Sentence examples of "meant" in English
Only then did I realize what he meant.
C'est seulement à ce moment que j'ai compris ce qu'il voulait dire.
More tractors meant fewer horses and mules.
Davantage de tracteurs signifiait moins de chevaux et de mules.
Mary wanted a tattoo that meant "Love and Fidelity", but it really means "Stupid Foreigner" in Chinese.
Marie voulait un tatouage qui signifiât « Amour et fidélité » mais il signifie en vérité « Imbécile d'étranger » en chinois.
I never meant for any of this to happen.
Je n'ai jamais eu l'intention que quoi que ce soit de ça n'arrive.
The professor was unable to comprehend what I meant.
Le professeur fut incapable de comprendre ce que je voulais dire.
I couldn't make out what he meant by 'megafeps'.
Je ne pouvais m'expliquer ce qu'il voulait dire par 'megafeps'.
The translator found it impossible to explain what he meant.
Le traducteur se trouvait dans l'impossibilité d'expliquer ce qu'il voulait dire.
I know you think you understood what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you realized that what you heard is not what I meant.
Je sais que tu penses avoir compris ce que tu pensais que j'avais dit, mais je ne suis pas sûr que tu as réalisé que ce que tu as entendu n'est pas ce que je voulais dire.
I've been meaning to drop by and see you, but I've been rather busy this week.
J'avais l'intention de passer vous voir, mais j'étais assez occupé cette semaine.
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