mean

US /miːn/
UK /miːn/
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1.

significare, intendere

intend to convey, indicate, or refer to (a particular thing or notion); signify

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What do you mean by that?
Cosa intendi con questo?
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These statistics mean that we are making progress.
Queste statistiche significano che stiamo facendo progressi.
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signifydenoteconnoteimplyindicate
2.

intendere, avere intenzione di

intend (something) to occur or be the case

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I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.
Non volevo ferire i tuoi sentimenti.
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He was meant to be here an hour ago.
Doveva essere qui un'ora fa.
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intendplanaimproposedesign
1.

cattivo, meschino

unkind, malicious, or unfair

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That was a very mean thing to say.
È stata una cosa molto cattiva da dire.
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Don't be so mean to your little brother.
Non essere così cattivo con tuo fratello minore.
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kindgenerousnice
2.

avaro, spilorcio

(of a person) unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous

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He's too mean to buy a round of drinks.
È troppo avaro per offrire un giro di bevande.
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She's very mean with her money.
È molto avara con i suoi soldi.
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stingymiserlyparsimoniousungeneroustight-fisted
1.

media

the average of a set of numbers

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Calculate the mean of these values.
Calcola la media di questi valori.
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The mean temperature for the month was 15 degrees Celsius.
La temperatura media del mese era di 15 gradi Celsius.
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averagemediannorm
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