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US - UKFor the verb: "to mean"
| Simple Past: | meant |
| Past Participle: | meant |
Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
mean
- noun moyenne f.
- adjective
- (person) avare, radin/-e (familiar) ;
he's ~ with money il est près de ses sous;
- (unkind, vicious) méchant/-e (to avec);
a ~ trick un sale tour;
- (average) (weight, age) moyen/-enne;
- that's no ~ feat! ce n'est pas un mince exploit!
- (person) avare, radin/-e (familiar) ;
- transitive verb
- (word, phrase, symbol) signifier, vouloir dire;
(sign) vouloir dire;
the name ~s nothing to me ce nom ne me dit rien;
- (intend) to ~ to do avoir l'intention de faire;
to be meant for sb être destiné/-e à qn;
I didn't ~ to do it je ne l'ai pas fait exprès;
she meant no offence elle ne pensait pas à mal;
he doesn't ~ you any harm il ne te veut aucun mal;
to ~ well avoir de bonnes intentions;
he ~s what he says (he is sincere) il est sérieux;
(he is menacing) il ne plaisante pas;
without ~ing to par inadvertance;
- (entail) (strike, law) entraîner (shortages, changes);
- (intend to say) vouloir dire;
what do you ~ by that remark? qu'est-ce que tu veux dire par là?;
I know what you ~ je comprends;
- money ~s a lot to him l'argent compte beaucoup pour lui;
your friendship ~s a lot to me ton amitié est très importante pour moi;
- (be destined) to be meant to do être destiné/-e à faire;
it was meant to be or happen cela devait arriver;
they were meant for each other ils étaient faits l'un pour l'autre;
- (be supposed to be) he's meant to be/to be doing il est censé être/faire.
- (word, phrase, symbol) signifier, vouloir dire;
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| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||||||||
| mean | vtr | (word's meaning) | signifier vi ⇒ | ||||||
| vouloir dire vi ⇒ | |||||||||
| What does the word 'available' mean? | |||||||||
| Que signifie le mot "available" ? | |||||||||
| Que veut dire le mot "available" ? | |||||||||
| mean | vtr | (signify) | signifier vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| A green light means "go". | |||||||||
| La lumière verte signifie "Allez-y". | |||||||||
| mean | vtr | (entail) | impliquer vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| A delay in our flight means a missed connection. | |||||||||
| Un retard de notre vol implique que nous allons manquer la correspondance. | |||||||||
| means | npl | (resources) | ressources nfpl | ||||||
| moyens nmpl | |||||||||
| Kevin lacks the means to buy a sports car. | |||||||||
| Kevin n'a pas les ressources nécessaires pour s'acheter une voiture de sports. | |||||||||
| Kevin n'a pas les moyens de s'acheter une voiture de sport. | |||||||||
| mean | adj | (malicious) | méchant adj | ||||||
| That was a mean thing you did. | |||||||||
| Ce que tu as fait était vraiment méchant. | |||||||||
| mean | adj | (ill-tempered) | mauvais adj | ||||||
| He has a mean disposition, and grumbles at everything. | |||||||||
| Il a mauvais caractère, et râle sur tout. | |||||||||
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||||||||
| mean | adj | (inferior) | piètre adj | ||||||
| That's a mean imitation of an artwork. | |||||||||
| C'est une piètre imitation d'œuvre d'art. | |||||||||
| mean | adj | (low in rank, station) | simple adj | ||||||
| My grandmother was just a mean factory worker. | |||||||||
| Ma grand-mère n'était qu'une simple ouvrière. | |||||||||
| mean | adj | (base) | bas adj | ||||||
| His motives are mean and vile. | |||||||||
| Ses motivations sont basses et viles. | |||||||||
| mean | adj | (stingy) | avare, radin adj | ||||||
| He is a mean man, unlike his generous brother. | |||||||||
| C'est un homme avare (or: radin), tout à l'opposé de son frère si généreux. | |||||||||
| mean | adj | (malevolent) | malveillant adj | ||||||
| He has a mean streak - you can see it in his eyes. | |||||||||
| Il est malveillant, cela se voit dans ses yeux. | |||||||||
| mean | adj | (shabby) | usé, élimé adj | ||||||
| She was dressed in old and mean clothes, but was still the prettiest girl there. | |||||||||
| Malgré ses vieux vêtements usés (or: élimés), elle était toujours la plus jolie. | |||||||||
| mean | adj | slang (impressive) argot | sacré adj | ||||||
| argot | d'enfer adj inv | ||||||||
| The bartender makes a mean martini. | |||||||||
| Le barman fait un sacré martini. | |||||||||
| Le barman fait un martini d'enfer. | |||||||||
| mean | adj | slang (skilful) familier | super adj | ||||||
| That Frank is a mean bricklayer. | |||||||||
| Frank est un super maçon. | |||||||||
| mean | adj | (intermediate) | moyen adj | ||||||
| The mean score on the test was 70%. | |||||||||
| Le résultat moyen au test a été de 70 %. | |||||||||
| mean | n | (middle point) | moyenne nf | ||||||
| Today's temperature is near the mean for this time of year. | |||||||||
| La température d'aujourd'hui est proche de la moyenne pour cette saison. | |||||||||
| mean | n | (math: average) mathématiques | moyenne nf | ||||||
| The mean is seven, with both higher and lower numbers recorded. | |||||||||
| La moyenne est de 7, en comptant les résultats les plus hauts et les plus bas. | |||||||||
| means | npl | (method) | moyen nm | ||||||
| Earning a degree is a means to an end. | |||||||||
| Avoir un diplôme est le moyen d'arriver à ses fins. | |||||||||
| means | npl | (money) budget | ressources nfpl | ||||||
| argent | moyens nmpl | ||||||||
| trésorerie | finances nfpl | ||||||||
| réserves nfpl | |||||||||
| Do you have the means to buy that house? | |||||||||
| Avez-vous les ressources pour acheter cette maison ? | |||||||||
| Avez-vous les moyens d'acheter cette maison ? | |||||||||
| Avez-vous les finances pour acheter cette maison ? | |||||||||
| Avez-vous les réserves nécessaires pour acheter cette maison ? | |||||||||
| mean | vi | (signify) | vouloir dire vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| Whatever you mean by those words, I still like you. | |||||||||
| Quoi que tu veuilles dire par ces mots, je t'aime quand même. | |||||||||
| mean | vtr | (intend) | vouloir vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| Tony means to finish his drink in one gulp. | |||||||||
| Tony veut finir son verre en une gorgée. | |||||||||
| mean | vtr | (with a specific purpose) | faire exprès vtr | ||||||
| I didn't mean to step on your foot. | |||||||||
| Je n'ai pas fait exprès de te marcher sur le pied. | |||||||||
| mean | vtr | (allude to) | penser dire, penser faire vtr ⇒ ⇒ | ||||||
| He meant it to be a compliment when he called her ideas progressive. | |||||||||
| Il pensait dire (or: Il pensait faire) un compliment en qualifiant ses idées de progressistes. | |||||||||
| mean | vtr | (result in) | être vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| This means war! | |||||||||
| C'est la guerre ! | |||||||||
| Améliorer les traductions "mean" ci-dessus. | |||||||||
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||||||||
| arithmetic mean | moyenne arithmétique | ||||||||
| geometric mean | moyenne géométrique | ||||||||
| golden mean | nf | occasion rêvée | |||||||
| harmonic mean (Mathematics) | nf | moyenne harmonique (Mathématiques) | |||||||
| in the mean | en moyenne | ||||||||
| mean anomaly | anomalie moyenne | ||||||||
| mean business | adj | sérieux | |||||||
| mean deviation | écart moyen | ||||||||
| mean distance | distance moyenne | ||||||||
| mean much | signifier beaucoup | ||||||||
| mean nothing | ne veut rien dire | ||||||||
| mean or hard person | nf | rosse familier | |||||||
| mean sea level | niveau moyen de la mer | ||||||||
| mean square | Carré moyen | ||||||||
| mean square deviation | nf | fluctuation | |||||||
| mean to | avoir l'intention de | ||||||||
| mean to imply | insinuer que | ||||||||
| mean to say | v | vouloir dire que | |||||||
| mean to suggest | suggérer que | ||||||||
| mean trick | nf | vacherie | |||||||
| mean trick | nf | cochonnerie (mauvais tour) | |||||||
| mean value | nf | valeur moyenne | |||||||
| mean value theorem | nm | théorème de la valeur moyenne | |||||||
| mean well | avoir de bonnes intentions | ||||||||
| mean what you say | être sérieux | ||||||||
| mean-looking | adj | méchant | |||||||
| mean-spirited | adj | petit, mesquin | |||||||
| mean-square error | erreur quadratique moyenne | ||||||||
| no mean | aucun moyen | ||||||||
| root mean square | moyenne quadratique | ||||||||
| root-mean-square | nf | moyenne quadratique | |||||||
| Report an error. | |||||||||
Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "mean".
"I could be better, I could be worse, I mean I've got air in my lungs..."
"What does this sentence mean?"
A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother
Alongside The Wizards band, the French artist, originally from Cape Verde, offers a true gem reminding that music is an efficient mean to spread a message.
and they mean it
but in reality, these people mean no harm
by voice traditionalists mean the linguistic expression
by which she didn't mean that
Can "neveux" mean "nephews and nieces"?
Can "voici" be used to mean "here are"?
Contract ending - what does it mean??
could mean the difference between life and death
Different words that mean "what"....
dis donc (can it mean "isn't it so?")
Do you know what I mean?
Do you really mean that....
Do you really think French people are that mean?
Does "Ca ne fait rien" mean "Never Mind"?
Does "Oh well" mean "tant pis"?
Does "peux j'avoir" mean, can I have
does mean
does not necessarily mean
Does that name mean anything to you?
Does this faltering infatuation mean Alain actually has a new future, which now needs to be imagined
Does this really mean that pursuing a career is now more important than family life
Don't you understand what I mean?
each mean OR means?
Feeling like this could only mean I'm sinking.
Figure out what I mean
FR: Does that mean X? - grammaire
Suite...
"What does this sentence mean?"
A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother
Alongside The Wizards band, the French artist, originally from Cape Verde, offers a true gem reminding that music is an efficient mean to spread a message.
and they mean it
but in reality, these people mean no harm
by voice traditionalists mean the linguistic expression
by which she didn't mean that
Can "neveux" mean "nephews and nieces"?
Can "voici" be used to mean "here are"?
Contract ending - what does it mean??
could mean the difference between life and death
Different words that mean "what"....
dis donc (can it mean "isn't it so?")
Do you know what I mean?
Do you really mean that....
Do you really think French people are that mean?
Does "Ca ne fait rien" mean "Never Mind"?
Does "Oh well" mean "tant pis"?
Does "peux j'avoir" mean, can I have
does mean
does not necessarily mean
Does that name mean anything to you?
Does this faltering infatuation mean Alain actually has a new future, which now needs to be imagined
Does this really mean that pursuing a career is now more important than family life
Don't you understand what I mean?
each mean OR means?
Feeling like this could only mean I'm sinking.
Figure out what I mean
FR: Does that mean X? - grammaire
Suite...
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