intend

intend
intend [{{t}}ɪn'tend]
transitive verb
(a) (plan, have in mind)
∎ to intend to do sth, to intend doing or {{}}American{{}} on doing sth avoir l'intention de ou projeter de faire qch;
∎ how do you intend to do it? comment avez-vous l'intention de vous y prendre?;
∎ we arrived later than (we had) intended nous sommes arrivés plus tard que prévu;
∎ his statement was intended to mislead la déclaration visait à induire en erreur;
∎ I had intended staying or to stay longer j'avais l'intention ou prévu de rester plus longtemps;
∎ he didn't intend her to see the letter il n'avait pas l'intention de lui laisser voir la lettre;
∎ we intend to increase our sales nous entendons développer nos ventes;
∎ the board intends her to become managing director le conseil d'administration souhaite qu'elle soit nommée P-DG;
∎ {{}}literary{{}} to intend marriage avoir l'intention de se marier;
∎ no harm was intended c'était sans mauvaise intention;
∎ I'm sorry, no criticism/insult was intended je suis désolé, je ne voulais pas vous critiquer/offenser;
∎ I intended it to be a joke! je voulais plaisanter!;
∎ no pun intended! sans jeu de mots!
(b) (destine) destiner;
∎ a book intended for the general public un livre destiné ou qui s'adresse au grand public;
∎ the funds were intended for disabled children les fonds étaient destinés à l'enfance handicapée;
∎ the device is intended to reduce pollution ce dispositif a pour but ou fonction de réduire la pollution;
∎ the reform is intended to limit the dumping of toxic waste cette réforme vise à limiter le déversement de déchets toxiques

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