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قَصَدَ \ head: to go in a certain direction: The ship was heading for Liverpool. intend: to plan; have as one’s purpose: What do you intend to do with the money? I intend to buy a new car. make for: to aim for; go towards: The ship was making for port. mean, (meant): to intend: I didn’t mean to hurt you. This money is meant for you. \ See Also توجه (تَوَجَّهَ)، نوى (نَوَى) -
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عَنَى (على) \ mean (meant): (of words, etc.) to express a certain idea: The French word ‘bureau’ means an office. signify: to mean: What does this word signify. stand for: (of signs, letters, etc.) to be instead of; mean: UK stands for United Kingdom. \ See Also دل (دَلَّ) -
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[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) lakomý2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) hanebný, nečestný3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) rozladěný; zlý; krutý4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) mizerný, ubohý•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) střední2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) průměrný2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) střed, průměr, střední hodnotaIII 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?) mínit; znamenat2) (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.) zamýšlet•- 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.) významný- meaningless
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[̈ɪmi:n]a posteriori mean апостериорное среднее arithmetic mean арифметическое значение arithmetic mean арифметическое среднее arithmetic mean среднее арифметическое asymptotic mean асимптотическое значение среднего asymptotical mean асимптотическое значение среднего by all means конечно, пожалуйста; by any means каким бы то ни было образом; by means of... посредством... by all means любой ценой, во что бы то ни стало by all means любым способом by all means конечно, пожалуйста; by any means каким бы то ни было образом; by means of... посредством... by all means конечно, пожалуйста; by any means каким бы то ни было образом; by means of... посредством... by no means никоим образом; ни в коем случае by no means нисколько, отнюдь не; it is by no means cheap это отнюдь не дешево no: mean two ways about it не может быть двух мнений насчет этого; by no means никоим образом; конечно, нет conditional mean условное среднее estimated mean оценка среднего to feel mean чувствовать себя нездоровым to feel mean чувствовать себя неловко geometric mean среднее геометрическое geometrical mean среднее геометрическое mean середина; the golden (или happy) mean золотая середина harmonic mean гармоническое среднее harmonical mean гармоническое среднее to mean mischief предвещать дурное; to mean well (ill) иметь добрые (дурные) намерения; he means well by us он желает нам добра mean (meant) намереваться; иметь в виду; I didn't mean to offend you я не хотел вас обидеть in the mean time тем временем; между тем by no means нисколько, отнюдь не; it is by no means cheap это отнюдь не дешево limiting mean предельное среднее long range mean среднее по большому интервалу long time mean среднее по большому интервалу mean бедный mean думать, подразумевать mean думать mean значить, означать, иметь значение mean значить mean иметь в виду mean иметь значение mean стат. математическое ожидание mean намереваться, иметь в виду mean (meant) намереваться; иметь в виду; I didn't mean to offend you я не хотел вас обидеть mean намереваться mean нечестный mean низкий, подлый, нечестный mean нищенский mean означать mean плохой mean подразумевать mean посредственный; плохой; слабый; no mean abilities хорошие способности mean посредственный mean предназначать(ся); to mean it be used предназначать (что-л.) для пользования mean разг. придирчивый; недоброжелательный mean середина; the golden (или happy) mean золотая середина mean разг. скромный, смущающийся mean скудный mean скупой, скаредный mean слабый mean среднее значение mean мат. среднее число mean средний; mean line мат. биссектриса; mean time среднее солнечное время; mean water нормальный уровень воды; межень mean средний mean средняя величина mean pl средства, состояние, богатство; means of subsistence средства к существованию; a man of means человек со средствами, состоятельный человек mean средства, состояние, богатство mean средство, способ mean pl (употр. как sing и как pl) средство; способ; the means of communication средства сообщения mean амер. трудный, неподдающийся mean in question искомое среднее mean предназначать(ся); to mean it be used предназначать (что-л.) для пользования mean средний; mean line мат. биссектриса; mean time среднее солнечное время; mean water нормальный уровень воды; межень to mean mischief иметь дурные намерения to mean mischief предвещать дурное; to mean well (ill) иметь добрые (дурные) намерения; he means well by us он желает нам добра mean средний; mean line мат. биссектриса; mean time среднее солнечное время; mean water нормальный уровень воды; межень time: mean mean вчт. среднее время mean value theorem теорема о среднем mean средний; mean line мат. биссектриса; mean time среднее солнечное время; mean water нормальный уровень воды; межень to mean mischief предвещать дурное; to mean well (ill) иметь добрые (дурные) намерения; he means well by us он желает нам добра mean 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 mean pl (употр. как sing и как pl) средство; способ; the means of communication средства сообщения means: mean of communication средства коммуникации mean of communication средства связи mean 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: mean of payment способ платежа mean of payment средства платежа mean of payment средства расчетов mean of payment средство платежа mean pl средства, состояние, богатство; means of subsistence средства к существованию; a man of means человек со средствами, состоятельный человек means: mean of subsistence средства к существованию means test проверка нуждаемости test: means mean проверка нуждаемости means mean проверка обеспеченности следствами к существованию means mean тест на бедность means mean тест на отсутствие средств к существованию moving mean скользящее среднее mean посредственный; плохой; слабый; no mean abilities хорошие способности overall mean общее среднее probabilistic mean математическое ожидание quadratic mean среднее квадратическое sample mean выборочное среднее simple mean среднее арифметическое single sample mean среднее по одной выборке theoretical mean value математическое ожидание trending mean изменяющееся среднее true mean истинное среднее unweighted mean невзвешенное среднее weighted mean взвешенное среднее weighted mean стат. взвешенное среднее what do you mean 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 mean 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 mean by that? что вы этим хотите сказать? -
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[ment]past tense, past participle; = mean III* * *• určený• znamenal• mínil• mean/meant/meant -
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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 -
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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?
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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 -
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A nB adj1 ( average) [weight, temperature] moyen/-enne ;2 ( ungenerous) [person] avare ; [attitude, nature] mesquin ; [examiner] sévère ; to be mean with être avare sur [portion, quantity] ; he's mean with his money il est avare ;3 ○ ( unkind) [person, action] méchant ; [trick] sale (before n) ; to be mean to sb être méchant avec qn ; to be mean about faire des remarques désobligeantes sur [appearance, performance] ; it is/was mean of you to do ce n'est pas chic de ta part de faire/d'avoir fait ; to feel mean for ou about doing avoir un peu honte de faire ;4 ( vicious) [animal, person, expression] méchant ; that man/dog has got a mean streak cet homme/ce chien a la méchanceté en lui ;6 ○ ( skilful) [exponent, shot] formidable, du tonnerre ○ (after n) ; she makes a mean margarita elle fait un margarita du tonnerre ○ ; she plays a mean game of tennis/chess elle touche sa bille ○ au tennis/aux échecs ; you're no mean artist/poker player! tu es un sacré ○ artiste/joueur de poker! ;7 ○ ( small) to have no mean opinion of oneself avoir une haute opinion de soi-même ; that's no mean feat! ce n'est pas un mince exploit! ;1 ( signify) [word, symbol, phrase] signifier, vouloir dire (that que) ; [sign] vouloir dire ; what does this word/symbol mean? que signifie ce mot/symbole? ; the name/word means nothing to me ce nom/mot ne me dit rien ; does the term mean anything to him? est-ce que le terme lui dit quelque chose? ;2 ( intend) to mean to do avoir l'intention de faire ; to mean sb to do GB, to mean for sb to do US vouloir que qn fasse ; to be meant for sb [question, bomb] être destiné à qn ; I meant it as a joke/a compliment c'était une blague/un compliment de ma part ; he doesn't mean you any harm il ne te veut aucun mal ; what do you mean by opening my letters? qu'est-ce qui te prend d'ouvrir mon courrier? ; to mean well avoir de bonnes intentions (by sb à l'égard de qn) ; he means trouble ou mischief il a de mauvaises intentions ; she means business elle est sérieuse ; he means what he says ( he is sincere) il est sérieux ; ( he is menacing) il ne plaisante pas ; she meant no offence elle n'y entendait pas malice ; I didn't mean to do it je ne l'ai pas fait exprès ; I didn't mean anything by it je n'avais aucune arrière-pensée ; without meaning to par inadvertance ; my remark offended you? it was meant to! ma remarque t'a vexé? c'était voulu! ;3 ( entail) [strike, law] entraîner [shortages, changes] ; [budget] signifier [tax cuts] ; his death/the accident means doing à cause de sa mort/l'accident il faut faire ;4 ( intend to say) vouloir dire ; do you mean Paul Rose? tu veux dire Paul Rose? ; what do you mean by that remark? qu'est-ce que tu veux dire par là? ; do you mean me? c'est de moi que tu parles? ; I mean to say, who wants a car that won't start? non mais, qui voudrait d'une voiture qui ne démarre pas? ; I know what you mean je comprends ;5 ( be of value) a promise/designer label means nothing une promesse/marque ne veut pas dire grand-chose ; she means everything/nothing to me elle est tout/n'est rien pour moi ; money means everything/nothing to them l'argent représente tout/ne représente rien pour eux ; your friendship means a lot to me ton amitié est très importante pour moi ; what it means to live in a democracy! quelle belle chose que de vivre dans une démocratie! ;6 ( be destined) ( tjrs au passif) to be meant to do être destiné à faire ; she was meant to be/become a doctor elle était destinée à être/devenir médecin ; it was meant to be ou happen cela devait arriver ; they were meant for each other ils étaient faits l'un pour l'autre ; I was meant for better things j'étais appelé à un destin meilleur ;7 ( be supposed to be) ( tjrs au passif) he's/you're etc meant to be il est/tu es etc censé être [impartial, sad] ; I'm/you're etc meant to be doing je suis/tu es etc censé faire. -
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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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Ⅰmean [mi:n] a1) скупо́й, ска́редный2) ни́зкий, по́длый, нече́стный3) посре́дственный; плохо́й; сла́бый;no mean abilities хоро́шие спосо́бности
4) бе́дный, убо́гий, жа́лкий5) ни́зкого происхожде́ния6) разг. приди́рчивый, недоброжела́тельный7) амер. тру́дный, неподдаю́щийся8) разг. скро́мный, смуща́ющийся;а) чу́вствовать себя́ нело́вко;б) чу́вствовать себя́ нездоро́вымⅡmean [mi:n]1. n1) середи́на;the golden ( или happy) mean золота́я середи́на
2) мат. сре́днее число́2. a сре́дний;mean line мат. биссектри́са
;mean time сре́днее со́лнечное вре́мя
;mean water норма́льный у́ровень воды́; меже́нь
;mean yield сре́дний урожа́й
◊in the mean time тем вре́менем; ме́жду тем
Ⅲmean [mi:n] v (meant)1) намерева́ться; име́ть в виду́;I didn't mean to offend you я не хоте́л вас оби́деть
;to mean business разг.
а) бра́ться (за что-л.) серьёзно, реши́тельно;б) говори́ть всерьёз;а) име́ть дурны́е наме́рения;б) предвеща́ть дурно́е;to mean well (ill) име́ть до́брые (дурны́е) наме́рения
;he means well by us он жела́ет нам добра́
2) ду́мать, подразумева́ть;а) что вы э́тим хоти́те сказа́ть?;б) почему́ вы поступа́ете так?;what did you mean by looking at me like that? в чём де́ло? Почему́ ты на меня́ так посмотре́л?
3) предназнача́ть(ся);to mean it be used предназнача́ть (что-л.) для по́льзования
4) означа́ть; предвеща́ть;this means trouble э́то предвеща́ет беду́
5) зна́чить, означа́ть, име́ть значе́ние -
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mean — 1. In the meaning ‘to intend’, mean can be followed by a to infinitive (when the speaker intends to do something: I meant to go), by an object + to infinitive (when the speaker intends someone else to do something: I meant you to go) and, more… … Modern English usage
mean — mean1 [mēn] vt. meant [ment] meaning [ME menen < OE mænan, to mean, tell, complain, akin to Ger meinen, to have in mind, have as opinion < IE base * meino , opinion, intent > OIr mian, wish, desire] 1. to have in mind; intend; purpose… … English World dictionary
Meant — Mean Mean (m[=e]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Meant} (m[e^]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Meaning}.] [OE. menen, AS. m[=ae]nan to recite, tell, intend, wish; akin to OS. m[=e]nian to have in mind, mean, D. meenen, G. meinen, OHG. meinan, Icel. meina, Sw. mena … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mean — (m[=e]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Meant} (m[e^]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Meaning}.] [OE. menen, AS. m[=ae]nan to recite, tell, intend, wish; akin to OS. m[=e]nian to have in mind, mean, D. meenen, G. meinen, OHG. meinan, Icel. meina, Sw. mena, Dan. mene … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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meant for — (someone) informal : perfectly suited for (someone) You were meant for me and I was meant for you. I m not surprised that they have such a happy marriage. I always knew that they were meant for each other. see also ↑mean 4b (above), 1 • • • … Useful english dictionary
mean business — {v. phr.}, {informal} To decide strongly to do what you plan to do; really mean it; be serious. * /The boss said he would fire us if we didn t work harder and he means business./ * /When she went to college to study, she meant business./ * /He… … Dictionary of American idioms
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mean´ing|ness — mean|ing «MEE nihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. that which is meant or intended; significance: »the meaning of a story, the meaning of a sermon. The meaning of that sentence is clear. 2. Archaic. intention or purpose: »I am no honest man if there… … Useful english dictionary
mean´ing|ly — mean|ing «MEE nihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. that which is meant or intended; significance: »the meaning of a story, the meaning of a sermon. The meaning of that sentence is clear. 2. Archaic. intention or purpose: »I am no honest man if there… … Useful english dictionary
mean|ing — «MEE nihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. that which is meant or intended; significance: »the meaning of a story, the meaning of a sermon. The meaning of that sentence is clear. 2. Archaic. intention or purpose: »I am no honest man if there by any… … Useful english dictionary