verb🔗ShareSe lamenter, déplorerTo lament."My grandmother often meant about the old days, remembering her childhood friends with sadness. "Ma grand-mère se lamentait souvent du bon vieux temps, se souvenant de ses amis d'enfance avec tristesse.emotionsoulessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSignifier, vouloir direTo intend."My teacher meant for us to hand in our essays on Friday. "Mon professeur voulait que nous rendions nos essais vendredi.attitudemindcharacteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSignifier, vouloir direTo convey (a meaning)."The teacher meant to say "difficult," not "different." "Le professeur voulait dire « difficile », pas « différent ».communicationlanguagewordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVouloir dire, signifierTo have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says)."Does she really mean what she said to him last night?"Veut-elle vraiment dire ce qu'elle lui a dit hier soir ?attitudecharactercommunicationmoralvalueessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSignifier, entraînerTo cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result)."One faltering step means certain death."Un pas hésitant entraîne une mort certaine.outcomeactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSignifier, vouloir dire(usually with to) To be of some level of importance."Formality and titles mean nothing in their circle."La formalité et les titres ne signifient rien dans leur cercle.valueattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCommun, généralCommon; general."The mean temperature for this time of year is usually quite mild. "La température moyenne pour cette période de l'année est généralement assez douce.languagewordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCommun, humbleOf a common or low origin, grade, or quality; common; humble."a man of mean parentage / a mean abode"Un homme d'origine humble / une demeure commune.qualitycharactervalueessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMauvais, médiocreLow in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby."a mean appearance / mean dress"Une apparence médiocre / une robe de mauvaise qualité.qualityconditionvalueessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMéchant, basWithout dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base."a mean motive"Un motif méchant.characterattitudemoralmindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMéchant, ignobleOf little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable."His comments about the project were quite mean; nobody respected his opinion. "Ses commentaires sur le projet étaient assez méchants ; personne ne respectait son opinion.charactermoralattitudevalueessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAvare, radinUngenerous; stingy; tight-fisted."My uncle is quite mean with his money; he barely gives anything to charity. "Mon oncle est assez avare avec son argent ; il ne donne presque rien à la charité.characterattitudemoralessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Shareméchant, malveillantDisobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating"My teacher's instructions were so mean; they made it incredibly difficult to understand the lesson. "Les instructions de mon professeur étaient si méchantes ; elles rendaient incroyablement difficile la compréhension de la leçon.characterattitudehumanmoralessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareÉgoïste, méchantSelfish; acting without consideration of others; unkind."My brother was very mean to our younger sister, refusing to share his toys. "Mon frère était très méchant avec notre jeune sœur, refusant de partager ses jouets.characterattitudemoralnegativehumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Shareméchant, malveillantIntending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another"His mean comments about the presentation made everyone feel uncomfortable. "Ses commentaires méchants sur la présentation ont mis tout le monde mal à l'aise.attitudecharacterhumaninhumanmoralnegativeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePuissant, féroce, fortPowerful; fierce; strong"It must have been a mean typhoon that levelled this town."Ça a dû être un typhon puissant qui a rasé cette ville.characterqualityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHabile, compétent, douéAccomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with."He hits a mean backhand."Il a un revers habile.abilityachievementqualityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDifficile, délicatDifficult, tricky."This problem is mean!"Ce problème est difficile !characterattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMoyen, méthode(now chiefly in the plural) A method or course of action used to achieve some result."The school's new means for improving student attendance included offering extra help sessions and rewards. "Les nouveaux moyens de l'école pour améliorer la fréquentation des élèves comprenaient des séances d'aide supplémentaires et des récompenses.wayactionachievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMoyen, étape(in the singular) An intermediate step or intermediate steps."The project required several means to complete the final presentation. "Le projet nécessitait plusieurs moyens pour achever la présentation finale.wayessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMoyenneSomething which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium."The mean temperature for the week was 70 degrees Fahrenheit. "La température moyenne de la semaine était de 70 degrés Fahrenheit.mathstatisticsnumbervalueessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVoix médiane, altoThe middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument."The choir director asked the sopranos and altos to focus on the mean during the practice session. "Le chef de chœur a demandé aux sopranos et aux altos de se concentrer sur l'alto pendant la séance de répétition.musicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMoyenneThe average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms; the arithmetic mean."The mean score on the math test was 85. "La moyenne au test de mathématiques était de 85.mathstatisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMoyenneAny function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency."The mean score on the math quiz was 85. "La moyenne au contrôle de maths était de 85.mathstatisticsnumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMoyenneEither of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6."The mean of the two test scores, 85 and 92, is 88. "La moyenne des deux notes de test, 85 et 92, est de 88.mathnumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMoyenHaving the mean (see noun below) as its value."The average score on the math test was 85, making it the mean score. "La note moyenne au test de mathématiques était de 85, ce qui en fait la note moyenne.mathstatisticsnumbervalueessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMoyen, médiocreMiddling; intermediate; moderately good, tolerable."The student's performance in the exam was quite mean; not excellent, but satisfactory. "La performance de l'élève à l'examen était assez moyenne ; pas excellente, mais satisfaisante.qualityvalueconditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading