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that you mean
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. que quieres decir (informal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
I think that you mean "Sophocles", not "Socratres."Creo que quieres decir "Sófocles" y no "Sócrates".
b. que quiere decir (formal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
We suspect that you mean something different than what you're saying.Sospechamos que quiere decir algo diferente de lo que está diciendo.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Say it with more authority. People need to believe that you mean it.Dilo con más autoridad. La gente tiene que creer vas en serio.
You hate me? I don't think that you mean that.¿Me odias? No creo que lo digas en serio.
a. que quieren decir (plural)
A word or phrase that is plural (e.g., los libros).
They think that you mean that you don't ever want to have kids. - But that's not true, we just aren't quite ready yet.Creen que quieren decir que no quieren tener hijos jamás. - Pero eso no es cierto, solo que aún no estamos listos del todo.
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