men in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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men [Am mɛn, Brit mɛn] pl of man

See also man

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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men in black [Am ˌmɛn ɪn ˈblæk, Brit ˌmɛn ɪn ˈblak] N npl

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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man-sized [Am ˈmænˌsaɪzd, Brit], Brit also man-size [ˈmænsaɪz] ADJ

I.man to man [ˌman tə ˈman] ADV

Translations for men in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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men in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for men in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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men pl of man

See also man

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

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

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Translations for men in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

men Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

dead men tell no tales
los muertos no mienten
the Three Wise Men
los Reyes Magos
what men is he talking about?
¿de qué hombres está hablando?
to be all things to all men
actuar según sopla el viento
dead men tell no tales Am prov
los muertos no hablan
to talk (as) man to man
hablar de hombre a hombre
one man's meat is another man's poison prov
lo que a uno cura a otro mata prov
powerful men disdain the weak
los poderosos desdeñan al débil
she was carried off by four men
se la llevaron entre cuatro hombres
time and tide wait for no man prov
el tiempo no perdona prov
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The master did not resist, although he had enough men to put up a fight.
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The study shows recessions have major negative effects on immigrants' earnings levels, particularly men.
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The soldiers 40 men and three officers were at stables, and were unprepared.
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The pre-fabricated steel sections are hot-dip galvanised for protection against corrosion, and no part is too heavy for two men to carry.
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These men usually managed as many as eight or nine hearths at one time.
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He estimated that the village contained 140 dwellings, about 800 men, more than 1,500 women, and about 2,000 children.
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Women also played an important part in the expanding textile industries, spinning and setting up warps for men to weave.
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The village fields meagre yields spurred many men to find other work when industrialization began to make itself felt.
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She was furious, determined to set a record that would stand against men as well as women.
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While every character on the show is self-centered, and every character expresses that selfishness through a persona, the men are much more bigheaded about it.
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