me?, è per me questo quadro? □ Money means little to me, il denaro conta poco per me. -
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to be \mean with sth mit etw dat geizenI felt a bit \mean ich kam mir ein bisschen schäbig vor;to be \mean to sb gemein zu jdm sein;to have a \mean streak eine gemeine Ader haben( dangerous) gefährlich;\mean dog bissiger Hund5) ( bad) schlecht;he's no \mean cook er ist kein schlechter Koch;no \mean feat eine Meisterleistunghe plays a \mean guitar er spielt supergeil Gitarre (sl)it should be clear even to the \meanest understanding das sollte auch dem Unbedarftesten klar seinto \mean sththat sign \means ‘no parking’ das Schild bedeutet ‚Parken verboten‘;does that name \mean anything to you? sagt dir der Name etwas?do you remember Jane Carter? - you \mean the woman we met in Scotland? erinnerst du dich an Jane Carter? - meinst du die Frau, die wir in Schottland getroffen haben?;what do you \mean? was willst du damit sagen?;what do you \mean, it was my fault? soll das etwa heißen, es war mein Fehler?;what do you \mean by arriving so late? was denkst du dir eigentlich dabei, so spät zu kommen?;now I see what you \mean jetzt weiß ich, was du meinst3) ( be sincere) etw ernst meinen;I \mean what I say ich meine das [tod]ernst;he said a lot of things he didn't really \mean er sagte eine Menge Dinge, die er nicht so gemeint hat4) ( intend) etw wollen;he didn't \mean any harm er wollte nichts Böses;I \meant it as a present for Joanna ich hatte es als Geschenk für Joanna gedacht;to \mean to do sth etw tun wollen;I really didn't \mean to offend you ich wollte dich wirklich nicht kränken;to be \meant to do sth etw tun sollen;you're \meant to fill in a tax form every year Sie müssen jedes Jahr eine Steuererklärung machen;they didn't \mean [for] her to read the letter sie wollten nicht, dass sie den Brief las;to be \meant as sth als etw gemeint [o gedacht] sein;to be \meant for sb für jdn gedacht [o bestimmt] sein;to be \meant for each other füreinander bestimmt sein;( intended as) etw sein sollen, als etw gemeint sein;it's \meant to be Donald das soll Donald sein;it was \meant to be a surprise das sollte eine Überraschung seinlower costs \mean lower prices niedrigere Kosten bedeuten niedrigere Preise;this \means war das ist eine Kriegserklärung;does this \mean we'll have to cancel our holiday? heißt das, dass wir unseren Urlaub absagen müssen?6) ( have significance) etw bedeuten;it was just a kiss, it didn't \mean anything es war nur ein Kuss, das hatte nichts zu bedeuten;PHRASES:to \mean business es ernst meinen;to \mean mischief Böses im Schilde führen;to \mean well es gut meinen;I \mean to say [also,] ich muss schon sageninv durchschnittlich -
5 ♦ nothing
♦ nothing (1) /ˈnʌɵɪŋ/pron. indef. e n.1 niente; nulla: I have nothing to say, non ho niente da dire; Nothing pleased him, niente gli andava a genio; That's nothing to what followed, questo è niente a confronto di quel che è venuto dopo2 (seguito da un agg.) nessuna cosa; nessuna impresa: Nothing great is easy, nessuna grande impresa è facile NOTA D'USO: - niente di…-3 (con l'art. indeterm.) nullità; nessuno (fig.); persona di nessun conto: He would be a mere nothing without his money, senza il suo denaro, non sarebbe nessuno (o sarebbe una nullità)4 (mat.) zero: Take ten from ten, and the result is nothing, sottrai dieci da dieci e il risultato è zero5 bazzecola; bagatella; inezia; quisquilia; cosa di nessuna importanza: the little nothings of life, le cose senza importanza della vita quotidiana● nothing broken, niente di rotto: I fell off a ladder: nothing broken luckily, sono caduto da una scala a pioli: per fortuna, niente di rotto □ nothing but, nient'altro che: This is nothing but the truth, questa non è (nient'altro) che la verità; He did nothing but smoke, non faceva (altro) che fumare □ nothing else, nient'altro □ nothing less than (o nothing short of), nulla di inferiore a; ( anche) nient'altro che; addirittura: It's nothing less than monstrous, ma è addirittura mostruoso! □ nothing like, niente di meglio che (o di): There's nothing like doing things at once, non c'è niente di meglio che fare le cose subito; There's nothing like beer, non c'è niente di meglio della birra! □ nothing much, poco o nulla; quasi niente □ nothing of the sort, niente del genere; niente di simile □ to come to nothing, finire in nulla; fallire; andare in fumo □ to dance on nothing, pendere dalla forca; essere impiccato □ for nothing, per niente; gratis o quasi; senza scopo; invano □ I got this recorder for nothing, ho avuto questo registratore per niente □ His efforts to pass the exam were (o went) for nothing, i suoi sforzi di superare l'esame furono vani □ to have nothing to do with sb., non avere nulla a che fare con q. □ to have nothing on, non avere nulla indosso, essere nudo; (fig.) non avere impegni, essere libero □ (fam.) to have nothing on sb., non essere da più di q.; ( anche) non avere prove (o niente in mano) contro q. □ to hear nothing of sb., non avere (o non ricevere) notizie di q. □ (fam.) like nothing on earth, (in modo) orribile, atroce, pessimo: The food is like nothing on earth in some Soho pasta joints, il cibo è pessimo in talune trattorie italiane di Soho □ to make nothing of, non capire niente di; non far caso a, non dar peso a; non trarre profitto da: I can make nothing of this book, in questo libro non ci capisco niente; questo libro, per me, non ha né capo né coda; He makes nothing of his mistakes, non dà peso ai suoi errori; You've made nothing of your good chance, non hai saputo trarre alcun profitto dalla tua buona fortuna □ to make nothing of doing st., non pensarci su due volte (a fare qc.); fare come se nulla fosse: He makes nothing of walking ten miles, per lui è cosa da nulla fare dieci miglia a piedi □ ( anche fig.) to mean nothing, non significare nulla □ a mere nothing, un bel niente; proprio nulla; nulla di nulla □ next to nothing, quasi niente □ (fam.) no nothing, nulla di nulla; proprio niente □ to say nothing of, per non parlare di; a prescindere da □ to stop at nothing, essere senza scrupoli □ sweet nothings, paroline dolci; coccole; tenerezze □ to think nothing of, non far caso a; non dar peso a: He thinks nothing of driving 20 miles a day to work and back, fa in auto 20 miglia al giorno per andare al lavoro, senza farci caso □ There's nothing in it!, non c'è niente di vero, è tutto falso!; ( anche) non c'è niente da scegliere!; è imprevedibile! □ ( formula di cortesia) Think nothing of it!, ma prego; ma Le pare! □ (fam.) Nothing doing!, niente da fare!; non ci sto! (non ci sta, ecc.); no e poi no! (fam.); ( anche) è (era, ecc.) proibito □ She has nothing in her, non c'è niente di buono in lei; è una nullità; è una donna insignificante, inconcludente □ That has nothing to do with me, ciò non mi tocca, non mi riguarda; non è affar mio □ That is nothing to you, ciò non ti tocca, non ti riguarda; non è affar tuo □ There is nothing for it but to go home, non c'è altro da fare che andare a casa □ There is nothing much the matter, non c'è niente di grave □ There's nothing to riding a moped, non ci vuole niente ad (o è facile) andare in ciclomotore □ (prov.) Nothing venture, nothing have, chi non risica non rosica.nothing (2) /ˈnʌɵɪŋ/avv.niente affatto, non affatto; per nulla; in nessun modo: nothing like (o nothing near) neanche un po'; nemmeno per sogno; no davvero; ma no!; It's nothing like what it used to be, non è per nulla com'era prima.nothing (3) /ˈnʌɵɪŋ/a.( slang) da niente; che non vale niente; senza prospettive: That was a nothing job, era un lavoro senza prospettive. -
6 mean
I nounMittelweg, der; Mitte, dieII adjectivea happy mean — der goldene Mittelweg
1) (niggardly) schäbig (abwertend)2) (ignoble) schäbig (abwertend), gemein [Person, Verhalten, Gesinnung]3) (shabby) schäbig (abwertend) [Haus, Wohngegend]; armselig [Verhältnisse]III transitive verb,be no mean athlete/feat — kein schlechter Sportler/keine schlechte Leistung sein
1) (have as one's purpose) beabsichtigenmean well by or to or towards somebody — es gut mit jemandem meinen
what do you mean by [saying] that? — was willst du damit sagen?
I meant it or it was meant as a joke — das sollte ein Scherz sein
mean to do something — etwas tun wollen
I mean to be obeyed — ich verlange, dass man mir gehorcht
I meant to write, but forgot — ich hatte [fest] vor zu schreiben, aber habe es [dann] vergessen
do you mean to say that...? — willst du damit sagen, dass...?
these plates are meant to be used — diese Teller sind zum Gebrauch bestimmt od. sind da, um benutzt zu werden
I meant you to read the letter — ich wollte, dass du den Brief liest
3) (intend to convey, refer to) meinenif you know or see what I mean — du verstehst, was ich meine?
I really mean it, I mean what I say — ich meine das ernst; es ist mir Ernst damit
the name means/the instructions mean nothing to me — der Name sagt mir nichts/ich kann mit der Anleitung nichts anfangen
* * *[mi:n] I adjective2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) gemein3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) bösartig•- academic.ru/45801/meanly">meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) Mittel-...2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) durchschnittlich2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) die MitteIII 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?) meinen2) (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.) beabsichtigen•- 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.) bedeutsam- meaningful- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well* * *mean1[mi:n]I felt a bit \mean ich kam mir ein bisschen schäbig vor▪ to be \mean to sb gemein zu jdm seinto have a \mean streak eine gemeine Ader haben\mean dog bissiger Hund5. (bad) schlechthe's no \mean cook er ist kein schlechter Kochno \mean feat eine Meisterleistunghe plays a \mean guitar er spielt supergeil Gitarre slit should be clear even to the \meanest understanding das sollte auch dem Unbedarftesten klar seinmean2<meant, meant>[mi:n]vt▪ to \mean sththat sign \means ‘no parking’ das Schild bedeutet ‚Parken verboten‘no \means no nein heißt neindoes that name \mean anything to you? sagt dir der Name etwas?2. (intend to convey) person etw meinendo you remember Jane Carter? — you \mean the woman we met in Scotland? erinnerst du dich an Jane Carter? — meinst du die Frau, die wir in Schottland getroffen haben?what do you \mean by that? was willst du damit sagen?what do you \mean by arriving so late? was denkst du dir eigentlich dabei, so spät zu kommen?did you have a good holiday? — it depends what you \mean by a good holiday hattest du einen schönen Urlaub? — es hängt davon ab, was du unter schönem Urlaub verstehstnow I see what you \mean jetzt weiß ich, was du meinstI \mean to say [also,] ich muss schon sagen3. (be sincere) etw ernst meinenI \mean what I say es ist mir ernst mit dem, was ich sagehe said a lot of things he didn't really \mean er sagte eine Menge Dinge, die er nicht so gemeint hat4. (intend) etw wollenhe didn't \mean any harm er wollte nichts BösesI \meant it as a present for Joanna ich hatte es als Geschenk für Joanna gedacht▪ to \mean to do sth etw tun wollenI really didn't \mean to offend you ich wollte dich wirklich nicht kränkenI've been \meaning to phone you for a week or two ich will dich schon seit Wochen anrufen▪ to be \meant to do sth etw tun sollenyou're \meant to fill in a tax form every year Sie müssen jedes Jahr eine Steuererklärung ausfüllenthey didn't \mean [for] her to read the letter sie wollten nicht, dass sie den Brief liest▪ to be \meant as sth als etw gemeint [o gedacht] sein▪ to be \meant for sb für jdn gedacht [o bestimmt] seinto be \meant for greater things zu Höherem bestimmt seinto be \meant for each other füreinander bestimmt sein▪ to be \meant to be sth (intended to represent) etw sein [o darstellen] sollen; (intended as) etw sein sollen, als etw gemeint seinit's \meant to be Donald das soll Donald seinit was \meant to be a surprise das sollte eine Überraschung seinto \mean business es ernst meinento \mean mischief Böses im Schilde führento \mean well es gut meinenlower costs \mean lower prices niedrigere Kosten bedeuten niedrigere Preisethis \means war das ist eine Kriegserklärungdoes this \mean we'll have to cancel our holiday? heißt das, dass wir unseren Urlaub absagen müssen?6. (have significance) etw bedeutenit was just a kiss, it didn't \mean anything es war nur ein Kuss, das hatte nichts zu bedeutento \mean a lot/nothing/something to sb jdm viel/nichts/etwas bedeutenmean3[mi:n]* * *I [miːn]adj (+er)1) (esp Brit: miserly) geizig, knauserig2) (= unkind, spiteful) gemeinyou mean thing! — du gemeines or fieses Stück! (inf), du Miststück! (inf)
4) (= shabby, unimpressive) shack, house schäbig, armselig6)IIa sportsman/politician of no mean ability — ein sehr fähiger Sportler/Politiker
1. n(= middle term) Durchschnitt m; (MATH) Durchschnitt m, Mittelwert m, Mittel nt2. adjmittlere(r, s)III pret, ptp meantmean sea level — Normalnull nt
vtit means starting all over again — das bedeutet or das heißt, dass wir wieder ganz von vorne anfangen müssen
this will mean great changes — dies wird bedeutende Veränderungen zur Folge haben
your friendship/he means a lot to me — deine Freundschaft/er bedeutet mir viel
2) (= intend) beabsichtigento be meant for sb/sth — für jdn/etw bestimmt sein
to mean sb to do sth — wollen, dass jd etw tut
what do you mean to do? —
of course it hurt, I meant it to or it was meant to — natürlich tat das weh, das war Absicht
without meaning to sound rude — ich möchte nicht unverschämt klingen(, aber...)
I thought it was meant to be hot in the south —
I mean to be obeyed — ich verlange, dass man mir gehorcht
I mean to have it — ich bin fest entschlossen, es zu bekommen
if he means to be awkward... —
this present was meant for you — dieses Geschenk sollte für dich sein or war für dich gedacht
See:→ business3) (= be serious about) ernst meinenI mean it! — das ist mein Ernst!, ich meine das ernst!
do you mean to say you're not coming? — willst du damit sagen or soll das heißen, dass du nicht kommst?
I mean what I say — ich sage das im Ernst
4)he means well/no harm — er meint es gut/nicht böse
to mean sb no harm — es gut mit jdm meinen, jdm nichts Böses wollen; (physically) jdm nichts tun; (in past tense) jdm nichts tun wollen
I meant no harm by what I said — was ich da gesagt habe, war nicht böse gemeint
* * *mean1 [miːn] prät und pperf meant [ment]A v/tI mean to do it ich will es tun;he meant to write er wollte schreiben;I mean it es ist mir ernst damit;he means business er meint es ernst, er macht Ernst;he meant no harm er hat es nicht böse gemeint;no harm meant! nichts für ungut!;I mean what I say ich meine es, wie ich es sage; ich spaße nicht;I mean to say ich will sagen;I didn’t mean to disturb you ich wollte Sie nicht stören;he was meant to be a barrister er sollte Anwalt werden;this cake is meant to be eaten der Kuchen ist zum Essen da;that remark was meant for you diese Bemerkung galt dir oder war an deine Adresse gerichtet oder war auf dich abgezielt;that picture is meant to be Churchill das Bild soll Churchill sein oder darstellen3. meinen, sagen wollen:by “liberal” I mean … unter „liberal“ verstehe ich …;I mean his father ich meine seinen Vater;what do you mean by this?a) was wollen Sie damit sagen?,b) was verstehen Sie darunter?4. bedeuten:5. (von Wörtern und Worten) bedeuten, heißen:what does “fair” mean”;does that mean anything to you? ist Ihnen das ein Begriff?, sagt Ihnen das etwas?B v/i1. mean well es gut meinen:2. bedeuten (to für oder dat):mean little (everything) to sb jemandem wenig (alles) bedeuten;money doesn’t mean much to her Geld bedeutet ihr nicht viel, sie macht sich nicht viel aus Geld;his work means everything to him seine Arbeit geht ihm über alles3. how do you mean? wie meinen Sie das?1. gemein, gering, niedrig (dem Stande nach):mean birth niedrige Herkunft;2. ärmlich, armselig, schäbig (Straßen etc)3. no mean … ein(e) recht beachtliche(r, s) …:no mean opponent ein nicht zu unterschätzender Gegner5. schäbig, geizig, knaus(e)rig, filzig:be mean with geizen mit6. umg (charakterlich) schäbig:7. besonders US umga) fies (Person)b) scheußlich, bös (Sache)mean3 [miːn]A adj1. mittler(er, e, es), Mittel…, durchschnittlich, Durchschnitts…:mean height mittlere Höhe (über dem Meeresspiegel);mean annual temperature Temperaturjahresmittel n;mean sea level Normalnull n;mean proportional MATH mittlere Proportionale;2. dazwischenliegend, Zwischen…B s1. Mitte f, (das) Mittlere, Mittel n, Durchschnitt m, Mittelweg m:4. pl (als sg oder pl konstruiert) Mittel n oder pl, Weg(e) m(pl):by all means auf alle Fälle, unbedingt, natürlich;a) etwa, vielleicht, gar,b) überhaupt,c) auf irgendwelche Weise;by no means, not by any means durchaus nicht, keineswegs, auf keinen Fall;by some means or other auf die eine oder die andere Weise;by means of mittels, durch, mit;by other means mit anderen Mitteln;a means of communication ein Kommunikationsmittel;means of protection Schutzmittel;adjust the means to the end die Mittel dem Zweck anpassen;5. pl (Geld)Mittel pl, Vermögen n, Einkommen n:live within (beyond) one’s means seinen Verhältnissen entsprechend (über seine Verhältnisse) leben;a man of means ein bemittelter Mann;means test Bedürftigkeitsermittlung f* * *I nounMittelweg, der; Mitte, dieII adjective1) (niggardly) schäbig (abwertend)2) (ignoble) schäbig (abwertend), gemein [Person, Verhalten, Gesinnung]3) (shabby) schäbig (abwertend) [Haus, Wohngegend]; armselig [Verhältnisse]III transitive verb,be no mean athlete/feat — kein schlechter Sportler/keine schlechte Leistung sein
1) (have as one's purpose) beabsichtigenmean well by or to or towards somebody — es gut mit jemandem meinen
what do you mean by [saying] that? — was willst du damit sagen?
I meant it or it was meant as a joke — das sollte ein Scherz sein
I mean to be obeyed — ich verlange, dass man mir gehorcht
I meant to write, but forgot — ich hatte [fest] vor zu schreiben, aber habe es [dann] vergessen
do you mean to say that...? — willst du damit sagen, dass...?
2) (design, destine)these plates are meant to be used — diese Teller sind zum Gebrauch bestimmt od. sind da, um benutzt zu werden
I meant you to read the letter — ich wollte, dass du den Brief liest
3) (intend to convey, refer to) meinenif you know or see what I mean — du verstehst, was ich meine?
I really mean it, I mean what I say — ich meine das ernst; es ist mir Ernst damit
4) (signify, entail, matter) bedeutenthe name means/the instructions mean nothing to me — der Name sagt mir nichts/ich kann mit der Anleitung nichts anfangen
* * *adj.bös adj.gemein adj. v.(§ p.,p.p.: meant)= beabsichtigen v.bedeuten v.heißen v.(§ p.,pp.: hieß, geheißen)meinen v.sagen wollen ausdr.vorhaben v. -
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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
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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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[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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1. II|| mean well (ill) иметь добрые (дурные) намерения; he often makes mistakes but he means well он часто ошибается, но у него добрые намерения2. III1) mean smb., smth. mean him (smb.'s father, John, the red pencil, etc.) иметь в виду /подразумевать/ его и т.д., keep out, that means you вход воспрещен /сюда не входить/, это касается вас; do you mean me? вы меня имеете в виду?, это вы обо мне?; when I say "no" I mean "no" когда я говорю "нет", это значит "нет"; I'm not joking: I really mean it это не шутка, [я говорю] это серьезно: what [exactly] do you mean? что вы [действительно] хотите сказать /имеете в виду/?; he is often rude without meaning it он часто грубит, не имея в виду обидеть кого-л.2) mean smth. mean no harm (no offence, etc.) не хотеть сделать дурного и т.д. ; mean mischief иметь дурные намерения; затевать [что-л.] дурное; mean business coll. а) браться за что-л. серьезно /решительно/; б) говорить всерьез3) mean smth. the Latin word "homo'' means "a man'' латинское слово "homo" значит /означает/ "человек"; these words (these things, her actions, etc.) mean nothing эти слова и т.д. ничего не значат; what does this word mean? что значит это слово?; this letter may mean anything это письмо может означать что угодно; his refusal means my ruin его отказ означает мою гибель /приведет меня к гибели/; this frontier incident means war этот пограничный инцидент предвещает войну; what does all this mean? что все это значит?; it doesn't mean a thing это ровно ничего не значит; his words mean much за его словами стоит глубокий смысл3. IVmean smth. in some manner mean smth. well хотеть /намереваться/ сделать что-л. по-хорошему; don't be offended by his criticism, he meant it kindly не обижайтесь на его критику, он хотел вам помочь4. Vmean smb. smth. mean smb. no harm не желать кому-л. зла; mean smb. no good не желать кому-л. добра; he never meant us anything but good он всегда желал нам только добра5. VIImean smb. to do smth. mean smb. to go (to use smth., to think, to give smth., etc.) иметь в виду /хотеть/, чтобы кто-л. ушел и т.д., he meant me to spend the money on myself он хотел, чтобы я потратил /имел в виду, что я потрачу/ эти деньги на себя; I certainly meant them to give it back to me конечно же, я имел в виду /предполагал/, что они мне это вернут6. XIbe meant for smb. this parcel (the present, the remark, etc.) is meant for her (for my father, etc.) этот пакет и т.д. предназначается для нее и т.д.; the bullet was meant for you эта пуля предназначалась вам /для вас/; was this book meant for me? эта книга для меня?; they were meant for each other они были созданы друг для друга; be meant for smth. this room is meant for a study эта комната предназначается под кабинет; she took internally what was meant for external application она выпила лекарство, которое назначается только как наружное; it is meant for a joke это надо принимать как шутку, я шучу; these figures are not meant to be accurate эти цифры не следует считать точными; what is this meant for? это для чего?; be meant to be smb. he was meant to be an actor (a barrister, a soldier, a pianist, etc.) его прочили в актеры и т.д., думали, что он будет актером и т.д.; be meant by smb. for smth. he was meant by his parents for a soldier родители прочили /готовили/ его в солдаты; be meant in some manner be meant seriously (jokingly) делать /говорить/ что-л. всерьез (в шутку)7. XIIImean to do smth. mean to say smth. (to go, to hurt smb., to talk to smb., to have smth., to succeed, etc.) намереваться /собираться, иметь в виду/ сказать что-л. и т.д.; I meant to call, but I forgot я собирался позвонить, но забыл; do you mean to stay long? вы надолго задержитесь?; what do you mean to do now? что вы предполагаете /собираетесь/ теперь делать?; I don't mean to put up with that insult я не намерен /не собираюсь/ мириться с этим оскорблением; I honestly meant to do it today я честно решил сделать это сегодня; do you mean to see him before you go? вы собираетесь повидаться с ним перед отъездом?; I mean to be obeyed я добьюсь, чтобы меня слушались8. XIVmean doing smth. I never meant going я совсем не собирался уходить9. XVI|| mean well (ill) to /by/ smb. иметь добрые (дурные) намерения по отношению к кому-л.; don't worry about what he says, because he really means well by us не обращайте внимания на его слова, по существу он нам желает добра10. XXI11) mean smth. by smth. what do you mean by that? что вы этим хотите сказать?; what do you mean by "liberal"? что вы понимаете под словом "либеральный"?; what do you mean by this word? что означает это слово?2) mean smth. to smb. mean much (little, a lot, a great deal, the world, etc.) to smb. много и т.д. значить /иметь большую и т.д. ценность/ для кого-л.; I cannot tell you what he has meant to me не могу вам сказать, что /как много/ он для меня значил /как важен он для меня был/; your words mean nothing to me ваши слова ничего для меня не значат; his name means nothing to me его имя ни о чем /ничего/ мне не говорит; modern music means very little to him современная музыка очень мало для него значит, он очень мало /невысоко/ ценит современную музыку3) mean smth. for smb. mean the house for one's son (this book for you, the purse for her fiancee, etc.) предназначать дом для сына и т.д., mean smth. for /as/ smth. I meant that for your good я делал это для вашей [же] пользы; I meant the remark as a joke я сказал это в шутку11. XXIV1mean smth. as smth. I meant it as a joke я только пошутил, я сказал это в шутку; he meant it as a kindness у него были добрые намерения12. XXVmean that... (what..., etc.) I mean that you are a liar я хочу сказать, что вы лжете; I mean that he is stingy я имею в виду, что он скуп; I mean what I say я именно это и хочу сказать, я говорю то, что дичаю; do you think he meant what he said? как вы думаете, он это серьезно говорил?; if I don't come before noon, it means I can't come если меня не будет до полудня - значит, я не мог прийти -
9 mean
̈ɪmi:n I прил.
1) а) убогий, жалкий, захудалый, запущенный mean city streets ≈ захудалые городские улицы Syn: shabby б) ничтожный, не заслуживающий внимания no mean feat ≈ стоящее дело Syn: contemptible в) неприятный, противный mean weather ≈ отвратительная погода Syn: unpleasant, disagreeable
1. г) вульгарный, низкий( о литературном стиле и т. п.) He thrust in some mean and unimportant anecdote. ≈ Ни к селу ни к городу он рассказал пошлый и бездарный анекдот.
2) о человеке, его характере, способностях а) посредственный, недалекий no mean abilities ≈ хорошие способности Syn: dull
1., small-minded б) разг. придирчивый, недоброжелательный в) скаредный, скупой Syn: penurious, stingy г) низкий, подлый Syn: ignoble, base II
1.
3) амер.;
разг. а) скромный, смущающийся feel mean Syn: humble I
1. б) нездоровый, плохо себя чувствующий Syn: poorly
2.
4) амер. а) неподдающийся, трудный Syn: vexatious б) норовистый (о лошади) Syn: vicious
5) амер.;
разг. отменный, превосходный;
поражающий, бросающийся в глаза;
огромный Mr. Ronnie Scott plays a mean saxophone. ≈ Мистер Ронни Скотт блестяще играет на саксофоне. Syn: excellent, effective, formidable II
1. сущ.
1) середина golden mean, happy mean ≈ золотая середина Syn: middle
1., midst
1., medium
1.
2) мат. средняя величина, среднее число to find a mean ≈ найти среднее (значение) arithmetic mean ≈ среднее арифметическое harmonic mean ≈ среднее гармоническое
3) мн. способ, средство
4) мн. средства, достаток, состоятельность man of means ≈ человек со средствами means of living, means of subsistence ≈ средства к существованию
2. прил.
1) средний the mean temperature ≈ средняя температура mean line ≈ биссектриса mean yield ≈ средний урожай in the mean time Syn: average
2., moderate
2.
2) посреднический Syn: intermediary
2. III гл.;
прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - meant
1) намереваться, иметь в виду She means to win. ≈ Она собирается выиграть. to mean business разг. ≈ быть готовым серьезно, а не на словах взяться за дело mean well ≈ иметь добрые намерения mean mischief ≈ иметь дурные намерения Syn: intend
2) предназначать I was meant to teach. ≈ Я должен был стать учителем. Is this valuable painting meant for me? ≈ Эта прекрасная картина предназначена для меня?
3) думать, подразумевать What do you mean by that? ≈ Что вы этим хотите сказать? I wasn't serious - I meant it. ≈ Я не думал этого - это была просто шутка. I didn't mean you to read the letter. ≈ Я не предполагал, чтобы ты прочел письмо. I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings - I didn't mean to. ≈ Простите, если я обидел Вас, я не хотел этого. Syn: have in mind
4) а) значить, означать The dictionary tries to tell you what words mean. ≈ Словарь пытается показать вам, что значат слова. б) предвещать, предполагать A red sky means rain. ≈ Красное небо к дождю. в) иметь значение( для кого-л.) Health means everything. ≈ Здоровье - это все. ∙ Syn: denote, imply, indicate, signify, suggest, symbolize середина the golden /happy/ * золотая середина (математика) среднее число, средняя величина the * of 3, 5 and 7 is 5 среднее между 3, 5 и 7 равно 5 (устаревшее) умеренность средний - * time среднее (солнечное) время - Greenwich * time среднее время по Гринвичу - * solar day средние солнечные сутки - the * yearly rainfall средняя годовая норма осадков - * concentration( химическое) средняя концентрация - * line (математика) биссектрисса - * line of fire (военное) директриса стрельбы - * proportional( математика) среднее геометрическое - * life (- time) (физическое) среднее время жизни( частицы) - * course( морское) генеральный курс - * observed range( военное) средняя дальность наблюдения - * water нормальный уровень воды;
межень - * yield средний урожай - * part (музыкальное) средний голос, теноровая или альтовая партия посредственный, плохой;
слабый - * abilities посредственные /плохие, слабые/ способности - * orator плохой оратор - no * abilities незаурядные способности - he is no * scholar он большой ученый - it is clear to the *est intelligence это даже дураку понятно - to have the *est opinion of smb. быть о ком-л. самого дурного мнения - he has no * opinion of himself он о себе высокого мнения скупой, скаредный - to be * over /about/ money (matters) быть скупым в денежных делах /вопросах/ скудный, бедный, жалкий, убогий;
нищенский - * fare скудная пища - * appearance жалкий /убогий/ вид - * abode убогое жилище - a * house in a * street убогий домишко на бедной /убогой/ улочке низкий, подлый, нечестный, презренный - * remark подлое замечание - * trick низкая /подлая, нечестная/ проделка - that was a * trick это низко /нечестно/ - it is a * creature он низкий /подлый/ человек, он низкое /подлое/ существо - it is * of him это низко с его стороны низкого происхождения - of * birth /parentage/ низкого происхождения - man of the *er sort люди более низкого сорта (разговорное) мелочный, придирчивый;
неприветливый;
злобный - to be * to smb. мелочно придираться к кому-л.;
плохо относиться к кому-л. - don't be so * to me относись ко мне подобрее;
не будь таким злым со мной predic (американизм) (разговорное) совестливый, смущающийся - to feel * стыдиться, смущаться, чувствовать себя неловко - it made me feel rather * это меня несколько смутило;
я почувствовал себя неловко нездоровый, чувствующий недомогание - to feel * быть нездоровым, чувствовать недомогание норовистый (о лошади) (американизм) (разговорное) трудный, неподдающийся (американизм) (разговорное) злой( о собаке) - be careful, that's a * dog осторожно, это злая собака намереваться, иметь ввиду - to * to do smth. намереваться что-л. сделать - I * succeed я намереваюсь добиться успеха - he *s to go он намеревается /хочет/ уйти - I * to go tomorrow я хочу уйти завтра - I meant to write я намеревался /собирался/ писать - what do you * to do? что вы собираетесь /предполагаете/ делать? - do you * to stay long? вы намереваетесь пробыть здесь долго? - I did not * to do it я не хотел этого делать - I did not * to offend you, I meant you no offence я не хотел вас обидеть - I don't * to put up with it я не собираюсь с этим мириться - without *ing it не имея этого в виду;
не желая того - to * mischef иметь дурные намерения - to * well (by /to/ smb.) иметь добрые намерения (в отношении кого-л.) - he *s (you) no harm он не желает вам зла подразумевать, иметь в виду;
думать - do you * him? вы подразумеваете его? вы имеете в виду его? - what do you * by that /by it/? что вы этим хотите сказать?;
почему вы поступаете так? - what do you * by laughing at me? в чем дело, почему ты смеешься надо мной? - what exactly do you * ? что вы, собственно говоря, имеете в виду? - this is what I * вот что я имею в виду, вот что я хочу сказать - I did not * that это не то, что я имел в виду;
я не хотел этого;
это не то, что я хотел сказать - I never say what I don't * я никогда не говорю того, чего не думаю, я всегда говорю то, что думаю - do you think he *s what he says? вы думаете, что говорите серьезно? - he certainly meant what he said он сказал именно то, что думал;
он сказал это всерьез - you don't * it! вы шутите!;
неужели?!;
вы этого не думаете! - I * it! я серьезно говорю!;
я не шучу! - he *s business он берется за дело всерьез - this picture is meant for him предполагается, что это его портрет предназначать - to * smth. for smb. предназначать что-л. для кого-л. - I * this present for you я предназначаю этот подарок вам - I meant this remark for a joke я сказал это в шутку, я пошутил - this picture is meant for him эта картина была предназначена для него - this remark was meant for you это замечание относилось к вам - he was meant to be /for/ a teacher его прочили в учителя - they were meant for each other они были созданы друг для друга значить, иметь значения - this word *s... это слово значит... - "homely" *s something different in America слово "homely" имеет в американском варианте английского языка другое значение означать, значить, предвещать - the conflict probably *s war этот конфликт может привести к войне, этот конфликт чреват войной - it will * a lot of expence это повлечет за собой большие расходы - what does all this *? что все это значит? - I know what happiness *s я знаю, что значит счастье (to) значить, иметь значение (для кого-л.) - to * much to smb. много значить для кого-л. - your friendship *s great deal to me твоя дружба много для меня значит - money *s little to me деньги для меня не имеют значения - the name *s nothing to me это имя ничего мне не говорит - modern music *s nothing to me современная музыка мне совершенно непонятна a posteriori ~ апостериорное среднее arithmetic ~ арифметическое значение arithmetic ~ арифметическое среднее arithmetic ~ среднее арифметическое asymptotic ~ асимптотическое значение среднего asymptotical ~ асимптотическое значение среднего by all ~s конечно, пожалуйста;
by any means каким бы то ни было образом;
by means of... посредством... by all ~s любой ценой, во что бы то ни стало by all ~s любым способом by all ~s конечно, пожалуйста;
by any means каким бы то ни было образом;
by means of... посредством... by all ~s конечно, пожалуйста;
by any means каким бы то ни было образом;
by means of... посредством... by no ~s никоим образом;
ни в коем случае by no ~s нисколько, отнюдь не;
it is by no means cheap это отнюдь не дешево no: ~ two ways about it не может быть двух мнений насчет этого;
by no means никоим образом;
конечно, нет conditional ~ условное среднее estimated ~ оценка среднего to feel ~ чувствовать себя нездоровым to feel ~ чувствовать себя неловко geometric ~ среднее геометрическое geometrical ~ среднее геометрическое ~ середина;
the golden (или happy) mean золотая середина harmonic ~ гармоническое среднее harmonical ~ гармоническое среднее to ~ mischief предвещать дурное;
to mean well (ill) иметь добрые (дурные) намерения;
he means well by us он желает нам добра ~ (meant) намереваться;
иметь в виду;
I didn't mean to offend you я не хотел вас обидеть in the ~ time тем временем;
между тем by no ~s нисколько, отнюдь не;
it is by no means cheap это отнюдь не дешево limiting ~ предельное среднее long range ~ среднее по большому интервалу long time ~ среднее по большому интервалу mean бедный ~ думать, подразумевать ~ думать ~ значить, означать, иметь значение ~ значить ~ иметь в виду ~ иметь значение ~ стат. математическое ожидание ~ намереваться, иметь в виду ~ (meant) намереваться;
иметь в виду;
I didn't mean to offend you я не хотел вас обидеть ~ намереваться ~ нечестный ~ низкий, подлый, нечестный ~ нищенский ~ означать ~ плохой ~ подразумевать ~ посредственный;
плохой;
слабый;
no mean abilities хорошие способности ~ посредственный ~ предназначать(ся) ;
to mean it be used предназначать (что-л.) для пользования ~ разг. придирчивый;
недоброжелательный ~ середина;
the golden (или happy) mean золотая середина ~ разг. скромный, смущающийся ~ скудный ~ скупой, скаредный ~ слабый ~ среднее значение ~ мат. среднее число ~ средний;
mean line мат. биссектриса;
mean time среднее солнечное время;
mean water нормальный уровень воды;
межень ~ средний ~ средняя величина ~ pl средства, состояние, богатство;
means of subsistence средства к существованию;
a man of means человек со средствами, состоятельный человек ~ средства, состояние, богатство ~ средство, способ ~ pl (употр. как sing и как pl) средство;
способ;
the means of communication средства сообщения ~ амер. трудный, неподдающийся ~ in question искомое среднее ~ предназначать(ся) ;
to mean it be used предназначать (что-л.) для пользования ~ средний;
mean line мат. биссектриса;
mean time среднее солнечное время;
mean water нормальный уровень воды;
межень to ~ mischief иметь дурные намерения to ~ mischief предвещать дурное;
to mean well (ill) иметь добрые (дурные) намерения;
he means well by us он желает нам добра ~ средний;
mean line мат. биссектриса;
mean time среднее солнечное время;
mean water нормальный уровень воды;
межень time: mean ~ вчт. среднее время ~ value theorem теорема о среднем ~ средний;
mean line мат. биссектриса;
mean time среднее солнечное время;
mean water нормальный уровень воды;
межень to ~ mischief предвещать дурное;
to mean well (ill) иметь добрые (дурные) намерения;
he means well by us он желает нам добра ~ yield средний урожай the means of payment эк. платежные средства;
the means and instruments of production орудия и средства производства the means of circulation эк. средства обращения ~ pl (употр. как sing и как pl) средство;
способ;
the means of communication средства сообщения means: ~ of communication средства коммуникации ~ of communication средства связи ~ of communication средства сообщения means of employment средства обеспечения занятости the means of payment эк. платежные средства;
the means and instruments of production орудия и средства производства means: ~ of payment способ платежа ~ of payment средства платежа ~ of payment средства расчетов ~ of payment средство платежа ~ pl средства, состояние, богатство;
means of subsistence средства к существованию;
a man of means человек со средствами, состоятельный человек means: ~ of subsistence средства к существованию means test проверка нуждаемости test: means ~ проверка нуждаемости means ~ проверка обеспеченности следствами к существованию means ~ тест на бедность means ~ тест на отсутствие средств к существованию moving ~ скользящее среднее ~ посредственный;
плохой;
слабый;
no mean abilities хорошие способности overall ~ общее среднее probabilistic ~ математическое ожидание quadratic ~ среднее квадратическое sample ~ выборочное среднее simple ~ среднее арифметическое single sample ~ среднее по одной выборке theoretical ~ value математическое ожидание trending ~ изменяющееся среднее true ~ истинное среднее unweighted ~ невзвешенное среднее weighted ~ взвешенное среднее weighted ~ стат. взвешенное среднее what do you ~ by that? почему вы поступаете так?;
what did you mean by looking at me like that? в чем дело? Почему ты на меня так посмотрел? what do you ~ by that? почему вы поступаете так?;
what did you mean by looking at me like that? в чем дело? Почему ты на меня так посмотрел? what do you ~ by that? что вы этим хотите сказать? -
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I1. [mi:n] n1. серединаthe golden /happy/ mean - золотая середина
2. мат. среднее число, средняя величинаthe mean of 3, 5 and 7 is 5 - среднее между 3, 5 и 7 равно 5
3. уст. умеренность2. [mi:n] aсреднийmean solar day - средние солнечные сутки, средняя продолжительность солнечных суток
mean concentration - хим. средняя концентрация
mean line - мат. биссектриса
mean line of fire - воен. директриса стрельбы
mean proportional - мат. среднее геометрическое; средняя пропорциональная величина
mean life(time) - физ. среднее время жизни ( частицы)
mean course - мор. генеральный курс
mean observed range - воен. средняя дальность наблюдения, средняя видимость
mean water - нормальный уровень воды; межень
II [mi:n] amean part - муз. средний голос, теноровая или альтовая партия
1. посредственный, плохой; слабыйmean abilities - посредственные /плохие, слабые/ способности
he have the meanest opinion of smb. - быть о ком-л. самого дурного мнения
2. скупой, скаредныйto be mean over /about/ money (matters) - быть скупым в денежных делах /вопросах/
3. скудный, бедный, жалкий, убогий; нищенскийmean appearance - жалкий /убогий/ вид
a mean house in a mean street - убогий домишко на бедной /убогой/ улочке
4. низкий, подлый, нечестный, презренныйmean trick - низкая /подлая, нечестная/ проделка
that was a mean trick - это низко /нечестно/
he is a mean creature - он низкий /подлый/ человек, он низкое /подлое/ существо
5. низкого происхожденияof mean birth /parentage/ - низкого происхождения
6. разг. мелочный, придирчивый; неприветливый; злобныйto be mean to smb. - мелочно придираться к кому-л., плохо относиться к кому-л.
don't be so mean to me - относись ко мне подобрее; не будь таким злым со мной
1) совестливый; смущающийсяto feel mean - стыдиться, смущаться, чувствовать себя неловко [см. тж. 2)]
it made me feel rather mean - это меня несколько смутило; я почувствовал себя неловко
2) нездоровый, чувствующий недомоганиеto feel mean - быть нездоровым, чувствовать недомогание [см. тж. 1)]
8. 1) норовистый ( о лошади)2) амер. разг. трудный, неподдающийсяII [mi:n] v (meant)be careful, that's a mean dog - осторожно, это злая собака
1. намереваться, иметь в видуto mean to do smth. - намереваться что-л. сделать
he means to go - он намеревается /хочет/ уйти
I meant to write - я намеревался /собирался/ написать
what do you mean to do? - что вы собираетесь /предполагаете/ делать?
do you mean to stay long? - вы намереваетесь пробыть здесь долго?
I did not mean to offend you, I meant you no offence - я не хотел вас обидеть
without meaning it - не имея этого в виду; не желая того
to mean mischief см. mischief 2
to mean well [ill] (by /to/ smb.) - иметь добрые [дурные] намерения (в отношении кого-л.); желать добра [зла] (кому-л.)
2. подразумевать, иметь в виду; думатьdo you mean him [me, her]? - вы подразумеваете его [меня, её]?, вы имеете в виду его [меня, её]?
what do you mean by that /by it/? - а) что вы этим хотите сказать?; б) почему вы поступаете так?
what do you mean by laughing at me? - в чём дело, почему ты смеёшься надо мной?
what exactly do you mean? - что вы, собственно говоря, имеете в виду?
this is what I mean - вот что я имею в виду, вот что я хочу сказать
I did not mean that - а) это не то, что я имел в виду; я не хотел этого; б) это не то, что я хотел сказать
I never say what I don't mean - я никогда не говорю того, чего не думаю, я всегда говорю то, что думаю
do you think he means what he says? - вы думаете, он говорит серьёзно?
he certainly meant what he said - он сказал именно то, что думал; он сказал это всерьёз
you don't mean it! - вы шутите!; неужели?!; вы этого не думаете!
I mean it! - я серьёзно говорю!; я не шучу!
this picture is meant for him - предполагается, что это его портрет [см. тж. 3]
3. предназначатьto mean smth. for smb. - предназначать что-л. для кого-л.
I meant this remark for a joke - я сказал это в шутку, я пошутил
this picture is meant for him - эта картина предназначается для него [см. тж. 2]
he was meant to be /for/ a teacher - его прочили в учителя
4. 1) значить, иметь значениеthis word means... - это слово значит...
❝homely❞means something different in America - слово homely имеет в американском варианте английского языка другое значение2) означать, значить, предвещатьthe conflict probably means war - этот конфликт может привести к войне, этот конфликт чреват войной
what does all this mean? - что всё это значит?
I know what happiness means - я знаю, что значит счастье
3) (to) значить, иметь значение (для кого-л.)to mean much [little] to smb. - много [мало] значить для кого-л.
your friendship means a great deal to me - твоя дружба много для меня значит
modern music means nothing to me - современная музыка мне совершенно непонятна
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1. pronoun(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) nada
2. noun(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).)
3. adverb(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) de ningún modo, de ninguna manera- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing!
- there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
- to say nothing of
nothing pron nadatr['nʌɵɪŋ]1 nada1 de ningún modo, de ninguna manera\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfor nothing familiar gratisnothing but... únicamente..., solo...nothing doing familiar ni hablarnothing else nada másnothing much nada de interésthere's nothing to it es facilísimoto say nothing of... por no hablar de...nothing ['nʌɵɪŋ] adv1) : de ninguna maneranothing daunted, we carried on: sin amilanarnos, seguimos adelante2)nothing like : no...en nadahe's nothing like his brother: no se parece en nada a su hermanonothing n1) nothingness: nada f2) zero: cero m3) : persona f de poca importancia, cero m4) trifle: nimiedad fnothing pron: nadathere's nothing better: no hay nada mejornothing else: nada másnothing but: solamentethey mean nothing to me: ellos me son indiferentesadv.• de ninguna manera adv.• en absoluto adv.• nada adv.n.• cero s.m.• nada s.f.• nadería s.f.pron.• nada pron.
I 'nʌθɪŋ1) nadait's better than nothing, I suppose — hombre, peor es nada
there's nothing in it: this one may cost a bit more but there's nothing in it really puede que éste cueste algo más pero la diferencia es mínima; there's nothing to it — ( it's easy) es muy fácil; ( it's groundless) no es cierto
2) (in phrases)for nothing: she gave it to me for nothing me lo dio gratis; it was all for nothing todo fue en vano; not for nothing was he called Ivan the Terrible no en vano or no por nada se le llamaba Iván el Terrible; if nothing else al menos, por lo menos; nothing but: she's caused nothing but trouble no ha causado (nada) más que problemas; nothing if not: he's nothing if not reliable es totalmente de fiar; nothing less than: it's nothing less than scandalous es verdaderamente escandaloso; nothing like: there's nothing like a shower to freshen you up no hay (nada) como una ducha para refrescarse; there's nothing like it es lo mejor que hay; she's nothing like her mother no se parece en nada a su madre; nothing more than: it's nothing more than a scratch no es más que un rasguño; nothing much: nothing much happened no pasó gran cosa; nothing short of: the consequences would be nothing short of disastrous — las consecuencias no serían ni más ni menos que desastrosas
II
1) ( Math) cero m2) ( worthless thing)['nʌθɪŋ]this is a mere nothing to what they spend on food and drink — esto no es nada comparado con lo que gastan en comida y bebida
1.PRON nada f; (=nought) cero m•
to come to nothing — parar en nada, quedarse en aguas de borraja•
nothing doing! — ¡de ninguna manera!, ¡ni hablar!it is not for nothing that... — no es sin motivo que..., por algo será que...
•
there was nothing for it but to pay — no había más remedio or (LAm) no nos quedaba otra que pagar•
to build up a business from nothing — crear un negocio de la nada•
he is nothing if not careful — es de lo más cauteloso•
there is nothing in the rumours — los rumores no tienen nada de verdadthere's nothing in it — (in race) van muy iguales
•
I could make nothing of what he said — no entendí nada or no pude sacar nada en claro de lo que dijo•
a mere nothing — una nimiedad•
it's nothing more than a rumour — es simplemente un rumor•
nothing much — poco, no mucho•
next to nothing — casi nada•
I'm nothing of a swimmer — yo nado bastante mal•
to have nothing on — (=naked) estar desnudo; (=not busy) estar libre•
it's nothing to be proud of — no es motivo para enorgullecerse•
to say nothing of... — sin mencionar..., amén de...•
to get something for nothing — obtener algo gratis•
there's nothing special about it — no tiene nada de particular•
to stop at nothing — no pararse en barras•
to think nothing of — tener en pocohe thinks nothing of walking 30km — para él no tiene importancia or no es nada recorrer 30km a pie
think nothing of it! — ¡no hay de qué!, ¡no tiene cuidado! (LAm)
all 2., 4), do with, kind 2., 1), like I, 2., 1), next 2., 4), e), short 1., 3), sort 1., 1)•
there's nothing to it! — ¡es facilísimo!See:see cultural note ZERO in zero in on2.ADVless 2.•
it's nothing like him — el retrato no se le parece en nada3.Na mere nothing — una friolera, una bagatela
- whisper sweet nothings to sb* * *
I ['nʌθɪŋ]1) nadait's better than nothing, I suppose — hombre, peor es nada
there's nothing in it: this one may cost a bit more but there's nothing in it really puede que éste cueste algo más pero la diferencia es mínima; there's nothing to it — ( it's easy) es muy fácil; ( it's groundless) no es cierto
2) (in phrases)for nothing: she gave it to me for nothing me lo dio gratis; it was all for nothing todo fue en vano; not for nothing was he called Ivan the Terrible no en vano or no por nada se le llamaba Iván el Terrible; if nothing else al menos, por lo menos; nothing but: she's caused nothing but trouble no ha causado (nada) más que problemas; nothing if not: he's nothing if not reliable es totalmente de fiar; nothing less than: it's nothing less than scandalous es verdaderamente escandaloso; nothing like: there's nothing like a shower to freshen you up no hay (nada) como una ducha para refrescarse; there's nothing like it es lo mejor que hay; she's nothing like her mother no se parece en nada a su madre; nothing more than: it's nothing more than a scratch no es más que un rasguño; nothing much: nothing much happened no pasó gran cosa; nothing short of: the consequences would be nothing short of disastrous — las consecuencias no serían ni más ni menos que desastrosas
II
1) ( Math) cero m2) ( worthless thing) -
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I [miːn]vt meant pt, pp1) (signify) significare, voler direwhat does "trap" mean? — cosa significa "trap"?
you don't mean that, do you? — non parli sul serio, vero?
he said it as if he meant it — l'ha detto senza scherzare or sul serio
2) (intend) intendereto mean to do sth — aver l'intenzione di fare qc, intendere fare qc
what do you mean to do? — cosa intendi fare?, cosa pensi di fare?
he didn't mean to do it — non intendeva or non era sua intenzione farlo
II [miːn] adjdo you mean me? — (are you speaking to me?) dici a me?, (about me) ti riferisci a me?, intendi me?
1) (with money) avaro (-a), spilorcio (-a), gretto (-a)2) (unkind, spiteful) meschino (-a), maligno (-a)you mean thing! fam — che meschino!
3) (Am: vicious: animal) cattivo (-a), (person) perfido (-a)4) (poor: appearance, district) misero (-a)III [miːn]1. n(middle term) mezzo, Math mediathe golden or happy mean — il giusto mezzo
See:2. adj(average) medio (-a) -
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1. noun1) nichtsnothing more, nothing less — nicht mehr, nicht weniger
I should like nothing more than something/to do something — ich würde etwas nur zu gern haben/tun
next to nothing — so gut wie nichts
it's nothing less than suicidal to do this — es ist reiner od. glatter Selbstmord, dies zu tun
nothing else than, nothing [else] but — nur
there was nothing [else] for it but to do something — es blieb nichts anderes übrig, als etwas zu tun
he is nothing if not active — wenn er eins ist, dann [ist er] aktiv
there is nothing in it — (in race etc.) es ist noch nichts entschieden; (it is untrue) es ist nichts daran wahr
nothing ventured nothing gained — (prov.) wer nicht wagt, der nicht gewinnt (Spr.)
£300 is nothing to him — 300 Pfund sind ein Klacks für ihn (ugs.)
have [got] or be nothing to do with somebody/something — (not concern) nichts zu tun haben mit jemandem/etwas
have nothing to do with somebody/something — (avoid) jemandem/einer Sache aus dem Weg gehen
[not] for nothing — [nicht] umsonst
count or go for nothing — (be unappreciated) [Person:] nicht zählen; (be profitless) [Arbeit, Bemühung:] umsonst od. vergebens sein
have [got] nothing on somebody/something — (be inferior to) nicht mit jemandem/etwas zu vergleichen sein
have [got] nothing on somebody — (know nothing bad about) nichts gegen jemanden in der Hand haben
have nothing on — (be naked) nichts anhaben; (have no engagements) nichts vorhaben
make nothing of something — (make light of) keine große Sache aus etwas machen; (not understand) mit etwas nichts anfangen [können]
it means nothing to me — (is not understood) ich werde nicht klug daraus; (is not loved) es bedeutet mir nichts
2) (zero)multiply by nothing — mit null multiplizieren
2. adverbsoft or sweet nothings — Zärtlichkeiten Pl.
nothing near so bad as... — nicht annähernd so schlecht wie...
* * *1. pronoun 2. noun(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).) die Null3. adverb(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) keineswegs- academic.ru/50559/nothingness">nothingness- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing! - there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
- to say nothing of* * *noth·ing[ˈnʌθɪŋ]1. (not anything) nichtsthere is \nothing like a good cup of coffee es geht nichts über eine gute Tasse Kaffeehe's \nothing if not charming wenn er eines ist, dann charmantall or \nothing alles oder nichts▪ \nothing but nur, nichts als\nothing but lies nichts als Lügen\nothing interesting/new/special nichts Interessantes/Neues/Besonderesto do/say \nothing nichts tun/sagento know \nothing about sth über etw akk nichts wissen\nothing else nichts weiterthere's \nothing else we can do to help es gibt nichts mehr, was wir tun könnenI have \nothing on for Thursday ich habe am Donnerstag noch nichts vor2. (of no importance) nichtswhat are you laughing at? — oh, \nothing, sir worüber lachen Sie? — oh nichts, Sir\nothing much nicht vielmoney means \nothing to him Geld bedeutet ihm nichtsit's \nothing to do with me das hat nichts mit mir zu tunthirty minus thirty is \nothing dreißig minus dreißig ist nullto weigh 60 kg \nothing genau 60 kg wiegenthe score so far is Yankees eighteen, Red Sox \nothing die Yankees haben bisher achtzehn Punkte, die Red Sox null5.▶ like \nothing [else] on earth einfach schrecklichto look like \nothing [else] on earth einfach unmöglich aussehen▶ [all] for \nothing [vollkommen] umsonst▶ not for \nothing nicht umsonstthere's \nothing for it but to get some extra help es bleibt keine andere Wahl, als zusätzliche Hilfe anzufordern▶ there's \nothing in it es ist nichts dranI heard the rumour, but there's \nothing in it ich habe das Gerücht gehört, aber das ist völlig aus der Luft gegriffen▶ to be \nothing less/more than... nichts Geringeres/weiter sein, als...their goal was \nothing less than creating a revolutionary new technology ihr Ziel war kein geringeres, als eine revolutionäre neue Technologie zu entwickelnhe is \nothing more than an amateur er ist bloß ein Amateur▶ \nothing like sth alles andere als etw▶ think \nothing of it keine Ursache!▶ there's \nothing to it (easy) dazu gehört [o SCHWEIZ das braucht] nicht viel; (not true) da ist nichts dran famwindsurfing is easy — there's \nothing to it Windsurfen ist einfach — da gehört nichts dazuhe's a \nothing er ist ein Niemandthat was a mere \nothing das war doch nur eine Kleinigkeit3.1. (not) überhaupt nichtto look \nothing like sb/sth jdm/etw nicht ähnlich sehento look \nothing like the others nicht wie die anderen aussehen3.the party was \nothing short of a disaster die Party war ein völliges Desaster* * *['nʌɵɪŋ]1. n, pron, adv1) nichtsnothing pleases him —
2) (with vb) nichts£500 is nothing to her —
she is nothing (compared) to her sister — sie ist nichts im Vergleich zu ihrer Schwester
that's nothing to what is to come — das ist noch gar nichts im Vergleich zu dem, was noch kommen wird
I can make nothing of it — das sagt mir nichts, ich werde daraus nicht schlau
he thinks nothing of doing that — er findet nichts dabei(, das zu tun)
think nothing of it —
will you come? – nothing doing! (inf) — kommst du? – ausgeschlossen! or kein Gedanke (inf)
I tried, but there's nothing doing (inf) — ich habs versucht, aber keine Chance (inf) or aber da ist nichts zu machen
3)there's nothing (else) for it, we'll have to... — da hilft alles nichts, wir müssen...
there was nothing in it for me — das hat sich für mich nicht gelohnt, ich hatte nichts davon; (financially also) dabei sprang nichts für mich heraus (inf)
or rumor (US) — das Gerücht ist völlig unfundiert or aus der Luft gegriffen, an dem Gerücht ist nichts (Wahres)
that is nothing to you — für dich ist das doch gar nichts
4)he does nothing but eat — er isst nur or ständig, er tut nichts anderes als essen
it was nothing like as big as we thought — es war lange nicht so groß, wie wir dachten
5)in nothing flat (US inf) — in null Komma nichts (inf)
you don't know from nothing (US inf) — du hast (überhaupt) keine Ahnung (inf)
2. n2) (= thing, person of no value) Nichts ntit's a mere nothing compared to what he spent last year —
thank you – it was nothing — danke – das war doch selbstverständlich
don't apologize, it's nothing — entschuldige dich nicht, es ist nicht der Rede wert
what's wrong with you? – (it's) nothing — was ist mit dir los? – nichts
to whisper sweet nothings to sb — jdm Zärtlichkeiten ins Ohr flüstern
* * *nothing [ˈnʌθıŋ]A pron nichts (of von):as if nothing had happened als ob nichts passiert sei;nothing much nicht (sehr) viel, nichts BedeutendesB s1. Nichts n:for nothing umsonst:a) kostenlosb) grundlosc) vergeblich; → Bes Redew2. fig Nichts n, Unwichtigkeit f3. Kleinigkeit f, Nichts n4. pl Nichtigkeiten pl, leere Redensarten pl:5. Null f (auch Person)C adv umg durchaus nicht, keineswegs:nothing like so bad as bei Weitem nicht so schlecht wie;nothing like complete alles andere als oder längst nicht vollständigD int (in Antworten) umg nichts dergleichen!, keine Spur!, Unsinn!Besondere Redewendungen: good for nothing zu nichts zu gebrauchen;nothing additional nichts weiter;nothing doing umga) das kommt nicht infrage!,b) nichts zu machen! nothing but nichts als, nur;nothing if not courageous sehr mutig;not for nothing nicht umsonst, nicht ohne Grund;(in) nothing flat umg im Handumdrehen;that’s nothingb) das gilt nicht that’s nothing to das ist nichts im Vergleich zu;that is nothing to what we have seen das ist nichts gegen das, was wir gesehen haben;that’s nothing to me das bedeutet mir nichts;that is nothing to you das geht dich nichts an;he is nothing to me er bedeutet mir nichts, er ist mir gleichgültig;a) da ist nichts dabei, das ist ganz einfach,end in nothing sich in nichts auflösen;feel like nothing on earth umg sich hundeelend fühlen;a) nicht viel Wesens von etwas machen,b) sich nichts aus etwas machen I can make nothing of him (it) ich kann mit ihm (damit) nichts anfangen, ich werde aus ihm (daraus) nicht schlau;say nothing of (Redew) ganz zu schweigen von;think nothing of nichts halten von, sich nichts machen aus;think nothing of doing sth nichts dabei finden, etwas zu tun; → daunt 1, go1 C 23, have Bes Redew, kind1 1* * *1. noun1) nichtsnothing more, nothing less — nicht mehr, nicht weniger
I should like nothing more than something/to do something — ich würde etwas nur zu gern haben/tun
it's nothing less than suicidal to do this — es ist reiner od. glatter Selbstmord, dies zu tun
nothing else than, nothing [else] but — nur
there was nothing [else] for it but to do something — es blieb nichts anderes übrig, als etwas zu tun
he is nothing if not active — wenn er eins ist, dann [ist er] aktiv
there is nothing in it — (in race etc.) es ist noch nichts entschieden; (it is untrue) es ist nichts daran wahr
nothing ventured nothing gained — (prov.) wer nicht wagt, der nicht gewinnt (Spr.)
£300 is nothing to him — 300 Pfund sind ein Klacks für ihn (ugs.)
have [got] or be nothing to do with somebody/something — (not concern) nichts zu tun haben mit jemandem/etwas
have nothing to do with somebody/something — (avoid) jemandem/einer Sache aus dem Weg gehen
[not] for nothing — [nicht] umsonst
count or go for nothing — (be unappreciated) [Person:] nicht zählen; (be profitless) [Arbeit, Bemühung:] umsonst od. vergebens sein
have [got] nothing on somebody/something — (be inferior to) nicht mit jemandem/etwas zu vergleichen sein
have [got] nothing on somebody — (know nothing bad about) nichts gegen jemanden in der Hand haben
have nothing on — (be naked) nichts anhaben; (have no engagements) nichts vorhaben
make nothing of something — (make light of) keine große Sache aus etwas machen; (not understand) mit etwas nichts anfangen [können]
it means nothing to me — (is not understood) ich werde nicht klug daraus; (is not loved) es bedeutet mir nichts
2) (zero)2. adverbsoft or sweet nothings — Zärtlichkeiten Pl.
nothing near so bad as... — nicht annähernd so schlecht wie...
* * *adv.nichts adv. n.Null -en f. -
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I 1. ['nʌθɪŋ]1) (no item, event, idea) niente, nullashe's just a friend, nothing more or less — è un'amica e nient'altro
to have nothing to do with — (no connection) non avere (a) che vedere con; (no dealings, involvement) non avere niente (a) che fare con
to have nothing on — (no clothes) essere nudo, non avere nulla addosso; (no engagements, plans) essere libero, non avere impegni
you've got nothing on me! — colloq. (to incriminate) non avete prove contro di me!
he's got nothing on you! — colloq. non è niente o non vale niente in confronto a te!
2) (emphasizing insignificance) niente, nullahe means o is nothing to me lui non significa niente per me; it meant nothing to him non gli importava ( that, whether che); the names meant nothing to him i nomi non gli dicevano nulla; to think nothing of doing (consider normal) trovare normale fare; (not baulk at) non esitare a fare; think nothing of it! non è nulla! si figuri! there's really nothing to it! — è veramente facile!
for nothing — (for free) gratuitamente, gratis; (pointlessly) per niente
4) (indicating absence of trait, quality)nothing interesting o of any interest niente di interessante; it seems easy but it's nothing of the kind sembra facile ma non è così; you'll do nothing of the sort! — non farai una cosa del genere!
5) (emphatic: setting up comparisons)6) (no truth, value, use)there's nothing in it — (in gossip, rumour) non c'è niente di vero; (in magazine, booklet) non c'è niente di interessante
7) nothing but2. 3.they've done nothing but moan — colloq. non hanno fatto altro che lamentarsi
1) (nothingness) niente m., nulla m.••nothing doing! — colloq. niente da fare! non se ne parla nemmeno!
II ['nʌθɪŋ]there's nothing for it! — BE non c'è altro da fare!
1) (in no way)2) (emphatic: totally, only)3) (emphatic: decidedly)* * *1. pronoun(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) niente2. noun(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).)3. adverb(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) per nulla/niente, non affatto- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing!
- there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
- to say nothing of* * *I 1. ['nʌθɪŋ]1) (no item, event, idea) niente, nullashe's just a friend, nothing more or less — è un'amica e nient'altro
to have nothing to do with — (no connection) non avere (a) che vedere con; (no dealings, involvement) non avere niente (a) che fare con
to have nothing on — (no clothes) essere nudo, non avere nulla addosso; (no engagements, plans) essere libero, non avere impegni
you've got nothing on me! — colloq. (to incriminate) non avete prove contro di me!
he's got nothing on you! — colloq. non è niente o non vale niente in confronto a te!
2) (emphasizing insignificance) niente, nullahe means o is nothing to me lui non significa niente per me; it meant nothing to him non gli importava ( that, whether che); the names meant nothing to him i nomi non gli dicevano nulla; to think nothing of doing (consider normal) trovare normale fare; (not baulk at) non esitare a fare; think nothing of it! non è nulla! si figuri! there's really nothing to it! — è veramente facile!
for nothing — (for free) gratuitamente, gratis; (pointlessly) per niente
4) (indicating absence of trait, quality)nothing interesting o of any interest niente di interessante; it seems easy but it's nothing of the kind sembra facile ma non è così; you'll do nothing of the sort! — non farai una cosa del genere!
5) (emphatic: setting up comparisons)6) (no truth, value, use)there's nothing in it — (in gossip, rumour) non c'è niente di vero; (in magazine, booklet) non c'è niente di interessante
7) nothing but2. 3.they've done nothing but moan — colloq. non hanno fatto altro che lamentarsi
1) (nothingness) niente m., nulla m.••nothing doing! — colloq. niente da fare! non se ne parla nemmeno!
II ['nʌθɪŋ]there's nothing for it! — BE non c'è altro da fare!
1) (in no way)2) (emphatic: totally, only)3) (emphatic: decidedly) -
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That’s not what I meant. — Да я не об этом. He ain’t mean. — Он не злой. After a long time they get mean. — Да и совсем озвереть можно. What ya mean? — О чем это ты? I guess you guys really come here to work. – How do ya mean? — Кажись, вы, ребята, и в самом деле пришли сюда работать? – Как так? I see what you mean. — Понятно, об чем ты спрашиваешь. Mean everything to you after you bought it — Души в ней не будешь чаять For so mean a person — Для такого ничтожества, как я Well, I didn’t mean nothing, Slim. — Я не хотел тебя обидеть, Рослый. I di’n’t mean no harm. — Я не хотел ничего плохого. This is just a nigger talkin’, an’ a busted-back nigger. So it don’t mean nothing, see? — Тебе все это черномазый толкует, черномазый горбун. Нечего и внимание обращать, понял? All the time he done bad things, but he never done one of ‘em mean. — Он и раньше, бывало, начудит, но всегда без умысла. -
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{'nʌθiŋ}
I. 1. нищо
NOTHING else than/ (else) but нищо друго освен, само, чисто и просто
NOTHING if not преди всичко, извънредно, крайно
NOTHING special/разг. very much нищо особено
NOTHING less than ни повече, ни помалко от, направо, не друго, а, чисто и просто
NOTHING short of едва ли не, почти
for NOTHING напразно, залудо, безполза, безплатно, безвъзмездно
NOTHING of value нищо ценно
NOTHING of the kind нищо подобно
all to NOTHING всичко напразно
apropos of NOTHING без никакъв повод, без всякаква връзка
there is NOTHING for it but to не остава нищо друго, освен да
to have NOTHING for it but to не ми остава нищо друго/нямам друг избор, освен да
NOTHING to, as NOTHING compared with/to нищо в сравнение с/пред
to have NOTHING to do нямам какво да правя
to be/mean NOTHING to someone не представлявам интерес за някого
that is NOTHING to това не засяга/вълнува (някого), това не може да се сравни с
NOTHING doing разг. няма го майстора, тая няма да я бъде
to be for NOTHING нямам никакво значение
не играя никаква роля (in)
to come to NOTHING не постигам целта си, нямам никакъв успех, пропадам, провалям се
no NOTHING след отр., шег., разг. ни, нищо
he has no house, no home, no NOTHING той няма ни къща, ни дом, ни нищичко
2. нищожество, дреболия
more NOTHING дребна работа
the little NOTHINGs of life дребните неща в живота
3. небитие
4. мат. нула
to be NOTHING безверник/атеист съм
II. adv никак, съвсем/далеч не, ни най-малко
NOTHING like so/as good далеч/съвсем не толкова добър
the house is NOTHING near as large as I expected къщата съвсем не e толкова голяма, колкото очаквах* * *{'n^din} n 1. нищо; nothing else than/(else) but нищо друго освен; (2) {'n^din} adv никак, съвсем/далеч не, ни най-малко; nothing like* * *дреболии; небитие; нищожество; нула; нищо; никак;* * *1. all to nothing всичко напразно 2. apropos of nothing без никакъв повод, без всякаква връзка 3. for nothing напразно, залудо, безполза, безплатно, безвъзмездно 4. he has no house, no home, no nothing той няма ни къща, ни дом, ни нищичко 5. i. нищо 6. ii. adv никак, съвсем/далеч не, ни най-малко 7. more nothing дребна работа 8. no nothing след отр., шег., разг. ни, нищо 9. nothing doing разг. няма го майстора, тая няма да я бъде 10. nothing else than/ (else) but нищо друго освен, само, чисто и просто 11. nothing if not преди всичко, извънредно, крайно 12. nothing less than ни повече, ни помалко от, направо, не друго, а, чисто и просто 13. nothing like so/as good далеч/съвсем не толкова добър 14. nothing of the kind нищо подобно 15. nothing of value нищо ценно 16. nothing short of едва ли не, почти 17. nothing special/разг. very much нищо особено 18. nothing to, as nothing compared with/to нищо в сравнение с/пред 19. that is nothing to това не засяга/вълнува (някого), това не може да се сравни с 20. the house is nothing near as large as i expected къщата съвсем не e толкова голяма, колкото очаквах 21. the little nothings of life дребните неща в живота 22. there is nothing for it but to не остава нищо друго, освен да 23. to be for nothing нямам никакво значение 24. to be nothing безверник/атеист съм 25. to be/mean nothing to someone не представлявам интерес за някого 26. to come to nothing не постигам целта си, нямам никакъв успех, пропадам, провалям се 27. to have nothing for it but to не ми остава нищо друго/нямам друг избор, освен да 28. to have nothing to do нямам какво да правя 29. мат. нула 30. не играя никаква роля (in) 31. небитие 32. нищожество, дреболия* * *nothing[´nɔuiʃ] I. pron нищо;
othing but ( else than) нищо друго, освен; чисто и просто; it ( that) is
othing това е дреболия; there is
othing for it but не остава нищо друго освен;
othing if not преди всичко, крайно, извънредно, необикновено;
othing is the matter нищо не се е случило, нищо не е станало; he is
othing if not sincere и той, ако не е искрен, не знам кой друг е;
othing to, as
othing compared with (to) нищо в сравнение с (пред);
othing near so съвсем не, значително;
othing of value нищо ценно;
othing of the kind нищо подобно;
othing short of също толкова добро (или лошо) като; ни повече, ни по-малко;
othing less than чисто и просто; направо;
othing doing разг. няма го майстора, няма какво да се прави;
othing to make a song about не заслужава внимание, нищо особено; all to
othing всичко напразно (на вятъра); apropos of
othing без никакъв повод, изведнъж, внезапно; for
othing напразно, залудо, без полза, току-така; без никаква причина, неизвестно защо; безплатно, безвъзмездно, даром; to be for
othing нямам никакво значение, не играя никаква роля (in); to fade away to
othing изчезвам постепенно; the conversation dropped to
othing разговорът замря; next to
othing почти нищо; to beat to
othing слагам в джоба си, удрям о́ земята, превъзхождам; to come to
othing не постигам целта си, нямам никакъв успех, пропадам; to stop at
othing не се спирам пред нищо, безпощаден съм, жесток съм; to dance upon
othing ост. бивам обесен, намазвам въжето; to have
othing for it but не ми остава нищо друго освен; to have
othing on ам. нямам никакво предимство пред; to have
othing to do with нямам нищо общо с; to have
othing to show for it не постигам никакъв резултат; to leave
othing to chance не разчитам на случайност, премислям (обмислям) всичко; to make
othing of не се възползвам от, не използвам, не разбирам никак; не виждам никакъв смисъл в; смятам за дребна работа, не обръщам внимание (не отдавам значение) на; смятам за нещо обикновено, за мене не е нищо да (с ger); to rise from
othing почвам от нищо; he has
othing in him той не представлява (не е) нищо особено, посредствен (безличен) е; there's
othing in it в това няма нищо вярно, това не отговаря на действителността; това няма никакво значение, не представлява никакъв интерес; шансовете са еднакви (за двама конкуренти); that's
othing to you това не е твоя работа, не те засяга (вълнува);
othing ventured
othing gained който рискува, (той) печели; to think
othing of не се колебая, действам решително; no
othing (след отриц.) шег., разг. ни нищо; he has no house, no car, no
othing той няма ни къща, ни кола, ни нищо; to be
othing не изповядвам никаква вяра, атеист съм; to be
othing of не съм никакъв; like
othing on earth на нищо не прилича, отвратително, ужасно; in
othing flat моментално, веднага;
othing is stolen without hands щом има кражба, има и крадец;
othing succeeds like success успехът води след себе си нови успехи; II. n 1. нищожество, дреболия; a mere
othing дребна работа; the little
othings of life дребните неща в живота; sweet ( soft)
othing s комплименти, любезности; thank you for
othing! ирон. много ти благодаря! (за отказана помощ); 2. небитие; 3. мат. нула; III. adv никак, съвсем не, ни най-малко;
othing less than нищо друго освен; чисто и просто;
othing like нищо в сравнение с, нищо по-хубаво от; съвсем не;
othing near so съвсем не, далеч не толкова. -
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§ ნიშვნა; მხედველობაში ქონა; საზიზღარი, ფლიდი, ძუნწი; უპატიოსნო; საშუალო§1 ძუნწი, ხელმოჭერილიhe is mean with his money ფულს ხელს უჭერს // ფული ენანებაI don't mean to pry, but… თქვენს საქმეში ცხვირის ჩაყოფა არ მინდა, მაგრამ...what in the world do you mean? ბოლოს და ბოლოს, რისი თქმა გინდა?I have no conception of what you mean არ მესმის / ვერ გავიგე, რას გულისხმობa dog is coming, and I'm afraid it means business ძაღლი მოდის და ვშიშობ, რაღაც ცუდს აპირებს2 ღარიბული, უბადრუკიmean appearance საცოდავი / უბადრუკი გარეგნობაhe is a no mean pianist სულაც არ არის ცუდი პიანისტი / საკმაოდ კარგი პიანისტია3 სულმდაბალი, უნამუსო, ბოროტიa mean trick უნამუსო საქციელი, ხრიკი4 მდაბიო5 საშუალო6 (meant) დაპირება (აპირებს)7 (meant) უნდაhe means you no harm შენთვის ცუდი არ უნდა // ცუდს არაფერს გიპირებსhe means mischief / harm ცუდი განზრახვა აქვს8 (meant) მხედველობაში აქვს, გულისხმობსthat's not what I meant ეს არ მქონდა მხედველობაში // ამას არ ვგულისხმობდიif you know what I mean თუ ხვდებით, რისი თქმაც მინდა9 (meant) ნიშნავსthe title of the book means nothing to me ამ წიგნის სათაური არაფერს მეუბნებაI mean it // I mean what I say ამას სერიოზულად ვამბობyou can't mean it! ნუთუ ამას სერიოზულად ამბობ? / აპირებ?10 (meant) განკუთვნება (განკუთვნილია) -
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1. pronoun(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) ingenting, ikke noe, intet2. noun(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).) null3. adverb(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) slett ikke, ikke det spor- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing!
- there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
- to say nothing ofingenting--------nullIsubst. \/ˈnʌθɪŋ\/1) intethet2) ubetydelighet, bagatell3) ( om person) nullno nothing ( hverdagslig) ingenting i det hele tatt• there were no pictures, no lamps, no nothingdet var ingen bilder der, ingen lamper - ingenting i det hele tattstart with nothing begynne med to tomme hendersweet nothings små søte ordIIadv. \/ˈnʌθɪŋ\/slett ikke, på ingen måte, ikke i det hele tatt, aldeles ikke, ikke det spor, ikke det granndiffer nothing from ( litterært) på ingen måte skille seg franothing near eller nothing like ikke tilnærmingsvis, ikke på langt nærIIIpron. \/ˈnʌθɪŋ\/ingenting, ikke noe, ikke noen ting, intet• oh, that's nothingå, det var ingenting \/ å, det var da så litebe nothing in it ikke være noe i det, ikke være noe sant i detikke ha noen betydning ikke være noen kunstbe nothing to være ingenting motbe nothing to somebody ikke gjøre noen noe, ikke ha noe med noen å gjøre, ikke angå noenvære en bagatell for noencome to nothing renne ut i sanden, mislykkesfor nothing gratisuten årsak, om ingenting, for ingentingforgjeves, til ingen nyttedet var til ingen nytte \/ det ble til ingen nyttehave nothing for it but to ikke vite annen råd enn å, ikke ha noe annet valg enn åhave nothing on somebody ikke ha noe på noen, ikke ha noe ufordelaktig å si om noenhave nothing on something ikke være noe mot noe, ikke komme opp mot noehave nothing to do with ikke ha noe å gjøre meddet har ingenting med deg å gjøre, det er ingenting som angår degmake nothing of ta (ganske) lett på, bagatellisereikke få noe ut av, ikke utnytteno nothing ( hverdagslig) ingen verdens ting, null og niks• there's no bread here, no eggs, noe butter, no nothing!not for nothing ikke for ingentingnothing doing! ( hverdagslig) forsøk deg ikke!, aldri i livet!(be) nothing for it but to ikke være noe annet å gjøre enn å(be) nothing if not virkelig væreom det er noe han virkelig er, så er det hårdnakketnothing less det minste, ikke mindre, minstnothing much ikke så mye, ikke så stortnothing short of ingenting mindre enn, rett og slettnothing so much as mest av altthank you for nothing! ( ironisk) takk for ingenting!, tusen hjertelig takk!there's nothing to it det er ingen kunst, det var ingen kunst det ligger ingenting i det, det ligger ingen sannhet i detthink nothing of ikke synes om, ikke like, ikke sette pris påto say nothing of for ikke å snakke om, for ikke å nevnewith nothing on uten noenting på segyou ain't seen nothing yet ( hverdagslig) og det er\/var bare begynnelsen -
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1) ( not anything) nichts;he's \nothing if not charming wenn er eines ist, dann charmant;to do/say \nothing nichts tun/sagen;to gain \nothing by doing sth durch etw akk nichts erreichen;to have \nothing on nichts anhaben;to know \nothing about sth über etw akk nichts wissen;to make \nothing of doing sth nichts für etw akk tun;\nothing else nichts weiter;there's \nothing else we can do to help es gibt nichts mehr, was wir tun können;with \nothing on unbekleidet;to sleep with \nothing on nackt schlafen;\nothing but lies nichts als Lügen2) ( of no importance or concern) nichts;what are you laughing at? - oh, \nothing, sir worüber lachen Sie? - oh nichts, Sir;\nothing much nicht viel;money means \nothing to him Geld bedeutet ihm nichts;thirty minus thirty is \nothing dreißig minus dreißig ist nullthe score is Yankees three, Red Sox \nothing die Yankees haben drei Punkte, die Red Sox nullPHRASES:like \nothing [else] on earth wie nichts [anderes] auf dieser Welt;to look like \nothing [else] on earth aussehen wie nichts [anderes] auf dieser Welt;all or \nothing alles oder nichts;to be \nothing less/more than... nichts Geringeres/weiter sein, als...;their goal was \nothing less than creating a revolutionary new technology ihr Ziel war kein geringeres, als eine revolutionäre neue Technologie zu entwickeln;he is \nothing more than an amateur er ist bloß ein Amateur;to have \nothing on ( be free) nichts vorhaben;to be \nothing special nichts Besonderes sein;it's \nothing to do with me das hat nichts mit mir zu tun;think \nothing of it keine Ursache!;[all] for \nothing [vollkommen] umsonst;not for \nothing nicht umsonst;there's \nothing for it but to do sth ( Brit) es bleibt nichts anderes übrig, als etw zu tun;there's \nothing for it but to get some extra help es bleibt keine andere Wahl, als zusätzliche Hilfe anzufordern;there's \nothing in it es ist nichts dran;I heard the rumour, but there's \nothing in it ich habe das Gerücht gehört, aber das ist völlig aus der Luft gegriffen;there's \nothing to it dazu gehört nicht viel;windsurfing is easy - there's \nothing to it Windsurfen ist einfach - da gehört nichts dazu adjhe's a \nothing er ist ein Niemand adv1) ( not) überhaupt nicht;to look \nothing like sb/ sth jdm/etw nicht ähnlich sehen;to look \nothing like the others nicht wie die anderen aussehenPHRASES:\nothing daunted ( esp Brit) unverzagt;to be \nothing short of sth ganz genau auf etw akk zutreffen;the party was \nothing short of a disaster die Party war ein völliges Desaster -
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/mi:n/ * danh từ - khoảng giữa, trung độ, trung gian, trung dung =the happy mean; the holden mean+ trung dung, chính sách chiết trung - (toán học) giá trị trung bình; số trung bình - (số nhiều) ((thường) dùng như số ít) phương tiện, kế, biện pháp, cách =means of living+ kế sinh nhai =means of communication+ phương tiện giao thông - (số nhiều) của, của cải, tài sản, khả năng (kinh tế) =he is a man of mean+ ông ta là một người có của =means test+ sự thẩm tra khả năng (trước khi trợ cấp) !by all means; by all manner of means - bằng đủ mọi cách, bằng bất cứ cách nào, bằng bất cứ giá nào - tất nhiên, dĩ nhiên, chắc chắn !by fair means or foul - bằng đủ mọi cách tốt hay xấu !by means of - bằng cách !by no means !by no means of means - chẳng chút nào, quyết không, hẳn không, tuyệt nhiên không !by some means or other - bằng cách này hay cách khác * tính từ - trung bình, vừa, ở giữa =a man of mean stature+ người tầm vóc trung bình, người tầm thước =the mean annual temperature+ độ nhiệt trung bình hằng năm - (toán học) trung bình =mean value theorem+ định lý giá trị trung bình * tính từ - thấp kém, kém cỏi, tầm thường =to be no mean scholar+ không phải là một thứ học giả tầm thường - tối tân, tiều tuỵ, tang thương, khốn khổ =a mean house in a mean street+ một căn nhà tiều tuỵ trong một khu phố tồi tàn - hèn hạ, bần tiện, bủn xỉn =to be mean over money matters+ bủn xỉn về vấn đề tiền nong - (thông tục) xấu hổ thầm =to feel mean+ tự thấy xấu hổ - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) cừ, chiến - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) hắc búa * động từ meant /meant/ - nghĩa là, có nghĩa là =these words mean nothing+ những chữ này không có nghĩa gì hết - muốn nói =what do you mean?+ ý anh muốn nói gì? - định, có ý định, muốn, có ý muốn =I mean to go early tomorrow+ tôi định mai sẽ đi sớm =does he really mean to do it?+ có thật nó có ý định làm cái đó không? - dự định, để cho, dành cho =I mean this for my son+ tôi dự định cái này dành cho con trai tôi - có ý nghĩa lớn, đáng giá, đáng kể =your friendship means a great deal to me+ tình bạn của anh có ý nghĩa rất lớn đối với tôi !to mean mischief - có ác ý !to mean well (kindly) by (to, towards) someone - có ý tốt đối với ai !what do you means by it? - làm sao anh chứng minh được điều đó
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