Significato di mean in italiano

• 0 to have a particular meaning -- significare

  • What does this word mean? Che cosa vuol dire questa parola?

  • The green light means go. Il semaforo verde significa vai.

• 1 something that you say in order to correct yourself -- voglio dire

  • We went there in May – I mean June. Ci siamo andati di maggio – voglio dire giugno.

• 2 to want to do something -- avere intenzione di fare qualcosa, volere fare qualcosa

  • I didn’t mean to hurt her. Non avevo intenzione di farle del male.

• 3 to be planning to do something -- avere in mente di fare qualcosa

  • I’ve been meaning to call you for weeks. Sono settimane che ho in mente di chiamarti.

• 4 to have a particular result -- significare, voler dire

  • These changes will mean better healthcare for everyone. Questi cambiamenti comporteranno un’assistenza sanitaria migliore per tutti.

• 5 to intend to express a fact or opinion -- voler dire, intendere

  • I didn’t mean that as a criticism. Con quello non avevo intenzione di criticare.

  • What exactly do you mean by ‘old-fashioned’? Che cosa intendi esattamente per “all’antica”?

• 6 to have an important emotional effect on someone -- voler dire, significare

  • It wasn’t a valuable picture but it meant a lot to me. Non era un quadro di valore ma per me significava molto.

• 7 not kind -- scortese

  • My sister was being mean to me. Mia sorella mi stava trattando male.

• 8 A mean person does not like spending money, especially on other people. -- meschino, tirchio, avaro

  • He’s too mean to buy her a ring. È troppo tirchio per comprarle un anello.

• 9 not generous (with money etc) -- avaro

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

• 10 likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance -- maligno, cattivo

  • It is mean to tell lies.

• 11 bad-tempered, vicious or cruel -- meschino

  • a mean mood.

• 12 (of a house etc) of poor quality; humble -- umile, povero

  • a mean dwelling.

• 13 (of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc -- medio, intermedio

  • the mean value on a graph.

• 14 average -- medio

  • the mean annual rainfall.

• 15 something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes -- mezzo

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

• 16 to (intend to) express, show or indicate -- significare, voler dire*

  • ‘Bleu’ means ‘blue’ in French

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

• 17 to intend -- intendere, avere l’intenzione di*; destinare

  • 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.