mean Signification, définition

Signification de mean en français

• 0 to have a particular meaning -- signifier

  • What does the word “conejo” mean? Que signifie le mot “conejo” ?

• 1 to intend sth you say or write to have a particular meaning -- vouloir dire

  • What do you think the author means in the last sentence? Que pensez-vous que l’auteur veut dire dans la dernière phrase ?

  • I didn’t mean to suggest you lied. Je ne voulais pas suggérer que tu as menti.

• 2 to intend sth you do to have a particular effect -- avoir l’intention de

  • I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt you. Je suis désolé, je n’avais pas l’intention de te blesser.

  • I know she can be annoying, but she means well. Je sais qu’elle peut être agaçante mais elle a de bonnes intentions.

• 3 to result in -- signifier

  • If he took the job it’d mean that he’d be paid more. S’il prenait le travail, cela signifierait qu’il serait payé davantage.

• 4 to show sth exists or is true -- vouloir dire

  • If a blue line appears, it means you are pregnant. Si une ligne bleue apparaît, ça veut dire que vous êtes enceinte.

• 5 used to add to or correct what you have just said -- enfin

  • The answer is 56, I mean, 57. La réponse est 56, enfin 57.

  • This room is gross! I mean, would you sleep here? Cette chambre est dégoûtante ; enfin, est-ce que tu dormirais ici ?

• 6 intended or suitable for a purpose -- destiné/-ée à

  • a publication that is meant for teachers une publication destinée aux enseignants

• 7 supposed to -- censé/-ée

  • You weren’t meant to read that letter. Tu n’étais pas censé lire cette lettre.

• 8 unkind or cruel -- mesquin/-ine

  • It was really mean of her not to invite Kelly. C’était vraiment mesquin de sa part de ne pas inviter Kelly.

  • Why are you so mean to me? Pourquoi es-tu si méchant avec moi ?

• 9 very good -- formidable

  • He makes a mean omelet. Il fait une omelette formidable.

• 10 being the average -- moyen/moyenne

  • the mean temperature la température moyenne

• 11 unwilling to spend money -- avare

  • a mean old man un vieil homme avare

• 12 (of sth you do) impressive because it was not easy -- pas un mince exploit

  • To be the best in the city was no mean feat. Etre le meilleur en ville n’était pas un mince exploit.

• 13 the average -- moyenne [ feminine ]

• 14 not generous (with money etc) -- mesquin, avare (money)

  • He’s very mean (with his money / over pay).

• 15 likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance -- méchant

  • It is mean to tell lies.

• 16 bad-tempered, vicious or cruel -- méchant

  • a mean mood.

• 17 (of a house etc) of poor quality; humble -- misérable

  • a mean dwelling.

• 18 (of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc -- moyen

  • the mean value on a graph.

• 19 average -- moyen

  • the mean annual rainfall.

• 20 something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes -- milieu, moyenne

  • Three is the mean of the series one to five.

• 21 to (intend to) express, show or indicate -- vouloir dire

  • ‘Bleu’ means ‘blue’ in French

  • What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?

• 22 to intend -- avoir l’intention

  • I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot

  • For whom was that letter meant?

  • He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.