Translations for „manhood“ in the English » German Dictionary

man·hood [ˈmænhʊd] N no pl

1. manhood (adulthood):

manhood

Mannesalter nt veraltend

manhood

Erwachsenenalter nt (eines Mannes)

2. manhood (manliness):

manhood

Männlichkeit f

to prove one's manhood

seine Männlichkeit unter Beweis stellen

3. manhood poet (male population):

manhood

Männer pl

4. manhood euph or hum (male genitals):

manhood

Männlichkeit f euph

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to prove one's manhood

seine Männlichkeit unter Beweis stellen

to reach manhood/womanhood

zum Mann/zur Frau werden

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Gray was in the glory of his manhood at 29 years of age.

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Perceived as a tough, mobile, and independent outdoorsman, he has become a symbolic yardstick against which modern men might measure their own manhood.

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It was really a rite of manhood, so it was a personal story.

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Violence was important to a posse member to prove his manhood and to develop a reputation within the neighborhood for being aggressive.

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The most radical elements proposed universal manhood suffrage and the reorganisation of parliamentary constituencies.

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He assumed the "toga virilis" (toga of manhood), was enrolled as a citizen on the census, and soon began his military service.

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This feast celebrates the maturation of young boys to manhood.

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At least one tribe uses a specialized form of snake catching as a rite of passage to manhood.

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The first occasion of shaving was regarded as the beginning of manhood, and the day on which this took place was celebrated as a festival.

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He takes the boys on a holiday to a remote island on a lake that turns into a test of manhood of almost mythic proportions.

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