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For the verb: "to mean"

Simple Past:	meant
Past Participle:	meant

Multiple Entries:
meant mean
This term can also be found in the Oxford entry for 'mean'.

Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
meant /ment/ pass., p.pass. See→ 4.mean.

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Inglese:

everything - guide - harm - mean - nothing - quite - think - unkindly - well-meant

Italiano:

destinare - destinato - destino - effetto - fatto - fine - inteso - offendere - previsto - scritto - teso

meant		(intended)	inteso agg
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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.
mean, 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.
mean, 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.
mean, 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!
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
be meant to be	vtr	(be intended to be)	essere inteso a, essere pensato per vi
be meant to be	vi	(be predestined to happen)	essere destino che vi
be meant to do sth	v	(be supposed to carry sth out)	dover fare qc vi
meant to be	adj	(predestined, preordained)	scritto nel destino, destinato a succedere, che doveva succedere agg
I don't know how it happened, but I guess it was meant to be.
She put on a brave face at the funeral and said it was obviously meant to be.
well-meant			fatto a fin di bene
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'meant' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'meant':

and I still don't know if it was meant
be never meant to be
I cannot see what it is that physics is meant to describe
I feel like it was meant to happen
I meant
I meant it good
I meant that
I meant that to be your forehead
I meant to call you
I meant to get back to you
I meant to say / I should have said
I meant what I said.
I never meant to fall in love
I think I’m meant to love my family
I though it would have meant alot to him
I thought you meant...
I was supposed to VS I was meant to
I'm sure you meant no harm.
if he'd meant them to
If people were meant to pop out of bed, we'd all sleep in toasters
if we are meant to be together
is meant
It is possible that we are meant to live like that
It seems that you are meant to be together
it was meant
It was meant as/to be a joke
It wasn't meant to be
it's meant to do that
It's not meant to be
Meant for this world
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