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manning

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

manning [Am ˈmænɪŋ] N

1. manning MIL:

manning
armement m

2. manning (workforce):

manning
effectifs mpl

manning levels N npl

manning levels
volume m des effectifs

I. man <pl men> [Brit man, Am mæn] N

1. man (adult male):

man
homme m
middle-aged/married man
homme d'âge mûr/marié
as one man to another
entre hommes
he's not a man to do
ce n'est pas le genre d'homme à faire
a blind man
un aveugle
an old man
un vieillard
a single man
un célibataire
a ladies' man
un homme à femmes
a beer/whisky man
un buveur de bière/de whisky
a leg/bum man inf
un amateur de belles jambes/de derrières
a man of God/the people
un homme de Dieu/du peuple
a man of iron or steel
un homme de fer
they've arrested the right man
on a arrêté le vrai coupable
he's your man
c'est l'homme qu'il te faut
he has worked for the party, man and boy Brit
il a travaillé pour le parti toute sa vie
man of the match
héros m du match
good man! (well done)
bravo mon gars!
my good man!
mon vieux! inf
my little man inf
mon petit

2. man (husband, partner):

man
homme m
her man
son homme
he is the right man for her
c'est l'homme qu'il lui fallait
her young man dated
son fiancé
man and wife
mari et femme
to live as man and wife
vivre maritalement

3. man (person):

man
homme m
no man could have done more
personne n'aurait pu faire davantage
as good as the next man
aussi bien que n'importe qui
the common man
l'homme du commun
primitive Man
l'homme primitif

4. man (person of courage):

man
homme m
be a man
sois un homme
to make a man of sb
faire un homme de qn

5. man (mankind):

man, a. Man man
l'humanité f

6. man SPORTS (team member):

man
joueur m

7. man GAMES (piece):

man (in chess)
pièce f
man (in draughts)
pion m

8. man (servant):

man dated or hum
valet m

II. men N

men npl MIL (subordinates):

men
hommes mpl
to address the men
s'adresser aux hommes
‘now men …’
‘soldats …’
officers and men MIL
officiers et hommes
officers and men (in Navy)
officiers et matelots

III. man [Brit man, Am mæn] INTERJ

1. man (expressing surprise):

man inf
mince, alors! inf

2. man (addressing somebody):

hey man!
eh mec! inf

IV. man <pres part manning; pret, pp manned> [Brit man, Am mæn] VB trans

1. man (gen):

man switchboard, desk
tenir
will the telephone be manned?
est-ce qu'il y aura quelqu'un pour répondre au téléphone?

2. man MIL:

man ship
armer [qc] en hommes
man barricade, gun
assigner des hommes à
who is manning the barricades?
qui est assigné aux barricades?
to man the pumps
mettre des hommes aux pompes

V. manned ADJ AEROSP

manned flight, spacecraft, base
habité
fully manned (of ship)
avec un équipage complet

VI. man [Brit man, Am mæn]

every man for himself
chacun pour soi
Man proposes, God disposes
l'homme propose et Dieu dispose
to a man
sans exception
as one man
comme un seul homme
to sort out the men from the boys
séparer les hommes des mauviettes inf
he took it like a man
il a pris ça en homme
to be man enough to do
avoir le courage de faire
to be a man's man
aimer être entre hommes
to be one's own man
être son propre maître
to be the man of the moment
être l'homme du jour

I. man-to-man [Brit ˌmantəˈman] ADJ

man-to-man
d'homme à homme

II. man to man ADV

man to man
d'homme à homme

straight man N THEAT

straight man
faire-valoir m inv

target man N Brit SPORTS

target man
grand avant-centre m

best man N

best man
témoin m (de mariage)

twelfth man N (in cricket)

twelfth man
joueur m de réserve

gambling man N

gambling man
parieur m

de-man <pres part de-manning; pret, pp de-manned> [Brit ˌdiːˈman, Am diˈmæn] VB trans Brit

de-man
réduire la main-d'œuvre de

in the PONS Dictionary

I. man <men> [mæn] N

1. man (male human):

man
homme m
she married a Greek man
elle a épousé un Grec
a lazy/rich man
un homme paresseux/riche

2. man no pl (human race):

man
l'homme m

3. man (object in games):

man
pion m

Phrases:

to talk (as) man to man
parler d'homme à homme
a man to man talk
une discussion entre hommes
as one man
comme un seul homme
to a man
tous
the man in the street
l'homme de la rue

II. man <men> [mæn] VB trans <-nn->

man
prendre la responsabilité de
to man a ship
être membre de l'équipage d'un navire

straw man N

straw man
homme m de paille

he-man <-men> [ˈhi:mæn] N inf

he-man
homme m viril

hatchet man N

1. hatchet man inf (worker):

hatchet man
sbire m

2. hatchet man inf (thug):

hatchet man
homme m de main

3. hatchet man inf JOURN:

hatchet man
gratte-papier m

man-hour [ˈmænaʊəʳ] N

man-hour
heure f de main-d'œuvre

contact man N

contact man
agent m de liaison

best man N

best man
≈ garçon m d'honneur

inner man N

inner man
moi m profond

removal man N Brit

removal man
déménageur m

con man N

con man abbreviation of confidence man

con man
escroc m
in the PONS Dictionary

I. man <men> [mæn] N

1. man (male human):

man
homme m
she married a Greek man
elle a épousé un Grec
a lazy/rich man
un homme paresseux/riche

2. man (human race):

man
l'homme m

3. man (object in games):

man
pion m

Phrases:

to talk (as) man to man
parler d'homme à homme
a man-to-man talk
une discussion entre hommes
the man in the street
l'homme de la rue

II. man <men> [mæn] VB trans <-nn->

man
prendre la responsabilité de
to man a ship
être membre de l'équipage d'un navire

III. man <men> [mæn] INTERJ inf

man, that was good!
ouah, c'était cool!

old man N inf (husband, father)

old man
vieux m

leading man N

leading man
premier rôle m masculin

railroad man <-men> N

railroad man
cheminot m

best man N

best man
≈ garçon m d'honneur

contact man N

contact man
agent m de liaison

family man N

1. family man (man enjoying family life):

family man
homme m proche de sa famille

2. family man (man with wife and family):

family man
père m de famille

hit man <-men> [ˈhɪt·mæn] N

hit man
tueur m

con man N

con man abbreviation of confidence man

con man
escroc m

garbage man N inf

garbage man
éboueur 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)

I know the man who lives here
je connais l'homme qui habite ici
one man's meat is another man's poison prov
le malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autres
one man's meat is another man's poison prov
le malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autres
to talk (as) man to man
parler d'homme à homme
a man to man talk
une discussion entre hommes
to feel like a new man/woman
se sentir revivre
le malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autres prov
one man's joy is a another man's sorrow
l'homme est la mesure de toutes choses
man is the measure of all things
se transformer en jeune homme sérieux
to turn into a serious young man
des curieux encerclaient le blessé
onlookers were standing around the injured man

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

At the cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars and many man-hours, the church was fully restored.
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The man-hour loss, the disconnection in academic flow on both the teachers and the students, are evidently immeasurable in concrete terms.
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In the rural villages, women spend up to 6 man-hours to fetch clean water which could otherwise be used for educational and developmental purposes.
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Intensive salvage operations continued for another year, a total of some 20,000 man-hours under water.
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It allowed one pilot and three observers to dive for a total of 32 man-hours to a depth limit of 1350 feet.
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