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means N

1. means (instrument, method):

means
meio m
means of communication/transportation
meio de comunicação/transporte

2. means pl (resources):

means
recursos m pl
means of support
recursos de apoio
by means of sth
por meio de a. c.

3. means pl (income):

means
recursos m pl
means
rendimentos m pl
a person of means
uma pessoa de recursos

mean1 [miːn] ADJ

1. mean (unkind):

mean
mau(má)
to be mean to sb
ser mau com alguém

2. mean esp Brit (stingy):

mean
pão-duro

I . mean2 <meant, meant> [miːn] VB trans

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2. mean (express, indicate):

mean
exprimir
what do you mean?
o que você quer dizer?

3. mean (intend for sth):

mean
destinar
to be meant for sth
ser destinado a a. c.

II . mean2 <meant, meant> [miːn] VB intr

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Usage examples with means

a person of means
uma pessoa de recursos
by means of sth
por meio de a. c.
means of communication/transportation
meio de comunicação/transporte
means of support
recursos de apoio
to live beyond one's means
gastar mais do que pode

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I see no reason why the means of ascertainment so provided should not now be available both for common law and equity proceedings.
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Young people should use every political means at their disposal to change this law back to the fair and non-discriminatory way it was before.
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The means of cooling would be a hybrid cooling tower of about 60 metres in height with plume abatement.
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It means a total of 28 points are available with 14 points required for victory.
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He was able to successfully employ severely swept wings in his tailless aircraft as a means of creating positive longitudinal static stability.
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Daffy's one possession he is proud of is his paper-mache parade float, constructed on top of a minivan, which is his main means of transportation.
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In 1928, the dictation test was eliminated, and, in 1938, the means qualifications were lifted from pensioners.
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It is often in the form of a barge which is towed or otherwise moved by means of tugboats; however, many are also self-propelled.
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Furthermore, the increased use of second-generation sequencing technologies with short read lengths means that much of future metagenomic data will be error-prone.
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That means that every human being is capable, if so desiring, to change one's own life and character and earns one's own bliss.
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