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At first I meant it to be a surprise present for you today, but then I thought: Capricorn, you really owe that child something for bringing you what you've wanted so long, and of her own free will, too."
Zunächst wollte ich sie dir heute als Überraschung präsentieren, doch dann dachte ich mir: Capricorn, eigentlich bist du dem Mädchen etwas schuldig, wo sie dir doch ganz freiwillig gebracht hat, wonach du schon so lange suchst.«
Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / Tintenherz
Tintenherz
Funke, Cornelia
© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003
Inkheart
Funke, Cornelia
© 2003 by Dressler Verlag
© 2003 by The Chicken House
Mo turned to her. "Meggie," he began in the tone she knew only too well: Meggie, don't be so silly, it meant.
Mo drehte sich zu ihr um. »Meggie …«, begann er, in dem Tonfall, den sie nur zu gut kannte: Meggie, nun sei nicht so dumm.
Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / Tintenherz
Tintenherz
Funke, Cornelia
© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003
Inkheart
Funke, Cornelia
© 2003 by Dressler Verlag
© 2003 by The Chicken House
He didn't know what it meant but he soon heard more on the subject.
Er wußte nicht, was das bedeutete, sollte aber bald mehr darüber erfahren.
Mingus, Charles / Beneath the UnderdogMingus, Charles / Beneath The Underdog
Beneath The Underdog
Mingus, Charles
© 1971 by Charles Mingus und Nel King
© fur die deutsche Ausgabe 1980, 2002
Beneath the Underdog
Mingus, Charles
© 1971 by Charles Mingus and Nel King
This approach meant decentralising the utilisation of budgetary resources for Commission information activities, apart from general information.
Dieses Konzept setzte voraus, daß die Haushaltsmittel für spezifische Informationsmaßnahmen der Kommission dezentral verwendet werden können.
© Europäische Union, 1998-2011
© European Union, 1998-2011
Changes in our clientele meant that new sales channels and structures had to be implemented.
Bedingt durch ein sich verändertes Kundenklientel müssen neue Vertriebswege und -strukturen aufgebaut werden.
"...Seriously, Doctor," Fletcher went on, "it isn't just Thornnastor blundering into areas of the ship that were not meant for FGLIs.
„... jetzt mal im Ernst, Doktor“, fuhr Fletcher fort. „Es ist ja nicht nur Thornnastor, der sich in nicht für FGLIs bestimmten Schiffsabschnitten wie ein Elefant im Porzellanladen aufführt.
White, James / QuarantineWhite, James / Quarantäne
Quarantäne
White, James
© 1993 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co.
Quarantine
White, James
© 2002 by the Estate of James White
© 1980 by James White
The creation of the Single Market meant the elimination of fiscal frontiers, so notions of importing and exporting disappeared within the EU.
Die Schaffung des Binnenmarktes erforderte die Beseitigung der Steuergrenzen, womit innerhalb der Europäischen Union die Tatbestände der Ein- und Ausfuhr entfielen.
© Europäische Union, 1998-2011
© European Union, 1998-2011
' The Gat could see what he meant.
Der Gat verstand, was er meinte.
Jones, Terry / Starship TitanicJones, Terry / Raumschiff Titanic
Raumschiff Titanic
Jones, Terry
© der Originalausgabe 1997 by The Digital Village and Simon and Schuster Interactive, Inc.
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe 1998 by Rogner & Bernhard GmbH & Co. Verlags KG, Hamburg
Starship Titanic
Jones, Terry
© 1997 by The Digital Village and Simon and Schuster Interactive, Inc.
Mr De Melo asked whether this meant that the first item 'Communication by the Commission on urgent political matters of major importance' would not be taken (the President replied that it did).
Herr De Melo möchte wissen, ob der erste Punkt "Mitteilung der Kommission über dringliche und wichtige politische Fragen" somit gestrichen wird (der Präsident bejaht dies).
© Europäische Union, 1998-2011
© European Union, 1998-2011
Taking the book meant she was serious.
Sie hatte das Buch mitgenommen, und das bedeutete, dass es ihr Ernst war.
Bear, Greg / Darwin's ChildrenBear, Greg / Die Darwin-Kinder
Die Darwin-Kinder
Bear, Greg
© 2003 Greg Bear
© Elsevier GmbH, München
Darwin's Children
Bear, Greg
© 2003 by Greg Bear
Sexuality was packaged as a profitable commodity in the marketplace, while culture meant for the most part profit-hungry mass media.
Die Sexualität wurde gewinnbringend als Ware vermarktet, und für Kultur standen größtenteils die profitgierigen Massenmedien.
Eagleton, Terry / The Meaning of LifeEagleton, Terry / Der Sinn des Lebens
Der Sinn des Lebens
Eagleton, Terry
© 2007 by Terry Eagleton
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe 2008 Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH, Berlin
The Meaning of Life
Eagleton, Terry
© Terry Eagleton, 2007
"Were these outer walls meant as defenses?"
»Diente diese Mauer Verteidigungszwecken?«
Anderson, Kevin / Hidden EmpireAnderson, Kevin / Das Imperium
Das Imperium
Anderson, Kevin
© 2002 by WordFire Inc.
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG
Hidden Empire
Anderson, Kevin
© 2002 by WordFire, Inc.
Neither Frau von Brakel nor the children understood what the Baron meant in so saying.
Weder die Frau von Brakel noch die Kinder wußten, was der Herr von Brakel mit diesen Worten eigentlich sagen wollte.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
The transfer of Treasury employees responsible for portfolio investments and the Risk Management unit of IKB AG to IKB CAM meant the spin-off of front-office credit decision-making and significant risk analysis functions.
Mit Übergang der für Portfolioinvestments zuständigen Mitarbeiter des Treasury und des Bereiches Risikomanagement der IKB AG in die IKB CAM wurden das Marktvotum und wesentliche risikoanalytische Funktionen ausgelagert.
© IKB 2004-2012
© IKB 2004-2012
However, Messier observed it from Paris, where its maximum altitude of only about 6 degrees would have meant that he could not see it in its true splendor.
Messier beobachtete es jedoch von Paris aus, wo er es wegen der maximalen Höhe von 6° nicht in seiner vollen Schönheit gesehen haben kann.
Burnham, Robert,Dyer, Alan,Garfinkle, Robert A,George, Martin,Kanipe, Jeff,Levy, David H. / Advanced Skywatching: The Backyard Astronomer's Guide to Starhopping and Exploring the UniverseBurnham, Robert,Dyer, Alan,Garfinkle, Robert A.,George, Martin,Kanipe, Jeff,Levi, David H. / Der Sternenhimmel: Ein astronomischer Wegweiser
Der Sternenhimmel: Ein astronomischer Wegweiser
Burnham, Robert,Dyer, Alan,Garfinkle, Robert A.,George, Martin,Kanipe, Jeff,Levi, David H.
© Weldon Owen Pty Ltd
© 2006 für die deutsche Ausgabe: Tandem Verlag GmbH
Advanced Skywatching: The Backyard Astronomer's Guide to Starhopping and Exploring the Universe
Burnham, Robert,Dyer, Alan,Garfinkle, Robert A,George, Martin,Kanipe, Jeff,Levy, David H.
© 1997 US Weldon Owen Inc.
© 1997 Weldon Owen Pty Limited

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Collocations

be meant
gemünzt sein
by no means
keineswegs
means of payment
Zahlungsmittel
arithmetic mean
arithmetisches Mittel
mean deviation
durchschnittliche Abweichung
mean deviation
mittlere Abweichung
mean stress
Mittelspannung
means of conveyance
Beförderungsmittel
mean value
Durchschnittswert
root mean square
Effektivwert
root-mean-square value
Effektivwert
extended mean value theorem
erweiterter Mittelwertsatz
conveyance means
Fördermittel
geometric mean
geometrisches Mittel
harmonic mean
harmonischer Mittelwert

Word forms

mean

verb
Basic forms
Pastmeant
Imperativemean
Present Participle (Participle I)meaning
Past Participle (Participle II)meant
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I meanwe mean
you meanyou mean
he/she/it meansthey mean
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am meaningwe are meaning
you are meaningyou are meaning
he/she/it is meaningthey are meaning
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have meantwe have meant
you have meantyou have meant
he/she/it has meantthey have meant
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been meaningwe have been meaning
you have been meaningyou have been meaning
he/she/it has been meaningthey have been meaning
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I meantwe meant
you meantyou meant
he/she/it meantthey meant
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was meaningwe were meaning
you were meaningyou were meaning
he/she/it was meaningthey were meaning
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had meantwe had meant
you had meantyou had meant
he/she/it had meantthey had meant
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been meaningwe had been meaning
you had been meaningyou had been meaning
he/she/it had been meaningthey had been meaning
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will meanwe shall/will mean
you will meanyou will mean
he/she/it will meanthey will mean
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be meaningwe shall/will be meaning
you will be meaningyou will be meaning
he/she/it will be meaningthey will be meaning
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have meantwe shall/will have meant
you will have meantyou will have meant
he/she/it will have meantthey will have meant
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been meaningwe shall/will have been meaning
you will have been meaningyou will have been meaning
he/she/it will have been meaningthey will have been meaning
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would meanwe should/would mean
you would meanyou would mean
he/she/it would meanthey would mean
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be meaningwe should/would be meaning
you would be meaningyou would be meaning
he/she/it would be meaningthey would be meaning
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have meantwe should/would have meant
you would have meantyou would have meant
he/she/it would have meantthey would have meant
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been meaningwe should/would have been meaning
you would have been meaningyou would have been meaning
he/she/it would have been meaningthey would have been meaning
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am meantwe are meant
you are meantyou are meant
he/she/it is meantthey are meant
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being meantwe are being meant
you are being meantyou are being meant
he/she/it is being meantthey are being meant
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been meantwe have been meant
you have been meantyou have been meant
he/she/it has been meantthey have been meant
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was meantwe were meant
you were meantyou were meant
he/she/it was meantthey were meant
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being meantwe were being meant
you were being meantyou were being meant
he/she/it was being meantthey were being meant
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been meantwe had been meant
you had been meantyou had been meant
he/she/it had been meantthey had been meant
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be meantwe shall/will be meant
you will be meantyou will be meant
he/she/it will be meantthey will be meant
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been meantwe shall/will have been meant
you will have been meantyou will have been meant
he/she/it will have been meantthey will have been meant