Usage examples of "be meant" in English with translation to Portuguese

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Don't be so hard on her. She meant well. Não seja tão duro com ela. Ela quis fazer o bem.

I'm sorry. I never meant to hurt you. Sinto muito. Nunca tive a intenção de machucá-lo.

She meant this gift for you. Ela destinou este presente para você.

I don't know which doctor she meant. Eu não sei a que médico ela se referiu.

Tom didn't know what Mary meant. Tom não sabia o que Mary queria dizer.

I wonder if Tom really meant what he said. Será que Tom teve mesmo a intenção de dizer o que disse?

Rules are meant to be broken. Regras são feitas para serem quebradas.

I meant to thank you for your help. Eu queria dizer que agradeço a você pela ajuda.

What do you think he meant by that? O que você acha que ele quis dizer com isso?

The cat meant no harm. O gato não teve más intenções.

Humans were never meant to live forever. Os humanos não foram feitos para viver para sempre.

When I told him I liked the picture, I really meant that. Quando eu disse a ele que gostei da pintura, eu estava falando sério.

I never meant to deceive you. Eu nunca tive a intenção de te enganar.

I never meant to have you pay the bill. Eu nunca quis dizer que você deveria pagar a conta.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood. As mulheres precisam ser amadas, não compreendidas.

I meant no harm by it Eu não quis dizer mal por isso

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