Translations for „meaning“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

mean·ing [ˈmi:nɪŋ] N

meaning

smisel m

meaning

pomen m

the meaning of life

smisel življenja

to give sth a whole new meaning esp hum

dati čemu popolnoma nov pomen

what is the meaning of this?

kaj zdaj to pomeni?

it was impossible to misunderstand his meaning

njegovega sporočila ni bilo mogoče napačno razumeti

to have meaning for sb

biti pomemben komu

well-ˈmean·ing ADJ

well-meaning

dobronameren

well-meaning advice

dobrohoten nasvet

well-meaning comments

dobronamerne pripombe

mean¹ [mi:n] ADJ

1. mean esp Brit (miserly):

mean

skop

mean

stiskaški

2. mean (unkind):

mean

nesramen

mean

neprijazen

3. mean Am:

mean (vicious)

zloben

mean (dangerous)

nevaren

mean dog

popadljiv

4. mean (bad):

mean

slab

he's no mean cook

sploh ni slab kuhar

no mean feat

mojstrovina

5. mean Am sl (good):

mean

super inf

mean

blazen inf

he plays a mean guitar

noro dobro igra kitaro

mean² <meant, meant> [mi:n] VB trans

1. mean (signify):

mean

pomeniti

no means no

ne je ne

does that name mean anything to you?

ti tisto ime kaj pove?

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

bil je samo poljub, ki ni nič pomenil

to mean a lot/nothing/something to sb

pomeniti komu veliko/nič/kaj

2. mean (intend to convey):

mean person

misliti

what do you mean by that?

kaj bi rad povedal s tem?

now I see what you mean

zdaj razumem, kaj misliš s tem

3. mean (be sincere):

I mean what I say

stojim za tem, kar povem

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

povedal je veliko stvari, ki jih ni mislil resno

4. mean (intend):

mean

nameravati

mean

hoteti

he didn't mean any harm

nič slabega ni hotel

I really didn't mean to offend you

res te nisem nameraval užaliti

I've been meaning to phone you for weeks

že več tednov te nameravam poklicati

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

vsako leto moraš izpolniti obrazec za davčno napoved

to be meant for each other

biti si usojen

it was meant to be a surprise

to je bilo mišljeno kot presenečenje

to mean business

resno misliti

to mean well

želeti dobro

5. mean (result in):

mean

povzročati [perf povzročiti]

I . mean³ [mi:n] N

mean (average)

povprečje n

mean (average value)

srednja vrednost f

mean fig

srednja pot f

II . mean³ [mi:n] ADJ

mean

povprečen

mean N

User Entry

by what means

na kakšen način

mean ADJ

User Entry

mean

nepomemben, manjvreden

mean ADV

User Entry

by any means

na kakršenkoli način

by no mean

User Entry

by no means

nikakor, na noben način

Usage examples with meaning

the meaning of life

smisel življenja

her meaning was plain

pomen tega, kar je povedala, je bil jasen

shade(s) of meaning

pomenske nianse

well-meaning advice

dobrohoten nasvet

well-meaning comments

dobronamerne pripombe

to have meaning for sb

biti pomemben komu

to have a double meaning

imeti dvojni pomen

what is the meaning of this?

kaj zdaj to pomeni?

it was impossible to misunderstand his meaning

njegovega sporočila ni bilo mogoče napačno razumeti

to give sth a whole new meaning esp hum

dati čemu popolnoma nov pomen

I've been meaning to phone you for weeks

že več tednov te nameravam poklicati

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It also carries symbolical meaning of strength and power.

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The issue should be whether we look for meaning in a shopping basket or in our real lives and experiences.

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

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

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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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He used the phrase first-come, first-served, meaning that he will respond to the first international call-up from either country.

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He talks in a slightly accusatory and officious blurt as if he knows that his meaning will have to barge through several layers of prejudice to be heard.

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Most of these men were either versatile (43.6%; meaning anal receptive and anal insertive) or bottoms (46.3%).

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Others are polycentric, meaning one zoospore gives rise to many zoosporangium connected by a rhizomycelium.

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