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"Mean" is a form of "mear", an intransitive verb which is often translated as "to piss". "Suponer" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "to suppose". Learn more about the difference between "suponer" and "mean" below.
suponer(
soo
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poh
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nehr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to think)
a. to suppose
Supongo que el examen no te será muy difícil con notas así.I suppose that the exam won't be very difficult for you with grades like that.
b. to assume
Suponiendo que lleguen tarde, ¿qué hacemos mientras tanto?Assuming they are late, what can we do in the meantime?
c. to imagine
Supón que ganemos la lotería, podríamos comprar todas las donas del mundo.Imagine if we won the lottery; we could buy all the donuts in the world.
a. to imagine
Lo suponía mucho más rico de lo que es.I imagined he was much richer than he actually is.
3. (to imply)
a. to mean
Una falta repentina de fondos supondría el final del proyecto.A sudden lack of funds would mean the end of the project.
suponerse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
4. (to think)
mear(
meh
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ahr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (vulgar) (to urinate)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
b. to take a piss (vulgar) (United States)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United States
Jorge dijo que tenía que mear.Jorge said he needed to take a piss.
c. to have a piss (vulgar) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Pedro fue a mear pero aún no regresó.Pedro went off to have a piss but hasn't come back yet.
d. to pee (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No pudo mear por culpa de la anestesia.He hasn't been able to pee because of the anesthetic.
mearse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
2. (vulgar) (to urinate on oneself)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. to piss oneself (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Gabriel está a punto de mearse.Gabriel is about to piss himself.
b. to pee oneself (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Casi me meo buscando el baño.I nearly peed myself looking for the bathroom.
c. to wet oneself
Me voy a mear si no encontramos un área de descanso dentro de poco.I'm going to wet myself if we don't find a rest area soon.
