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English Translation of mean_1

mean1


tr.
meant
(mnt),
mean·ing
  1. (to signify) significar, querer decir
    what does that word mean? ¿qué quiere decir esa palabra?
  2. (to intend) tener la intención de
    I meant to return early tenía la intención de volver temprano
  3. (to address) dirigir
    the dig was not meant for you la pulla no iba dirigida a ti
  4. (to allude to) referirse a
    do you mean me? ¿se refiere usted a mí?
  5. (to entail) comportar, implicar
    to type it means a lot of work pasarlo a máquina implica mucho trabajo
  6. (for a specific purpose) destinar
    the building is meant for storage el edificio está destinado al almacenamiento

Idioms:

not to mean to do something
hacer algo sin querer
to mean business
no estar jugando
to mean it
hablar en serio
to mean nothing to someone
  1. (to be meaningless) ser incomprensible para uno
  2. (to be unfamiliar) no decirle nada a uno, no sonarle a uno
intr.
(to matter) significar, importar
their opinion meant little to him su opinión le importaba poco

Idiom:

to mean well
tener buenas intenciones




 




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