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

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Translations: all66 significare25 intendere21 volere dire17 other translations3

He had no idea what these words meant. Non aveva idea di cosa significassero queste parole.

I meant no harm by it Non intendevo farci del male

Did you understand what he meant? Avete capito cosa voleva dire?

She had enough sense to understand what he really meant. Era abbastanza perspicace da capire quello che lui realmente intendeva.

He probably meant that people go to demonstrations just to show up instead of actually protesting. Probabilmente intendeva che la gente va alle dimostrazioni solo per farsi vedere invece di protestare per davvero.

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. So che pensi di avere capito quello che pensavi che avessi detto, ma non sono sicuro che tu abbia realizzato che quello che hai inteso non è quello che volevo dire.

What does that word mean? Che significa quella parola?

I know what you mean. So cosa intendi.

It doesn't mean anything! Non vuol dire niente!

What does this word mean? Che significa questa parola?

I didn't mean it. Non intendevo questo.

What does it actually mean? Cosa vuol dire in realtà?

Amnesia means "loss of memory". Amnesia significa "perdita di memoria".

I have understood what you mean. Ho capito cosa intendi.

I didn't mean to Non ho voluto dire a

Few people know the true meaning. Poche persone sanno il vero significato.

Do you understand what I mean? Capisci cosa intendo?

What's that supposed to mean? Cosa vorresti dire?

"Tatoeba" means "for example" in Japanese. "Tatoeba" in giapponese significa "per esempio".

This diagram will illustrate what I mean. Questo diagramma renderà chiaro che cosa intendo.

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