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1 harm

harm

A n mal m ; to do harm to sb, to do sb harm faire du mal à qn ; to do harm to sth endommager qch ; I didn't mean him any harm je ne voulais pas lui faire de mal ; I meant no harm by ou in doing je ne pensais pas à mal en faisant ; it would do no harm to do ( you have nothing to lose) tu ne risques rien à faire ; ( you ought to) tu ferais mieux de faire ; some hard work wouldn't do him any harm iron ça ne lui ferait pas de mal de travailler un peu plus ; to do more harm than good faire plus de mal que de bien ; you'll come to no harm il ne t'arrivera rien ; no harm done! il n'y a pas de mal! ; where's the harm in it? quel mal y a-t-il à ça? ; out of harm's way ( in a safe place) en sûreté ; ( unable to harm) hors d'état de nuire.

B vtr

1 ( damage) faire du mal à [person, baby] ; endommager [crops, lungs] ; a little sugar won't harm you un peu de sucre ne va pas te faire de mal ; he hasn't harmed anybody il n'a fait de mal à personne ; he wouldn't harm a fly! il ne ferait pas de mal à une mouche! ;

2 ( affect adversely) nuire à [population, economy] ; déparer [landscape, village].

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2 mean

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])

1 adjective

(a) (miserly) avare, mesquin;

∎ 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^□ ;

∎ American familiar the sky was a mean shade of gray le ciel était d'une méchante couleur grise^□ ;

∎ American familiar mean weather sale temps m

(c) (inferior)

∎ 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

(d) (average) moyen

(e) familiar (excellent) super, génial;

∎ 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

(f) (shabby) miteux, misérable;

∎ mean slums taudis mpl misérables

(g) literary (of lower rank or class)

∎ of mean birth de basse extraction

(h) American (unwell)

∎ to feel mean ne pas se sentir dans son assiette

2 noun

(a) (middle point) milieu m, moyen terme m;

∎ the golden or happy mean le juste milieu

(b) Mathematics moyenne f

3 transitive verb

(a) (signify → of word, gesture) vouloir dire, signifier; (→ of person) vouloir dire;

∎ 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

(e) (refer to)

∎ 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

(f) (intend)

∎ 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!;

∎ I didn't mean it! (action) je ne l'ai pas fait exprès!; (words) je n'étais pas sérieux!;

∎ 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

(h) (suppose)

∎ 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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3 mean

mean [mi:n]

1. transitive verb

(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 ?

• the name means nothing to me ce nom ne me dit rien

• the play didn't mean a thing to her la pièce n'avait aucun sens pour elle

• what does this mean? qu'est-ce que cela veut dire ?

• it means he won't be coming cela veut dire qu'il ne viendra pas

• this means war c'est la guerre à coup sûr

• it will mean a lot of expense cela entraînera beaucoup de dépenses

• a pound means a lot to him une livre représente une grosse somme pour lui

• don't I mean anything to you at all? je ne suis donc rien pour toi ?

• you mean everything to me tu es tout pour moi

• money doesn't mean happiness l'argent ne fait pas le bonheur

• you don't really mean that? vous n'êtes pas sérieux ?

• he said it as if he meant it il n'avait pas l'air de plaisanter

   b. ( = intend) avoir l'intention ( to do sth de faire qch)

• I meant to come yesterday j'avais l'intention de venir hier

• I didn't mean to break it je n'ai pas fait exprès de le casser

• I didn't mean to! je ne l'ai pas fait exprès !

• I touched it without meaning to je l'ai touché sans le vouloir

• I mean to succeed j'ai bien l'intention de réussir

• I'm sure he didn't mean it je suis sûr que ce n'était pas intentionnel

• 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

• I meant it as a joke c'était pour rire

• she means well cela part d'un bon sentiment

• he meant you when he said... c'est à vous qu'il faisait allusion lorsqu'il disait...

• that book is meant for children ce livre est destiné aux enfants

• it was meant to be le destin en avait décidé ainsi

• this portrait is meant to be Anne ce portrait est censé représenter Anne

• it's meant to be good c'est censé être bien

2. noun

( = middle term) milieu m ; (mathematical) moyenne f

3. adjective

   a. ( = average) moyen

   b. (British) ( = stingy, unpleasant) mesquin

• mean with one's money avare

• don't be so mean! ne sois pas si radin ! (inf)

• a mean trick un sale tour

• that was mean of them c'était mesquin de leur part

   c. (US) [horse, dog] (inf) vicieux

   d. ( = inferior) he's no mean singer c'est un chanteur de talent

• it was no mean feat cela a été un véritable exploit

   e. ( = excellent) (inf!) super (inf)

• she plays a mean game of tennis elle joue super (inf) bien au tennis

4. compounds

► mean-spirited adjective mesquin

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[miːn] 1.
noun

1) gen, Mathematics moyenne f

above the mean — au-dessus de la moyenne

2) fig ( middle point) milieu m
2.
adjective

1) ( average) [weight, age] moyen/-enne

2) ( ungenerous) [person] avare, radin (colloq); [attitude, nature] mesquin; [examiner] sévère

he's mean with his time — il est avare de son temps

he's mean with money — il est près de ses sous

3) ( unkind) [person] méchant (to avec)

a mean trick — un sale tour

4) ( vicious) [animal, person, expression] méchant

that dog has got a mean streak — ce chien a la méchanceté en lui

5) ( tough) [city] implacable; [street] hostile

6) (colloq) ( skilful) [artist, cook, cocktail] formidable, du tonnerre (colloq) (after n)

7) ( small)

that's no mean feat! — ce n'est pas un mince exploit!

8) ( lowly) littér [dwelling] misérable; [birth] bas/basse; [origin] modeste

9) (colloq) US ( off colour)

to feel mean — ne pas être dans son assiette (colloq)
3.
transitive verb (prét, pp meant)

1) ( signify) [word, phrase, symbol] signifier, vouloir dire; [sign] vouloir dire

the term means nothing to him — le terme ne lui dit rien

2) ( intend)

to mean to do — avoir l'intention de faire

to mean somebody to do — GB

to mean for somebody to do — US vouloir que quelqu'un fasse

to be meant for somebody — [question, bomb] être destiné à quelqu'un

I meant it as a joke — c'était une blague de ma part

she meant no offence — elle n'y entendait pas malice

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

she means business — elle ne plaisante pas

he means what he says — ( he is sincere) il est sérieux; ( he is menacing) il ne plaisante pas

I didn't mean to do it — je ne l'ai pas fait exprès

without meaning to — par inadvertance

3) ( entail) [strike, law] entraîner [shortages, changes]

4) ( intend to say) vouloir dire

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 (colloq), 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 means nothing — une promesse ne veut pas dire grand-chose

money means a lot to him — l'argent compte beaucoup pour lui

your friendship means a lot to me — ton amitié est très importante pour moi

6) ( be destined)

to be meant to do — être destiné à faire

it was meant to be ou happen — cela devait arriver

they were meant for each other — ils étaient faits l'un pour l'autre

7) ( be supposed to be)

he's meant to be — il est censé être

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4 mean

mean

A n

1 Math, gen moyenne f ; above/below the mean au-dessus/en dessous de la moyenne ;

2 fig ( middle point) milieu m.

B adj

1 ( 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 ;

5 ( tough) [city] implacable ; [street] hostile ; he's a mean character c'est un sale type ○ ;

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! ;

8 ( lowly) littér [dwelling] misérable ; [birth] bas/basse ; [origin] modeste ;

9 ○ US ( off colour) to feel mean ne pas être dans son assiette ○.

C vtr ( prét, pp meant)

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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5 mean

I noun
Mittelweg, der; Mitte, die

a happy mean — der goldene Mittelweg
II adjective
1) (niggardly) schäbig (abwertend)

2) (ignoble) schäbig (abwertend), gemein [Person, Verhalten, Gesinnung]

3) (shabby) schäbig (abwertend) [Haus, Wohngegend]; armselig [Verhältnisse]

be no mean athlete/feat — kein schlechter Sportler/keine schlechte Leistung sein
III transitive verb,
meant

1) (have as one's purpose) beabsichtigen

mean well by or to or towards somebody — es gut mit jemandem meinen

I meant him no harm — ich wollte ihm nichts Böses

what do you mean by [saying] that? — was willst du damit sagen?

I meant it or it was meant as a joke — das sollte ein Scherz sein

mean to do something — etwas tun wollen

I mean to be obeyed — ich verlange, dass man mir gehorcht

I meant to write, but forgot — ich hatte [fest] vor zu schreiben, aber habe es [dann] vergessen

do you mean to say that...? — willst du damit sagen, dass...?

2) (design, destine)

these plates are meant to be used — diese Teller sind zum Gebrauch bestimmt od. sind da, um benutzt zu werden

I meant it to be a surprise for him — es sollte eine Überraschung für ihn sein

they are meant for each other — sie sind füreinander bestimmt

I meant you to read the letter — ich wollte, dass du den Brief liest

be meant to do something — etwas tun sollen

3) (intend to convey, refer to) meinen

if you know or see what I mean — du verstehst, was ich meine?

I really mean it, I mean what I say — ich meine das ernst; es ist mir Ernst damit

4) (signify, entail, matter) bedeuten

the name means/the instructions mean nothing to me — der Name sagt mir nichts/ich kann mit der Anleitung nichts anfangen

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[mi:n] I adjective
1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) knauserig

2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) gemein

3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) bösartig

4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) schäbig

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- academic.ru/45801/meanly">meanly
- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective
1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) Mittel-...

2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) durchschnittlich
2. noun
(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) die Mitte
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?) meinen

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.) beabsichtigen

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- meaning
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.) bedeutsam

- meaningful
- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well
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mean¹

[mi:n]

adj

1. esp BRIT (miserly) geizig, knauserig, kleinlich

▪ to be \mean with sth mit etw dat geizen

2. (unkind) gemein, fies fam

I 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

3. AM (vicious) aggressiv; (dangerous) gefährlich

\mean dog bissiger Hund

4. (run-down) heruntergekommen, schäbig pej

5. (bad) schlecht

he's no \mean cook er ist kein schlechter Koch

no \mean feat eine Meisterleistung

6. AM (sl: good) super fam, toll fam, geil sl

he plays a \mean guitar er spielt supergeil Gitarre sl

7. ( form: small) gering

it should be clear even to the \meanest understanding das sollte auch dem Unbedarftesten klar sein

mean²

<meant, meant>

[mi:n]

vt

▪ to \mean sth

1. (signify) word, symbol etw bedeuten

that sign \means ‘no parking’ das Schild bedeutet ‚Parken verboten‘

no \means no nein heißt nein

does that name \mean anything to you? sagt dir der Name etwas?

2. (intend to convey) person etw meinen

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 by that? 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?

did you have a good holiday? — it depends what you \mean by a good holiday hattest du einen schönen Urlaub? — es hängt davon ab, was du unter schönem Urlaub verstehst

now I see what you \mean jetzt weiß ich, was du meinst

I \mean to say [also,] ich muss schon sagen

3. (be sincere) etw ernst meinen

I \mean what I say es ist mir ernst mit dem, was ich sage

he said a lot of things he didn't really \mean er sagte eine Menge Dinge, die er nicht so gemeint hat

4. (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

I've been \meaning to phone you for a week or two ich will dich schon seit Wochen anrufen

▪ 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 ausfüllen

▪ to \mean sb [or AM for sb] to do sth wollen, dass jd etw tut

they didn't \mean [for] her to read the letter sie wollten nicht, dass sie den Brief liest

▪ 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 greater things zu Höherem bestimmt sein

to be \meant for each other füreinander bestimmt sein

▪ to be \meant to be sth (intended to represent) etw sein [o darstellen] sollen; (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 sein

to \mean business es ernst meinen

to \mean mischief Böses im Schilde führen

to \mean well es gut meinen

5. (result in) etw bedeuten [o fam heißen]

lower 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

to \mean a lot/nothing/something to sb jdm viel/nichts/etwas bedeuten

mean³

[mi:n]

I. n (average) Mittel nt; (average value) Mittelwert m; ( fig) Mittelweg m

II. adj inv durchschnittlich

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I [miːn]
adj (+er)

1) (esp Brit: miserly) geizig, knauserig

don't be mean! — sei doch nicht so geizig or knauserig!

you mean thing! — du Geizhals or Geizkragen!

2) (= unkind, spiteful) gemein

don't be mean! — sei nicht so gemein or fies! (inf)

you mean thing! — du gemeines or fieses Stück! (inf), du Miststück! (inf)

it made me feel mean — ich kam mir richtig schäbig or gemein vor

3) (= base, inferior) birth, motives niedrig

the meanest citizen — der Geringste unter den Bürgern (old)

4) (= shabby, unimpressive) shack, house schäbig, armselig

5) (= vicious) bösartig; look gehässig, hinterhältig; criminal niederträchtig, abscheulich

6)

he is no mean player — er ist ein beachtlicher Spieler

he plays a mean game of poker — er ist ein ausgefuchster Pokerspieler (inf)

that's no mean feat — diese Aufgabe ist nicht zu unterschätzen or nicht von Pappe (inf)

a sportsman/politician of no mean ability — ein sehr fähiger Sportler/Politiker
II
1. n
(= middle term) Durchschnitt m; (MATH) Durchschnitt m, Mittelwert m, Mittel nt
the golden or happy mean — die goldene Mitte

2. adj
mittlere(r, s)
mean sea level — Normalnull nt
III pret, ptp meant
vt

1) (= signify) bedeuten; (person = refer to, have in mind) meinen

what do you mean by that? — was willst du damit sagen?

the name means nothing to me — der Name sagt mir nichts

it means starting all over again — das bedeutet or das heißt, dass wir wieder ganz von vorne anfangen müssen

this will mean great changes — dies wird bedeutende Veränderungen zur Folge haben

a pound means a lot to her — für sie ist ein Pfund eine Menge Geld

your friendship/he means a lot to me — deine Freundschaft/er bedeutet mir viel

you mean everything to me — du bist alles für mich

2) (= intend) beabsichtigen

to mean to do sth — etw tun wollen

to be meant for sb/sth — für jdn/etw bestimmt sein

to mean sb to do sth — wollen, dass jd etw tut

sth is meant to be sth — etw soll etw sein

what do you mean to do? —

I only meant to help — ich wollte nur helfen

of course it hurt, I meant it to or it was meant to — natürlich tat das weh, das war Absicht

without meaning to sound rude — ich möchte nicht unverschämt klingen(, aber...)

I meant it as a joke — das sollte ein Witz sein

I meant you to have it — das solltest du haben

I was meant to do that — ich hätte das tun sollen

you are meant to be on time — du solltest pünktlich sein

he wasn't meant to be a leader — er war nicht zum Führer bestimmt

I thought it was meant to be hot in the south —

I mean to be obeyed — ich verlange, dass man mir gehorcht

I mean to have it — ich bin fest entschlossen, es zu bekommen

this pad is meant for drawing — dieser Block ist zum Zeichnen gedacht or da (inf)

if he means to be awkward... —

this present was meant for you — dieses Geschenk sollte für dich sein or war für dich gedacht

See:

→ business

3) (= be serious about) ernst meinen

I mean it! — das ist mein Ernst!, ich meine das ernst!

do you mean to say you're not coming? — willst du damit sagen or soll das heißen, dass du nicht kommst?

I mean what I say — ich sage das im Ernst

do you really mean it this time? — ist es dir diesmal ernst or Ernst damit?

4)

he means well/no harm — er meint es gut/nicht böse

to mean well by sb — es gut mit jdm meinen

to mean sb no harm — es gut mit jdm meinen, jdm nichts Böses wollen; (physically) jdm nichts tun; (in past tense) jdm nichts tun wollen

I meant no harm by what I said — was ich da gesagt habe, war nicht böse gemeint

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mean¹ [miːn] prät und pperf meant [ment]

A v/t

1. etwas im Sinn oder im Auge haben, beabsichtigen, vorhaben, (tun etc) wollen, (zu tun) gedenken:

I mean to do it ich will es tun;

he meant to write er wollte schreiben;

I mean it es ist mir ernst damit;

he means business er meint es ernst, er macht Ernst;

he meant no harm er hat es nicht böse gemeint;

no harm meant! nichts für ungut!;

I mean what I say ich meine es, wie ich es sage; ich spaße nicht;

I mean to say ich will sagen;

I didn’t mean to disturb you ich wollte Sie nicht stören;

without meaning it ohne es zu wollen; → mischief 1

2. (besonders passiv) bestimmen ( for für):

they were meant for each other;

he was meant to be a barrister er sollte Anwalt werden;

this cake is meant to be eaten der Kuchen ist zum Essen da;

that remark was meant for you diese Bemerkung galt dir oder war an deine Adresse gerichtet oder war auf dich abgezielt;

that picture is meant to be Churchill das Bild soll Churchill sein oder darstellen

3. meinen, sagen wollen:

by “liberal” I mean … unter „liberal“ verstehe ich …;

I mean his father ich meine seinen Vater;

what do you mean by this?

a) was wollen Sie damit sagen?,

b) was verstehen Sie darunter?

4. bedeuten:

a family means a lot of work;

that means war;

he means (all) the world to me er bedeutet mir alles

5. (von Wörtern und Worten) bedeuten, heißen:

what does “fair” mean”;

does that mean anything to you? ist Ihnen das ein Begriff?, sagt Ihnen das etwas?

6. be meant to do sth bes Br etwas tun müssen

B v/i

1. mean well es gut meinen:

mean well (ill) by ( oder to) sb jemandem wohlgesinnt (übel gesinnt) sein

2. bedeuten (to für oder dat):

mean little (everything) to sb jemandem wenig (alles) bedeuten;

money doesn’t mean much to her Geld bedeutet ihr nicht viel, sie macht sich nicht viel aus Geld;

his work means everything to him seine Arbeit geht ihm über alles

3. how do you mean? wie meinen Sie das?

mean² [miːn] adj (adv → meanly)

1. gemein, gering, niedrig (dem Stande nach):

mean birth niedrige Herkunft;

mean white HIST US Weiße(r) m (in den Südstaaten) ohne Landbesitz

2. ärmlich, armselig, schäbig (Straßen etc)

3. no mean … ein(e) recht beachtliche(r, s) …:

no mean opponent ein nicht zu unterschätzender Gegner

4. gemein, niederträchtig: → trick A 2

5. schäbig, geizig, knaus(e)rig, filzig:

be mean with geizen mit

6. umg (charakterlich) schäbig:

feel mean

a) sich schäbig oder gemein vorkommen ( about wegen),

b) US sich unpässlich oder nicht ganz auf der Höhe fühlen

7. besonders US umg

a) fies (Person)

b) scheußlich, bös (Sache)

mean³ [miːn]

A adj

1. mittler(er, e, es), Mittel…, durchschnittlich, Durchschnitts…:

mean course SCHIFF Mittelkurs m;

mean life PHYS Lebensdauer f;

mean height mittlere Höhe (über dem Meeresspiegel);

mean annual temperature Temperaturjahresmittel n;

mean sea level Normalnull n;

mean proportional MATH mittlere Proportionale;

mean value theorem MATH Mittelwertsatz m

2. dazwischenliegend, Zwischen…

B s

1. Mitte f, (das) Mittlere, Mittel n, Durchschnitt m, Mittelweg m:

strike a ( oder the) happy mean den goldenen Mittelweg wählen

2. MATH Durchschnittszahl f, Mittel(wert) n(m):

strike a mean einen Mittelwert errechnen; → golden mean

3. Logik: Mittelsatz m

4. pl (als sg oder pl konstruiert) Mittel n oder pl, Weg(e) m(pl):

by all means auf alle Fälle, unbedingt, natürlich;

by any means

a) etwa, vielleicht, gar,

b) überhaupt,

c) auf irgendwelche Weise;

by no means, not by any means durchaus nicht, keineswegs, auf keinen Fall;

by some means or other auf die eine oder die andere Weise;

by means of mittels, durch, mit;

by this ( oder these) means hierdurch, damit;

by other means mit anderen Mitteln;

a means of communication ein Kommunikationsmittel;

means of protection Schutzmittel;

means of transport( ation bes US) Beförderungsmittel;

adjust the means to the end die Mittel dem Zweck anpassen;

find the means Mittel und Wege finden; → end C 10

5. pl (Geld)Mittel pl, Vermögen n, Einkommen n:

live within (beyond) one’s means seinen Verhältnissen entsprechend (über seine Verhältnisse) leben;

a man of means ein bemittelter Mann;

means test Bedürftigkeitsermittlung f

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I noun
Mittelweg, der; Mitte, die

a happy mean — der goldene Mittelweg
II adjective
1) (niggardly) schäbig (abwertend)

2) (ignoble) schäbig (abwertend), gemein [Person, Verhalten, Gesinnung]

3) (shabby) schäbig (abwertend) [Haus, Wohngegend]; armselig [Verhältnisse]

be no mean athlete/feat — kein schlechter Sportler/keine schlechte Leistung sein
III transitive verb,
meant

1) (have as one's purpose) beabsichtigen

mean well by or to or towards somebody — es gut mit jemandem meinen

I meant him no harm — ich wollte ihm nichts Böses

what do you mean by [saying] that? — was willst du damit sagen?

I meant it or it was meant as a joke — das sollte ein Scherz sein

mean to do something — etwas tun wollen

I mean to be obeyed — ich verlange, dass man mir gehorcht

I meant to write, but forgot — ich hatte [fest] vor zu schreiben, aber habe es [dann] vergessen

do you mean to say that...? — willst du damit sagen, dass...?

2) (design, destine)

these plates are meant to be used — diese Teller sind zum Gebrauch bestimmt od. sind da, um benutzt zu werden

I meant it to be a surprise for him — es sollte eine Überraschung für ihn sein

they are meant for each other — sie sind füreinander bestimmt

I meant you to read the letter — ich wollte, dass du den Brief liest

be meant to do something — etwas tun sollen

3) (intend to convey, refer to) meinen

if you know or see what I mean — du verstehst, was ich meine?

I really mean it, I mean what I say — ich meine das ernst; es ist mir Ernst damit

4) (signify, entail, matter) bedeuten

the name means/the instructions mean nothing to me — der Name sagt mir nichts/ich kann mit der Anleitung nichts anfangen

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adj.

bös adj.

gemein adj. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: meant)

= beabsichtigen v.

bedeuten v.

heißen v.

(§ p.,pp.: hieß, geheißen)

meinen v.

sagen wollen ausdr.

vorhaben v.

English-german dictionary > mean
6 mean

mi:n
I adjective
1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) mezquino, tacaño, agarrado

2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) mezquino, malo

3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) malo, malhumorado

4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) humilde, pobre

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- meanly
- meanness
- meanie
II
1. adjective
1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.)

2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.)

2. noun
(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) término medio

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 decir

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.) tener la intención, tener pensado

•

- meaning

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

- meaningful
- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well

mean¹ adj

1. malo / malicioso / cruel / antipático

don't be so mean! ¡no seas tan malo!

2. mezquino / tacaño

he's very mean with his money es muy tacaño (con el dinero)

mean² vb

1. significar / querer decir

what does "ceiling" mean? ¿qué quiere decir "ceiling"?

2. pretender / querer / tener la intención

I didn't mean to do it lo hice sin querer

I mean it lo digo en serio

El pasado y participio pasado de mean es meant

mean

tr[miːn]

adjective

1 (average) medio,-a

■ mean temperature temperatura media

noun

1 (average) promedio

2 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL media

3 (middle term) término medio

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mean

tr[miːn]

adjective

1 (miserly, selfish - person) mezquino,-a, tacaño,-a, agarrado,-a; (portion etc) mezquino,-a, miserable

2 (unkind) malo,-a, antipático,-a; (petty) mezquino,-a; (ashamed) avergonzado,-a

■ that was a mean thing to do vaya cosa más mezquina

■ she felt mean about not letting the children go to the circus le sabía mal no haber dejado a los niños ir al circo

3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (person - nasty) malo,-a; (- bad-tempered) malhumorado,-a; (animal) feroz

4 dated (low, poor) humilde, pobre

5 familiar (skilful, great) excelente, de primera, genial

■ he makes a mean paella hace una paella buenísima

■ she plays a mean guitar toca la guitarra de miedo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be no mean ser todo,-a un,-a

■ that was no mean feat fue toda una hazaña

■ she's no mean singer es una cantante genial

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mean

tr[miːn]

transitive verb (pt & pp meant tr[ment])

1 (signify, represent) significar, querer decir; (to be a sign of, indicate) ser señal de, significar

■ what does "mug" mean? ¿qué significa "mug"?, ¿qué quiere decir "mug"?

■ that sign means that no smoking is allowed esa señal significa que está prohibido fumar

■ when he whistles it means he's in a good mood cuando silba significa que está de buen humor

■ does the name "Curtis" mean anything to you? ¿el nombre "Curtis" te dice algo?

2 (have in mind) pensar, tener pensado,-a, tener la intención de; (intend, wish) querer, pretender

■ I never meant to hurt you nunca quise hacerte daño, nunca fue mi intención hacerte daño

■ she didn't mean to do it lo hizo sin querer

■ I meant to post it yesterday tenía la intención de enviarlo ayer, quería enviarlo ayer

■ I've been meaning to write to you for ages hace tiempo que quiero escribirte

■ I didn't mean you to read that no quería que leyeras eso

■ his parents meant him to be a doctor sus padres querían que fuera médico

3 (involve, entail) suponer, implicar; (have as result) significar

■ but that would mean moving flat pero eso implicaría cambiar de piso

■ that would mean spending a lot of money eso supondría gastar mucho dinero

■ that means we can't go on holiday eso significa que no podemos irnos de vacaciones

4 (refer to, intend to say) referirse a, querer decir; (be serious about) decir en serio

■ I know who you mean sé a quién te refieres

■ I know what you mean te entiendo

■ do you mean me? ¿te refieres a mí?

■ what do you mean by that? ¿qué quieres decir con eso?

■ what do you mean you forgot? ¿cómo que se te olvidó?

■ she said thirty, but she meant thirsty dijo treinta, pero quería decir sedienta

■ I meant what I said te lo he dicho en serio

5 (be important) significar

■ you mean a lot to me significas mucho para mí, eres muy importante para mí

■ her job means everything to her su trabajo es todo para ella

■ five pounds means a lot to a child cinco libras es mucho dinero para un niño

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be meant for (be intended for) ser para 2 (be destined for) estar dirigido,-a a, ir dirigido,-a a

■ these shoes are meant for light walking estos zapatos son para pasear

■ the letter bomb was meant for the Prime Minister la carta bomba iba dirigida al primer ministro

■ that remark was meant for you ese comentario iba por ti

■ they were meant for each other están hechos el uno para el otro

to be meant to (to be supposed to) suponerse, deber, tener que 2 (to be fated) estar destinado,-a

■ you're meant to wait until you're called se supone que debes esperar hasta que te llamen

■ they were meant to arrive yesterday tenían que llegar ayer

■ you weren't meant to be a star no naciste para ser una estrella

■ this was meant to be a good restaurant se suponía que era un buen restaurante

■ it was meant to be a surprise tenía que ser una sorpresa

■ it was meant to happen tenía que pasar, el destino así lo quiso

to mean well tener buenas intenciones

mean ['mi:n] vt, meant ['mɛnt] ; meaning

1) intend: querer, pensar, tener la intención de

I didn't mean to do it: lo hice sin querer

what do you mean to do?: ¿qué piensas hacer?

2) signify: querer decir, significar

what does that mean?: ¿qué quiere decir eso?

3) : importar

health means everything: lo que más importa es la salud

mean adj

1) humble: humilde

2) negligible: despreciable

it's no mean feat: no es poca cosa

3) stingy: mezquino, tacaño

4) cruel: malo, cruel

to be mean to someone: tratar mal a alguien

5) average, median: medio

mean n

1) midpoint: término m medio

2) average: promedio m, media f aritmética

3) means npl

way: medio m, manera f, vía f

4) means npl

resources: medios mpl, recursos mpl

5)

by all means : por supuesto, cómo no

6)

by means of : por medio de

7)

by no means : de ninguna manera, de ningún modo

mean

adj.

• abellacado, -a adj.

• canallesco, -a adj.

• malo, -a adj.

• mediano, -a adj.

• medio, -a adj.

• menguado, -a adj.

• mezquino, -a adj.

• miserable adj.

• prieto, -a adj.

• ruin adj.

• transido, -a adj.

n.

• manera s.f.

• media (Matemática) s.f.

• medio s.m.

• promedio s.m.

• término medio s.m.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: meant) = destinar v.

• entender v.

• querer decir v.

• significar v.

I miːn
transitive verb (past & past p meant)

1) (represent, signify) \<\<word/symbol\>\> significar*, querer* decir

dark clouds mean rain — los nubarrones son señal de lluvia

that means trouble — eso quiere decir que va a haber problemas

to mean something TO somebody: does the number 0296 mean anything to you? ¿el número 0296 te dice algo?; fame means nothing/a lot to her — la fama la tiene sin cuidado/es muy importante para ella

2)

a) (refer to, intend to say) \<\<person\>\> querer* decir

what do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir (con eso)?

do you know what I mean? — ¿me entiendes?, ¿me comprendes?

that's not what I meant — no es eso lo que quise decir

he's Swedish, I mean, Swiss — es sueco, (qué) digo, suizo

I know who you mean — ya sé de quién hablas or a quién te refieres

what's that supposed to mean? — ¿a qué viene eso?

b) ( be serious about) decir* en serio

I mean it! — va or lo digo en serio!

3) (equal, entail) significar*

being 40 doesn't mean I can't wear fashionable clothes — (el) que tenga 40 años no quiere decir que no me pueda vestir a la moda

to mean -ING: that would mean repainting the kitchen — eso supondría or implicaría volver a pintar la cocina

4)

a) ( intend)

he didn't mean (you) any harm — no quiso hacerte daño, no lo hizo por mal

to mean to + INF: I mean to succeed mi intención es triunfar, me propongo triunfar; I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do it perdón, lo hice sin querer; I meant to do it but I forgot tenía toda la intención de hacerlo pero me olvidé; I've been meaning to talk to you hace tiempo que quiero hablar contigo; I meant it to be a surprise yo quería que fuera una sorpresa; the bullet was meant for me la bala iba dirigida a mí; we were meant for each other — estamos hechos el uno para el otro

b)

to be meant to + inf — (supposed, intended)

you weren't meant to get the job — el trabajo no era para ti

you weren't meant to hear that — no pensaron (or pensé etc) que tú estarías escuchando

I was never meant to be a teacher — yo no estoy hecho para enseñar

the money was meant to last — se suponía que el dinero iba a durar

II

adjective

1) ( miserly) < person> tacaño, mezquino; < portion> mezquino, miserable

2)

a) (unkind, nasty) malo

it was really mean of you — fue una maldad (de tu parte)

you were really mean to me — me trataste muy mal

b) ( excellent) (esp AmE sl) genial, fantástico

3) (inferior, humble) (liter) humilde

that's no mean feat/achievement — no es poca cosa, no es moco de pavo (fam)

4) ( Math) (before n) medio

III

noun media f, promedio m; see also means

IV

adverb (AmE colloq & dial)

they treated us real mean — nos trataron muy mal

I

[miːn]
ADJ (compar meaner) (superl meanest)
1) (=stingy) tacaño, agarrado *, amarrete (And, S. Cone) *

you mean thing! — ¡qué tacaño eres!

2) (=nasty) malo

don't be mean! — ¡no seas malo!

you mean thing! — ¡qué malo eres!

a mean trick — una jugarreta, una mala pasada

that was pretty mean of them — se han portado bastante mal

you were mean to me — te portaste fatal or muy mal conmigo

3) (=vicious) malo

4) (=of poor quality) inferior; (=shabby) humilde, vil; (=humble) [birth] humilde, pobre

the meanest citizen — el ciudadano más humilde

obvious to the meanest intelligence — obvio para cualquiera con un mínimo de sentido común

she's no mean cook — es una cocinera excelente

5) (US) formidable, de primera

he plays a mean game — juega estupendamente

II [miːn]
1.

N (=middle term) término m medio; (=average) promedio m ; (Math) media f

the golden or happy mean — el justo medio

2.

ADJ medio

mean life — (Phys) vida f media

III

[miːn]
(pt, pp meant) VT
1) [word, sign] (=signify) significar, querer decir

what does this word mean? — ¿qué significa or quiere decir esta palabra?

"vest" means something different in America — en América "vest" tiene otro significado or significa otra cosa

you know what it means to hit a policeman? — ¿usted sabe qué consecuencias trae el golpear a un policía?

• what do you mean by that? — ¿qué quieres decir con eso?

• it means a lot to have you with us — significa mucho tenerte con nosotros

your friendship means a lot to me — tu amistad es muy importante or significa mucho para mí

a pound means a lot to her — para ella una libra es mucho dinero

it means a lot of expense for us — supone un gasto muy fuerte para nosotros

• the name means nothing to me — el nombre no me suena

• the play didn't mean a thing to me — no saqué nada en claro de la obra
know 1., 4)
2) [person]

a) (=imply) querer decir; (=refer to) referirse a

what do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir?

18, I mean 19 — 18, digo 19

do you mean me? — ¿te refieres a mí?

b) (=signify) significar

• don't I mean anything to you? — ¿no significo yo nada para ti?

c) (=be determined about)

I mean what I say — lo digo en serio

you can't mean it! — ¡no lo dirás en serio!

I mean it — va en serio

d) (=intend)

to mean to do sth — pensar hacer algo

what do you mean to do? — ¿qué piensas hacer?

I meant to help — pensaba ayudar, tenía la intención de ayudar

I mean to have it — pienso or me propongo obtenerlo

he didn't mean to do it — lo hizo sin querer

I mean to have you sacked — voy a encargarme de que te despidan

sorry, I didn't mean you to do it — lo siento, mi intención no era que lo hicieras tú

I mean to be obeyed — insisto en que se me obedezca

if he means to be awkward — si quiere complicar las cosas

• I meant it as a joke — lo dije en broma

• was the remark meant for me? — ¿el comentario iba por mí?

• I meant no harm by what I said — no lo dije con mala intención

• he meant no offence — no tenía intención de ofender a nadie

• he means well — tiene buenas intenciones

3) (=suppose) suponer

• to be meant to do sth, it's meant to be a good car — este coche se supone que es bueno

parents are meant to love their children — se supone que los padres quieren a sus hijos

the teacher is meant to do it — se supone que el profesor lo debe hacer

we were meant to arrive at eight — se suponía que llegaríamos a las ocho

this picture is meant to tell a story — este cuadro se propone contar una historia

this portrait is meant to be Anne — este retrato es de Anne, aunque no lo parezca

perhaps you weren't meant to be a vet — quizá lo tuyo no sea la veterinaria

I wasn't meant to work for my living! — ¡yo no estoy hecho para trabajar!

you're not meant to drink it! — ¡no es para beber!

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I [miːn]
transitive verb (past & past p meant)

1) (represent, signify) \<\<word/symbol\>\> significar*, querer* decir

dark clouds mean rain — los nubarrones son señal de lluvia

that means trouble — eso quiere decir que va a haber problemas

to mean something TO somebody: does the number 0296 mean anything to you? ¿el número 0296 te dice algo?; fame means nothing/a lot to her — la fama la tiene sin cuidado/es muy importante para ella

2)

a) (refer to, intend to say) \<\<person\>\> querer* decir

what do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir (con eso)?

do you know what I mean? — ¿me entiendes?, ¿me comprendes?

that's not what I meant — no es eso lo que quise decir

he's Swedish, I mean, Swiss — es sueco, (qué) digo, suizo

I know who you mean — ya sé de quién hablas or a quién te refieres

what's that supposed to mean? — ¿a qué viene eso?

b) ( be serious about) decir* en serio

I mean it! — va or lo digo en serio!

3) (equal, entail) significar*

being 40 doesn't mean I can't wear fashionable clothes — (el) que tenga 40 años no quiere decir que no me pueda vestir a la moda

to mean -ING: that would mean repainting the kitchen — eso supondría or implicaría volver a pintar la cocina

4)

a) ( intend)

he didn't mean (you) any harm — no quiso hacerte daño, no lo hizo por mal

to mean to + INF: I mean to succeed mi intención es triunfar, me propongo triunfar; I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do it perdón, lo hice sin querer; I meant to do it but I forgot tenía toda la intención de hacerlo pero me olvidé; I've been meaning to talk to you hace tiempo que quiero hablar contigo; I meant it to be a surprise yo quería que fuera una sorpresa; the bullet was meant for me la bala iba dirigida a mí; we were meant for each other — estamos hechos el uno para el otro

b)

to be meant to + inf — (supposed, intended)

you weren't meant to get the job — el trabajo no era para ti

you weren't meant to hear that — no pensaron (or pensé etc) que tú estarías escuchando

I was never meant to be a teacher — yo no estoy hecho para enseñar

the money was meant to last — se suponía que el dinero iba a durar

II

adjective

1) ( miserly) < person> tacaño, mezquino; < portion> mezquino, miserable

2)

a) (unkind, nasty) malo

it was really mean of you — fue una maldad (de tu parte)

you were really mean to me — me trataste muy mal

b) ( excellent) (esp AmE sl) genial, fantástico

3) (inferior, humble) (liter) humilde

that's no mean feat/achievement — no es poca cosa, no es moco de pavo (fam)

4) ( Math) (before n) medio

III

noun media f, promedio m; see also means

IV

adverb (AmE colloq & dial)

they treated us real mean — nos trataron muy mal

English-spanish dictionary > mean
7 harm

1. noun
Schaden, der

do harm — Schaden anrichten

do harm to somebody, do somebody harm — jemandem schaden; (injure) jemanden verletzen

it won't do you any harm — (iron.) es würde dir nichts schaden

do harm to something — einer Sache (Dat.) schaden

somebody/something comes to no harm — jemandem/einer Sache passiert nichts

there is no harm done — nichts ist passiert

there's no harm in doing something, it will do no harm to do something — (could be of benefit) es kann nicht schaden, etwas zu tun

there's no harm in asking — Fragen kostet nichts

it will do more harm than good — es wird mehr schaden als nützen

where's or what's the harm in it? — was ist denn schon dabei?

keep out of harm's way — der Gefahr fernbleiben; von der Gefahr fernhalten [Person]
2. transitive verb
etwas [zuleide] tun (+ Dat.); schaden (+ Dat.) [Beziehungen, Land, Karriere, Ruf]

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1. noun
(damage; injury; distress: I'll make sure you come to no harm; He meant no harm; It'll do you no harm to go.) der Schaden
2. verb
(to cause (a person) harm: There's no need to be frightened - he won't harm you.) verletzen

- academic.ru/33739/harmful">harmful
- harmless
- harmlessly
- harmlessness
- out of harm's way
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harm

[hɑ:m, AM hɑ:rm]

I. n no pl (damage) Schaden m; (injury) Verletzung f

there's no \harm in asking Fragen kostet nichts

there's no \harm in trying ein Versuch kann nichts schaden

... never did anyone any \harm es hat noch niemandem geschadet,...

to mean no harm es nicht böse meinen

that will do more \harm than good das wird mehr schaden als nützen

I can see no \harm in going out for a drink on my own ich kann nichts dabei finden, alleine etwas trinken zu gehen

what's the \harm in drinking beer every night? was macht das schon, jeden Abend Bier zu trinken?

out of \harm's way in Sicherheit, außer Gefahr

to stay [or keep] out of \harm's way der Gefahr dat aus dem Weg gehen

[grievous] bodily \harm [schwere] Körperverletzung

to come to [no] \harm [nicht] zu Schaden kommen

to do \harm to sb jdm Schaden zufügen [o schaden]; (hurt) jdm eine Verletzung zufügen, jdn verletzen

this mistake will do his credibility no \harm dieser Fehler wird seiner Glaubwürdigkeit keinen Abbruch tun

to do \harm to sth etw dat Schaden zufügen [o schaden

II. vt

▪ to \harm sth etw dat Schaden zufügen [o schaden]

▪ to \harm sb jdm schaden; (hurt) jdn verletzen, jdm etwas antun

it wouldn't \harm you to see a doctor ( iron) es könnte dir nichts schaden, zum Arzt zu gehen

▪ to be \harmed Schaden erleiden

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[hAːm]
1. n
(bodily) Verletzung f; (= material damage, to relations, psychological) Schaden m
to do harm to sb — jdm eine Verletzung/jdm Schaden zufügen

to do harm to sth — einer Sache (dat) schaden

you could do somebody/yourself harm with that knife —

the blow didn't do him any harm — der Schlag hat ihm nichts getan or ihn nicht verletzt

a bit of exercise never did anyone any harm — ein bisschen Sport hat noch niemandem geschadet

he never did anyone any harm — er hat keiner Fliege jemals etwas zuleide or zu Leide getan

he did his reputation quite a lot of harm with his TV appearance — er hat seinem Ruf mit diesem Fernsehauftritt ziemlich geschadet

you will come to no harm —

I'll make sure no harm comes to him — ich werde dafür sorgen, dass ihm nichts passiert or geschieht

it will do more harm than good — es wird mehr schaden als nützen

it won't do you any harm — es wird dir nicht schaden

I see no harm in the odd cigarette — ich finde nichts dabei, wenn man ab und zu eine Zigarette raucht

to mean no harm — es nicht böse meinen

I don't mean him any harm — ich meine es nicht böse mit ihm; ( bodily

no harm done — es ist nichts Schlimmes passiert

there's no harm in asking/trying —

there's no harm in me putting a word in for him, is there? — es kann doch nichts schaden, wenn ich ein gutes Wort für ihn einlege, oder?

where's or what's the harm in that? — was kann denn das schaden?

to keep or stay out of harm's way — die Gefahr meiden, der Gefahr (dat) aus dem Weg gehen

you stay here out of harm's way — du bleibst schön hier, in Sicherheit

I've put those tablets in the cupboard out of harm's way — ich habe die Tabletten im Schrank in Sicherheit gebracht

2. vt
person verletzen; thing, environment schaden (+dat); sb's interests, relations, reputation etc schaden (+dat), abträglich sein (+dat)
don't harm the children — tu den Kindern nichts (an)

it wouldn't harm you to be a little more polite — es würde nicht(s) schaden, wenn du ein bisschen höflicher wärest

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harm [hɑː(r)m]

A s

1. Schaden m:

there is no harm in doing sth es kann oder könnte nicht(s) schaden, etwas zu tun;

there is no harm in asking Fragen kostet nichts;

there is no harm in trying ein Versuch kann nicht schaden;

come to harm zu Schaden kommen;

he came to no harm, no harm came to him er blieb unverletzt;

do sb harm jemandem schaden, jemandem etwas antun;

it wouldn’t do him any harm es würde ihm nicht schaden ( to do zu tun);

it does more harm than good es schadet mehr, als dass es nützt;

it would do more harm than good es würde mehr schaden als nützen;

… could do no harm … könnte nicht schaden, ich hätte nichts gegen …;

… has never done any harm … hat noch nie geschadet;

no harm done es macht nichts, es ist nichts passiert;

out of harm’s way

a) in Sicherheit,

b) in sicherer Verwahrung,

c) an einem sicheren Ort;

keep ( oder stay) out of harm’s way die Gefahr meiden, der Gefahr aus dem Weg gehen;

I don’t see any harm in it ich kann nichts dabei finden; → bodily A, mean¹ A 1

2. Unrecht n, Übel n

B v/t jemanden verletzen (auch fig), jemandem, jemandes Ruf etc schaden: → fly² 1, hair Bes Redew

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1. noun
Schaden, der

do harm — Schaden anrichten

do harm to somebody, do somebody harm — jemandem schaden; (injure) jemanden verletzen

it won't do you any harm — (iron.) es würde dir nichts schaden

do harm to something — einer Sache (Dat.) schaden

somebody/something comes to no harm — jemandem/einer Sache passiert nichts

there is no harm done — nichts ist passiert

there's no harm in doing something, it will do no harm to do something — (could be of benefit) es kann nicht schaden, etwas zu tun

there's no harm in asking — Fragen kostet nichts

it will do more harm than good — es wird mehr schaden als nützen

where's or what's the harm in it? — was ist denn schon dabei?

keep out of harm's way — der Gefahr fernbleiben; von der Gefahr fernhalten [Person]
2. transitive verb
etwas [zuleide] tun (+ Dat.); schaden (+ Dat.) [Beziehungen, Land, Karriere, Ruf]

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n.

Leid nur sing. n.

Schaden -¨e m.

Unglück -e n.

Voreingenommenheit f. v.

schädigen (gesundheitlich) v.

English-german dictionary > harm
8 mean

{mi:n}
I. 1. посредствен, незначителен, слаб, скромен
no MEAN achievement значително постижение
to be no MEAN scholar добър/способен учен съм
the MEANest citizen най-скромният/обикновеният гражданин
2. беден, бедняшки, сиромашки, скромен
3. долен, подъл, безчестен
4. дребнав, тесногръд, ограничен
MEAN souls дребни души (ци)
5. скъпернически, стиснат
6. ам. разг. лош, зъл, жесток
7. ам. разг. виновен, гузен
8. ам. в лошо настроение, неразположен
9. ам. sl. отличен, изкусен
to play a MEAN guitar отличен китарист съм
II. a среден (и мат.)
MEANtime средно (слънчево) време
in the MEANtime/while междувременно
III. 1. среда, средина
the golden/happy MEAN златната среда
2. мат. средно число
3. pl с гл. в sing средство, начин, способ, средства
by MEANs of посредством, с, чрез
by all (manner of) MEANs непременно, на всяка цена, разбира се
by no (manner of) MEANs по никакъв начин
by any MEANs по какъвто и да е начин
by some MEANs or other по един или друг начин
a MEANs to an end начин/средства за постигане на определена цел
4. рl средства, състояние, богатство
the MEANs of production средствата за производство
MEANs test имотен ценз
man of MEANs заможен/състоятелен човек
to live within one's MEANs живея според средствата си, простирам се според чергата си
to live above/beyond one's MEANs живея не според средствата си
IV. 1. знача, означавам (за дума и пр.)
2. възнамерявам, имам намерение
he MEANs to succeed решен е да успее
he MEAN s no harm to anyone никому не мисли зло
to MEAN ill by someone имам лоши намерения спрямо някого, мисля някому злото
to MEAN kindly/well by someone имам добри намерения спрямо/желая доброто на някого
3. знача, означавам
it will MEAN working overtime това ще означава да работим извънредно
4. предназначавам, (предварително) определям, предопределям (for за)
I MEAN it to be used определил съм го за използуване
this present is meant for you този подарък е за теб
he was meant for a soldier имаше качества за войник, гласяха го за войник
5. искам да кажа, имам предвид, имам за цел, подразбирам
I MEAN to say искам да кажа (that)
I MEAN what I say говоря ceриозно, не се шегувам
what do you MEAN by (saying) that? какво искаш да кажеш с това? как смееш да кажеш такова нещо? I meant it/it was meant as a joke казах го на шега
you broke my best vase! -I didn't MEAN to ти счупи най-хубавата ми ваза! -без да искам
I didn't MEAN to hurt your feelings не съм искал да те обидя
I did not MEAN you нямах теб предвид
6. имам значение
от значение съм (to за)

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{mi:n} a 1. посредствен, незначителен, слаб; скромен; no mean achie(2) {mi:n} а среден (и мат.); meantime средно (слънчево) време; in {3} {mi:n} n 1. среда, средина; the golden/happy mean златната сред{4} {mi:n} v (meant {ment}) 1. знача, означавам (за дума и пр.

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среден; способ; стиснат; убог; тъкмя; скромен; скъпернически; слаб; сиромашки; ограничен; определям; опърпан; означавам; оскъден; посредствен; предназначавам; презрян; предопределям; бедня; беден; безчестен; възнамерявам; дрипав; глася; долен; дребнав; долнопробен; жесток; засрамен; знача; зъл; недостатъчен; начин; низък;

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1. a means to an end начин/средства за постигане на определена цел 2. by all (manner of) means непременно, на всяка цена, разбира се 3. by any means по какъвто и да е начин 4. by means of посредством, с, чрез 5. by no (manner of) means по никакъв начин 6. by some means or other по един или друг начин 7. he mean s no harm to anyone никому не мисли зло 8. he means to succeed решен е да успее 9. he was meant for a soldier имаше качества за войник, гласяха го за войник 10. i did not mean you нямах теб предвид 11. i didn't mean to hurt your feelings не съм искал да те обидя 12. i mean it to be used определил съм го за използуване 13. i mean to say искам да кажа (that) 14. i mean what i say говоря ceриозно, не се шегувам 15. i. посредствен, незначителен, слаб, скромен 16. ii. a среден (и мат.) 17. iii. среда, средина 18. in the meantime/while междувременно 19. it will mean working overtime това ще означава да работим извънредно 20. iv. знача, означавам (за дума и пр.) 21. man of means заможен/състоятелен човек 22. mean souls дребни души (ци) 23. means test имотен ценз 24. meantime средно (слънчево) време 25. no mean achievement значително постижение 26. pl с гл. в sing средство, начин, способ, средства 27. the golden/happy mean златната среда 28. the meanest citizen най-скромният/обикновеният гражданин 29. the means of production средствата за производство 30. this present is meant for you този подарък е за теб 31. to be no mean scholar добър/способен учен съм 32. to live above/beyond one's means живея не според средствата си 33. to live within one's means живея според средствата си, простирам се според чергата си 34. to mean ill by someone имам лоши намерения спрямо някого, мисля някому злото 35. to mean kindly/well by someone имам добри намерения спрямо/желая доброто на някого 36. to play a mean guitar отличен китарист съм 37. what do you mean by (saying) that? какво искаш да кажеш с това? как смееш да кажеш такова нещо? i meant it/it was meant as a joke казах го на шега 38. you broke my best vase! -i didn't mean to ти счупи най-хубавата ми ваза! -без да искам 39. ам. sl. отличен, изкусен 40. ам. в лошо настроение, неразположен 41. ам. разг. виновен, гузен 42. ам. разг. лош, зъл, жесток 43. беден, бедняшки, сиромашки, скромен 44. възнамерявам, имам намерение 45. долен, подъл, безчестен 46. дребнав, тесногръд, ограничен 47. знача, означавам 48. имам значение 49. искам да кажа, имам предвид, имам за цел, подразбирам 50. мат. средно число 51. от значение съм (to за) 52. предназначавам, (предварително) определям, предопределям (for за) 53. рl средства, състояние, богатство 54. скъпернически, стиснат
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mean [mi:n] I. adj 1. посредствен, оскъден, недостатъчен, скромен; слаб, обикновен; no \mean немалък, не какъв да е, не за изхвърляне; no \mean achievement немалко нещо; of no \mean ability много способен; the \meanest citizen последният бедняк; 2. беден, бедняшки, сиромашки, скромен, дрипав, опърпан; 3. долен, низък, безчестен, подъл, презрян, за презрение; 4. дребнав, тесногръд, ограничен; \mean souls дребни душици; a \mean trick мръсен номер; to take a \mean advantage of използвам по безчестен начин; to take a \mean revenge отмъщавам си по недостоен (подъл) начин; 5. скъпернически, стиснат, стислив, скръндзав; \mean about money ( over money matters) който трепери над пара́та, цепи косъма (пара́та); 6. ам. разг. лош, зъл, жесток; 7. sl първокласен, много добър, отличен; she mixes a \mean coctail тя прави чудесни коктейли; 8. ам. разг. засрамен, гузен; • \mean white ам. ист. безимотен бял човек; to feel \mean чувствам се зле (не особено добре); чувствам се посрамен, виновен; в лошо настроение съм ; II. mean adj среден (и мат.); \mean quantity, number средна величина (стойност), число; \mean line бисектриса; \mean proportional средно пропорционално; \mean time средно (слънчево) време; • in the \mean time ( while) между това, през това време, междувременно; III. n 1. среда, средина; the golden ( happy) \mean златната среда; 2. мат. средно число; 3. pl (и = sing) средства, средство, начин, способ; by all ( manner of) \means без оглед на средствата, по какъвто и да е начин, непременно; разбира се, моля; by no ( manner of) \means по никакъв начин; никак, съвсем не; by any \means по какъвто и да е начин, с цената на всичко; by fair \means or foul с добро или със зло, по какъвто и да е начин, на всяка цена; by \means of посредством, с, чрез; by this ( that) \means по този начин; by what \means? по какъв начин? как? \means of communication ( conveyance, circulation, payment) съобщителни (превозни, оборотни, платежни) средства; \means to an end средства за постигане на някаква цел; 4. pl средства; състояние, богатство; \means of subsistence средства за прехрана (препитание, съществуване); \means test имотен ценз; a man of \means заможен (състоятелен) човек; to live within ( beyond) o.'s \means живея според (над) средствата си; простирам се (не) според чергата си ; IV. mean v ( meant [ment]) 1. знача, означавам (to); this \means nothing to him това не значи нищо за него; 2. възнамерявам, имам намерение, искам; to \mean business имам сериозни намерения; говоря сериозно; to \mean mischief имам лоши намерения: не предвещавам нищо хубаво; to \mean kindly ( well) имам добри намерения, желая доброто (by); to \mean ill имам лоши намерения, желая злото (by); to \mean no offence не искам да обидя; I \mean him no harm желая му само добро; without \meaning без да искам; непреднамерено; 3. глася, тъкмя, предназначавам, (предварително) определям, предопределям ( for); I \mean it to be used определил съм го да бъде употребявано; that is meant for you това се отнася за теб; this present is meant for you този подарък е за теб; this oil is meant for rubbing on the skin това масло е, за да се маже кожата с него; he was meant for a soldier гласяха го за (писано му било да бъде) военен; life is meant to be active смисълът на живота е в това да вършиш нещо; 4. искам да кажа, имам пред вид, подразбирам; I \mean to say искам да кажа ( that); I \mean what I say говоря сериозно, не се шегувам; you do not \mean to say so! не думай! какво казваш! what do you \mean by that? какво искаш да кажеш с това? какво значи това? I did not \mean you нямах теб предвид; is this picture meant for me? аз ли съм този, който е изобразен на картината?

English-Bulgarian dictionary > mean
9 mean

I [miːn]
aggettivo

1) (ungenerous) [ person] avaro; [attitude, nature] meschino; [ examiner] severo

he's mean with money — è attaccato ai soldi

2) colloq. (unkind) [ person] meschino, vile; [ trick] ignobile

3) (vicious) [animal, person, expression] cattivo

that man has got a mean streak — in quell'uomo c'è una vena di cattiveria

4) (tough) [city, street] ostile

5) colloq. (skilful) [cook, cocktail] formidabile, fantastico

he plays a mean game of tennis — gioca a tennis in modo formidabile

you're no mean artist! — sei un vero artista!

6) colloq. (small)

that's no mean feat! — non è cosa da poco!

7) lett. (lowly) [ dwelling] squallido, meschino; [ birth] basso; [ origin] umile, modesto

8) AE colloq. (unwell)

to feel mean — sentirsi giù di corda, non sentirsi in forma
II [miːn]
aggettivo (average) medio, intermedio
III [miːn]
nome

1) mat. media f.

above the mean — al di sopra della media

2) fig. (middle point) mezzo m., via f. di mezzo
IV [miːn]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. meant)

1) (signify) [word, symbol, phrase] significare, voler dire

the name means nothing to me — il nome non mi dice niente

2) (intend)

to mean to do — avere l'intenzione o proporsi di fare

to mean sb. to do — BE

to mean for sb. to do — AE volere che qcn. faccia

to be meant for sb. — [ question] essere rivolto a qcn.; [ bomb] essere destinato a qcn.

I meant it as a joke — guarda che era uno scherzo

he doesn't mean you any harm — non vuole o intende farti del male

what do you mean by opening my letters? — che cosa ti salta in testa di aprire le mie lettere?

to mean well by sb. — essere benintenzionato verso qcn.

he means business — fa sul serio

he means what he says — (he is sincere) dice sul serio; (he is menacing) fa sul serio

he meant no offence — non voleva offendere

I didn't mean to do it — non l'ho fatto apposta

without meaning to — senza volerlo, inavvertitamente

3) (entail) [strike, law] comportare [shortages, changes]

4) (intend to say)

what do you mean by that remark? — che cosa vuoi dire con ciò?

do you mean me? — stai parlando di me?

I mean to say, who wants a car that won't start? — voglio dire, chi vorrebbe una macchina che non parte?

I know what you mean — so che cosa intendi o vuoi dire

5) (be of value)

a promise means nothing — una promessa non vuol dire nulla

money means everything to her — i soldi sono tutto per lei

your friendship means a lot to me — la tua amicizia è molto importante per me

6) sempre passivo (be destined)

to be meant to do — essere destinato a fare

it was meant to be — era destino che fosse così

they were meant for each other — erano fatti l'uno per l'altra

7) sempre passivo (be supposed to be)

he's meant to be — dovrebbe essere [impartial, sad]

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[mi:n] I adjective
1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).)

2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.)

3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.)

4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.)

•

- meanly
- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective
1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.)

2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.)
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?)

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.)

•

- meaning
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, eloquente

- meaningful
- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well
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I [miːn]
aggettivo

1) (ungenerous) [ person] avaro; [attitude, nature] meschino; [ examiner] severo

he's mean with money — è attaccato ai soldi

2) colloq. (unkind) [ person] meschino, vile; [ trick] ignobile

3) (vicious) [animal, person, expression] cattivo

that man has got a mean streak — in quell'uomo c'è una vena di cattiveria

4) (tough) [city, street] ostile

5) colloq. (skilful) [cook, cocktail] formidabile, fantastico

he plays a mean game of tennis — gioca a tennis in modo formidabile

you're no mean artist! — sei un vero artista!

6) colloq. (small)

that's no mean feat! — non è cosa da poco!

7) lett. (lowly) [ dwelling] squallido, meschino; [ birth] basso; [ origin] umile, modesto

8) AE colloq. (unwell)

to feel mean — sentirsi giù di corda, non sentirsi in forma
II [miːn]
aggettivo (average) medio, intermedio
III [miːn]
nome

1) mat. media f.

above the mean — al di sopra della media

2) fig. (middle point) mezzo m., via f. di mezzo
IV [miːn]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. meant)

1) (signify) [word, symbol, phrase] significare, voler dire

the name means nothing to me — il nome non mi dice niente

2) (intend)

to mean to do — avere l'intenzione o proporsi di fare

to mean sb. to do — BE

to mean for sb. to do — AE volere che qcn. faccia

to be meant for sb. — [ question] essere rivolto a qcn.; [ bomb] essere destinato a qcn.

I meant it as a joke — guarda che era uno scherzo

he doesn't mean you any harm — non vuole o intende farti del male

what do you mean by opening my letters? — che cosa ti salta in testa di aprire le mie lettere?

to mean well by sb. — essere benintenzionato verso qcn.

he means business — fa sul serio

he means what he says — (he is sincere) dice sul serio; (he is menacing) fa sul serio

he meant no offence — non voleva offendere

I didn't mean to do it — non l'ho fatto apposta

without meaning to — senza volerlo, inavvertitamente

3) (entail) [strike, law] comportare [shortages, changes]

4) (intend to say)

what do you mean by that remark? — che cosa vuoi dire con ciò?

do you mean me? — stai parlando di me?

I mean to say, who wants a car that won't start? — voglio dire, chi vorrebbe una macchina che non parte?

I know what you mean — so che cosa intendi o vuoi dire

5) (be of value)

a promise means nothing — una promessa non vuol dire nulla

money means everything to her — i soldi sono tutto per lei

your friendship means a lot to me — la tua amicizia è molto importante per me

6) sempre passivo (be destined)

to be meant to do — essere destinato a fare

it was meant to be — era destino che fosse così

they were meant for each other — erano fatti l'uno per l'altra

7) sempre passivo (be supposed to be)

he's meant to be — dovrebbe essere [impartial, sad]

English-Italian dictionary > mean
10 harm

1. noun
(damage; injury; distress: I'll make sure you come to no harm; He meant no harm; It'll do you no harm to go.) daño, mal, perjuicio

2. verb
(to cause (a person) harm: There's no need to be frightened - he won't harm you.) hacer daño, lastimar

- harmful
- harmless
- harmlessly
- harmlessness
- out of harm's way

harm¹ n daño / mal

to come to no harm no pasarle nada a alguien

if I am with you, you will come to no harm si estoy contigo, no te pasará nada

to do somebody harm hacerle daño a alguien / perjudicar a alguien

there's no harm in... no se pierde nada... / no es malo...

there's no harm in trying no se pierde nada por intentarlo

there's no harm in the occasional chocolate biscuit una galleta de chocolate de vez en cuando no es malo

harm² vb hacer daño

hard work doesn't harm anyone el trabajo duro no hace daño a nadie

harm

tr[hɑːm]

noun

1 mal nombre masculino, daño, perjuicio

■ the frost caused a lot of harm to the crops las heladas causaron mucho daño en los cultivos

■ there's no harm in trying no hay nada malo en intentarlo

■ the little girl came to no harm no le pasó nada a la pequeña

transitive verb

1 dañar, perjudicar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be out of harm's way estar a salvo

he/she wouldn't harm a fly es inofensivo,-a

harm ['hɑrm] vt

: hacerle daño a, perjudicar

harm n

: daño m, perjuicio m

harm

n.

• daño s.m.

• detrimento s.m.

• extorsión s.f.

• injuria s.f.

• mal s.m.

• mella s.f.

• perjuicio s.m.

v.

• dañar v.

• hacer daño a v.

• hacer mal a v.

• injuriar v.

• lacerar v.

• maleficiar v.

• maliciar v.

• perjudicar v.

I hɑːrm, hɑːm
mass noun daño m

to do harm to somebody/something — hacerle* daño a alguien/algo

to do more harm than good — hacer* más mal or daño que bien

don't worry, there's no harm done — no se preocupe, no es nada

there's no harm in asking — con preguntar no se pierde nada

where's/what's the harm in that? — ¿y qué tiene (eso) de malo?

he'll come to no harm, he won't come to any harm — no le va a pasar nada

I didn't mean him any harm — no quería hacerle daño

to be out of harm's way — estar* a salvo

to get somebody out of harm's way — poner* a alguien a salvo

II

transitive verb \<\<person/object\>\> hacerle* daño a; \<\<reputation/career\>\> perjudicar*

[hɑːm]
1.

N daño m, mal m, perjuicio m

• to do sb harm — hacer daño a algn; (fig) perjudicar a algn

it does more harm than good — es peor el remedio que la enfermedad

the harm is done now — el daño or mal ya está hecho

• don't worry, no harm done — no te preocupes, no ha sido nada

there's no harm in trying — nada se pierde con probar

I see no harm in that — no veo nada en contra de eso

he means no harm — no tiene malas intenciones

• out of harm's way — a salvo, fuera de peligro

to keep out of harm's way — evitar el peligro

we moved the car out of harm's way — quitamos el coche de en medio, movimos el coche a un lugar seguro

2.

VT [+ person] hacer daño a, hacer mal a; [+ health, reputation, interests] perjudicar; [+ crops] dañar, estropear

3.

VI sufrir daños

will it harm in the rain? — ¿lo estropeará la lluvia?

it won't harm for that — eso no le hará daño

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I [hɑːrm, hɑːm]
mass noun daño m

to do harm to somebody/something — hacerle* daño a alguien/algo

to do more harm than good — hacer* más mal or daño que bien

don't worry, there's no harm done — no se preocupe, no es nada

there's no harm in asking — con preguntar no se pierde nada

where's/what's the harm in that? — ¿y qué tiene (eso) de malo?

he'll come to no harm, he won't come to any harm — no le va a pasar nada

I didn't mean him any harm — no quería hacerle daño

to be out of harm's way — estar* a salvo

to get somebody out of harm's way — poner* a alguien a salvo

II

transitive verb \<\<person/object\>\> hacerle* daño a; \<\<reputation/career\>\> perjudicar*

English-spanish dictionary > harm
11 mean

1. II
|| mean well (ill) иметь добрые (дурные) намерения; he often makes mistakes but he means well он часто ошибается, но у него добрые намерения
2. III
1) mean smb., smth. mean him (smb.'s father, John, the red pencil, etc.) иметь в виду /подразумевать/ его и т.д., keep out, that means you вход воспрещен /сюда не входить/, это касается вас; do you mean me? вы меня имеете в виду?, это вы обо мне?; when I say "no" I mean "no" когда я говорю "нет", это значит "нет"; I'm not joking: I really mean it это не шутка, [я говорю] это серьезно: what [exactly] do you mean? что вы [действительно] хотите сказать /имеете в виду/?; he is often rude without meaning it он часто грубит, не имея в виду обидеть кого-л.

2) mean smth. mean no harm (no offence, etc.) не хотеть сделать дурного и т.д. ; mean mischief иметь дурные намерения; затевать [что-л.] дурное; mean business coll. а) браться за что-л. серьезно /решительно/; б) говорить всерьез

3) mean smth. the Latin word "homo'' means "a man'' латинское слово "homo" значит /означает/ "человек"; these words (these things, her actions, etc.) mean nothing эти слова и т.д. ничего не значат; what does this word mean? что значит это слово?; this letter may mean anything это письмо может означать что угодно; his refusal means my ruin его отказ означает мою гибель /приведет меня к гибели/; this frontier incident means war этот пограничный инцидент предвещает войну; what does all this mean? что все это значит?; it doesn't mean a thing это ровно ничего не значит; his words mean much за его словами стоит глубокий смысл
3. IV
mean smth. in some manner mean smth. well хотеть /намереваться/ сделать что-л. по-хорошему; don't be offended by his criticism, he meant it kindly не обижайтесь на его критику, он хотел вам помочь
4. V
mean smb. smth. mean smb. no harm не желать кому-л. зла; mean smb. no good не желать кому-л. добра; he never meant us anything but good он всегда желал нам только добра
5. VII
mean smb. to do smth. mean smb. to go (to use smth., to think, to give smth., etc.) иметь в виду /хотеть/, чтобы кто-л. ушел и т.д., he meant me to spend the money on myself он хотел, чтобы я потратил /имел в виду, что я потрачу/ эти деньги на себя; I certainly meant them to give it back to me конечно же, я имел в виду /предполагал/, что они мне это вернут
6. XI
be meant for smb. this parcel (the present, the remark, etc.) is meant for her (for my father, etc.) этот пакет и т.д. предназначается для нее и т.д.; the bullet was meant for you эта пуля предназначалась вам /для вас/; was this book meant for me? эта книга для меня?; they were meant for each other они были созданы друг для друга; be meant for smth. this room is meant for a study эта комната предназначается под кабинет; she took internally what was meant for external application она выпила лекарство, которое назначается только как наружное; it is meant for a joke это надо принимать как шутку, я шучу; these figures are not meant to be accurate эти цифры не следует считать точными; what is this meant for? это для чего?; be meant to be smb. he was meant to be an actor (a barrister, a soldier, a pianist, etc.) его прочили в актеры и т.д., думали, что он будет актером и т.д.; be meant by smb. for smth. he was meant by his parents for a soldier родители прочили /готовили/ его в солдаты; be meant in some manner be meant seriously (jokingly) делать /говорить/ что-л. всерьез (в шутку)
7. XIII
mean to do smth. mean to say smth. (to go, to hurt smb., to talk to smb., to have smth., to succeed, etc.) намереваться /собираться, иметь в виду/ сказать что-л. и т.д.; I meant to call, but I forgot я собирался позвонить, но забыл; do you mean to stay long? вы надолго задержитесь?; what do you mean to do now? что вы предполагаете /собираетесь/ теперь делать?; I don't mean to put up with that insult я не намерен /не собираюсь/ мириться с этим оскорблением; I honestly meant to do it today я честно решил сделать это сегодня; do you mean to see him before you go? вы собираетесь повидаться с ним перед отъездом?; I mean to be obeyed я добьюсь, чтобы меня слушались
8. XIV
mean doing smth. I never meant going я совсем не собирался уходить
9. XVI
|| mean well (ill) to /by/ smb. иметь добрые (дурные) намерения по отношению к кому-л.; don't worry about what he says, because he really means well by us не обращайте внимания на его слова, по существу он нам желает добра
10. XXI1
1) mean smth. by smth. what do you mean by that? что вы этим хотите сказать?; what do you mean by "liberal"? что вы понимаете под словом "либеральный"?; what do you mean by this word? что означает это слово?

2) mean smth. to smb. mean much (little, a lot, a great deal, the world, etc.) to smb. много и т.д. значить /иметь большую и т.д. ценность/ для кого-л.; I cannot tell you what he has meant to me не могу вам сказать, что /как много/ он для меня значил /как важен он для меня был/; your words mean nothing to me ваши слова ничего для меня не значат; his name means nothing to me его имя ни о чем /ничего/ мне не говорит; modern music means very little to him современная музыка очень мало для него значит, он очень мало /невысоко/ ценит современную музыку

3) mean smth. for smb. mean the house for one's son (this book for you, the purse for her fiancee, etc.) предназначать дом для сына и т.д., mean smth. for /as/ smth. I meant that for your good я делал это для вашей [же] пользы; I meant the remark as a joke я сказал это в шутку
11. XXIV1
mean smth. as smth. I meant it as a joke я только пошутил, я сказал это в шутку; he meant it as a kindness у него были добрые намерения
12. XXV
mean that... (what..., etc.) I mean that you are a liar я хочу сказать, что вы лжете; I mean that he is stingy я имею в виду, что он скуп; I mean what I say я именно это и хочу сказать, я говорю то, что дичаю; do you think he meant what he said? как вы думаете, он это серьезно говорил?; if I don't come before noon, it means I can't come если меня не будет до полудня - значит, я не мог прийти

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > mean
12 mean

adj.

1 medio(a) (promedio)

2 promedio, término medio.

3 perverso, malo, alevoso, canalla.

4 tacaño, agarrado, mezquino, miserable.

5 bajo, ruin, soez, pendón.

s.

1 media (promedio)

2 término medio.

vt.

1 significar (signify) (of word, event) ; querer decir (persona)

2 hablar en serio (speak sincerely)

3 significar (be of importance) ( to para)

4 significar, suponer (imply, involve)

5 (intentar, pretender)

to mean to do something tener (la) intención de hacer algo

she means well lo hace con buena intención

I mean him no harm no pretendo hacerle ningún daño

I mean to succeed me he propuesto triunfar

you were meant to ring me first se suponía que primero me tenías que telefonear

it's meant to be a good film (se supone que) tiene que ser una buena película

she meant you to have this ring quería que esta sortija fuera para ti

it was meant as a joke/a compliment pretendía ser una broma/un cumplido

the bomb was meant for you la bomba iba destinada a ti

this portrait is meant to be of the duke este cuadro pretende ser un retrato del duque

we were meant for each other estábamos hechos el uno para el otro

6 querer decir que.

vi.

(pret. y. (pt & pp meant)

Nuevo Diccionario Inglés-Español > mean
13 harm

harm [hɑ:m]

1 noun

(UNCOUNT) (physical) mal m; (psychological) tort m, mal m;

∎ to do sb harm faire du mal à qn;

∎ I hope Ed won't come to (any) harm j'espère qu'il n'arrivera rien à Ed;

∎ a bath wouldn't do him any harm un bain ne lui ferait pas de mal;

∎ she has done you no harm elle ne vous a fait aucun mal;

∎ they didn't mean any harm ils ne voulaient pas (faire) de mal;

∎ Ted means no harm Ted n'est pas méchant;

∎ I know you didn't mean any harm when you said it je sais que tu ne l'as pas dit méchamment;

∎ the incident did a great deal of harm to his reputation cet incident a beaucoup nui à sa réputation;

∎ no harm done il n'y a pas de mal;

∎ there's no harm in trying il n'y a pas de mal à essayer, on ne perd rien à essayer;

∎ I see no harm in their going je ne vois pas d'inconvénient à ce qu'ils y aillent;

∎ what harm is there in it? qu'est-ce qu'il y a de mal (à cela)?;

∎ no harm will come of it ça n'est pas grave;

∎ too much adverse publicity will do their cause a great deal of harm trop de mauvaise publicité nuira énormément à leur cause;

∎ to do more harm than good faire plus de mal que de bien;

∎ out of harm's way (person) en sûreté, en lieu sûr; (things) en lieu sûr

2 transitive verb

(a) (person → physically) faire du mal à; (→ psychologically) faire du tort à, nuire à;

∎ Ray wouldn't harm a hair on her head Ray ne lui ferait aucun mal;

∎ he wasn't harmed by the experience ça ne lui a pas fait de mal

(b) (surface) abîmer, endommager; (crops) endommager; (environment) nuire à

(c) (cause, interests) causer du tort à, être préjudiciable à; (reputation) salir

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > harm
14 ♦ harm

♦ harm /hɑ:m/
n. [u]

1 danno; offesa; pregiudizio: The heavy rain has done little harm, la pioggia abbondante ha causato pochi danni

2 male: to come to no harm, non subire danni; uscire indenne; to mean no harm, non aver l'intenzione d'offendere; ( anche) essere innocuo; He did me no harm, non mi fece alcun male; There's no harm in it, non c'è niente di male in ciò; to do more harm than good, fare più male che bene; It wouldn't do you any harm to go to bed a bit earlier, non ti farebbe male andare a dormire un po' più presto

● to be out of harm's way, essere al sicuro □ No harm done!, niente di male! □ (prov.) There's no harm in trying, tentar non nuoce.
♦ (to) harm /hɑ:m/
v. t.

1 danneggiare; recar danno a; nuocere, far male a: He didn't want to harm you, non voleva farti del male

2 (leg.) ledere

● He wouldn't harm a fly, non farebbe male a una mosca.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ harm
15 mean

mean

1. mean [mi:n] adj

1) ( esp Brit) ( miserly) geizig, knauserig, kleinlich;

to be \mean with sth mit etw dat geizen

2) ( unkind) gemein, fies ( fam)

I 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

3) (Am) ( vicious) aggressiv;

( dangerous) gefährlich;

\mean dog bissiger Hund

4) ( run-down) heruntergekommen, schäbig ( pej)

5) ( bad) schlecht;

he's no \mean cook er ist kein schlechter Koch;

no \mean feat eine Meisterleistung

6) (Am) (sl: good) super ( fam), toll ( fam), geil (sl)

he plays a \mean guitar er spielt supergeil Gitarre (sl)

7) (form: small) gering;

it should be clear even to the \meanest understanding das sollte auch dem Unbedarftesten klar sein

2. mean <meant, meant> [mi:n] vt

to \mean sth

1) ( signify) word, symbol etw bedeuten;

that sign \means ‘no parking’ das Schild bedeutet ‚Parken verboten‘;

does that name \mean anything to you? sagt dir der Name etwas?

2) ( intend to convey) person etw meinen;

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 meinst

3) ( 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 hat

4) ( 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;

to \mean sb [or (Am) for sb] to do sth wollen, dass jd etw tut;

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;

to be \meant to be sth ( intended to represent) etw sein [o darstellen] sollen;

( 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 sein

5) ( result in) etw bedeuten [o ( fam) heißen];

lower 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;

to \mean a lot/ nothing/ something to sb jdm viel/nichts/etwas 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 sagen

3. mean [mi:n] n

( average) Mittel nt; ( average value) Mittelwert m; ( fig) Mittelweg m adj

inv durchschnittlich

English-German students dictionary > mean
16 mean

§ ნიშვნა; მხედველობაში ქონა; საზიზღარი, ფლიდი, ძუნწი; უპატიოსნო; საშუალო

§

1 ძუნწი, ხელმოჭერილი

he is mean with his money ფულს ხელს უჭერს // ფული ენანება

don't be mean! ნუ ხარ ძუნწი!

he meant no harm არავისი წყენა არ მინდოდა

I don't mean to pry, but… თქვენს საქმეში ცხვირის ჩაყოფა არ მინდა, მაგრამ...

that is precisely what I mean ზუსტად ამას ვგულისხმობ

I didn't mean to insult you შენი შეურაცხყოფა არ მინდოდა

he means mischief ცუდი რამ განიზრახა

I didn't mean that მე ეს არ მქონდა მხედველობაში

what in the world do you mean? ბოლოს და ბოლოს, რისი თქმა გინდა?

his words are meant for effect მისი სირყვები ეფექტისთვისაა გამიზნული

it meant the death of our plans ეს ჩვენი გეგმების ჩაშლას ნიშნავდა

I have no conception of what you mean არ მესმის / ვერ გავიგე, რას გულისხმობ

a dog is coming, and I'm afraid it means business ძაღლი მოდის და ვშიშობ, რაღაც ცუდს აპირებს

2 ღარიბული, უბადრუკი

a mean dinner ღარიბული სადილი

mean appearance საცოდავი / უბადრუკი გარეგნობა

I feel mean უქეიფოდ ვგრძნობ თავს

no mean საკმაოდ კარგი

he is a no mean pianist სულაც არ არის ცუდი პიანისტი / საკმაოდ კარგი პიანისტია

3 სულმდაბალი, უნამუსო, ბოროტი

a mean trick უნამუსო საქციელი, ხრიკი

it is mean of him მისი მხრიდან ეს არაკაცობაა

he is mean to his father მამას ცუდად ექცევა

he is a mean creature საძაგელი ვინმეა!

4 მდაბიო

of mean birth მდაბიო წარმოშობისა

5 საშუალო

the mean annual temperature საშუალო წლიური ტემპერატურა

6 (meant) დაპირება (აპირებს)

he means to go წასვლას აპირებს

I meant to help her ვაპირებდი მის დახმარებას

7 (meant) უნდა

I didn't mean to offend you შენი წყენინება არ მინდოდა

he meant well by you შენთვის კარგი უნდოდა

he means you no harm შენთვის ცუდი არ უნდა // ცუდს არაფერს გიპირებს

he means mischief / harm ცუდი განზრახვა აქვს

what do you mean by that? ამით რისი თქმა გინდა?

8 (meant) მხედველობაში აქვს, გულისხმობს

what do you mean? რას გულისხმობ?

that's not what I meant ეს არ მქონდა მხედველობაში // ამას არ ვგულისხმობდი

if you know what I mean თუ ხვდებით, რისი თქმაც მინდა

9 (meant) ნიშნავს

what does this word mean? ეს სიტყვა რას ნიშნავს?

your friendship means a lot to me შენთან მეგობრობა ჩემთვის ბევრს ნიშნავს

the title of the book means nothing to me ამ წიგნის სათაური არაფერს მეუბნება

I mean it // I mean what I say ამას სერიოზულად ვამბობ

you can't mean it! ნუთუ ამას სერიოზულად ამბობ? / აპირებ?

10 (meant) განკუთვნება (განკუთვნილია)

it was meant for her მისთვის იყო განკუთვნილი

these words were meant for me ეს სიტყვები ჩემ გასაგონად ითქვა

English-Georgian dictionary > mean
17 mean

mi:n I adjective
1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) gjerrig, gnien

2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) gemen; dårlig gjort

3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) ondskapsfull

4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) simpel, ussel, tarvelig

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- meanly
- 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.) middel-, gjennomsnitts-
2. noun
(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) middel(tall)
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?) bety; 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.) ha i tankene, akte

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- meaning
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.) megetsigende

- meaningful
- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well

bety
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gjennomsnittlig
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gjerrig
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lav
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middel

I
subst. \/miːn\/

1) ( gammeldags) middel

2) middelvei

3) ( matematikk eller statistikk) middeltall, gjennomsnitt, gjennomsnittstall

• the mean of 3,5 and 7 is 5

middeltallet av 3,5 og 7 er 5

by fair means or foul med det onde eller det gode, for enhver pris

committee of ways and means se ➢ committee

the golden mean den gylne middelvei

strike the golden mean gå den gylne middelvei

there is a mean in all things måtehold er en dyd

ways and means se ➢ way, 1
II
verb ( meant - meant) \/miːn\/

1) bety

• dictionaries tell you what words mean

ordbøker forteller deg hva ord betyr

2) innebære, være ensbetydende med

• a misjudgement on his part will mean war

en feilvurdering fra hans side er ensbetydende med krig

• it means that...

det betyr at \/ det innebærer at

• does the name mean anything to you?

sier navnet deg noe?

• twenty pounds means a lot to him

20 pund betyr mye for ham

• I know what it means to be alone

jeg vet hva det vil si å være alene

• what is meant by that word?

hva menes med det ordet? \/ hva betyr det ordet?

• what does all this mean?

hva er meningen med alt dette?\/hva skal alt dette bety?

3) mene, ville

• he means no harm

han mener ikke noe vondt med det

• he means everything for the best

han gjør alt i beste hensikt \/ han mener alt godt

• they mean well

de mener det (så) godt

4) akte, ha i sinne, ha til hensikt

• he means his son to be a teacher

han har besluttet at sønnen hans skal bli lærer

• I meant to tell you

jeg hadde tenkt å fortelle det til deg

5) være beregnet på, være myntet på, gjelde

• it was meant for a garage

det var tenkt som garasje\/(det var meningen) det skulle bli garasje

• I meant this book for him

jeg hadde tenkt at han skulle få denne boken

• that bullet was meant for me

den kulen var tiltenkt meg

• it was meant for you

det var myntet på deg

• what is this meant to be?

hva skal dette forestille?

6) mene, sikte til, tilsikte

• you don't mean it!

det mener du ikke!\/det kan du ikke mene!

• you don't mean to say that...

du mener vel ikke å si at...

• do you mean me?

er det meg du mener?\/sikter du til meg?

I mean to say! ( hverdagslig) det er jo det jeg mener! jo, jeg mener det!

mean by mene med

• what do you mean by that?

hva mener du med det?

meant for forutbestemt for

• Fate meant us for each other

det var forutbestemt at vi skulle ha hverandre

• we were meant for each other

vi var bestemt for hverandre

say one thing and mean another si en ting og mene noe annet
III
adj. \/miːn\/

1) ( spesielt vitenskapelig) middel-, gjennomsnitts-, gjennomsnittlig

2) ( gammeldags) mellom-, middelmådig, måtelig
IV
adj. \/miːn\/

1) gjerrig, påholden, smålig

2) ussel, lav, simpel, ond, gemen, nedrig, lumpen, ufin

3) ringe, simpel, vulgær

• they were of mean birth

de var av ringe herkomst

• she has mean opinions of me

hun har lave tanker om meg

• he is no mean piano player

han er ingen dårlig pianist

• the meanest intelligence

den enkleste forstand

4) lurvet, tarvelig, vemmelig

5) (amer.) ondskapsfull, slem, ekkel

6) (amer., slang) besværlig, vanskelig, vrang

feel mean ( hverdagslig) føle seg elendig føle seg liten, være flau

English-Norwegian dictionary > mean
18 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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- meanly
- 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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- meaning
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

- meaningful
- 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

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- meanly
- 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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- meaning
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

- meaningful
- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well

English-Danish dictionary > mean
19 mean

adj. gemiddeld; door middel; gemeen, verachtelijk; armoedig, arm, pover; bedelaar; minderwaardig
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n. middelmaat, middenweg; gemiddelde (waarde)
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v. bedoelen; menen; weten; betekenen

mean¹

[ mie:n]

I 〈 telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 middelmaat ⇒ 〈 figuurlijk〉 middenweg

2 gemiddelde (waarde)

II 〈 meervoud〉

1 〈 vaak behandeld als enkelvoud〉 middel

2 middelen (van bestaan)

♦voorbeelden:

1   means of grace • sacramenten

     by means of • door middel/bemiddeling van

     by all (manner of) means • in elk geval; op alle mogelijke manieren

     by no means, not by any (manner of) means • in geen geval

     a means to an end • een middel om een doel te bereiken

2   man of means • bemiddeld man

     live beyond one's means • boven zijn stand leven

→ fair fair/

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mean²

〈 meanness〉

I 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉

1 gemeen ⇒ laag

2 gemeen ⇒ ongemanierd

3 zelfzuchtig ⇒ gierig

4 armzalig ⇒ armoedig

5 〈 voornamelijk Amerikaans-Engels〉 kwaadaardig ⇒ vals

♦voorbeelden:

1   mean motives • laag-bij-de-grondse motieven

2   mean tricks • ordinaire trucs

3   be mean over money • krenterig met geld zijn

4   a mean building • een vervallen gebouw

II 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord, attributief〉

1 gemiddeld ⇒ doorsnee-

2 gebrekkig ⇒ beperkt

3 laag ⇒ gering 〈 afkomst〉

4 〈 informeel〉 geweldig ⇒ fantastisch

♦voorbeelden:

1   mean life • gemiddelde levensduur

     mean price • middenprijs

2   no mean cook • een buitengewone kok

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mean³

〈 meant, meant [ ment]〉

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 het bedoelen

♦voorbeelden:

1   mean ill/well (to/towards/by someone) • het slecht/goed menen (met iemand)

II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 betekenen ⇒ willen zeggen

2 bedoelen

3 de bedoeling hebben ⇒ voorhebben

4 menen

5 bestemmen ⇒ voorbestemmen

6 betekenen ⇒ beduiden, neerkomen op

♦voorbeelden:

1   it means nothing to me • het zegt me niets; ik begrijp er niets van

2   what do you mean by that? • wat bedoel je daarmee?; wat heeft dat te betekenen?

3   mean business • vastberaden zijn

     he means you no harm/no harm to you • hij wil je geen kwaad doen

     I mean to leave tomorrow • ik ben van plan morgen te vertrekken

4   get out, and I mean it! • eruit, en ik meen het!

6   those clouds mean rain • die wolken voorspellen regen

English-Dutch dictionary > mean
20 harm

[haːm]
n

1) вред, зло, опасность

He did me no harm. — Он мне ничего плохого не сделал.

It will do no harm to remind him of it (to show him the picture). — Хуже не будет, если напомнить ему об этом (показать ему картину).

There is no (little) harm in staying late occasionally. — Изредка посидеть допоздна не вредно.

- chief harm
- serious harm
- see no harm in doing so
- see no harm in it
- do smb, smth harm
- mean no harm
- be safe from harm
- do harm to the children
- keep smb out of harm's way
- protect smb against harm
- preserve smth from harm
- keep the girl from all harm
- it does more harm than good
- that won't do any harm
2) ущерб, убытки, урон, вред, разрушение, повреждение

The goods suffered harm from being out in the rain. — Товару был нанесен ущерб оттого, что он попал под дождь. /Товар пострадал от дождя.

No harm will be done/caused by the delay. — Задержка не причинит никакого ущерба. /Отсрочка вреда не принесет

- great harm
- tremendous harm
- bodily harm
- grievous bodily harm
- threaten bodily harm
- cause smb, smth harm
- do harm to the crops
- do harm to the city
- prevent harm
- counterbalance harm
- harm done by the storm amounts to millions of dollars

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mean (somebody) no harm — mean (sb) no ˈharm | not mean (sb) any ˈharm idiom to not have any intention of hurting sb Main entry: ↑meanidiom … Useful english dictionary
not mean (somebody) any harm — mean (sb) no ˈharm | not mean (sb) any ˈharm idiom to not have any intention of hurting sb Main entry: ↑meanidiom … Useful english dictionary
mean — mean1 /meen/, v., meant, meaning. v.t. 1. to have in mind as one s purpose or intention; intend: I meant to compliment you on your work. 2. to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. 3. to intend to… … Universalium
mean no harm — phrase to not intend to hurt, damage, or upset someone or something I didn’t mean any harm: it was just a joke. Thesaurus: to not hurt or harm someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: harm * * * not intend to cause damage or insult this was cruel … Useful english dictionary
Mean — (m[=e]n), a. [Compar. {Meaner} (m[=e]n [ e]r); superl. {Meanest}.] [OE. mene, AS. m[=ae]ne wicked; akin to m[=a]n, a., wicked, n., wickedness, OS. m[=e]n wickedness, OHG. mein, G. meineid perjury, Icel. mein harm, hurt, and perh. to AS.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Harm — Harm, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harmed} (h[aum]rmd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Harming}.] [OE. harmen, AS. hearmian. See {Harm}, n.] To hurt; to injure; to damage; to wrong. [1913 Webster] Though yet he never harmed me. Shak. [1913 Webster] No ground of enmity … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
harm — 1 noun (U) 1 damage, injury, or trouble caused by someone s actions or by an event: do harm to: Modern farming methods have done considerable harm to the countryside. | do more harm than good (=cause even more problems rather than improving the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mean — mean1 W1S1 [mi:n] v [T] past tense and past participle meant [ment] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(have a particular meaning)¦ 2¦(intend to say something)¦ 3¦(intend to do something)¦ 4¦(result in something)¦ 5¦(be familiar)¦ 6¦(say something seriously)¦ 7¦(how… … Dictionary of contemporary English
mean — I UK [miːn] / US [mɪn] verb [transitive] Word forms mean : present tense I/you/we/they mean he/she/it means present participle meaning past tense meant UK [ment] / US past participle meant *** Get it right: mean: When you want to say what… … English dictionary
mean — mean1 [ min ] (past tense and past participle meant [ ment ] ) verb transitive *** 1. ) to have a particular meaning: The word means something different in French. What does pulchritude mean? mean something by something: Everything depends on… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
harm — harm1 S3 [ha:m US ha:rm] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: hearm] 1.) damage, injury, or trouble caused by someone s actions or by an event ▪ Modern farming methods have done considerable harm to the countryside. ▪ Socks that are too tight can cause… … Dictionary of contemporary English

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