one-man band in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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Man → Manitoba

I.man <pl men [men]> [Am mæn, Brit man] N

1.1. man (adult male):

man
hombre m
four men and five women
cuatro hombres y cinco mujeres
say thank you to the nice man
dale las gracias a ese señor tan amable
I pronounce you man and wife
los declaro marido y mujer
her new man
su nueva pareja (or su nuevo compañero etc.)
a young man
un joven
her young man dated
su novio
her young man dated
su galán dated
he's a man's man
tiene intereses típicamente masculinos
I don't feel half the man I used to
ya no soy lo que era
take it like a man!
¡aguanta como un hombre!
we'll make a man of you
haremos de ti un hombre
he was man enough to admit his error
fue lo bastante hombre como para admitir su error
if you've got the patience to deal with him, you're a better man than I am
si no pierdes la paciencia con él, te admiro
in the West, where men were men
en el Oeste, donde los hombres eran hombres de verdad
he's an influential man
es una persona or un hombre influyente
you're a lucky man
tú sí que tienes suerte
he's a sick man
está muy enfermo
I feel a new man
me siento como nuevo
don't listen to him: the man's a fool
no le hagas caso: es un estúpido
he's the man to ask
es a él a quien hay que preguntar(le)
the police think he's their man
la policía cree que es la persona que andan buscando
here's the man who can tell you
aquí está la persona que te lo puede decir
it's a man's world!
¡el mundo es de los hombres!
a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do
un hombre tiene que cumplir con su deber
are you a man or a mouse?
¿eres hombre o gallina?
to be low man on the totem pole Am
ser el último mono inf
to be low man on the totem pole Am
ser el último orejón del tarro RioPl inf
to be one's own man
ser independiente
to be one's own man
ir por libre Spain inf
to separate or Brit also sort out the men from the boys
ser una verdadera prueba de fuego
the initial training separates the men from the boys
el entrenamiento inicial es una verdadera prueba de fuego

1.2. man (type):

he's not a man for the quiet life
no es de las personas a las que les gusta la vida tranquila
he's the right/wrong man for the job
es/no es la persona indicada para el puesto
he's a Harvard man
estudió en Harvard
I was a Nixon man in '68
era partidario de Nixon en 1968
he's a local/Boston man
es del lugar/de Boston
he's a family man
es un padre de familia
I'm a vodka man myself
yo personalmente prefiero el vodka
he's the best transplant man in the business inf
es el mejor especialista en trasplantes
a man of the world
un hombre de mundo
the man in the street
el hombre de la calle
the man in the street
el ciudadano medio or de a pie
the man of the match Brit
el mejor jugador
man of God (Protestant)
pastor m
man of God (Catholic)
sacerdote m
man of letters
literato m
man of letters
hombre m de letras

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

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I.one [Am wən, Brit wʌn] N

II.one [Am wən, Brit wʌn] ADJ

III.one [Am wən, Brit wʌn] PRON

1. one (thing):

this one
este / esta
this one
éste / ésta
that one
ese / esa
that one
ése / ésa
The Real Academia Española recommends the unaccented forms above in all cases
which one?
¿cuál?
the one on the right/left
el/la de la derecha/izquierda
the ones on the table
los/las que están en la mesa
the blue ones
los/las azules
I want the big one
quiero el/la grande
it's my last one
es el último/la última que me queda
which scarf/coat is yours? — the blue one
¿cuál es tu bufanda/abrigo? — la/el azul
one of the oldest cities in Europe
una de las ciudades más antiguas de Europa
every one of them was broken
todos estaban rotos
he's had one too many
ha bebido de más
he's had one too many
ha bebido más de la cuenta
have you heard the one about … ?
¿has oído el chiste de … ?
he ate all the apples one after another or the other
se comió todas las manzanas, una detrás de otra

2. one (person):

the one on the right's my cousin
el/la de la derecha es mi primo/prima
it could be any one of us
podría ser cualquiera de nosotros
the Evil One liter
el Maligno liter
the little ones
los niños
our loved ones
nuestros seres queridos
he's a sly one, that Jack Tibbs
es un zorro ese Jack Tibbs
I'm not one to gossip, but …
no me gustan los chismes pero …
she was never one to give up
no era de las que se daban por vencidas
he's a real one for the ladies
tiene mucho éxito con las mujeres
he's a great one for writing to the papers
es muy dado a escribir a los periódicos
oh, you are a one! Brit inf
¡mira que eres! inf
one after another or the other
uno tras otro or detrás de otro

IV.one [Am wən, Brit wʌn] PRON

See also four

I.four [Am fɔr, Brit fɔː] N

four
cuatro m
six from ten leaves four
diez menos seis es igual a cuatro
three fours are twelve
tres por cuatro (son) doce
to count in fours
contar de cuatro en cuatro
a five followed by two fours
un cinco seguido de dos cuatros
on page four
en la página cuatro
he's nearly four
tiene casi cuatro años
at the age of four
a los cuatro años (de edad)
it's nearly four
son casi las cuatro
they are sold in fours
los venden de a cuatro en cuatro
they are sold in fours
los venden de cuatro en cuatro Spain
the four of us/them
nosotros/ellos cuatro
there were four of us/them
éramos/eran cuatro
divide it into four
divídelo en cuatro
on all fours
en or a cuatro patas
on all fours
a gatas

II.four [Am fɔr, Brit fɔː] ADJ

I.band1 [Am bænd, Brit band] N

II.band1 [Am bænd, Brit band] VB trans

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band2 [Am bænd, Brit band] N

one-man band in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for one-man band in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Translations for one-man band in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

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He is known for his one-man band approach of multi-tracking his vocal music in recording studios as well as self-producing his music videos.
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Being embarrassed by the public calling him one-man band, he decided to add another instrument or two so as not to fall short of their expectations.
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He loves polka music and has built a suit with instruments attached that allows him to perform as a one-man band.
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So in essence this is a one-man band situation and it works.
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The band returned as a one-man band at the beginning of 2010.
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For a living, he performed as a one-man band with his banjo for an audience of colonizers.
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In the 1970s he played as a one-man band with organ, saxophone, and percussion.
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These features made it easier to play complete, layered one-man band arrangements, especially for people who had not trained as organists.
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His earliest memory is of himself playing in a one-man band with toy instruments when he was three.
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He is a modern-age one-man band with traditional (all live) style, utilizing electronic equipment, but without using any programmed, prerecorded or computer-generated music.
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