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68. The verb to mean, signifying to intend, is rendered tener la intención de or proponerse.
He means to finish the work without any one's helping him.
Se propone (tiene la intención de) acabar el trabajo sin que nadie le ayude.
(a) In the sense of to wish to say, mean is translated querer decir.
What does this word mean?
¿Qué quiere decir esta palabra?
When I mean introduces a qualifying phrase, it is often rendered digo, I say.
They call her little Pilar. I wish they'd call me little Pilar—I mean, little Antonio.
La llaman Pilarcita. ¡Si me llamasen a mí Pilarcita—digo, Antoñito!