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US - UKFor the verb: "to mean"
| Simple Past: | meant |
| Past Participle: | meant |
Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary © 2006 Oxford University Press:
mean 1 /miːn/ adjective avaro;
(unkind) meschino;
(low in rank) basso;
(accommodation) misero
(unkind) meschino;
(low in rank) basso;
(accommodation) misero
mean 2 adjective medio noun (average) media f;
Greenwich ~ time ora f media di Greenwich
Greenwich ~ time ora f media di Greenwich
mean 3 transitive verb (pt/pp meant) voler dire;
(signify) significare;
(intend) intendere;
I ~ it lo dico seriamente;
~ well avere buone intenzioni;
be ~t for ‹present› essere destinato a;
‹remark› essere riferito a
(signify) significare;
(intend) intendere;
I ~ it lo dico seriamente;
~ well avere buone intenzioni;
be ~t for ‹present› essere destinato a;
‹remark› essere riferito a
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| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali | |||||||||
| mean | vtr | (word's meaning) | significare vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| voler dire vtr ⇒ | |||||||||
| What does the word 'available' mean? | |||||||||
| Che cosa significa la parola "disponibile"? | |||||||||
| mean | vtr | (signify) | significare vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| A green light means "go". | |||||||||
| Il semaforo verde significa "vai". | |||||||||
| mean | vtr | (entail) | significare, comportare, implicare vtr ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ | ||||||
| volere dire vtr ⇒ | |||||||||
| A delay in our flight means a missed connection. | |||||||||
| Il ritardo del nostro aereo significa perdere la coincidenza. | |||||||||
| means | npl | (resources) | mezzi nmpl | ||||||
| strumenti nmpl | |||||||||
| Kevin lacks the means to buy a sports car. | |||||||||
| A Kevin mancano i mezzi per comprare una macchina sportiva. | |||||||||
| mean | adj | (malicious) | meschino agg | ||||||
| misero, gretto, squallido agg | |||||||||
| That was a mean thing you did. | |||||||||
| Hai fatto una cosa meschina. | |||||||||
| mean | adj | (ill-tempered) | cattivo agg | ||||||
| He has a mean disposition, and grumbles at everything. | |||||||||
| Ha un'indole cattiva e si lamenta di ogni cosa. | |||||||||
| Additional Translations | |||||||||
| mean | adj | (inferior) | mediocre agg | ||||||
| miserabile, spoglio agg | |||||||||
| That's a mean imitation of an artwork. | |||||||||
| È un'imitazione mediocre di un'opera d'arte. | |||||||||
| mean | adj | (low in rank, station) | misero agg | ||||||
| miserabile agg | |||||||||
| My grandmother was just a mean factory worker. | |||||||||
| Mia nonna era solo una misera operaia. | |||||||||
| mean | adj | (base) | basso, mediocre agg | ||||||
| His motives are mean and vile. | |||||||||
| Le sue ragioni sono basse e vili. | |||||||||
| mean | adj | (stingy) | avaro, spilorcio, tirchio agg | ||||||
| taccagno agg | |||||||||
| He is a mean man, unlike his generous brother. | |||||||||
| Al contrario del suo generoso fratello, lui è un uomo avaro. | |||||||||
| mean | adj | (malevolent) | meschino agg | ||||||
| basso, spregevole, volgare agg | |||||||||
| He has a mean streak - you can see it in his eyes. | |||||||||
| C'è un non so che di meschino in lui, si vede dai suoi occhi. | |||||||||
| mean | adj | (shabby) | dappoco agg | ||||||
| mediocre agg | |||||||||
| She was dressed in old and mean clothes, but was still the prettiest girl there. | |||||||||
| Aveva dei vestiti vecchi e dappoco ma era comunque la ragazza più carina. | |||||||||
| mean | adj | slang (impressive) | ottimo, eccellente agg | ||||||
| colloquiale | con i fiocchi loc agg | ||||||||
| The bartender makes a mean martini. | |||||||||
| Il barman fa un ottimo Martini. | |||||||||
| mean | adj | slang (skilful) | bravo agg | ||||||
| That Frank is a mean bricklayer. | |||||||||
| Quel Frank è un bravo muratore. | |||||||||
| mean | adj | (intermediate) | medio agg | ||||||
| intermedio agg | |||||||||
| The mean score on the test was 70%. | |||||||||
| Il punteggio medio del test era del 70%. | |||||||||
| mean | n | (middle point) | media nf | ||||||
| Today's temperature is near the mean for this time of year. | |||||||||
| La temperatura di oggi è vicina alla media per questo periodo dell'anno. | |||||||||
| mean | n | (math: average) aritmetica | media nf | ||||||
| The mean is seven, with both higher and lower numbers recorded. | |||||||||
| La media è sette, compresi i numeri più alti e più bassi. | |||||||||
| means | npl | (method) metodo | modo nm | ||||||
| strumento nm | |||||||||
| Earning a degree is a means to an end. | |||||||||
| Prendere un diploma è un modo per raggiungere lo scopo. | |||||||||
| means | npl | (money) | mezzo economico nm + agg | ||||||
| risorsa economica nf + agg | |||||||||
| Do you have the means to buy that house? | |||||||||
| Hai i mezzi economici per comprare quella casa? | |||||||||
| mean | vi | (signify) | volere dire vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| Whatever you mean by those words, I still like you. | |||||||||
| Qualunque cosa tu voglia dire con queste parole, io ti apprezzo comunque. | |||||||||
| mean | vtr | (intend) | volere, avere intenzione, intendere vtr ⇒ ⇒ | ||||||
| proporsi vi pron ⇒ | |||||||||
| intendere vtr ⇒ | |||||||||
| Tony means to finish his drink in one gulp. | |||||||||
| Tony ha intenzione di finire il suo drink in un sorso. | |||||||||
| mean | vtr | (with a specific purpose) voler fare | volere, avere intenzione, intendere vtr ⇒ ⇒ | ||||||
| I didn't mean to step on your foot. | |||||||||
| Non volevo pestarti il piede. | |||||||||
| mean | vtr | (allude to) considerare | intendere, voler dire vtr ⇒ ⇒ | ||||||
| voler significare, considerare vtr ⇒ ⇒ | |||||||||
| He meant it to be a compliment when he called her ideas progressive. | |||||||||
| Lo intendeva come un elogio quando ha definito progressiste le sue idee. | |||||||||
| mean | vtr | (result in) | significare, voler dire vtr ⇒ ⇒ | ||||||
| This means war! | |||||||||
| Questo significa guerra! | |||||||||
| Suggest improvements for "mean" above. | |||||||||
| Report an error | |||||||||
| Compound Forms/Forme composte | |||||||||
| arithmetic mean | media matematica nf | ||||||||
| arithmetic mean | media aritmetica | ||||||||
| geometric mean | media geometrica | ||||||||
| golden mean | aurea mediocritas; giusto mezzo | ||||||||
| harmonic mean | media armonica | ||||||||
| in the mean | nel mentre | ||||||||
| mean anomaly | anomalia media | ||||||||
| mean business | fare sul serio | ||||||||
| mean deviation | scarto medio | ||||||||
| mean distance | distanza media | ||||||||
| mean free path | cammino libero medio | ||||||||
| mean life | vita media | ||||||||
| mean much | significare molto | ||||||||
| mean nothing | non significare nulla | ||||||||
| mean person | belva nf | ||||||||
| mean sea level | livello medio del mare | ||||||||
| mean square | media aritmetica di quadrati di scarti | ||||||||
| mean square deviation | scarto quadratico medio | ||||||||
| mean square root | matematica | radice quadrata media | |||||||
| mean time | attesa nf | ||||||||
| mean to | significare per | ||||||||
| mean to imply | per implicare | ||||||||
| mean to say | voler dire | ||||||||
| mean to suggest | per suggerire | ||||||||
| mean value | valore medio | ||||||||
| mean value theorem | teorema del valore medio | ||||||||
| mean well | avere buone intenzioni | ||||||||
| mean what you say | quello che si intende | ||||||||
| mean what you say | voler veramente dire | ||||||||
| mean-square error | errore quadratico medio | ||||||||
| no mean | senza significato | ||||||||
| root mean square | radice quadrata della media dei quadrati | ||||||||
| root-mean-square | alla media di radice quadrata | ||||||||
| Report an error | |||||||||
Forum discussions with the word(s) 'mean' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'mean':
Avoiding drawn out therapy need not mean looking for death
by that I mean
Can "twenty years ago" mean "a lot of years ago"?
can mean the difference
Contract shall as applicable also mean ..
Dad's being mean to me
deal with mean
Did not mean to hurt your feelings
Do you know what I mean?
Do you mean the 3rd August?
does that mean to say you miss me
GMT geometric mean titers
He doesn't mean any harm
he lowers the minimum price more than he lowers the mean price
I didn't mean to be selfish
I didn't mean to disturb you
I didn't mean to hurt you
I didn't mean to push you
I don't mean that at all
I don't mean to be insulting, bud
I don't understand what you mean
I guess I mean to
I know exactly what you mean
I mean
I mean you no ill
I mean, you can love anyone
I'm afraid that you really mean it
in mean and moody
in the mean time
it doesn't mean that I don't think about you
more...
by that I mean
Can "twenty years ago" mean "a lot of years ago"?
can mean the difference
Contract shall as applicable also mean ..
Dad's being mean to me
deal with mean
Did not mean to hurt your feelings
Do you know what I mean?
Do you mean the 3rd August?
does that mean to say you miss me
GMT geometric mean titers
He doesn't mean any harm
he lowers the minimum price more than he lowers the mean price
I didn't mean to be selfish
I didn't mean to disturb you
I didn't mean to hurt you
I didn't mean to push you
I don't mean that at all
I don't mean to be insulting, bud
I don't understand what you mean
I guess I mean to
I know exactly what you mean
I mean
I mean you no ill
I mean, you can love anyone
I'm afraid that you really mean it
in mean and moody
in the mean time
it doesn't mean that I don't think about you
more...
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