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I . man <men> [mæn] N

1. man (male human):

man
мужчи́на m

2. man (the human race):

man
челове́к m

3. man (in games):

man
пе́шка f
man
ша́шка f
man
кость f
man
игро́к m

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

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man-to-man ADJ

best man N

con man N

con man abbreviation of confidence man

con man
моше́нник
con man
жу́лик

contact man N

family man N

fancy man <-men> N inf

hatchet man N

3. hatchet man inf (thug):

hatchet man
наёмный уби́йца m

he-man <-men> [ˈhi:mæn] N inf

leading man N

lollipop lady <-ies>, lollipop man N Brit inf

man-eater [ˈmæni:tə(r), Am -t̬ɚ] N inf

man-hour [ˈmænaʊə(r)] N econ

man-made [ˈmænmeɪd] ADJ

man-made lake, fibre:

man-made
иску́сственный

man-sized ADJ

matchstick figure N, matchstick man N

medicine man <-men> N

New Man N Brit

old man N inf (husband, father)

one-man [ˌwʌnˈmæn] ADJ

Usage examples with man

black man
негр m
man overboard!
челове́к за борто́м!
that man
э́тот челове́к
to talk (as) man to man
поговори́м как мужчи́на с мужчи́ной
one man's meat is another man's poison proverbial
на вкус и цвет това́рища нет
to man a factory
нанима́ть персона́л на фа́брику
a man of substance
состоя́тельный челове́к m
the man next door
сосе́д m
the most handsome man
са́мый краси́вый мужчи́на
an embittered old man
озло́бленный стари́к m
the odd man out (in game)
игро́к m , оста́вшийся без па́ры
man proposes, God disposes proverbial
челове́к предполага́ет, а Бог располага́ет
a man of courage
хра́брый челове́к m
a little old man
невысо́кий пожило́й мужчи́на m
to reach man's estate
стать мужчи́ной
every self-respecting man …
ка́ждый уважа́ющий себя́ челове́к …
a grizzled man
седо́й челове́к m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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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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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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Crispbread is a staple food and was for a long time considered a poor man's diet.
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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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And these colors showed up in this earth just the way a wrinkle shows up in the face of a man or woman...
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In one narration Muhammad was asked if an uncircumcised man could go to pilgrimage.
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The site of the village currently consists of three concentric man-made rivers that once surrounded the village.
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The young man with his spirit friends sat on the edge of a cliff while the old woman walked out into the thin air.
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A vicious close-range struggle, involving man-to-man combat, ensued on the train.
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