Signifiait (en. Meant)

/siɲi.fiɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To indicate the meaning or significance of something in a past context.

He told me that it meant a lot to him.

Il m'a dit que cela signifiait beaucoup pour lui.

To express or make an idea or concept understood in the past.

In this context, the word meant something very different.

Dans ce contexte, le mot signifiait quelque chose de très différent.

To have a particular importance or value in the past.

At that time, it meant being accepted by the group.

À cette époque, cela signifiait être accepté par le groupe.

From Latin 'significare', which means 'to signal, to indicate'.

it meant...

it was important or revealing of...

cela signifiait...

that said, it meant...

nevertheless, it represented...

quoi qu'il en soit, cela signifiait...

meant that...

indicated that...

signifiait que...

at that moment, it meant...

in this context, it expressed...

à ce moment-là, cela signifiait...

meaning

the meaning or interpretation of a word or expression.

signification

to mean

to make a meaning understood or to indicate a sense.

signifier

signified

what is expressed by a word or expression.

signifié

What does it mean?

When he said that, what did it actually mean?

Quand il a dit ça, ça signifiait quoi en fait ?

It was to say that...

When she smiled, it meant that it was a good sign.

Quand elle a souri, ça signifiait que c'était bon signe.