Usage examples of "meant" in English with translation to French

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Only then did I realize what he meant. C'est seulement à ce moment que j'ai compris ce qu'il voulait dire.
More tractors meant fewer horses and mules. Davantage de tracteurs signifiait moins de chevaux et de mules.
I meant to look it up. J'avais l'intention d'en faire la recherche.
What do you think he meant by that? Que pensez-vous qu'il voulait dire par là ?
Mary wanted a tattoo that meant "Love and Fidelity", but it really means "Stupid Foreigner" in Chinese. Marie voulait un tatouage qui signifiât « Amour et fidélité » mais il signifie en vérité « Imbécile d'étranger » en chinois.
I never meant for any of this to happen. Je n'ai jamais eu l'intention que quoi que ce soit de ça n'arrive.
She may realize later on what I meant. Elle comprendra peut-être plus tard ce que j'ai voulu dire.
I meant to call her, but I forgot to. J'avais l'intention de l'appeler, mais j'ai oublié.
The professor was unable to comprehend what I meant. Le professeur fut incapable de comprendre ce que je voulais dire.
I couldn't make out what he meant by 'megafeps'. Je ne pouvais m'expliquer ce qu'il voulait dire par 'megafeps'.
The translator found it impossible to explain what he meant. Le traducteur se trouvait dans l'impossibilité d'expliquer ce qu'il voulait dire.
I know you think you understood what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you realized that what you heard is not what I meant. Je sais que tu penses avoir compris ce que tu pensais que j'avais dit, mais je ne suis pas sûr que tu as réalisé que ce que tu as entendu n'est pas ce que je voulais dire.
What does this sentence mean? Que veut dire cette phrase ?
What precisely does that mean? Qu'est-ce que cela signifie exactement ?
He doesn't want me to go, but I mean to. Il ne veut pas que je parte, mais j'en ai l'intention.
I see what you mean. Je vois ce que tu veux dire.
What does that word mean? Que signifie ce mot ?
I've been meaning to drop by and see you, but I've been rather busy this week. J'avais l'intention de passer vous voir, mais j'étais assez occupé cette semaine.
Come here! I mean you. Viens ici ! Je veux dire toi.
What does this word mean? Que signifie ce mot ?
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