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unkind [ʌnˈkaɪnd]

adjective

a. [person, remark, behaviour] méchant

• to be unkind to sb être méchant avec qn

b. ( = adverse) cruel ( to sb envers qn)

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[ʌn'kaɪnd]
adjective [person, thought, act] pas très gentil/-ille; [remark] hostile; [climate, environment] rude; [fate] littér cruel/-elle

it was a bit unkind — ce n'était pas très gentil

it was unkind of her to do — ce n'était pas très gentil de sa part de faire

to be unkind to somebody — ( by deed) ne pas être gentil avec quelqu'un; ( verbally) être méchant avec quelqu'un

English-French dictionary > unkind
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unkind adj [person, thought, act] pas très gentil/-ille ; [remark] hostile ; [climate, environment] rude ; [fate] littér cruel/-elle ; it was a bit unkind ce n'était pas très gentil ; it is/was unkind of her to do ce n'est/n'était pas très gentil de sa part de faire ; to be unkind to sb ( by deed) ne pas être gentil avec qn ; ( verbally) être méchant avec qn.

Idiom

the unkindest cut of all le coup le plus perfide.

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5 unkind

unkind [ʌn'kaɪnd]

adjective

(a) (person) peu aimable, qui n'est pas gentil; (manner) peu aimable; (thought) vilain, méchant; (remark) désobligeant, méchant;

∎ he was rather unkind to me il n'a pas été très gentil à mon égard ou avec moi;

∎ to say unkind things to sb dire des méchancetés à qn;

∎ to be unkind to animals être cruel avec les animaux;

∎ literary the unkindest cut of all la pire des trahisons

(b) (climate) rigoureux, rude

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6 unkind

[ʌn'kaɪnd]
aggettivo [person, thought, act] scortese, sgarbato; [ remark] acido; [climate, environment] ostile, inospitale; [ fate] lett. crudele

it was a bit unkind — non è stato molto gentile

it was unkind of her to do — è stato scortese da parte sua fare

to be unkind to sb. — (by deed) essere sgarbato con qcn.; (verbally) essere acido o sgarbato con qcn

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adjective

(cruel or harsh: You were very unkind to her.) crudele; scortese

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unkind /ʌnˈkaɪnd/
a.

1 scortese: unkind remarks [jokes], osservazioni [battute] scortesi; He's very unkind to his wife, non è affatto gentile con sua moglie; It was unkind of you to laugh at her, è stato scortese da parte tua ridere di lei

2 crudele; duro: He is unkind to animals, è crudele con (o maltratta) gli animali

3 ( di clima) rigido; inclemente

4 ( del terreno) impervio
unkindness n. [u].
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[ʌn'kaɪnd]
aggettivo [person, thought, act] scortese, sgarbato; [ remark] acido; [climate, environment] ostile, inospitale; [ fate] lett. crudele

it was a bit unkind — non è stato molto gentile

it was unkind of her to do — è stato scortese da parte sua fare

to be unkind to sb. — (by deed) essere sgarbato con qcn.; (verbally) essere acido o sgarbato con qcn

English-Italian dictionary > unkind
7 unkind

adjective

(cruel or harsh: You were very unkind to her.) cruel, duro

unkind adj poco amable / cruel / malo

an unkind comment un comentario poco amable

unkind

tr[ʌn'kaɪnd]

adjective

1 (unpleasant) poco amable, desconsiderado,-a

2 (cruel) cruel; (criticism) despiadado,-a

unkind [.ʌn'kaɪnd] adj

: poco amable, cruel

♦ unkindly adv

unkind

adj.

• cruel adj.

• despiadado, -a adj.

• duro, -a adj.

• malintencionado, -a adj.

• poco amable adj.

'ʌn'kaɪnd
adjective -er, -est

a) ( unpleasant) poco amable; ( cruel) cruel, malo

that was very unkind of you — eso fue muy poco amable de tu parte

unkind remarks — comentarios mpl hirientes

to be unkind TO somebody — tratar mal a alguien

b) <climate/weather> inclemente

[ʌn'kaɪnd]
ADJ (compar unkinder) (superl unkindest)
1) (=cruel, nasty) [person] poco amable; (stronger) cruel; [criticism] duro; [remark] cruel; [words] desagradable

that was very unkind of him — eso fue muy poco amable de su parte

I've never known him to be unkind — nunca ha sido desagradable, que yo sepa

she never has an unkind word to say about anyone — nunca dice nada malo de nadie

it would be unkind to say that... — sería cruel decir que...

to be unkind to sb — portarse mal con algn

2) [climate] riguroso

the weather was unkind to us — el tiempo nos jugó una mala pasada

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['ʌn'kaɪnd]
adjective -er, -est

a) ( unpleasant) poco amable; ( cruel) cruel, malo

that was very unkind of you — eso fue muy poco amable de tu parte

unkind remarks — comentarios mpl hirientes

to be unkind TO somebody — tratar mal a alguien

b) <climate/weather> inclemente

English-spanish dictionary > unkind
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adjective

unfreundlich

be unkind to somebody/animals — jemanden/Tiere schlecht behandeln

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adjective

(cruel or harsh: You were very unkind to her.) unfreundlich

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un·kind

[ʌnˈkaɪnd]

adj

1. (not kind) unfreundlich

▪ to be \unkind of sb [to do sth] gemein [o nicht nett] von jdm sein[, etw zu tun]

that was \unkind of you das war nicht nett von dir

▪ to be \unkind to sb unfreundlich zu jdm sein

to be \unkind to animals Tiere schlecht behandeln

\unkind critics ungnädige Kritiker

2. pred (not gentle)

to be \unkind to hair/skin/surfaces die Haare/die Haut/Oberflächen angreifen

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[ʌn'kaɪnd]
adj (+er)

1) person, remark, action (= not nice) unfreundlich, nicht nett; (= cruel) lieblos, gemein; (= harsh) climate, country, action schlecht (to für)

don't be ( so) unkind! — das ist aber gar nicht nett (von dir)!

she was unkind enough to say that... — sie hatte die Unfreundlichkeit zu sagen, dass...

she never has an unkind word to say about anyone — von ihr ist niemals ein unfreundliches or böses Wort über irgendjemanden zu hören

to be unkind to animals — nicht gut zu Tieren sein

unkind to the skin — nicht hautfreundlich

fate has been very unkind to him —

the weather was unkind to us — das Wetter war uns nicht wohl gesonnen

it would be unkind not to tell him the truth — es wäre gemein, ihm nicht die Wahrheit zu sagen

2) (SPORT) bounce unglücklich

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unkind adj (adv unkindly) unfreundlich (to zu)

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adjective

unfreundlich

be unkind to somebody/animals — jemanden/Tiere schlecht behandeln

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adj.

lieblos adj.

unfreundlich adj.

English-german dictionary > unkind
9 unkind un·kind adj

[ʌn'kaɪnd]
- er comp - est superl (person, remark) poco gentile, scortese, (stronger) villano (-a), (fate, blow) crudele

the sun can be unkind to delicate skins — il sole può far male alle pelli delicate

without wishing to be unkind, she's not the most interesting company — senza voler essere scortese, la sua compagnia non è delle più interessanti

it's unkind of him to want my career to fail now — è crudele da parte sua volere che la mia carriera si interrompa adesso

English-Italian dictionary > unkind un·kind adj
10 beast

bi:st
1) (a four-footed (especially large) animal: beasts of the jungle.) bestia

2) (a cruel, brutal person.) bestia, bruto, animal

3) (an unpleasant person: Arthur is a beast for refusing to come!) descortés, rudo

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- beastly
- beastliness

beast n bestia / animal

beast

tr[biːst]

noun

1 bestia, animal nombre masculino

2 (unpleasant person) sinvergüenza nombre masulino o femenino

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

beast of burden bestia de carga

beast ['bi:st] n

1) : bestia f, fiera f

beast of burden: animal de carga

2) brute: bruto m, -ta f; bestia mf

beast

n.

• bestia s.f.

• fiera s.f.

• persona bruta s.f.

• res s.f.

biːst
noun

a) ( animal) bestia f, fiera f

beast of burden — bestia or animal m de carga

b) ( unkind person) (BrE colloq)

don't be such a beast! — no seas malo or asqueroso! (fam)

[biːst]
N
1) (=animal) bestia f

beast of burden — bestia f de carga

the king of the beasts — el rey de los animales

the Beast — (Rel) la Bestia

the mark of the Beast — (Rel) la marca de la Bestia
wild 4.
2) * (=person) bestia * mf

that beast of a policeman — aquel bestia de policía *

what a beast he is! — ¡qué bruto or bestia es! *

you beast! — ¡animal! *

3) * (=thing)

it's a beast of a day — es un día horrible *

it's a beast of a job — es un trabajo de chinos *

a good thriller is a rare beast indeed — escasean las buenas novelas/películas de suspense

this is quite a different beast — esto ya es otra cosa

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[biːst]
noun

a) ( animal) bestia f, fiera f

beast of burden — bestia or animal m de carga

b) ( unkind person) (BrE colloq)

don't be such a beast! — no seas malo or asqueroso! (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > beast
11 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.)

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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.)
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.)

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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.) 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
12 nasty

['nɑːstɪ] 1.
aggettivo colloq.

1) (unpleasant) [ crime] orribile, terribile; [suspicion, surprise, habit, experience, stain, weather] brutto; [sight, feeling, task, rumour] sgradevole; [ expression] cattivo; [ taste] disgustoso, nauseante; [affair, business] brutto, sporco

a nasty look — un'occhiataccia

I got a nasty fright — mi sono preso un bello spavento

to smell nasty — avere un odoraccio

to taste nasty — essere disgustoso, avere un gusto schifoso

things could get nasty — le cose potrebbero mettersi male

to turn nasty — [ dog] diventare cattivo; [ person] incattivirsi; [ weather] guastarsi

to be a nasty piece of work — essere un brutto tipo

2) (unkind) [ person] odioso; [ trick] brutto; [ gossip] cattivo, maligno; [ letter] scortese

to say nasty things about — dire delle cattiverie su

you've got a nasty mind — pensi subito male

3) (serious) [cut, cold, accident, crack] brutto

4) (ugly) [colour, shape] bruttissimo, orrendo

5) (tricky) [problem, question] difficile; [ bend] brutto, pericoloso
2.
nome colloq. (in food, water, air) porcherie f.pl., schifezze f.pl.

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adjective

1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) sgradevole

2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) scortese

3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) cattivo, brutto

4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) brutto

5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) brutto

6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) brutto

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- nastily
- nastiness
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['nɑːstɪ] 1.
aggettivo colloq.

1) (unpleasant) [ crime] orribile, terribile; [suspicion, surprise, habit, experience, stain, weather] brutto; [sight, feeling, task, rumour] sgradevole; [ expression] cattivo; [ taste] disgustoso, nauseante; [affair, business] brutto, sporco

a nasty look — un'occhiataccia

I got a nasty fright — mi sono preso un bello spavento

to smell nasty — avere un odoraccio

to taste nasty — essere disgustoso, avere un gusto schifoso

things could get nasty — le cose potrebbero mettersi male

to turn nasty — [ dog] diventare cattivo; [ person] incattivirsi; [ weather] guastarsi

to be a nasty piece of work — essere un brutto tipo

2) (unkind) [ person] odioso; [ trick] brutto; [ gossip] cattivo, maligno; [ letter] scortese

to say nasty things about — dire delle cattiverie su

you've got a nasty mind — pensi subito male

3) (serious) [cut, cold, accident, crack] brutto

4) (ugly) [colour, shape] bruttissimo, orrendo

5) (tricky) [problem, question] difficile; [ bend] brutto, pericoloso
2.
nome colloq. (in food, water, air) porcherie f.pl., schifezze f.pl.

English-Italian dictionary > nasty
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nasty [ˈnα:stɪ]

adjective

   a. ( = unkind, spiteful) [person, remark] méchant

• to be nasty to sb être méchant avec qn

• to have a nasty temper avoir un sale caractère

• a nasty trick un sale tour

   b. [habit, rumour] vilain ; [bend] dangereux ; [smell, taste, moment] mauvais before n ; [feeling, situation, experience] désagréable ; [weather] affreux

• a nasty shock une mauvaise surprise

• to turn nasty [situation] mal tourner ; [weather] se gâter

• to smell nasty sentir mauvais

• to taste nasty avoir un goût désagréable

   c. ( = serious) [accident] grave ; [fall, wound] vilain

• a nasty cold un gros rhume

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['nɑːstɪ] 1.
(colloq) noun (in food, water, air) saleté f

video nasty — film m d'épouvante en vidéo
2.
adjective

1) ( unpleasant) [crime, experience, sight, taste, surprise, suspicion] horrible; [feeling, task] désagréable; [habit, weather, smell, taste] mauvais; [expression, look] méchant; [rumour] inquiétant; [stain] gros/grosse; [affair, business] sale (before n)

I got a nasty fright — j'ai vraiment eu un choc

things could get nasty — les choses pourraient mal tourner

to turn nasty — [person, dog] devenir méchant; [weather] se gâter

to be a nasty piece of work — (colloq) GB être un sale type (colloq)/une sale bonne femme (colloq)

2) ( unkind) [person] désagréable; [trick] sale (before n), vilain; [gossip, remark, letter] méchant

you've got a nasty mind — tu vois toujours le mal partout

to be nasty to — être dur envers

3) ( serious) [cut, bruise] vilain (before n); [bump, crack, fall, accident] grave; [cold] mauvais (before n)

4) ( ugly) affreux/-euse

5) ( tricky) [problem, question] difficile; [bend] dangereux/-euse

English-French dictionary > nasty
14 meanie

noun ((also meany) (slang) a mean, bad and selfish person.)

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meanie

[ˈmi:ni]

n ( fam)

1. esp BRIT (miserly person) Geizhals m

2. (unkind person) Blödian m fam

to be a \meanie gemein sein

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['miːnɪ]
n (esp Brit inf
= miserly person) Geizhals or -kragen m; (= nasty person) Miststück nt (inf)
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meanie [ˈmiːnı] s umg

1. besonders Br Knauser(in)

2. besonders US Fiesling m

English-german dictionary > meanie
15 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

English-French dictionary > mean
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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.

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

do you mean it? — mówisz poważnie?

what do you mean? — co masz na myśli?

to be meant for sb — być przeznaczonym dla kogoś

to be meant for sth — być stworzonym do czegoś

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

to mean to do sth — zamierzać or mieć zamiar coś zrobić
3. n, pl means
( average) średnia f

by means of sth — za pomocą czegoś

by all means! — jak najbardziej!

- means

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

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

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

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

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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.) średni

2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) przeciętny
2. noun
(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) średnia, środek
III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb
1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) znaczyć

2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) zamierzać

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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.) znaczący

- meaningful
- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well

English-Polish dictionary > mean
18 meanie

[ʼmi:ni] n

( fam)

1) ( esp Brit) ( miserly person) Geizhals m

2) ( unkind person) Blödian m ( fam)

to be a \meanie gemein sein

English-German students dictionary > meanie
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nasty

A ○ n (in food, water, air) saleté f ; video nasty film m d'épouvante en vidéo.

B adj

1 ( unpleasant) [crime, experience, sight, taste, surprise, suspicion] horrible ; [feeling, task] désagréable ; [habit] mauvais ; [expression, look] méchant ; [rumour] inquiétant ; [stain] gros/grosse ; [affair, business] sale (before n) ; I got a nasty fright j'ai vraiment eu un choc ; the nasty weather le mauvais temps ; to smell nasty sentir mauvais ; to taste nasty avoir mauvais goût ; it's nasty and hot il fait une chaleur désagréable ; things could get nasty les choses pourraient mal tourner ; to turn nasty [dog] devenir méchant ; [person] s'emporter ; [weather] se gâter ; to be a nasty piece of work être un sale type/une sale femme ;

2 ( unkind) [person] désagréable ; [trick] sale (before n), vilain ; [gossip, letter] méchant ; you've got a nasty mind tu vois toujours le mal partout ; a nasty sense of humour un humour méchant ; he gets nasty when he's tired il devient méchant quand il est fatigué ; to be nasty to être dur envers ; to say nasty things about dire des choses méchantes au sujet de ;

3 ( serious) [cut, bruise] vilain (before n) ; [bump, crack, fall, accident] grave ; [cold] mauvais (before n) ;

4 ( ugly) [colour, shape, style] affreux/-euse ;

5 ( tricky) [problem, question] difficile ; [bend] dangereux/-euse.

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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

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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.) 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

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