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  • 21 verstehen

    (unreg.)
    I vt/i
    1. understand; (erkennen, einsehen) see; falsch verstehen misunderstand, get s.th. oder s.o. wrong; fig. auch take s.th. in bad part (Am. the wrong way); verstehen Sie mich recht! don’t get me wrong; wenn ich recht / Sie recht verstehe if I’ve got it right / if I understood you correctly; verstehe ich recht? erstaunt: did I hear right?; ich verstehe kein einziges Wort I can’t understand a word oder thing (you’re etc. saying); sie tut so, als verstehe sie nicht umg. she’s pretending not to understand; jemandem zu verstehen geben, dass... give s.o. to understand that...; wollen Sie mir damit zu verstehen geben, dass...? am I to understand (from this) that...?; verstehen Sie? do you see (what I mean)?; ich verstehe! I see, I understand; ich verstehe vollkommen I fully understand, I understand perfectly; verstanden? (do you) understand?; haben Sie mich verstanden? bes. drohend: do you read me?; habe schon verstanden! umg. okay, I get it; bei Kritik: point taken; was verstehen Sie unter...? what do you understand (meinen: auch mean) by...?; das ist nicht wörtlich zu verstehen that’s not meant ( oder not to be taken) literally; wie soll ich das verstehen? how am I supposed to take that?, what are you getting at?; das ist als Spaß / Drohung etc. zu verstehen that’s meant to be ( oder meant as) a joke / threat etc.; Bahnhof 2
    2. (hören können) hear; verstehen Sie mich? Funkverkehr: do you read me?
    3. (Fremdsprache) know; ich verstehe ein bisschen Französisch, kann es aber nicht sprechen I can understand a bit of French (Am. a little French) but I can’t speak it
    4. (auslegen) interpret; (auffassen) take; ich habe das so verstanden, dass... I took it to mean that...
    5. (sich mit etw. auskennen) know about s.th.; er versteht etwas davon he knows a thing or two about it; er versteht gar nichts davon he doesn’t know the first thing about it; was verstehst du schon davon? what do you know about it?
    6. es verstehen zu (+ Inf.) know how to (+ Inf.) er versteht es, mit Kindern umzugehen he has a way with children; er versteht es nicht besser he doesn’t know any more about it; Handwerk, Sache etc.
    II v/refl
    1. understand each other
    2. emotional: sich gut verstehen get on (Am. along) well (with each other); sich mit jemandem gut verstehen get (Am. along) on (well) with s.o.; wir verstehen uns einfach nicht we just don’t get on (Am. along)
    3. sich verstehen auf (+ Akk) (etw.) know (how to do), ( auch sich gut verstehen auf +Akk) be good at; stärker: be a dab (Am. an old) hand at; (Menschen, Tiere etc.) have a way with; sich aufs Dichten verstehen be good at writing poetry
    4. sich verstehen als see o.s. as; als was versteht er sich? what does he see himself as?; das versteht sich ( doch) von selbst that goes without saying
    5. WIRTS.: die Preise verstehen sich ab Werk / ohne Mehrwertsteuer etc. the prices are ex works (Am. are factory-gate) / exclusive of VAT etc.
    * * *
    to savvy; to understand; to see; to make out; to get; to realize; to catch; to comprehend; to catch on;
    sich verstehen
    (verständlich sein) to understand each other
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    ver|ste|hen ptp versta\#nden irreg [fɛɐ'ʃtandn]
    1. vti
    1) (= begreifen) to understand; (= einsehen) to see, to understand

    jdn/etw falsch or nicht recht verstéhen — to misunderstand sb/sth

    versteh mich recht — don't misunderstand me, don't get me wrong

    wenn ich recht verstehe... — if I understand correctly...

    jdm zu verstéhen geben, dass... — to give sb to understand that...

    ich gab ihm meinen Standpunkt zu verstéhen — I intimated my point of view to him

    ein verstéhender Blick — a knowing look

    See:
    → Bahnhof, Spaß
    2) (= hören) to hear, to understand
    See:
    → Wort
    2. vt
    1) (= können, beherrschen) to know; Sprache to understand, to know

    es verstéhen, etw zu tun — to know how to do sth

    es mit Kindern verstéhen — to be good with children, to have a way with children

    es mit seinen Kollegen verstéhen — to know how to get on (Brit) or along with one's colleagues

    etwas/nichts von etw verstéhen — to know something/nothing about sth

    etw machen, so gut man es versteht — to do sth to the best of one's ability, to do sth as well as one can

    See:
    2) (= auslegen) to understand, to interpret, to see

    verstéhen — to understand sth by sth

    wie soll ich das verstéhen? — how am I supposed to take that?

    das ist bildlich or nicht wörtlich zu verstéhen — that isn't to be taken literally

    3. vr
    1) (= kommunizieren können) to understand each other
    2) (= miteinander auskommen) to get on (Brit) or along (with each other or together)

    sich mit jdm verstéhen — to get on (Brit) or along with sb

    3) (= klar sein) to go without saying

    versteht sich! (inf) — of course!, naturally!

    4)

    (= auffassen) sich als etw verstéhen (Mensch) — to think of or see oneself as sth

    5)

    (= können) verstéhen — to be (an) expert at sth, to be a dab hand at sth (Brit inf), to be very good at sth

    6)

    (= einverstanden sein) sich zu etw verstéhen (form) — to agree to sth

    7) (COMM) to be

    die Preise verstéhen sich einschließlich Lieferung — prices are inclusive of delivery

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    1) (understand; to be aware of: I appreciate your difficulties but I cannot help.) appreciate
    2) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) get
    3) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) see
    4) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) understand
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    ver·ste·hen
    I. vt
    ▪ jdn/etw \verstehen to hear [or understand] sb/sth
    ich verstehe nicht, was da gesagt wird I can't make out what's being said
    \verstehen Sie mich [o können Sie mich \verstehen?]? can you hear me?; (Funk) can you read me?
    ich kann Sie nicht [gut] \verstehen I don't understand [very well] what you're saying
    ▪ etw \verstehen to understand sth
    [ist das] verstanden? [is that] understood?, [do you] understand?
    haben Sie das jetzt endlich verstanden? have you finally got it now?
    ▪ \verstehen, dass/warum/was/wie... to understand [that]/why/what/how...
    jdm etw zu \verstehen geben to give sb to [or to make sb] understand sth
    sie gab ihm ihren Unmut deutlich zu \verstehen she clearly showed him her displeasure
    willst du mir damit zu \verstehen geben, dass...? am I to understand from this that...?
    ▪ jdn \verstehen to understand sb
    versteh mich recht don't misunderstand me, don't get me wrong
    jdn falsch \verstehen to misunderstand sb
    sich akk nicht verstanden fühlen to feel misunderstood
    ▪ etw \verstehen to understand sth
    ▪ \verstehen, dass... to understand [or see] [that]...
    5. (können, beherrschen)
    ▪ etw \verstehen to understand sth
    ich verstehe genügend Französisch, um mich in Paris zu verständigen I know enough French to make myself understood in Paris
    er macht die Arbeit, so gut er es eben versteht he does the job as well as he can
    ▪ es \verstehen, etw zu tun to know how to do sth
    du verstehst es wirklich meisterhaft, im unpassendsten Moment zu kommen you're an absolute genius at [or you have an amazing knack of] turning up at the most inconvenient moment
    ▪ etwas/nichts/viel von etw dat \verstehen to know something/nothing/a lot about sth
    es mit Kindern/Tieren \verstehen to have a way with children/animals
    ▪ etw irgendwie \verstehen to take sth somehow
    dieser Satz ist wörtlich zu \verstehen this sentence is to be taken literally
    meiner Meinung nach ist diese Textstelle anders zu \verstehen I believe this passage has a different meaning [or interpretation]
    wie darf [o soll] ich das \verstehen? how am I to interpret that?, what am I supposed to make of that?
    darf ich unter dieser Bemerkung \verstehen, dass...? am I to understand by this remark that...?
    ▪ etw als etw akk \verstehen to take [or see] sth as sth
    ▪ etw unter etw dat \verstehen to understand sth by [or as] sth
    unter diesem schwammigen Begriff kann man vieles \verstehen this woolly concept can be interpreted in a number of ways
    II. vr
    \verstehen wir uns? do we understand each other?
    ▪ sich akk [gut] mit jdm \verstehen to get on [or along] [well] with sb
    sie \verstehen sich prächtig they get along with each other like a house on fire
    ▪ sich akk auf etw akk \verstehen to be very good [or [an] expert] at sth
    ▪ sich akk als etw \verstehen to see oneself as [or consider oneself to be] sth
    alle Preise \verstehen sich inklusive Mehrwertsteuer all prices are inclusive of VAT
    versteht sich! (fam) of course!
    das versteht sich von selbst that goes without saying
    ▪ sich akk zu etw dat \verstehen to agree to sth
    III. vi
    1. (hören) to understand
    2. (begreifen) to understand, to see
    sie warf ihm einen \verstehenden Blick zu she gave him a knowing look
    wenn ich recht verstehe... if I understand correctly...
    verstehst du? you know [or see]?
    verstanden? [do you] understand?, understood?, you got it? fam
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    1.
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) (wahrnehmen) understand; make out

    er war am Telefon gut/schlecht/kaum zu verstehen — it was easy/difficult/barely possible to understand or make out what he was saying on the telephone

    2) auch itr. (begreifen, interpretieren) understand

    ich verstehe — I understand; I see

    wir verstehen uns schon — we understand each other; we see eye to eye

    du bleibst hier, verstehst du! — you stay here, understand!

    das ist in dem Sinne od. so zu verstehen, dass... — it is supposed to mean that...

    wie soll ich das verstehen? — how am I to interpret that?; what am I supposed to make of that?

    jemanden/etwas falsch verstehen — misunderstand somebody/something

    versteh mich bitte richtig od. nicht falsch — please don't misunderstand me or get me wrong

    etwas unter etwas (Dat.) verstehen — understand something by something

    jemanden/sich als etwas verstehen — see somebody/oneself as something; consider somebody/oneself to be something; s. auch Spaß 2)

    3) (beherrschen, wissen)

    es verstehen, etwas zu tun — know how to do something

    2.
    1)

    das versteht sich [von selbst] — that goes without saying

    3) (Kaufmannsspr.): (gemeint sein)
    4)

    sich auf Pferde/Autos usw. (Akk.) verstehen — know what one is doing with horses/cars; know all about horses/cars

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    verstehen (irr)
    A. v/t & v/i
    1. understand; (erkennen, einsehen) see;
    falsch verstehen misunderstand, get sth oder sb wrong; fig auch take sth in bad part (US the wrong way);
    verstehen Sie mich recht! don’t get me wrong;
    wenn ich recht/Sie recht verstehe if I’ve got it right/if I understood you correctly;
    verstehe ich recht? erstaunt: did I hear right?;
    ich verstehe kein einziges Wort I can’t understand a word oder thing (you’re etc saying);
    sie tut so, als verstehe sie nicht umg she’s pretending not to understand;
    jemandem zu verstehen geben, dass … give sb to understand that …;
    wollen Sie mir damit zu verstehen geben, dass …? am I to understand (from this) that …?;
    verstehen Sie? do you see (what I mean)?;
    ich verstehe! I see, I understand;
    ich verstehe vollkommen I fully understand, I understand perfectly;
    verstanden? (do you) understand?;
    haben Sie mich verstanden? besonders drohend: do you read me?;
    habe schon verstanden! umg okay, I get it; bei Kritik: point taken;
    was verstehen Sie unter …? what do you understand (meinen: auch mean) by …?;
    das ist nicht wörtlich zu verstehen that’s not meant ( oder not to be taken) literally;
    wie soll ich das verstehen? how am I supposed to take that?, what are you getting at?;
    das ist als Spaß/Drohung etc
    zu verstehen that’s meant to be ( oder meant as) a joke/threat etc; → Bahnhof 2
    verstehen Sie mich? Funkverkehr: do you read me?
    ich verstehe ein bisschen Französisch, kann es aber nicht sprechen I can understand a bit of French (US a little French) but I can’t speak it
    4. (auslegen) interpret; (auffassen) take;
    ich habe das so verstanden, dass … I took it to mean that …
    5. (sich mit etwas auskennen) know about sth;
    er versteht etwas davon he knows a thing or two about it;
    er versteht gar nichts davon he doesn’t know the first thing about it;
    was verstehst du schon davon? what do you know about it?
    6.
    es verstehen zu (+inf) know how to (+inf)
    er versteht es, mit Kindern umzugehen he has a way with children;
    er versteht es nicht besser he doesn’t know any more about it; → Handwerk, Sache etc
    B. v/r
    1. understand each other
    sich gut verstehen get on (US along) well (with each other);
    sich mit jemandem gut verstehen get (US along) on (well) with sb;
    wir verstehen uns einfach nicht we just don’t get on (US along)
    3.
    sich verstehen auf (+akk) (etwas) know (how to do), ( auch
    sich gut verstehen auf +akk) be good at; stärker: be a dab (US an old) hand at; (Menschen, Tiere etc) have a way with;
    sich aufs Dichten verstehen be good at writing poetry
    4.
    sich verstehen als see o.s. as;
    als was versteht er sich? what does he see himself as?;
    das versteht sich (doch) von selbst that goes without saying
    5. WIRTSCH:
    die Preise verstehen sich ab Werk/ohne Mehrwertsteuer etc the prices are ex works (US are factory-gate)/exclusive of VAT etc
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    1.
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) (wahrnehmen) understand; make out

    er war am Telefon gut/schlecht/kaum zu verstehen — it was easy/difficult/barely possible to understand or make out what he was saying on the telephone

    2) auch itr. (begreifen, interpretieren) understand

    ich verstehe — I understand; I see

    wir verstehen uns schon — we understand each other; we see eye to eye

    du bleibst hier, verstehst du! — you stay here, understand!

    das ist in dem Sinne od. so zu verstehen, dass... — it is supposed to mean that...

    wie soll ich das verstehen? — how am I to interpret that?; what am I supposed to make of that?

    jemanden/etwas falsch verstehen — misunderstand somebody/something

    versteh mich bitte richtig od. nicht falsch — please don't misunderstand me or get me wrong

    etwas unter etwas (Dat.) verstehen — understand something by something

    jemanden/sich als etwas verstehen — see somebody/oneself as something; consider somebody/oneself to be something; s. auch Spaß 2)

    3) (beherrschen, wissen)

    es verstehen, etwas zu tun — know how to do something

    2.
    1)

    das versteht sich [von selbst] — that goes without saying

    3) (Kaufmannsspr.): (gemeint sein)
    4)

    sich auf Pferde/Autos usw. (Akk.) verstehen — know what one is doing with horses/cars; know all about horses/cars

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    n.
    understanding n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > verstehen

  • 22 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
    •
    - 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
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    [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

  • 23 mean *****

    I [miːn]
    vt meant pt, pp
    1) (signify) significare, voler dire

    what does "trap" mean? — cosa significa "trap"?

    you don't mean that, do you? — non parli sul serio, vero?

    2) (intend) intendere

    to 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

    do you mean me? — (are you speaking to me?) dici a me?, (about me) ti riferisci a me?, intendi me?

    II [miːn] adj
    - er comp - est superl
    1) (with money) avaro (-a), spilorcio (-a), gretto (-a)
    2) (unkind, spiteful) meschino (-a), maligno (-a)
    3) (Am: vicious: animal) cattivo (-a), (person) perfido (-a)
    4) (poor: appearance, district) misero (-a)
    III [miːn]
    1. n
    (middle term) mezzo, Math media

    the golden or happy mean — il giusto mezzo

    See:
    2. adj
    (average) medio (-a)

    English-Italian dictionary > mean *****

  • 24 bestimmen

    I v/t
    1. (festsetzen) determine, decide; (Preis, Termin etc.) fix, Am. set
    2. (befehlen) give the orders; Gesetz require, stipulate; nichts zu bestimmen haben have no say in s.th; du hast hier nichts zu bestimmen umg. who asked you (for your opinion)?
    3. (beeinflussen: Pläne etc.) determine, control
    4. (prägen) characterize; dunkle Wälder bestimmen das Bild der Landschaft the landscape is dominated by dark forests
    5. (ausersehen) choose; etw. / jemanden zu oder für etw. bestimmen intend s.th. for s.th. / intend s.o. to be s.th.; Gelder für etw. bestimmen auch allocate ( oder set aside) funds for s.th.; bestimmt sein für be meant for; füreinander bestimmt sein be meant for each other; bestimmt sein zu be destined for ( oder to be); (verurteilt) auch be fated to (+ Inf.) er bestimmte sie zu seiner Stellvertreterin he chose ( oder designated) her as his successor; dieser Ring ist für dich bestimmt this ring is ( oder is meant) for you; zum sofortigen Verzehr / Gebrauch bestimmt Aufdruck auf Ware: for immediate consumption / use; zu Höherem bestimmt sein be destined for higher ( oder bigger and better umg.) things; es war ihm vom Schicksal ( nicht) bestimmt zu (+ Inf.) he was fated (not) to (+ Inf.)
    6. (ermitteln) ascertain; auch MATH., CHEM., PHYS. determine; (Begriff) define; seinen Standort bestimmen determine one’s position, take one’s bearings; Pflanzen / Tiere bestimmen identify plants / animals; neu gefunden classify plants / animals; ein Wort / einen Satz bestimmen define a word / determine the meaning of a sentence
    7. (jemanden veranlassen) induce (zu + Inf. to + Inf.)
    8. geh. altm. (überreden) persuade (to + Inf.); sich von etw. bestimmen lassen (let o.s.) be influenced by s.th.; weitS. let s.th. get the better of one
    II v/i
    1. (anordnen) decide; (befehlen) give the orders (for); wer bestimmt hier? oder wer hat hier zu bestimmen? who gives the orders around here?
    2. (verfügen): über jemanden bestimmen (Arbeitskräfte etc.) have s.o. at one’s disposal; über sein Geld / seine Zeit bestimmen decide how to spend one’s money / what to do with one’s time; über seine Angelegenheiten bestimmen decide one’s affairs for oneself
    * * *
    (ermitteln) to ascertain;
    (festlegen) to appoint; to fix; to determine; to designate; to decide;
    (vorsehen) to destine; to ordain
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    be|stịm|men ptp besti\#mmt
    1. vt
    1) (= festsetzen) to determine; Grenze, Ort, Zeit etc auch to fix, to set; (= entscheiden auch) to decide
    See:
    → auch bestimmt
    2) (= prägen) Stadtbild, Landschaft to characterize; (= beeinflussen) Preis, Anzahl to determine; Entwicklung, Werk, Stil etc to have a determining influence on; (GRAM) Kasus, Tempus to determine
    3) (= wissenschaftlich feststellen) Alter, Standort to determine, to ascertain; Pflanze, Tier, Funde to classify; (= definieren) Wort, Bedeutung to define
    4) (= vorsehen) to intend, to mean (für for)

    er ist zu Höherem bestimmt — he is destined for higher things

    2. vi
    1) (= entscheiden) to decide (
    über +acc on)
    2)

    (= verfügen) er kann über sein Geld allein bestimmen — it is up to him what he does with his money

    du kannst nicht über ihn/seine Zeit bestimmen — it's not up to you to decide what he's going to do/how his time is to be spent

    3. vr
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    1) (to fix or settle; to decide: He determined his course of action.) determine
    2) (to influence: Our policy is governed by three factors.) govern
    3) ((with for) to direct at: That letter/bullet was intended for me.) intend
    4) (to select or choose for some particular purpose etc in the future: He had been marked out for an army career from early childhood.) mark out
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    be·stim·men *
    I. vt
    ▪ etw \bestimmen to decide on [or form determine] sth
    einen Preis \bestimmen to fix [or set] a price
    Ort und Zeit \bestimmen to fix [or appoint] a place and time
    eine Grenze/ein Limit \bestimmen to set a limit
    wir müssen genau \bestimmen, wo wir uns treffen we have to decide exactly where we'll meet; Gesetzentwurf, Verordnung to rule, to lay down
    das Gesetz bestimmt, dass... the law says that...; (entscheiden) to decide sth
    ▪ etw \bestimmen to set the tone for sth
    sein ruhiges Auftreten bestimmte die folgende Diskussion his calm manner set the tone for [or of] the ensuing discussion
    dichte Wälder \bestimmen das Landschaftsbild thick forests characterize the scenery
    ▪ etw \bestimmen to influence sth
    etw entscheidend \bestimmen to determine [or control] sth
    die Meinung anderer Leute bestimmte sein ganzes Handeln other people's opinions had a determining [or prevailing] influence on all of his actions
    sich akk nach etw dat \bestimmen, durch etw akk bestimmt werden to be governed [or determined] by sth
    ▪ etw \bestimmen to categorize sth
    etw nach [seiner] Art \bestimmen to establish the category of sth
    Pflanzen/Tiere \bestimmen to classify plants/animals
    die Bedeutung/Etymologie/Herkunft von etw dat \bestimmen to determine the significance/etymology/origin of sth
    einen Begriff \bestimmen to define a term
    ▪ jdn zu etw dat \bestimmen to make sb sth, to name [or choose] sb as sth
    jdn durch Wahl zu etw dat \bestimmen to vote sb in as sth
    ▪ etw für jdn \bestimmen to intend [or earmark] sth for sb
    füreinander bestimmt meant for each other
    zu Größerem bestimmt sein to be destined for higher things
    vorherbestimmt sein to be predestined
    6. (geh: bewegen)
    ▪ jdn zu etw dat \bestimmen to induce [or form to prevail on] sb to do sth
    II. vi
    1. (befehlen) to be in charge, to decide what happens, to lay down the law pej
    ▪ über jdn/etw \bestimmen to control sb/sth, to dispose of sth
    über seine Zeit \bestimmen to organize one's time; (jdn bedrängen) to push sb around fam
    über jds akk Gelder \bestimmen to have control over sb's finances
    * * *
    1.
    1) (festsetzen) decide on; fix <price, time, etc.>

    jemanden zum od. als Nachfolger bestimmen — decide on somebody as one's successor; (nennen) name somebody as one's successor

    2) (vorsehen) destine; intend; set aside < money>
    3) (ermitteln, definieren) identify < part of speech, find, plant, etc.>; determine <age, position>; define < meaning>
    4) (prägen) determine the character of; give <landscape, townscape> its character
    2.

    hier bestimme ich — I'm in charge or the boss here; my word goes around here

    [frei] über etwas (Akk.) bestimmen — do as one wishes with something

    * * *
    A. v/t
    1. (festsetzen) determine, decide; (Preis, Termin etc) fix, US set
    2. (befehlen) give the orders; Gesetz require, stipulate;
    nichts zu bestimmen haben have no say in s.th;
    du hast hier nichts zu bestimmen umg who asked you (for your opinion)?
    3. (beeinflussen: Pläne etc) determine, control
    4. (prägen) characterize;
    dunkle Wälder bestimmen das Bild der Landschaft the landscape is dominated by dark forests
    5. (ausersehen) choose;
    etwas/jemanden zu oder
    für etwas bestimmen intend sth for sth/intend sb to be sth;
    Gelder für etwas bestimmen auch allocate ( oder set aside) funds for sth;
    bestimmt sein für be meant for;
    füreinander bestimmt sein be meant for each other;
    bestimmt sein zu be destined for ( oder to be); (verurteilt) auch be fated to (+inf)
    er bestimmte sie zu seiner Stellvertreterin he chose ( oder designated) her as his successor;
    dieser Ring ist für dich bestimmt this ring is ( oder is meant) for you;
    zum sofortigen Verzehr/Gebrauch bestimmt Aufdruck auf Ware: for immediate consumption/use;
    zu Höherem bestimmt sein be destined for higher ( oder bigger and better umg) things;
    es war ihm vom Schicksal (nicht) bestimmt zu (+inf) he was fated (not) to (+inf)
    6. (ermitteln) ascertain; auch MATH, CHEM, PHYS determine; (Begriff) define;
    seinen Standort bestimmen determine one’s position, take one’s bearings;
    Pflanzen/Tiere bestimmen identify plants/animals; neu gefunden classify plants/animals;
    ein Wort/einen Satz bestimmen define a word/determine the meaning of a sentence
    7. (jemanden veranlassen) induce (
    zu +inf to +inf)
    8. geh obs (überreden) persuade (to +inf);
    sich von etwas bestimmen lassen (let o.s.) be influenced by sth; weitS. let sth get the better of one
    B. v/i
    1. (anordnen) decide; (befehlen) give the orders (for);
    wer bestimmt hier? oder
    wer hat hier zu bestimmen? who gives the orders around here?
    über jemanden bestimmen (Arbeitskräfte etc) have sb at one’s disposal;
    über sein Geld/seine Zeit bestimmen decide how to spend one’s money/what to do with one’s time;
    über seine Angelegenheiten bestimmen decide one’s affairs for oneself
    * * *
    1.
    1) (festsetzen) decide on; fix <price, time, etc.>

    jemanden zum od. als Nachfolger bestimmen — decide on somebody as one's successor; (nennen) name somebody as one's successor

    2) (vorsehen) destine; intend; set aside < money>
    3) (ermitteln, definieren) identify <part of speech, find, plant, etc.>; determine <age, position>; define < meaning>
    4) (prägen) determine the character of; give <landscape, townscape> its character
    2.

    hier bestimme ich — I'm in charge or the boss here; my word goes around here

    [frei] über etwas (Akk.) bestimmen — do as one wishes with something

    * * *
    v.
    to appoint v.
    to designate v.
    to destine v.
    to determine v.
    to intend (for) v.
    to ordain v.
    to prearrange v.
    to specify v.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > bestimmen

  • 25 mean

    [miːn] 1. adj
    ( with money) skąpy; ( unkind) person, trick podły; (US, inf) ( vicious) person, animal złośliwy; ( shabby) nędzny; ( average) średni
    2. vt; pt, pp meant
    ( signify) znaczyć, oznaczać; ( refer to)

    I thought you meant her — sądziłem, że miałeś na myśli ją; ( intend)

    3. n, pl means
    ( average) średnia f
    * * *
    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) skąpy
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) podły, małostkowy
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) złośliwy
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) ubogi, nędzny
    •
    - meanness
    - meanie     II 1. adjective
    1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) średni
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) przeciętny
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) średnia, środek
    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?) znaczyć
    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.) zamierzać
    •
    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.) znaczący
    - meaningless
    - be meant to
    - mean well

    English-Polish dictionary > mean

  • 26 mean

    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) skop
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) grd
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) popadljiv
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) reven
    •
    - meanness
    - meanie     II 1. adjective
    1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) srednji
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) povprečen
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) sredina
    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?) pomeniti
    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.) nameravati
    •
    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.) pomenljiv
    - meaningless
    - be meant to
    - mean well
    * * *
    I [mi:n]
    adjective
    nizek, navaden, manjvreden (stan, rod); boren, reven, oguljen, odrgnjen, umazan; nepomemben; prostaški, nizkoten, podel; skop, stiskaški; American colloquially popadljiv, hudoben (konj); American colloquially bolehen
    no mean foe — sovražnik, ki ni za podcenjevanje
    no mean scholar — pametna glava. pomemben učenjak
    II [mi:n]
    adjective
    srednji, povprečen
    III [mi:n]
    noun
    sredina; povprečje, povprečnost; (plural z glagolom v singular) sredstvo, način; plural premoženje
    to be a means of — bitt česa kriv, biti povod za kaj
    by all (manner of) means — vsekakor, na vsak način, za vsako ceno
    by no (manner of) means — ali not by any means — nikakor, na noben način
    British English means test — preveritev premoženjskih razmer delavca, ki prejema socialno podporo
    IV [mi:n]
    1.
    transitive verb
    nameravati, imeti vmislih, kaniti, hoteti; (zlasti pasiv) nameniti ( for za); meniti, misliti; pomeniti;
    2.
    intransitive verb
    pomeniti (to komu)
    to mean mischief — imeti zlobne namene, imeti kaj za bregom
    to mean well (ill) by ( —ali to) s.o. — dobro (slabo) komu želeti, biti komu (ne)naklonjen
    what do you mean by it? — kaj hočeš s tem reči?, kaj naj to pomeni?
    to mean little to s o. — komu malo pomeniti
    I mean you to go — želim, da greš

    English-Slovenian dictionary > mean

  • 27 mean

    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) lakomý
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) hanebný, nečestný
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) rozladěný; zlý; krutý
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) mizerný, ubohý
    •
    - meanness
    - meanie     II 1. adjective
    1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) střední
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) průměrný
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) střed, průměr, střední hodnota
    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?) mínit; znamenat
    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.) zamýšlet
    •
    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.) významný
    - meaningless
    - be meant to
    - mean well
    * * *
    • znamenat
    • zákeřný
    • zamýšlet
    • průměrný
    • průměr
    • střední
    • mysl
    • myslit
    • mínit
    • myslet
    • mean/meant/meant

    English-Czech dictionary > mean

  • 28 volō

        volō (2d pers. vīs, 3d pers. volt or vult, plur. volumus, voltis or vultis, volunt; vīn for vīsne, T., H.; sīs for sī vīs, T., C., L.), voluī, velle    [1 VOL-], to will, wish, want, purpose, be minded, determine: Nolo volo, volo nolo rursum, I won't I will, I will I won't again, T.: Nolunt ubi velis, ubi nolis cupiunt ultro, T.: quis est cui velle non liceat? who is not free to wish?: sed ego hoc ipsum velle miserius esse duco quam, etc., i. e. that very ambition: inest velle in carendo, wanting includes wishing: ait rem seriam Velle agere mecum, T.: quod eas quoque nationes adire volebat, Cs.: si haec relinquere voltis, S.: cuicunque nocere volebat, Vestimenta dabat, H.: quid arbitramini Rheginos merere velle ut Venus illa auferatur? would take for, etc.: Fabula quae posci volt et spectata reponi, i. e. which is meant to be in demand, etc., H.: sed licere, si velint, in Ubiorum finibus considere, Cs.: daret utrum vellet, subclamatum est, L.; cf. volo Dolabellae valde desideranti, non reperio quid, i. e. to dedicate some book: neminem notā strenui aut ignavi militis notasse volui, I have decided to mark no one, etc., L.: Sunt delicta quibus ignovisse velimus, i. e. which should be pardoned, H.: edicta mitti ne quis... coisse aut convenisse causā sacrorum velit, L.; cf. Interdico, ne extulisse extra aedīs puerum usquam velis, T.: Oscula praecipue nulla dedisse velis (i. e. noli dare), O.: nostri... leges et iura tecta esse volue<*>unt: sociis maxime lex consultum esse volt: Id nunc res indicium haec facit, quo pacto factum volueris, shows why you wished it to be done, T.: Hannibal non Capuam neglectam volebat, L.: liberis consultum volumus propter ipsos: scin' quid nunc facere te volo? T.: vim volumus exstingui: qui salvam rem p. vellent esse, L.: si vis me flere, H.: qui se ex his minus timidos existimari volebant, Cs.: si me vivom vis, pater, Ignosce, if you wish me to live, T.: soli sunt qui te salvum velint: regnari tamen omnes volebant, that there should be a king, L.: mihi volo ignosci, I wish to be pardoned: quid vis, nisi ut maneat Phanium? T.: velim ut tibi amicus sit: Ducas volo hodie uxorem, T.: volo etiam exquiras quid Lentulus agat?: nullam ego rem umquam in vitā meā Volui quin, etc., I never had any wish in my life, etc., T.: (dixit) velle Hispaniam, he wanted Spain (as a province): nummos volo, I want the money: si amplius obsidum vellet, dare pollicentur, Cs.: pacem etiam qui vincere possunt, volunt, L.: quorum isti neutrum volunt, acknowledge neither: voluimus quaedam, we aspired to certain things: si plura velim, if I wished for more, H.—With acc. of person, to call for, demand, want, wish, desire: Quis me volt? T.: Centuriones trium cohortium me velle postridie: Sosia, Adesdum, paucis te volo (sc. verbis), I want a few words with you, T.: quam volui nota fit arte meā, she whom I love, O.: illam velle uxorem, to want her for a wife, T.—With acc. of person and thing, to want... of, require... from: Num quid aliud me vis? T.: si quid ille se velit, etc., Cs.—With dat. of person for whom a wish is expressed: Praesidium velle se senectuti suae, wants a guard for his old age, T.: nihil est mali quod illa non filio voluerit, she wished her son every misfortune.—Esp., with bene or male: tibi bene ex animo volo, I heartily wish you well, T.: qui mihi male volunt, my enemies, T. —With causā and gen. of person, to be interested in, be concerned for, be well disposed to: te ipsius causā vehementer omnia velle, heartily wish him all success; cf. qui nostrā causā volunt, our friends. —With subj., in softened expressions of desire or command: ego quae in rem tuam sint, ea velim facias (i. e. fac), T.: eum salvere iubeas velim, please salute him: velim mihi ignoscas, I beg your pardon: haec pro causā meā dicta accipiatis velim, L.: Musa velim memores, etc., H.: de Menedemo vellem verum fuisset, I wish it had been true: vellem equidem idem posse gloriari quod Cyrus, I wish I could, etc.; cf. Tum equidem istuc os tuum inpudens videre nimium vellem! I wish I could have seen, etc., T.: Abiit, vah! rogasse vellem, I wish I had asked him, T.: Et vellem, et fuerat melius, V.: vellem tum tu adesses, I wish you could be present: vellem Idibus Martiis me ad cenam invitasses, I wish you had invited, etc.: de tuis velim ut eo sis animo, quo debes esse: quod faxitis, deos velim fortunare, L.: virum me natum vellem, would I had been born a man, T.: Nunc mihi... Vellem, Maeonide, pectus inesse tuum, O.: Te super aetherias errare licentius auras Haud pater ille velit, etc., i. e. volt, V.: velim scire ecquid de te recordere: sed multitudo ea quid animorum... habeat scire velim, L.: nec velim (imitari, etc.) si possim: trīs eos libros maxime nunc vellem, I would like to have.—In concessive phrases with quam, however, however much: quod illa, quam velit sit potens, numquam impetravisset (i. e. quamvis sit potens), however powerful she may be: exspectate facinus quam voltis improbum, never so wicked: quam volent in conviviis faceti sint.—Parenthet., in the phrase, sī vīs (contracted sīs; colloq.), if you please, if you will: paulum opperirier, Si vis, T.: dic, si vis, de quo disputari velis: addam, si vis, animi, etc., if you will.—To intend, purpose, mean, design, be minded, be about: Puerumque clam voluit exstinguere, T.: hostis hostem occidere volui, L.: at etiam eo negotio M. Catonis splendorem maculare voluerunt, it was their purpose: rem Nolanam in ius dicionemque dare voluerat Poeno, L.: idem istuc, si in vilitate largiri voluisses, derisum tuum beneficium esset, if you had offered to grant the same thing during low prices, etc.: sine me pervenire quo volo, let me come to my point, T.: scripsi, quem ad modum quidem volui, etc., as I intended: ego istos posse vincere scio, velle ne scirem ipsi fecerunt, L.: quae ipsi qui scripserunt voluerunt volgo intellegi, meant to be understood by all.—To try, endeavor, attempt, aim: quas (i. e. magnas res) qui impedire volt, is et infirmus est mollisque naturā, et, etc.: audes Fatidicum fallere velle deum? do you dare attempt? O.: His respondere voluit, non lacessere, meant to answer, not to provoke, T.: quid aliud volui dicere? did I mean to say, T.: ait se velle de illis HS LXXX cognoscere, that he meant, i. e. was about: sed plane quid velit nescio.—To resolve, conclude, determine, require: uti tamen tuo consilio volui, concluded to follow your advice: Siculi... me defensorem calamitatum suarum... esse voluerunt: si a me causam hanc vos (iudices) agi volueritis, if you resolve.—Ellipt.: veremur quidem vos, Romani, et, si ita voltis, etiam timemus, L.: cadentque vocabula, si volet usus (i. e. ea cadere), H.—To be willing, be ready, consent, like, acquiesce: ei laxiorem diem daturos, si venire ad causam dicendam vellet, L.: qui se ait philosophari velle, that he liked philosophizing: Patri dic velle, that you consent (sc. uxorem ducere), T.: cum alter verum audire non volt, refuses: obtinuere ut (tribuni) tribuniciae potestatis virīs salubrīs vellent rei p. esse, to permit the tribunitian power to be useful to the republic, L.: cum P. Attio agebant ne suā pertinaciā omnium fortunas perturbari vellet, Cs.: duodecim tabulae furem interfici inpune voluerunt.—To do voluntarily, act intentionally: si voluit accusare, pietati tribuo; si iussus est, necessitati, if he accused of his own free will: (quaeritur) sitne oratoris risum velle movere, on purpose; cf. tu selige tantum, Me quoque velle velis, anne coactus amem, O.—To be of opinion, imagine, consider, think, mean, pretend, claim, hold, assert, assume: ergo ego, inimicus, si ita voltis, homini, amicus esse rei p. debeo: erat Mars alter, ut isti volunt, L.: isto ipso in genere in quo aliquid posse vis, in which you imagine you have some influence: in hoc homo luteus etiam callidus ac veterator esse volt, pretends to be: est genus hominum qui esse primos se omnium rerum volunt, Nec sunt, T.: si quis—quod illi volunt invidiosius esse—Claudius diceret, L.: voltis, nihil esse in naturā praeter ignem: si tam familiaris erat Clodiae quam tu esse vis, as you say he is: quae ego vellem non esse oratoris, what I claimed to be beyond the orator's province: restat ut omnes unum velint, are of one opinion: bis sumpsit quod voluit, i. e. begged the question.—In interrog. clause with quid, to mean, signify, intend to say, mean to express: sed tamen intellego quid velit: quid tibi vis? what do you mean by all this? T.: pro deum fidem, quid vobis voltis? L.: quid sibi vellet (Caesar)? cur in suas possessiones veniret? Cs.: avaritia senilis quid sibi velit, non intellego, what is the meaning of the phrase: tacitae quid volt sibi noctis imago? O.—With weakened force, as an auxiliary, or in periphrasis, will, shall: illa enim (ars) te, verum si loqui volumus, ornaverat: eius me compotem facere potestis, si meminisse voltis, etc., L.: Vis tu urbem feris praeponere silvis? will you prefer, etc., H.: tu tantum fida sorori Esse velis, i. e. fida sis, O.: si id confiteri velim, tamen istum condemnetis necesse est, if I should acknowledge: si quis velit ita dicere... nihil dicat, chooses to say, etc.: quā re oratos vos omnīs volo Ne, etc., T.: Esse salutatum volt te mea littera primum, O.—Redundant after noli or nolite: nolite, iudices, hunc velle maturius exstingui volnere vestro quam suo fato, do not resolve.—Of expressions of authority, to determine, resolvē, decree, demand, require, enact: utrum populus R. eum (honorem) cui velit, deferat: senatus te voluit mihi nummos dare: exercitūs quos contra se aluerint velle dimitti, Cs.: quid fieri velit praecipit, gives his orders, Cs.: sacra Cereris summā maiores nostri religione confici voluerunt, i. e. established the custom of celebrating: nostri maiores... insui voluerunt in culeum vivos, etc., made a law, that, etc.: Corinthum exstinctum esse voluerunt, should be (and remain) destroyed: volo ut mihi respondeas, I require you to answer: nuntia Romanis, Caelestes ita velle, ut Roma caput terrarum sit, L. —Esp., in the formula of asking a vote upon a law or decree: novos consules ita cum Samnite gerere bellum velitis, ut omnia ante nos bella gesta sunt, L.: plebes sic iussit—quod senatus... censeat, id volumus iubemusque, L.—To choose rather, prefer: a multis (studiis) eligere commodissimum quodque, quam sese uni alicui velle addicere: malae rei quam nullius duces esse volunt, L.
    * * *
    I
    velle, volui, - V
    wish, want, prefer; be willing, will
    II
    volare, volavi, volatus V
    III
    volunteers (pl.); (in the Second Punic War)

    Latin-English dictionary > volō

  • 29 mean

    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) avarento
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) indigno
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) mau
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) humilde
    •
    - meanness
    - meanie     II 1. adjective
    1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) médio
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) médio
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) meio-termo
    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?) querer dizer
    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.) tencionar
    •
    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
    * * *
    [mi:n] n 1 meio, meio-termo, média. 2 means forma, expediente, modo. 3 means recursos. • vt+vi (ps, pp meant) 1 significar. what do you mean? / o que você quer dizer? 2 pretender, tencionar. 3 destinar. 4 dispor-se a. • adj 1 baixo, vil, desprezível. 2 inferior, pobre. 3 mesquinho, egoísta. 4 malvado, maldoso, ruim. 5 médio, intermediário. 6 sl ótimo, excelente. 7 envergonhado, humilhado. a man of means homem de recursos, abastado. by all means certamente, sem dúvida. by any means de qualquer maneira. by means of por meio de. by no means de nenhuma maneira. to feel mean a) sentir-se humilhado, envergonhado. b) sentir-se mal, não estar bem. to live beyond one’s means viver além de suas possibilidades. you don’t mean it! o senhor não está falando sério.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > mean

  • 30 mean

    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) nískur
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) kvikindislegur
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) illskeyttur
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) lélegur
    •
    - meanness
    - meanie     II 1. adjective
    1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) meðal-, meðaltals-
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) meðal-, meðaltals-
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) meðaltal, meðalgildi; milli-
    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?) merkja, þÿða; eiga við, meina
    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.) ætla (sér)
    •
    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.) þÿðingarmikill
    - meaningless
    - be meant to
    - mean well

    English-Icelandic dictionary > mean

  • 31 mean

    szegény sorsú, silány, középérték, átlag, fukar to mean: akar, jelent, céloz vmire, jelent, szándékozik
    * * *
    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) fukar
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) aljas
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) alávaló
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) egyszerű
    •
    - meanness
    - meanie     II 1. adjective
    1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) közepes
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) átlagos
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) átlag
    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?) jelent vmit; ért vmin
    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.) szándékozik, akar
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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.) kifejező
    - meaningless
    - be meant to
    - mean well

    English-Hungarian dictionary > mean

  • 32 mean

    adj. adi, aşağılık, eli sıkı, cimri, hasis, kılıksız, keyifsiz, huysuz, utangaç, ahlaksız, zor, orta, ortalama, orantılı, vasati
    ————————
    n. orta, ortalama, ılımlılık
    ————————
    v. niyet etmek, kastetmek, demek istemek, demek olmak, anlamına gelmek, demeye gelmek, ifade etmek, tasarlamak
    * * *
    1. anlam (n.) 2. anlamına gel (v.) 3. ortalama (n.)
    * * *
    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) cimri
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) terbiyesizlik
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) huysuz, kötü huylu
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) yoksul, fakir
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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.) orta
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) ortalama
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) ortalama (değer)
    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?) demek, anlamına gelmek
    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.) niyeti olmak, niyet etmek
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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.) anlamlı
    - meaningless
    - be meant to
    - mean well

    English-Turkish dictionary > mean

  • 33 mean

    • pahanilkinen
    • ruma
    • totunnainen
    • nuuka
    • normaali
    • ilkeämielinen
    • hävytön
    • häijy
    • ilkeä
    • häpeällinen
    • ilmentää
    • itsekäs
    • huono
    • viheliäinen
    • edustaa
    • epäystävällinen
    • esittää
    • ahne
    • aikoa
    • alhainen
    • ajatella
    • raukkamainen
    • tavallinen
    • tavanomainen
    • tietää
    • katala
    • kehno
    • keski-
    • keskiarvoinen
    • keskimääräinen
    mathematics
    • keskiarvo
    • keskivaihe
    • kelvoton
    • keskimäärä
    • keski
    • keskinkertainen
    • kelju
    • keskus
    • keskiverto
    • kitsas
    finance, business, economy
    • halpakorkoinen
    • halpamainen
    • halpamielinen
    • halpa
    • merkitä
    • pelkurimainen
    • saita
    • meinata
    • matalamielinen
    • sovinnainen
    • suunnitella
    • tarkoittaa
    • kurja
    • kunnoton
    • kunniaton
    • kuvata
    • käsittää
    • pikkumainen
    • pihi
    • pirullinen
    • konnamainen
    • konventionaalinen
    * * *
    mi:n I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) saita
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) pahansuopa
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) ilkeä
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) kehno
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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.) keskiarvo
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) keskimääräinen
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.)
    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?) tarkoittaa
    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.) aikoa
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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.) merkitsevä
    - meaningless
    - be meant to
    - mean well

    English-Finnish dictionary > mean

  • 34 mean

    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) skops
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) zemisks; negodīgs
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) nejauks; niķīgs
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) nabadzīgs; pieticīgs
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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.) vidējais
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) vidējais
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) vidus
    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?) nozīmēt
    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.) gribēt; būt nodomājušam; būt domātam
    •
    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.) zīmīgs, izteiksmīgs
    - meaningless
    - be meant to
    - mean well
    * * *
    vidus; vidējais skaitlis; nozīmēt; būt nodomājušam; iecerēt, paredzēt; vidējais, vidus; viduvējs; nabadzīgs; sīkumains, skops; negodīgs, zemisks; niķīgs; mulstošs

    English-Latvian dictionary > mean

  • 35 mean

    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) šykštus
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) nedoras, žemas
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) bjaurus, niekingas
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) prastas, menkas
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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.) vidutinis, vidurinis
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) vidutinis
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) vidurkis, vidurys
    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?) reikšti, turėti galvoje
    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.) ketinti, norėti, skirti
    •
    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.) reikšmingas
    - meaningless
    - be meant to
    - mean well

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > mean

  • 36 mean

    adj. medelvärde; medel-; nedrig, elak, simpel, lumpen; snål; lågsint
    --------
    n. mitt; genomsnitt
    --------
    v. mena; avse; betyda
    * * *
    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) snål
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) simpel, gemen
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) elak, otäck
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) torftig, eländig
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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.) medel-
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) i medeltal, genomsnittlig
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) medeltal, -värde, -väg
    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?) betyda, mena
    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.) ha för avsikt, ämna
    •
    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.) menande
    - meaningless
    - be meant to
    - mean well

    English-Swedish dictionary > mean

  • 37 mean

    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) lakomý
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) hanebný
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) rozladený; zlý
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) mizerný, úbohý
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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.) stredný
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) priemerný
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) stred
    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?) mieniť; znamenať
    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.) zamýšľať
    •
    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.) významný
    - meaningless
    - be meant to
    - mean well
    * * *
    • želat si
    • zamýšlat
    • znacit
    • znamenat
    • slabý
    • sebecký
    • stredná cesta
    • stredný
    • urcovat
    • úbohý
    • urcit
    • priemerný
    • priemer
    • hodlat
    • biedny
    • byt dôležitý
    • byt významný
    • chciet
    • chatrný
    • prostredný
    • podlý
    • podradný
    • lakomý
    • mat význam
    • mat v úmysle
    • mysliet
    • mienit
    • nízky

    English-Slovak dictionary > mean

  • 38 mean

    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) avar, zgârcit
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) rău, urât
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) răutăcios
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) mizerabil
    •
    - meanness
    - meanie     II 1. adjective
    1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) mediu
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) medie
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) medie; mijloc
    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?) a însemna; a se referi (la)
    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.) a intenţiona; a-şi pune în gând
    •
    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.) elocvent
    - meaningless
    - be meant to
    - mean well

    English-Romanian dictionary > mean

  • 39 mean

    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) σφιχτός,μίζερος
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) κακός/μικροπρεπής
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) δύστροπος
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) άθλιος,παρακατιανός
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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.) μέσος
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) μέσος,κατά μέσο όρο
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) μέσος όρος
    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?) σημαίνω,εννοώ
    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.) σκοπεύω/προορίζω/είμαι αποφασισμένος
    •
    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.) όλο σημασία
    - meaningless
    - be meant to
    - mean well

    English-Greek dictionary > mean

  • 40 mean

    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) avare
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) méchant
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) méchant
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) misérable
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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.) moyen
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) moyen
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) milieu
    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?) vouloir dire
    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.) avoir l'intention
    •
    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.) éloquent
    - meaningless - be meant to - mean well

    English-French dictionary > mean

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