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♦ 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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