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  • 1 mean well

    (to have good intentions: He meant well by what he said.) mene det godt
    * * *
    (to have good intentions: He meant well by what he said.) mene det godt

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  • 2 mean

    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) nærig; fedtet
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) ondskabsfuld
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) uvenlig; ondskabsfuld; led
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) tarvelig
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    - meanness
    - meanie     II 1. adjective
    1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) middel-
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) gennemsnitlig
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) gennemsnit
    III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb
    1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) betyde; mene
    2) (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.) have til hensigt; være beregnet til
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    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.) sigende
    - meaningless
    - be meant to
    - mean well
    * * *
    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) nærig; fedtet
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) ondskabsfuld
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) uvenlig; ondskabsfuld; led
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) tarvelig
    •
    - meanness
    - meanie     II 1. adjective
    1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) middel-
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) gennemsnitlig
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) gennemsnit
    III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb
    1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) betyde; mene
    2) (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.) have til hensigt; være beregnet til
    •
    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.) sigende
    - meaningless
    - be meant to
    - mean well

    English-Danish dictionary > mean

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  • mean well — To have good intentions • • • Main Entry: ↑well * * * mean well phrase to intend something good, kind, or suitable, even though there is a bad result I know she can be annoying but she means well. Thesaurus: to intend to do somethingsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • mean well — {v. phr.} To have good intentions. * /Fred generally means well, but he has a tendency to be tactless./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • mean well — {v. phr.} To have good intentions. * /Fred generally means well, but he has a tendency to be tactless./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • mean well — ► mean well have good intentions, but not always carry them out. Main Entry: ↑mean …   English terms dictionary

  • mean well — (from Idioms in Speech) to have kindly feelings towards, to have good intentions ... at least he meant well. (A. Cronin) She s very earnest, means well, quite decent, in fact. (A. Cronin) No, the gov nor ain t so bad, poor old chap; and I don t… …   Idioms and examples

  • mean well — have good intentions, but not always carry them out. → mean …   English new terms dictionary

  • mean\ well — v. phr. To have good intentions. Fred generally means well, but he has a tendency to be tactless …   Словарь американских идиом

  • mean well — wants to help, has good intentions    Kay is a gossip, but she means well. She tries to be a friend …   English idioms

  • mean well — to intend to be helpful. He s a good person, and I know he means well …   New idioms dictionary

  • mean well — to intend something good, kind, or suitable, even though there is a bad result I know she can be annoying but she means well …   English dictionary

  • mean well — have good intentions …   English contemporary dictionary

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