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zu bedeuten

to mean

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phrase Uncommon #22,519
to mean Often used in the question pattern „Was hat … zu bedeuten?“ meaning “What does … mean?” It can also describe something mattering to someone.
GE: Was hat diese Nachricht zu bedeuten?
EN: What does this message mean?

Es schien dir nicht viel zu bedeuten.

It didn't seem to mean much to you.

— La Grande Bellezza - Die große Schönheit (2013)

Könntest du mir bitte sagen, was das zu bedeuten hatte?

Could you please tell me what that meant?

Was hat das nur zu bedeuten?

What could this possibly mean?

— Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen (2001)

Vielleicht hat es was zu bedeuten.

Maybe it means something.

— Öffne die Augen (1997)

Das hat was zu bedeuten!

That means something!

— Hass (1995)

Das hat alles nichts zu bedeuten.

None of this means anything.

— State and Main (2000)

Was hat das Foto zu bedeuten?

What does the photo mean?

— Mulholland Drive - Straße der Finsternis (2001)

Hat das etwas zu bedeuten?

Does this mean something?

Wir fahren flussaufwärts, das hat es zu bedeuten.

We're heading upstream—that's what it means.

— Fitzcarraldo (1982)

Wir wissen, was das zu bedeuten hat.

We know what that means.

— Ziemlich beste Freunde (2011)

Ich weiß nicht, was das alles zu bedeuten hat!

I don't know what all this means!

— Battle Royale (2000)

Boss Tanaka, was hat dieser Ausbruch zu bedeuten?

Boss Tanaka, what does this outburst mean?

— Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)

Was hat das überhaupt zu bedeuten?

What is that even supposed to mean?

— GoodFellas (1990)