mean

adjective
a. maigre
a rather mean portion of apple tartune part de tarte aux pommes plutôt maigre
He cooks a mean salmon.Il fait un saumon méchamment bon.
transitive verb
What does "complet" mean?Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire "complet" ?
What does "imperialism" mean?Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire "impérialisme" ?
What do you mean?Qu'est-ce que vous voulez dire ?
That's not what I meant.Ce n'est pas ce que je voulais dire.
This means I'll have to start again.Cela veut dire que je vais devoir recommencer.
Becoming a millionaire didn't mean an end to his money worries.Devenir un millionnaire ne voulait pas dire la fin de ses problèmes d'argent.
noun
a. moyenne (f)
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