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meaning /ˡmiːnɪŋ/ noun significato m

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'meaning' found in these entries:

English:

drift - get - import - mistake - point - well-meaning

Italian:

accezione - benintenzionato - pregnante - senso - significato - volere

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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
meaning	n	(word)	significato nm
What is the meaning of 'lean'?
Qual è il significato di "snello"?
meaning	n	(significance)	significato nm
			senso nm
He thought hard, trying to find the meaning of the puzzle clue.
Pensò intensamente, cercando di trovare il significato di quell'indizio.
meaning	n	(intent)	senso nm
I don't understand the meaning of his changed behaviour.
Non capisco il senso del cambiamento nel suo comportamento.
Additional Translations
meaning	adj	(intentioned)	intenzione nf
She is well-meaning, but can be a bit annoying.
Ha buone intenzioni ma può diventare irritante.
meaning	n	(importance)	significato nm
Events in Africa often have no meaning for people in India. It doesn't affect their lives at all.
Gli avvenimenti dell'Africa spesso non hanno significato per la gente in India. Non toccano le loro vite in alcun modo.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
accepted meaning			significato riconosciuto
best-meaning			più gentile adj
double meaning			doppio significato
full of meaning	adj	(deeply symbolic or significant)	ricco di significati agg
That song is full of meaning to me.
Questa canzone è ricca di significati per me.
			molto significativo agg
Questo libro è stato molto significativo per la mia adolescenza.
grasp the meaning			afferrare il senso; il significato
grasp the meaning of			afferrare il significato di, intuire il significato di
hidden meaning			significato nascosto
levels of meaning			livelli di significato
literal meaning			significato letterale
new meaning			nuovo significato
real meaning			significato reale
right meaning			significato corretto
strict meaning			senso stretto
symbolic meaning			significato simbolico
true meaning			vero significato
true-meaning			vero significato
underlying meaning			significato implicito nm
well-meaning			bene intenzionato adj
well-meaning			ben intenzionato
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"in" (IT) meaning "to" (EN)
A good relationship with her could give her life meaning
a meaning to the things I think about
a question of fact within the meaning
a sense of identity and meaning
any material can arbitrarily be endowed with meaning
As categories of meaning emerge
behold (meaning to look at with awe)
better luck, meaning better result
construction and meaning
Don't worry he doesn't understand the meaning of true love
Education has a very deep meaning
Hidden meaning
I've been meaning to
layers of meaning
level of meaning
matching the meaning
Meaning more of each
meaning of last name-Toschi
meaning of mangecake
meaning of VELINE
meaning that
model the true meaning of
On board (double meaning)
Passing (archaic meaning?)
Pesce: rude meaning
Position of adjectives and change in meaning
Propositional, expressive, evoked meaning
Sometimes it seems like life has no meaning
The meaning of Ai in a sentence
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