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A request for clarification of what the listener just said.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: what do you mean
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
你這是什麼意思? /你这是什么意思?
(nǐ zhè shì shénme yìsi)
— a request for clarification of what the listener just said
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Dutch:
hoe bedoel je?
— a request for clarification of what the listener just said
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Dutch:
hoe bedoelt u?
— a request for clarification of what the listener just said
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Dutch:
hoezo?
— a request for clarification of what the listener just said
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Finnish:
mitä tarkoitat
— a request for clarification of what the listener just said
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Finnish:
miten muka
— a request for clarification of what the listener just said
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French:
comment ça
— a request for clarification of what the listener just said
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German:
wie meinst du das?
— a request for clarification of what the listener just said
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German:
wie meinen Sie das?
— a request for clarification of what the listener just said
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Hungarian:
hogy érti?
— a request for clarification of what the listener just said
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Hungarian:
hogy érted?
— a request for clarification of what the listener just said
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Polish:
co masz na myśli?
— a request for clarification of what the listener just said
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Portuguese:
o que você quer dizer?
— a request for clarification of what the listener just said
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Portuguese:
como assim?
— a request for clarification of what the listener just said