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mean (EN)
verbe, adjectif, nom

verbe “mean”

infinitif mean; il means; prét. meant; part. passé meant; gér. meaning
  1. signifier
    The word "amigo" means "friend" in Spanish.
  2. vouloir dire
    When she said "watch your step," she meant to warn him about the slippery floor.
  3. être sincère
    When he said he would help, he really meant it.
  4. entraîner
    Forgetting to water the plants means they will eventually die.
  5. compter (pour quelqu'un)
    Winning the championship meant a lot to her.
  6. avoir l'intention de
    She meant to call you yesterday, but she got caught up with work.
  7. être destiné à
    The spare room was meant to be a nursery.
  8. signifier
    A green traffic light means you can go.

adjectif “mean”

mean, comp. meaner, sup. meanest
  1. méchant
    She was being mean when she refused to share her toys with her friend.
  2. avare
    He's too mean to even buy his friends a cup of coffee.
  3. moyen (pour distinguer de "méchant", on utilise "moyen" dans le sens de qualité ou de position intermédiaire)
    The mean score of the class on the test was 75.

nom “mean”

sg. mean, pl. means ou indén.
  1. moyenne (dans le contexte mathématique)
    To find the mean of your test scores, add them all up and then divide by the number of tests you've taken.