mean
Pronunciation: /miːn/
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French translation of mean
A. n
B. adj
- 3 (average) [weight, age] moyen/-enne
C. vtr (prét, pp meant)
- 1 [word, phrase, symbol] signifier, vouloir dire; [sign] vouloir dire the name means nothing to me = ce nom ne me dit rien
- 2 (intend) to mean to do = avoir l'intention de faire to be meant for sb = être destiné/-e à qn I didn't mean to do it = je ne l'ai pas fait exprès she meant no offence = elle ne pensait pas à mal he doesn't mean you any harm = il ne te veut aucun mal to mean well = avoir de bonnes intentions he means what he says (he is sincere) = il est sérieux (he is menacing); = il ne plaisante pas without meaning to = par inadvertance
- 3 (entail) [strike, law] entraîner [shortages, changes]
- 4 (intend to say) vouloir dire what do you mean by that remark? = qu'est-ce que tu veux dire par là? I know what you mean = je comprends
- 5money means a lot to him = l'argent compte beaucoup pour lui your friendship means a lot to me = ton amitié est très importante pour moi
- 6 (be destined) to be meant to do = être destiné/-e à faire it was meant to be or happen = cela devait arriver they were meant for each other = ils étaient faits l'un pour l'autre