Translation of "mean" to French

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Dictionary translations for "mean"

mean [mi:n] verb Conjugation

meant / meant / meaning / means

vouloir dire

What does this sentence mean?

Que veut dire cette phrase ?

signifier

What precisely does that mean?

Qu'est-ce que cela signifie exactement ?

avoir l'intention

He doesn't want me to go, but I mean to.

Il ne veut pas que je parte, mais j'en ai l'intention.

mean [mi:n] adjective

meaner / meanest

méchant (unkind)

Kids can be so mean.

Les enfants peuvent être tellement méchants.

mesquin (attitude, nature)

It's mean of you to talk that way.

C'est mesquin de ta part de parler ainsi.

moyen (average)

avare (ungenerous person)

sévère (severe)

hostile (tough)

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Phrases with "mean" (15)

arithmetic mean - moyenne arithmétique
feel mean - avoir un peu honte
golden mean - juste milieu
greenwich mean time - temps moyen de Greenwich
greenwich mean time ( GMT ) - temps moyen de Greenwich (TMG)
in the mean time - pendant ce temps
peaceful mean - moyen pacifique
mean of production - moyens de production
financial mean - moyens financiers
lawful mean - moyens légaux

Contexts with "mean"

What does this sentence mean? Que veut dire cette phrase ?

What precisely does that mean? Qu'est-ce que cela signifie exactement ?

He doesn't want me to go, but I mean to. Il ne veut pas que je parte, mais j'en ai l'intention.

You mean a lot to me. Tu comptes beaucoup pour moi.

Kids can be so mean. Les enfants peuvent être tellement méchants.

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