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Man [mæn] N nt

Man
Isle of Man

man1 <dat einem, acc einen> [man] PRON indef

1. man (irgendjemand):

man
they
man
one form
man
you
man tut etw
they/one does [or you do] sth
das hat man mir gesagt
that's what I was told/they told me
man hätte uns schon viel früher davon informieren müssen
we should have been informed much sooner

2. man (die Leute):

man
people
man
they
das trägt man heute so
that's the way it's worn today
so etwas tut man nicht
that just isn't done

3. man (ich):

man tut, was man kann
you do what you can
man versteht sein eigenes Wort nicht
I can't hear myself think

man2 <einem, einen> [man] ADV NGer inf (nur)

man
just
lass man gut sein
just leave it alone

ˈam·bu·lance man N

ambulance man
Sanitäter m

One-Man-Show [ˈvanmɛnʃo:] N f

One-Man-Show
one-man show