meant in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for meant in the English»Spanish Dictionary

meant [Am mɛnt, Brit mɛnt] pt & pt part mean

See also mean1, mean3, mean2

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

1. mean (represent, signify):

2.1. mean (refer to, intend to say):

do you mean (to say) that … ?
that's not what I meant
I mean, what a nerve! Brit

4.1. mean (intend):

I meant to do it but I forgot
I meant it to be a surprise
I meant it as a compliment
I meant it as a compliment

I.mean3 [Am min, Brit miːn] N

II.mean3 [Am min, Brit miːn] ADJ attr

I.mean2 [Am min, Brit miːn] ADJ

II.mean2 [Am min, Brit miːn] ADV Am inf, region

well-meant <pred well meant> [Am ˌwɛlˈmɛnt, Brit wɛlˈmɛnt] ADJ

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

1. mean (represent, signify):

2.1. mean (refer to, intend to say):

do you mean (to say) that … ?
that's not what I meant
I mean, what a nerve! Brit

4.1. mean (intend):

I meant to do it but I forgot
I meant it to be a surprise
I meant it as a compliment
I meant it as a compliment

I.mean2 [Am min, Brit miːn] ADJ

II.mean2 [Am min, Brit miːn] ADV Am inf, region

See also means

means <pl means> [Am minz, Brit miːnz] N

Greenwich Mean Time [Am ˌɡrɛnɪtʃ ˈmin ˌtaɪm, Brit ɡrɛnɪtʃˈmiːntʌɪm] N U

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she meant it jokingly
I meant no disrespect
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meant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for meant in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

meant pt, pp of mean

See also mean2, mean1

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Translations for meant in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

meant Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be meant for sth
I meant no harm
if it is meant to be
that's what I meant to say
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
This meant that the longitudinal tension of the snare wires could be adjusted independently of the vertical force holding the snares against the bottom head.
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Because just a few short decades ago moving to secondary school meant one, blood-curdling, spine-shivering, gut-wrenching experience awaited you.
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This construction is meant to produce smooth action without the friction commonly found in classic tremolo systems.
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That meant foreign-controlled firms accounted for 20.3 per cent of corporate assets in 2008, down from 21.6 per cent in 2007.
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But aren't women meant to be casting off the apron strings and thinking: glass ceiling, rather than glass jars?
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His exemption from the general pardon, meant that his family were left unprovided for.
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The event is meant to increase awareness about police programs in communities, such as drug prevention, town watch, neighborhood watch, and other anti-crime efforts.
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It featured a live audience whose laughter meant that viewers could not mistake the show for a real chat show.
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This meant that the boat could be made as narrow as possible, thus reducing surface area, without affecting the leverage exerted by the oarsmen.
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There are meant to be certain cells in a specific area, for the pineal region these are ependymal cells, and the cells divide into millions.
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