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I . man <men> [mæn] N

1. man (male human):

man
homem m

2. man (the human race):

man
o homem

II . man <-nn-> [mæn] VB trans (operate)

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III . man [mæn] INTERJ

best man N

garbage man N Am

leading man N

lollipop lady, lollipop man N Brit inf

man-eater N inf

Usage examples with man

one man's meat is another man's poison prov
pimenta nos olhos dos outros é refresco
to man a factory
operar uma fábrica
man, that was bad!
homem de Deus, foi mal!
there's a man downstairs
há um homem lá embaixo
a young man
um (moço) jovem
may the best man win
que vença o melhor
the man with the umbrella
o homem com o guarda-chuvas
to be the odd man out
ser a exceção
what manner of man is he?
que tipo de homem ele é?
to be a man of few words
ser um homem de poucas palavras
a man of about eighty years of age
um homem com uns oitenta anos
she waved at the man but he didn't notice
ela acenou para o homem mas ele não reparou
damn every man to be the slave of fear
condenar todos os homens a serem escravos do medo
he was accused of kicking a man in the face
ele foi acusado de dar um pontapé na cara de um homem

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Crispbread is a staple food and was for a long time considered a poor man's diet.
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He was also known as the peerless conspirator, and a modern historian has called him a man of action without a program.
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The self-inflicted wounds tell of the man's struggle to avoid the unendurable images he has been forced to watch.
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Eventually the truck stops next to another truck also carrying a man stuck in a phone booth.
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Her husband takes revenge by leaving her to romance a talking male horse, whom the man persuades to penetrate her in the rear-end.
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Divorces were frowned upon, no matter what the provocation, and a man who was sued at law, particularly upon his promissory note, was almost disgraced in the public mind.
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However, it also asserted that woman was the guardian angel, always in the shadow of man.
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Man became a major market participant; and the firms twentieth century partners established the company as a broker to third parties.
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This from a man who tells us at almost every stop along the campaign trail that he has the judgment to lead.
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At 67, he's a dyed-in-the-wool wheel man, having started in the booth at the age of 14.
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