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I . mean1 <meant, meant> [mi:n] VB trans

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1. mean (translate as or symbolise):

mean
znaczyć
mean
oznaczać
what does this mean?
co to znaczy?

2. mean (be sincere):

I mean what I say [or I mean it/that]
mówię poważnie

3. mean (refer to):

mean
mieć na myśli
what do you mean?
co masz na myśli?
if you see what I mean
jeśli rozumiesz, co mam na myśli

4. mean (result in):

mean
oznaczać

5. mean (have significance):

to mean sth to sb
znaczyć coś dla kogoś

II . mean1 <meant, meant> [mi:n] VB intr

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mean2 [mi:n] ADJ

1. mean Brit (miserly):

mean
skąpy
to be mean with sth
skąpić czegoś

2. mean (unkind):

mean
podły
to be mean to sb
być dla kogoś niemiłym

4. mean AM (cruel):

mean
ostry

5. mean liter (poor):

mean
nędzny
mean
biedny

arithmetic mean N

mean deviation N MATH

Greenwich Mean Time N

mean square deviation N MATH

Usage examples with mean

what does this mean?
co to znaczy?
whatever did she mean?
co też miała na myśli?
no mean achievement [or feat]
nie lada wyczyn
what do you mean?
co masz na myśli?
a dirty [or mean] trick pej
świństwo nt
Greenwich Mean Time
uniwersalny czas średni
to mean business
poważnie traktować [perf po-] sprawę
to mean mischief
mieć złe zamiary
to mean well
mieć dobre intencje
it doesn't necessarily mean that...
to wcale nie znaczy, że...
to be mean with sth
skąpić czegoś
to be mean to sb
być dla kogoś niemiłym
to mean sth to sb
znaczyć coś dla kogoś
to mean to do sth
zamierzać [lub mieć zamiar] coś zrobić
to be no mean feat
być nie lada wyczynem
what does it mean, miss?
co to znaczy, proszę pani?
I mean what I say [or I mean it/that]
mówię poważnie
he's no mean cook/footballer
on jest niezłym kucharzem/piłkarzem
if you know what I mean
jeśli wiesz, co mam na myśli

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
This is the velocity with which the mean wave energy is transported horizontally in a narrow-band wave field.
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A frequency distribution is said to be skewed when its mean and median are different.
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Sometimes, mixed constitutions evolved with a democratic element, but it definitely did not mean self-rule by citizens.
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This does not mean that all followers of meritocracy believe that a person in poverty deserves their low standard of living.
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At early 2007 gasoline and electricity prices, that would mean a break-even point after six to ten years of operation.
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Later dishonest jewellers passed pinchbeck off as gold; over the years it came to mean a cheap and tawdry imitation of gold.
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At the restarts, there were a number of cars 5 car lengths behind the car in front which should mean a stop-go penalty but these incidents went unpunished.
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He was a chivalrous batsman, nothing mean or discourteous in any of his movements or intentions at the wicket.
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The looseness of the definition of relevant evidence is generally construed to mean liberal production.
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That doesn't mean you have to chop up a whole chicken.
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