meanings in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for meanings in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.meaning [Am ˈminɪŋ, Brit ˈmiːnɪŋ] N C or U

meaning (of word)

significado m

meaning (of word)

acepción f

meaning (of sentence, symbol, act)

significado m

this word has several meanings

esta palabra tiene varias acepciones or varios significados

literal/figurative meaning

sentido m literal/figurado

work? you don't know the meaning of the word

¿trabajar? ¡tú no sabes qué significa trabajar!

to lend new meaning to sth

darle un nuevo sentido or significado a algo

if you take my meaning

si me entiendes

I don't quite get your meaning

no entiendo lo que quieres decir

my life has lost its meaning

mi vida ha perdido el sentido or ya no tiene razón de ser

that has very little meaning these days

eso significa muy poco hoy en día

II.meaning [Am ˈminɪŋ, Brit ˈmiːnɪŋ] ADJ

meaning

significativo

meaning

elocuente

well-meaning <pred well meaning> [Am ˌwɛlˈminɪŋ, Brit wɛlˈmiːnɪŋ] ADJ

well-meaning person:

well-meaning

bienintencionado

he's well meaning, but …

lo hace con la mejor intención, pero …

double meaning N

double meaning

doble sentido m

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figurative meaning/language

figurado

figurative meaning/language

metafórico

misapprehend meaning

entender mal

subtle gradations of meaning

sutiles matices mpl de significado

transparent meaning

claro

transparent meaning

transparente

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acepción

meaning

bienintencionado (bienintencionada)

well-meaning

significado (de una palabra)

meaning

significado (de un símbolo)

meaning

¿cuál es el significado de esta frase?

what is the meaning of this sentence?

meanings in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for meanings in the English»Spanish Dictionary

meaning [ˈmi:nɪŋ] N

meaning

significado m

to give sth a whole new meaning

dar a algo un significado completamente nuevo

what is the meaning of this?

¿qué significa esto?

if you take my meaning Brit

si entiendes lo que digo

if you take my meaning Brit

ya me entiendes

the full meaning of sth

el sentido completo de algo

to have meaning for sb

tener significado para alguien

well-meaning [ˌwelˈmi:nɪŋ] ADJ

well-meaning

bienintencionado, -a

well-meaning comments

comentarios m pl sin malicia

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bienintencionado (-a)

well-meaning

significado

meaning

significación

meaning

acepción

meaning

con segundas

with veiled meaning

el significado específico de una palabra

the specific meaning of a word

bien intencionado (persona)

well-meaning

desambiguar una expresión/el sentido de una frase

to disambiguate an expression/the meaning of a sentence

meanings Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to give sth a whole new meaning

dar a algo un significado completamente nuevo

what is the meaning of this?

¿qué significa esto?

if you take my meaning Brit

si entiendes lo que digo

if you take my meaning Brit

ya me entiendes

the full meaning of sth

el sentido completo de algo

to have meaning for sb

tener significado para alguien

primary meaning of a word

primer sentido de una palabra

to have a double meaning

tener un doble sentido

the specific meaning of a word

el significado específico de una palabra

to say sth without meaning it

decir algo de boquilla