mean in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for mean in the English»Italian Dictionary

mean¹ <pt/pp meant> [Brit miːn, Am min] VB trans

1. mean (signify):

mean word, symbol, phrase:

significare, voler dire (that che)

mean sign:

voler dire

what does this word, symbol mean?

che cosa significa questa parola, questo simbolo?

the name, word means nothing to me

il nome, la parola non mi dice niente

does the term mean anything to him?

il termine gli dice qualcosa or ha qualche significato per lui?

2. mean (intend):

to mean to do

avere l'intenzione or proporsi di fare

to mean sb to do Brit, to mean for sb to do Am

volere che qn faccia

to be meant for sb question:

essere rivolto a qn

to be meant for sb bomb:

essere destinato a qn

I meant it as a joke, a compliment

guarda che era uno scherzo, un complimento

he doesn't mean you any harm

non vuole, intende farti del male

what do you mean by opening my letters?

che cosa ti salta in testa di aprire le mie lettere?

to mean well

essere benintenzionato (by sb verso qn)

he means trouble or mischief

ha delle brutte intenzioni

she means business

fa sul serio

he means what he says (he is sincere)

dice sul serio

he means what he says (he is menacing)

fa sul serio

she meant no offence

non voleva offendere

I didn't mean to do it

non l'ho fatto apposta

I didn't mean anything by it

non avevo un secondo fine

without meaning to

senza volerlo, inavvertitamente

my remark offended you? it was meant to!

la mia osservazione ti ha offeso? è quello che volevo!

3. mean (entail):

mean strike, law: shortages, changes

comportare

mean budget: tax cuts

implicare

his death, the accident means doing

a causa della sua morte, dell'incidente bisogna fare

4. mean (intend to say):

mean

voler dire

do you mean Sarah?

vuoi dire Sarah?

what do you mean by that remark?

che cosa vuoi dire con ciò?

do you mean me?

stai parlando di me?

I mean to say, who wants a car that won't start?

voglio dire, chi vorrebbe una macchina che non parte?

I know what you mean

so che cosa vuoi dire or intendi

5. mean (be of value):

a promise, designer label means nothing

una promessa, una griffe non vuol dire nulla

she means everything, nothing to me

lei è tutto, non è niente per me

money means everything, nothing to them

i soldi sono tutto, non significano niente per loro

your friendship means a lot to me

la tua amicizia è molto importante per me

what it means to live in a democracy!

com'è bello, importante vivere in un paese democratico!

6. mean sempre passivo (be destined):

to be meant to do

essere destinato a fare

she was meant to be, become a doctor

era destinata a fare il, diventare medico

it was meant to be, happen

era destino che fosse così, che succedesse

they were meant for each other

erano fatti l'uno per l'altra

I was meant for better things

mi aspettava un destino migliore

7. mean sempre passivo (be supposed to be):

he's, you're etc. meant to be impartial, sad

dovrebbe, dovresti ecc. essere

I'm, you're etc. meant to be doing

dovrei, dovresti ecc. fare

mean² [Brit miːn, Am min] ADJ

1. mean (ungenerous):

mean person

avaro

mean attitude, nature

meschino

mean examiner

severo

to be mean with portion, quantity

essere avaro con

he's mean with his money

è attaccato ai suoi soldi or avaro del suo

2. mean (unkind) inf:

mean person, action

meschino, vile

mean trick

ignobile

to be mean to sb

essere meschino con qn

to be mean about appearance, performance

essere ipercritico riguardo a

it is, was mean of you to do

è, è stato meschino da parte tua fare

to feel mean for

sentirsi meschino or vergognarsi per

to feel mean about doing

sentirsi meschino a or vergognarsi di fare

3. mean (vicious):

mean animal, person, expression

cattivo

that man, dog has got a mean streak

in quell'uomo, quel cane c'è una vena di cattiveria

4. mean (tough):

mean city, street

ostile

he's a mean character

è un tipaccio

5. mean (skilful) inf:

mean exponent, shot

formidabile, fantastico

she makes a mean margarita

fa un margarita eccezionale

she plays a mean game of tennis, chess

gioca a tennis, a scacchi in modo formidabile

you're no mean artist, poker player!

sei un vero artista, un incredibile giocatore di poker!

6. mean (small) inf:

to have no mean opinion of oneself

avere un'alta opinione di sé

that's no mean feat!

non è cosa da poco!

7. mean (lowly) liter:

mean dwelling

squallido, meschino

mean birth

basso

mean origin

umile, modesto

8. mean Am (unwell) inf:

to feel mean

sentirsi giù di corda or non sentirsi in forma

I.mean³ [Brit miːn, Am min] ADJ (average)

mean weight, temperature

medio, intermedio

II.mean³ [Brit miːn, Am min] N

1. mean MATH:

mean

media f

above, below the mean

al di sopra, al di sotto della media

2. mean (middle point):

mean fig

mezzo m

mean fig

via f di mezzo

mean bean [ˈmiːnbiːn] N

mean bean

maligno m / maligna f

mean-spirited [Am ˌminˈspɪrədəd] ADJ

mean-spirited

piccolo

mean-spirited

meschino

mean-looking [Brit ˈmiːnlʊkɪŋ] ADJ

1. mean-looking (vicious):

mean-looking dog, man

dall'aria cattiva

2. mean-looking (impressive) hum:

mean-looking drink

impressionante

3. mean-looking (trendy) inf:

mean-looking jacket

di moda

golden mean [Am ˈɡoʊldən min] N

1. golden mean (happy medium):

the golden mean

l'aurea mediocrità, il giusto mezzo

2. golden mean ART → golden section

See also golden section

golden section [Brit, Am ˈɡoʊldən ˈsɛkʃən] N MATH

golden section

sezione f aurea

mean green [ˈmiːnɡriːn] N Am inf (money)

mean green

grana f

mean-minded [ˌmiːnˈmaɪndɪd] ADJ

mean-minded

di animo meschino, perfido

arithmetic mean [Brit, Am ˌɛrɪθˌmɛdɪk ˈmin] N

arithmetic mean

media f aritmetica

mean in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mean in the English»Italian Dictionary

mean¹ [mi:n] ADJ

1. mean (unkind):

mean

sgarbato

to be mean to sb

trattare male qu

to have a mean streak

avere una vena di perfidia

2. mean inf (excellent):

mean

eccellente

he is one mean cook inf

è un cuoco con i fiocchi

mean² <meant, meant> [mi:n] VB trans

1. mean (signify):

mean word, event

significare

does that name mean anything to you?

ti dice niente quel nome?

2. mean (express, indicate):

mean person

volere dire

what do you mean?

che cosa vuoi dire?

what do you mean it was my fault?

vuoi dire che era colpa mia?

I mean what I say

non sto scherzando

3. mean (intend for particular purpose):

mean

destinare

to be meant for sth

essere destinato a qu

to be meant for each other

essere fatti l'uno per l'altro [o l'altra]

it was meant to be

doveva accadere

4. mean (intend):

mean

intendere

to mean to do sth

avere intenzione di fare qc

to mean well

avere buone intenzioni

I mean to say …

intendo [o voglio] dire …

what do you mean by arriving so late?

perché diavolo sei così in ritardo?

Phrases:

to mean business inf

fare sul serio

golden mean N

golden mean

giusto mezzo m

Translations for mean in the Italian»English Dictionary

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avaro

mean

gretto (-a)

mean

animo gretto

mean spirit

significare

to mean

implicare

to mean

sottintendere

to mean

media

mean

media aritmetica

arithmetical mean

volere dire (significare)

to mean

voglio/volevo dire …

I mean/meant …

mean Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have a mean streak

avere una vena di perfidia

he is one mean cook inf

è un cuoco con i fiocchi

does that name mean anything to you?

ti dice niente quel nome?

what do you mean it was my fault?

vuoi dire che era colpa mia?

if you know what I mean

sai di cosa parlo

do you know what I mean?

sai cosa voglio dire?

what does he mean by that?

che cosa vuol dire con ciò?

I don't see what you mean

non capisco cosa vuoi dire

to mean (all) the world to sb

essere tutto per qu

I didn't mean to offend you

non intendevo offenderti

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At early 2007 gasoline and electricity prices, that would mean a break-even point after six to ten years of operation.

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This does not mean that all followers of meritocracy believe that a person in poverty deserves their low standard of living.

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Probably the best known weighted mean is the weighted arithmetic mean, usually simply called the weighted mean.

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That doesn't mean you have to chop up a whole chicken.

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A perpetual usufruct is thus forbidden and perpetual might mean a long, but finite period, such as 99 years.

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This does not mean that the territory has no government at all or that it is unclaimed territory.

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Any triangle, in which the altitude equals the geometric mean of the two line segments created by it, is a right triangle.

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This is the velocity with which the mean wave energy is transported horizontally in a narrow-band wave field.

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At the restarts, there were a number of cars 5 car lengths behind the car in front which should mean a stop-go penalty but these incidents went unpunished.

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A frequency distribution is said to be skewed when its mean and median are different.

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