mean
/miːn/ adjectiveTranslation
UNKIND › unkind and unpleasant
kaba, terbiyesiz, nezaketsiz
I thought my sister was being mean to me.1031991NOT 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.1036VIOLENT 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.994GOOD [always before noun] informal › very good
çok iyi, mükemmel, usta
I make a mean spaghetti.956AVERAGE [always before noun] › In maths, a mean number is an average number.
(matematik) ortalama
Their mean age at death was 84.6.3961389no 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
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