"what do you mean" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=what do you mean?}} what do you mean?
  1. A request for clarification of an anterior statement or question. Translations (what do you mean? (request for clarification)): 你這是什麼意思? (Chinese Mandarin), 你这是什么意思? (nǐ zhè shì shénme yìsi) (Chinese Mandarin), mitä tarkoitat? (Finnish), que quere dicir? (Galician), was meinst du? (German), מה זה אומר? (ma ze omér?) (Hebrew), מה זאת אומרת? (ma zot oméret) (Hebrew), מה אתה אומר? (ma atá omér?) (Hebrew), מה את אומרת? (ma at oméret?) (Hebrew), hogy érted? [informal] (Hungarian), mire gondolsz? (Hungarian), hogy érti? [formal] (Hungarian), mire gondol? (Hungarian), cioè? (Italian), weh yuh a try seh? (Jamaican Creole), どういうことですか? (dō iu koto desu ka?) (Japanese), منظورت چیست؟ (manzuret čist?) (Persian), co masz na myśli (Polish), o co chodzi [informal] (Polish), o que você quer dizer? (Portuguese), como assim? (Portuguese), что Вы имеете в виду? (što Vy imejete v vidu?) [formal] (Russian), что ты имеешь в виду? (što ty imeješʹ v vidu?) [familiar] (Russian), в смысле (v smysle) [informal] (Russian), ¿a qué te refieres? (Spanish), ¿qué quieres decir? (Spanish), ¿a qué se refiere? (Spanish), ¿qué quiere decir? (Spanish), vad menar du? (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-what_do_you_mean-en-phrase-eOsxT-L5 Disambiguation of 'what do you mean? (request for clarification)': 91 9
  2. An expression of surprise, annoyance, or disagreement to an anterior statement. Translations (expression of surprise, annoyance, or disagreement to an anterior statement): miten niin (Finnish), como assim? (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-what_do_you_mean-en-phrase-2zrWfheZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasebook, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Jamaican Creole translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English phrasebook: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Jamaican Creole translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of 'expression of surprise, annoyance, or disagreement to an anterior statement': 7 93

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