1. As a verb:
* "Signifier": This is the most common meaning, referring to meaning, signifying, or conveying a message. For example: "This painting means something to me" would be "Ce tableau signifie quelque chose pour moi."
* "Vouloir dire": This also means to mean or to signify, but it's more common in spoken French. For example, "What does this word mean?" would be "Que veut dire ce mot?"
2. As an adjective:
* "Méchant": This means mean, nasty, or unkind. For example, "He's a mean person" would be "C'est un homme méchant."
* "Moyen": This means average or mediocre. For example, "His performance was mean" would be "Sa performance était moyenne."
3. As a noun:
* "Moyenne": This means average or mean. For example, "The mean of these numbers is 5" would be "La moyenne de ces nombres est 5."
To understand the meaning of "mean" in French, you need to consider the context of the sentence.
Example:
* "What does this word mean?" - "Que veut dire ce mot?" (Verb, meaning "to signify")
* "She's a mean girl." - "C'est une fille méchante." (Adjective, meaning "unkind")
* "The mean temperature for this month is 20 degrees Celsius." - "La température moyenne pour ce mois est de 20 degrés Celsius." (Noun, meaning "average")