meaning in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for meaning in the English»Serbian Dictionary

mean·ing ['miːnɪŋ] N

1. meaning (sense):

meaning

smisao m

meaning

značenje nt

the meaning of life

smisao života

to give sth a whole new meaning esp hum

dati nečemu potpuno novi smisao

what is the meaning of this?

šta je smisao ovoga?

it was impossible to misunderstand his meaning

bilo je nemoguće pogrešno razumeti šta je hteo da kaže

2. meaning (importance):

meaning

značaj m

meaning

značenje nt

to have meaning for sb

značiti nekome

well-'mean·ing ADJ

well-meaning

dobronameran

well-meaning advice/comments

dobronameran savet/komentar

mean¹ [miːn] ADJ

1. mean esp Brit (miserly):

mean

škrt

mean

cicijaški

2. mean (unkind):

mean

pakostan

mean

zloban inf

3. mean Am:

mean (vicious)

zao

mean (dangerous)

opak

mean (dangerous)

okrutan

mean dog

podmukao

4. mean (bad):

mean

loš

mean

slab

he's no mean cook

on je dobar kuvar

no mean feat

značajno dostignuće

no mean feat

majstorija

5. mean Am sl (good):

mean

opasan sl

he plays a mean guitar

on opasno svira gitaru sl

mean² <meant, meant> [miːn] VB trans

1. mean (signify):

mean word, symbol

značiti imperf

mean word, symbol

označiti // označavati

does that name mean anything to you?

da li ti to ime nešto znači?

2. mean (intend to convey):

mean person

smisliti // misliti hteti reći

what do you mean by that?

šta pod tim podrazumevaš?

now I see what you mean

sad mi je jasno šta hoćeš da kažeš

3. mean (be sincere):

I mean what I say

ja mislim ono što govorim

he said a lot of things he didn't really mean

rekao je dosta toga što nije zaista mislio

4. mean (intend):

mean

nameriti // nameravati

he didn't mean any harm

nije imao loše namere

I really didn't mean to offend you

zaista nisam nameravao da te uvredim

I've been meaning to phone you for weeks

već nedeljama nameravam da te pozovem

you're meant to fill in a tax form every year

treba da popuniš poreski obrazac svake godine

to be meant for each other

biti stvoren jedno za drugo

it was meant to be a surprise

to je trebalo da bude iznenađenje

to mean business

imati ozbiljne namere

to mean well

imati dobre namere

5. mean (result in):

mean

značiti imperf

mean

podrazumevati imperf

mean

prouzrokovati // uzrokovati

6. mean (have significance):

mean

značiti imperf

it was just a kiss, it didn't mean anything

to je bio sam poljubac, nije ništa značio

to mean a lot/nothing/something to sb

značiti mnogo/vrlo malo/nešto nekome

I.mean³ [miːn] N

mean (average)

sredina f

mean (average value)

srednja [or prosečna] vrednost f

mean fig

zlatna sredina f

II.mean³ [miːn] ADJ

mean

srednji

mean

prosečan

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no mean feat

ne biti lako

no mean feat

ne biti mala stvar

I cannot imagine what you mean

ne mogu da pretpostavim šta misliš

and what, pray, is that supposed to mean?

i šta to znači, molim te?

shade[s] of meaning

nijansa (nijanse) značenja

her meaning was plain

bilo je jasno šta je htela da kaže

meaning Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the meaning of life

smisao života

to give sth a whole new meaning esp hum

dati nečemu potpuno novi smisao

what is the meaning of this?

šta je smisao ovoga?

it was impossible to misunderstand his meaning

bilo je nemoguće pogrešno razumeti šta je hteo da kaže

to have meaning for sb

značiti nekome

shade[s] of meaning

nijansa (nijanse) značenja

I've been meaning to phone you for weeks

već nedeljama nameravam da te pozovem

well-meaning advice/comments

dobronameran savet/komentar

her meaning was plain

bilo je jasno šta je htela da kaže

to have a double meaning

imati dvojako značenje

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It has already taken the lives of several well-meaning and innocent individuals.

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Doodles are simple drawings that can have concrete representational meaning or may just be abstract shapes.

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The meaning differs based on the hanja with which the name is written.

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It is one of the most frugal of these, meaning it is simple or economical.

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Sociological studies focus on the function of music in society as well as its meaning for individuals and society as a whole.

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These guides offer no speculation as to the word's meaning.

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It also carries symbolical meaning of strength and power.

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Perhaps the girl is playing a trick, or is actually a demented old woman for whom time has lost its meaning.

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In the locative meaning, the receding object was near the other place or object, not inside it.

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For example, the prefix "re-" meaning again, back is only added to verb bases as in "rebuild", "reclaim", "reuse", "resell", "re-evaluate", "resettle".

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