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mean meaning in Spanish

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mean (accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with)
adjective
[UK: miːn]
[US: ˈmiːn]

formidableadjective

mean (having the mean as its value)
adjective
[UK: miːn]
[US: ˈmiːn]

medioadjective

mean (intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise)
adjective
[UK: miːn]
[US: ˈmiːn]

crueladjective

maloadjectiveI'm mean. = Soy malo.

malvadoadjectiveNot all elves are mean. = No todos los elfos son malvados.

mean [means] (intermediate value)
noun
[UK: miːn]
[US: ˈmiːn]

medianoun
{f}

mean (low in quality; inferior)
adjective
[UK: miːn]
[US: ˈmiːn]

inferioradjective

mean (low-minded; acting without consideration of others)
adjective
[UK: miːn]
[US: ˈmiːn]

desconsideradoadjective

mala genteadjective
{m}

mala ondaadjective
{m}

mean [means] (method by which something is done)
noun
[UK: miːn]
[US: ˈmiːn]

medionoun
{m}

recursonoun
{m}

mean (miserly, stingy)
adjective
[UK: miːn]
[US: ˈmiːn]

mezquinoadjectiveHe is mean. = Él es mezquino.

tacañoadjectiveDon't be mean. = No seas tacaño.

mean [meant, meaning, means] (to complain, lament)
verb
[UK: miːn]
[US: ˈmiːn]

lamentarseverb

reclamarverb

mean [meant, meaning, means] (to convey, indicate)
verb
[UK: miːn]
[US: ˈmiːn]

querer decirverb

significarverbYou mean a lot to me. = Significas mucho para mí.

mean [meant, meaning, means] (to have conviction in what one says)
verb
[UK: miːn]
[US: ˈmiːn]

decir en serioverb

mean [meant, meaning, means] (to have intentions of some kind)
verb
[UK: miːn]
[US: ˈmiːn]

proponerseverb

mean [meant, meaning, means] (to intend; plan on doing)
verb
[UK: miːn]
[US: ˈmiːn]

intentarverbJohn didn't mean to hurt you. = John no intentaba herirte.

pretenderverbI didn't mean to frighten you. = No pretendía asustarte.

mean [meant, meaning, means] (to pity, comfort)
verb
[UK: miːn]
[US: ˈmiːn]

apiadarseverb

compadecerseverb

mean [meant, meaning, means] (to result in; bring about)
verb
[UK: miːn]
[US: ˈmiːn]

producirverb

resultarverb

mean business verb

no andarse con chiquitasverb

mean free path [mean free paths] (average distance travelled by molecules in a gas or liquid)
noun
[UK: miːn friː pɑːθ]
[US: ˈmiːn ˈfriː ˈpæθ]

camino libre medionoun
{m}

meander [meanders] (winding, crooked or involved course)
noun
[UK: mɪ.ˈæn.də(r)]
[US: mi.ˈæn.dər]

meandronoun
{m}

meanie [meanies] (unkind person)
noun
[UK: ˈmiː.ni]
[US: ˈmiː.ni]

arpíanoun
{f}

duendenoun
{m}

meaning [meanings] (definition or connotation of a word)
noun
[UK: ˈmiːn.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈmiːn.ɪŋ]

sentido de la palabranoun
{m}

meaning [meanings] (symbolic value of something)
noun
[UK: ˈmiːn.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈmiːn.ɪŋ]

sentidonoun
{m}
This word has two meanings. = Esa palabra tiene dos sentidos.

significadonoun
{m}
The meaning is unknown to me. = Desconozco el significado.

meaning of life (hypothetical answer to life’s ultimate questions)
noun
[UK: ˈmiːn.ɪŋ əv laɪf]
[US: ˈmiːn.ɪŋ əv ˈlaɪf]

sentido de la vidanoun
{m}

meaningful (having meaning, significant)
adjective
[UK: ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fəl]
[US: ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fəl]

significativoadjectiveWelcome to a new and more meaningful reality. = Bienvenido a una realidad nueva y más significativa.

meaningless (lacking meaning)
adjective
[UK: ˈmiː.nɪŋ.ləs]
[US: ˈmiː.nɪŋ.ləs]

insensatoadjective
{m}

sin sentidoadjective

meaninglessness (state of lacking meaning)
noun
[UK: ˈmiː.nɪŋ.ləs]
[US: ˈmiː.nɪŋ.ləs]

sinsentidonoun

meanness noun
[UK: ˈmiːn.nəs]
[US: ˈmiːn.nəs]

mezquindadnoun
{f}

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