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mean

 
 
/miːn/ adjective

Translation

UNKIND unkind and unpleasant
kaba, terbiyesiz, nezaketsiz
I thought my sister was being mean to me.1031991
NOT GENEROUS mainly UK A mean person does not like spending money, especially on other people.
cimri, pinti, hasis, eli sıkı
He's too mean to buy her a ring.1036
VIOLENT mainly US A mean person or animal is strong and violent, and makes people frightened.
korkutucu, ürkütücü, kaba ve vahşi
He's a big, mean guy.994
GOOD [always before noun] informal very good
çok iyi, mükemmel, usta
I make a mean spaghetti.956
AVERAGE [always before noun] In maths, a mean number is an average number.
(matematik) ortalama
Their mean age at death was 84.6.3961389
no mean used to describe something very difficult
imkansız, çok güç/zor; henüz mümkün olmayan
Setting up a business in two days was no mean feat (= was a difficult thing to do).1785
(Definition of mean adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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