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1 mean well
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2 mean
[miːn] 1. adj( with money) skąpy; ( unkind) person, trick podły; (US, inf) ( vicious) person, animal złośliwy; ( shabby) nędzny; ( average) średni2. vt; pt, pp meant3. n, pl meansI thought you meant her — sądziłem, że miałeś na myśli ją; ( intend)
( average) średnia f- means* * *[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) skąpy2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) podły, małostkowy3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) złośliwy4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) ubogi, nędzny•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) średni2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) przeciętny2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) średnia, środekIII 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?) znaczyć2) (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.) zamierzać•- 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.) znaczący- meaningless
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[skɔː(r)] 1. n( total number of points) wynik m; ( MUS) partytura f; (to film, play) muzyka f; ( twenty) dwudziestka f2. vtgoal, point zdobywać (zdobyć perf); mark wydrapywać (wydrapać perf), wyryć ( perf); leather, wood, card robić (zrobić perf) nacięcie w +loc; success odnosić (odnieść perf)3. vi( in game) zdobyć ( perf) punkt; (FOOTBALL etc) zdobyć ( perf) bramkę; ( keep score) notować wyniki, liczyć punktyto settle an old score with sb ( fig) — wyrównać ( perf) z kimś stare porachunki
scores of — dziesiątki +gen
on that score — w tej mierze, w tym względzie
to score well — osiągnąć ( perf) dobry wynik
to score six out of ten — uzyskać ( perf) sześć punktów na dziesięć (możliwych)
to score (a point) over sb ( fig) — zdobyć ( perf) przewagę nad kimś
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[sko:] 1. plurals - scores; noun1) (the number of points, goals etc gained in a game, competition etc: The cricket score is 59 for 3.) wynik2) (a written piece of music showing all the parts for instruments and voices: the score of an opera.) partytura3) (a set or group of twenty: There was barely a score of people there.) dwadzieścia2. verb1) (to gain (goals etc) in a game etc: He scored two goals before half-time.) zdobywać punkty2) ((sometimes with off or out) to remove (eg a name) from eg a list by putting a line through it: Please could you score my name off (the list)?; Is that word meant to be scored out?) wykreślić, przekreślić3) (to keep score: Will you score for us, please?) notować wyniki•- scorer- score-board
- on that score
- scores of
- scores
- settle old scores
См. также в других словарях:
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well-meant — /ˈwɛl mɛnt/ (say wel ment) adjective → well meaning (def. 2). Also, (especially in predicative use), well meant /wɛl ˈmɛnt/ (say wel ment) …
well meant — see well meant … English dictionary