mean
[mi:n] ( pt & pp meant [ment] )transitive verb Conjugaison
| 1. | [signify, represent]
significare
it means nothing to me non significa niente per me |
| 2. | [have in mind, intend, entail]
voler dire
what do you mean? cosa vuoi dire? to mean to do sthg avere l'intenzione di fare qc to be meant for sb/sthg essere destinato ( f destinata) a qn/qc to be meant to do sthg dover fare qc you were meant to be here at six dovevi essere qui alle sei to mean well avere buone intenzioni |
| 3. | [be serious about]
I mean it — stop it! dico sul serio — smettila! she meant every word diceva sul serio |
| I mean
as explanation voglio dire
as correction cioè |
mean
[mi:n] ( pt & pp meant [ment] )adjective
| 1. | [miserly]
mean (with sthg) avaro ( f avara) (con qc) |
| 2. | [unkind]
mean (to sb) sgarbato ( f sgarbata) (con qn) |
| 3. | [average] medio ( f media) |
| 4. | (iro)
[inferior]
da poco
no mean non da poco |
mean
[mi:n] ( pt & pp meant [ment] )noun
[average] media f
