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The resulting sound power level (LWA4) shall be the root mean square value of the three (or more) measurements.
Le niveau de puissance acoustique qui en résulte (LWA4) est la valeur quadratique moyenne des trois mesures (ou plus).
'I don't know what you mean,' I said roughly.
– Je ne sais ce que vous voulez dire, répliquai-je avec rudesse.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
We looked at one another, and each one seemed to see his own mean and guilty thoughts reflected in the faces of the others.
Nous échangeâmes des regards, et chacun semblait voir ses propres pensées coupables sur le visage des autres.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
That God is observable in all nat'ral objects is allowable, but then he is not perceptible in the way I mean.
Je conviens que Dieu se montre dans tout ce qui existe dans la nature ; mais il n’y est pas visible de la manière que je l’entends.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
"I mean that there are people who carry their pride even here.
– Je veux dire qu'il y a des gens qui sont fiers jusqu'ici.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
"What does it mean?"
– Qu'est-ce que cela signifie?
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
The father, after a few moments of silence, muttered:"What on earth can it mean?"
Le père, après quelques secondes de silence, murmura: Qu'est-ce que cela peut vouloir dire?
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Surely Christine did not mean to stick up for him, eh?
Voyons, elle ne le défendait pas, peut-être?
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
'transmission` shall mean the transport of electricity on the high-voltage interconnected system with a view to its delivery to final customers or to distributors;
«transport»: le transport d'électricité sur le réseau à haute tension interconnecté aux fins de fourniture à des clients finals ou à des distributeurs;
"No," cried Miss Sarah, "nor any brother of mine. I would be insufferably mean."
– Non ! s’écria miss Sarah ; ce serait par trop avilissant.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
“But just because I have an agent doesn’t mean I’ll get published.
— Mais ce n'est pas parce que quelqu'un me repré sente qu'une maison d'édition voudra de moi.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
arithmetic mean of the results obtained
moyenne arithmétique des résultats obtenus
Ah yes I it is about the frontage, which Madame de Condamin thinks too mean.
Ah! c'est la façade que madame de Condamin trouve trop mesquine.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
The arithmetic mean of price relatives must not be used where chaining is more frequent than annual.
La moyenne arithmétique des rapports de prix ne doit pas être utilisée si l'enchaînement se produit à un rythme plus fréquent que le rythme annuel.
"Is it possible you mean to do this act of extraordinary self-destruction and recklessness?"
– Est-il possible que vous ayez dessein de commettre un tel acte d’imprudence, de témérité, de suicide ?
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995

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Collocations

arithmetic mean
moyenne
arithmetic mean
moyenne arithmétique
fraudulent mean
moyen frauduleux
geometric mean
moyenne géométrique
greenwich mean time
temps moyen de greenwich
harmonic mean
moyenne harmonique
mean sea level
niveau moyen de la mer
Greenwich mean time
temps moyen de Greenwich
means of payment
moyen de paiement
means of payment
moyens de paiement
financial means
moyens financiers
means of communication
moyens de communication
means of transport
moyens de transport
means of transport
moyen de transport

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

mean

noun
SingularPlural
Common casemeanmeans
Possessive casemean'smeans'

mean

adjective
Positive degreemean
Comparative degreemeaner
Superlative degreemeanest