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I. man <men> [mæn] N

1. man (male human):

man
мъж m

2. man (the human race):

man
човек m

3. man (in games):

man
фигура f

Phrases:

to talk (as) man to man
да говорим като мъже
as one man
като един

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

man
боравя с
man ship
попълвам екипажа на
to man a factory
набирам хора за фабрика
some volunteers man the phones
няколко доброволци обслужват телефона

man-to-man ADJ

man-to-man
направо
man-to-man
очи в очи

hatchet man N

1. hatchet man inf (employee):

hatchet man
маша f fig
hatchet man
човек m , който върши черната работа на работодателя си

2. hatchet man (harsh writer or critic):

hatchet man
безмилостен критик

3. hatchet man inf (thug):

hatchet man
наемен убиец

he-man <-men> [ˈhiːmæn] N inf

he-man
мъж m на място

medicine man <-men> N

medicine man
шаман m

one-man [ˌwʌnˈmæn] ADJ

1. one-man (of one person):

one-man
за един човек

2. one-man (done by one man):

one-man
самостоятелен

3. one-man (done for one man):

one-man
за един човек

sandwich man <- -men> N

sandwich man
човек m , който носи рекламни плакати на гърба и гърдите си

man-sized ADJ

man-sized
с човешки размери

man-made [ˈmænmeɪd] ADJ

man-made lake, fibre:

man-made
изкуствен

straw man N

straw man
човек m , който се преструва на нкг/нщ
straw man
мошеник m
Present
Iman
youman
he/she/itmans
weman
youman
theyman
Past
Imanned
youmanned
he/she/itmanned
wemanned
youmanned
theymanned
Present Perfect
Ihavemanned
youhavemanned
he/she/ithasmanned
wehavemanned
youhavemanned
theyhavemanned
Past Perfect
Ihadmanned
youhadmanned
he/she/ithadmanned
wehadmanned
youhadmanned
theyhadmanned
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

one man's meat is another man's poison prov
всеки си има вкус
manning [or staffing], levels
щатни нива
manning [or staffing], levels
йерархични нива на персонала
to be one's own man/woman/person
сам съм си господар
one man's meat is another man's poison prov
всеки има свой вкус
to talk (as) man to man
да говорим като мъже
камъкът тежи на мястото си
the right man in the right place
камъкът си тежи на мястото
the right man for the right job
за едни сватба, за други брадва
one man's loss is another man's gain
щатни нива, йерархични нива на персонала
manning [or staffing] levels

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The lake is man-made and there is no boating or swimming allowed.
en.wikipedia.org
The spit itself has sandy beaches with log jams, as well as some man-made structures for boating.
en.wikipedia.org
While borrow pits are usually clay in nature, the site's man-made lake was actually spring fed.
en.wikipedia.org
Vulcanite is a man-made type of rubber.
www.newstimes.com
Upon completion, it is claimed to be the world's largest man-made marina.
en.wikipedia.org

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