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1 man
mæn
1. plural - men; noun1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) hombre2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) ser humano, hombre3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) hombre4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) hombre, tío, macho5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) soldado6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) pieza, ficha
2. verb(to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) dotar de personal- - man- manhood
- mankind
- manly
- manliness
- manned
- man-eating
- man-eater
- manhandle
- manhole
- man-made
- manpower
- manservant
- mansized
- mansize
- manslaughter
- menfolk
- menswear
- as one man
- the man in the street
- man of letters
- man of the world
- man to man
- to a man
man n hombretr[mæn]1 Isla de Man1) person: hombre m, persona f2) male: hombre m3) mankind: humanidad fn.(§ pl.: men) = hombre s.m.• obrero s.m.• ser humano s.m.• señor s.m.• soldado s.m.• varón s.m.v.• dotar v.• guarnecer v.• proveer de gente armada v.• tripular v.= Manitoba[mæn]1. N(pl men)1) (=not woman) hombre m; (=husband) marido m; (=boyfriend) novio m; (=servant) criado m; (=workman) obrero m; (=ordinary soldier) soldado m; (=ordinary sailor) marinero mher man is in the army — (husband) su marido está en el ejército; (boyfriend) su novio está en el ejército
officers and men — (=soldiers) oficiales y soldados; (=sailors) oficiales y marineros
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he's not the man for the job — no es el más indicado para esa tarea•
good man! — ¡bravo!, ¡muy bien!my good man — † buen hombre, amigo mío
all good men and true — liter todos los que merecen llamarse hombres
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it's got to be a local man — tiene que ser uno de aquí•
to make a man of sb — hacer un hombre de algn•
to feel (like) a new man — sentirse como nuevo•
look here, old man — † mira, amigomy old man * — el viejo *
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our man in Washington — (=agent) nuestro agente en Washington; (=representative) nuestro representante en Washington; (=ambassador) nuestro embajador en Washington•
man of straw — (=person of no substance) monigote m, títere m; (esp US) (=front man) hombre m de paja, testaferro m•
the strong man of the government — el hombre fuerte del gobierno•
that man Jones — aquel Jones•
man to man — de hombre a hombreto live as man and wife — vivir como casados or en matrimonio
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a young man — un joven- be man enough to do sth- reach man's estatebest 5., cloth, grand 1., 1)2) (=humanity in general) (also: Man) el hombre3) (=individual, person) persona fwhat else could a man do? — ¿es que se podía hacer otra cosa?
men say that... — se dice que...
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any man — cualquiera, cualquier hombre•
no man — ninguno, nadie•
as one man — como un solo hombre•
one man one vote — un voto para cada uno•
they agreed to a man — no hubo voz en contra•
then I'm your man — entonces soy la persona que estás buscando4) (=type)•
I'm not a drinking man — yo no bebo•
I'm not a football man — no soy aficionado al fútbol, no me gusta mucho el fútbol•
he's a man's man — es un hombre estimado entre otros hombres•
he's his own man — es un hombre muy fiel a sí mismo•
I'm a whisky man myself — yo prefiero el whisky5) (Chess) pieza f; (Draughts) ficha f6) * (excl)hey man! — ¡oye, tronco! *
you can't do that, man — hombre, no puedes hacer eso
man, was I startled! — ¡vaya susto que me dio!, ¡qué susto me pegué!
2.VT [+ ship] tripular; [+ fortress, watchtower] guarnecer; [+ guns] servir; [+ pumps] acudir a, hacer funcionarmanned3.CPDman day N — (Comm, Ind) día-hombre m
man flu * N — pej resfriado m
man Friday N — criado m fiel
men's doubles N — (Tennis) dobles mpl masculinos
men's final N — (Sport) final f masculina
men's room N — (esp US) lavabo m de caballeros
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2 propose
prə'pəuz1) (to offer for consideration; to suggest: I proposed my friend for the job; Who proposed this scheme?) proponer2) (to intend: He proposes to build a new house.) proponerse3) (to make an offer of marriage: He proposed (to me) last night and I accepted him.) declararse, proponer matrimonio, pedir la mano•- proposalpropose vb1. proponer2. pedir la manotr[prə'pəʊz]1 (suggest) proponer2 (intend) pensar1 declararse, proponer matrimonio a■ he proposed to me me pidió la mano, me propuso matrimonio\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto propose a toast proponer un brindis: proponer matrimoniopropose vt1) intend: pensar, proponerse2) suggest: proponerv.• declararse v.• ofrecer v.• proponer v.• proponer matrimonio v.prə'pəʊz
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1)a) ( suggest) proponer*to propose -ING/(THAT) — proponer* que (+ subj)
I proposed giving them more incentives — propuse darles or que se les dieran más incentivas
what do you propose we do? — ¿qué propones que hagamos?
b) proposed past pthe proposed cuts — los recortes que se proponen implementar, los recortes que se planean
c) ( in meeting) \<\<amendment\>\> proponer*; \<\<motion\>\> presentar, proponer*she proposed Charles as chairman — propuso or (AmL tb) postuló a Charles como presidente
2) ( intend)to propose to + INF, to propose -ING — pensar* + inf
what do you propose to do about it? — ¿qué piensas hacer al respecto?
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vito propose TO somebody — proponerle* matrimonio a alguien
[prǝ'pǝʊz]he proposed to her — le pidió que se casara con él, le propuso matrimonio
1. VT1) (=suggest)a) (gen) proponerwhat do you propose? — ¿qué propones?
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to propose doing sth, I propose writing her a letter — (=I suggest I write) me propongo escribirle una carta; (=I suggest that someone writes) yo propongo que se le escriba una cartab) (in meeting, parliament) [+ amendment] proponer; [+ motion] presentarc)• to propose marriage to sb — proponer a algn en matrimonio, hacer una proposición or propuesta de matrimonio a algn
d)• to propose sb's health — beber a la salud de algn, brindar por algn
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to propose a toast (to sb) — proponer un brindis (por algn)2) (=nominate)•
he proposed Smith as or for chairman — propuso a Smith como presidente3) (=intend)to propose to do sth, propose doing sth — pensar hacer algo
what do you propose doing? — ¿qué piensas hacer?
2. VI1) (=offer marriage)to propose to sb — proponer a algn en matrimonio, hacer una proposición de matrimonio a algn
have you proposed yet? — ¿le has propuesto en matrimonio ya?, ¿le has hecho una proposición de matrimonio ya?
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1)a) ( suggest) proponer*to propose -ING/(THAT) — proponer* que (+ subj)
I proposed giving them more incentives — propuse darles or que se les dieran más incentivas
what do you propose we do? — ¿qué propones que hagamos?
b) proposed past pthe proposed cuts — los recortes que se proponen implementar, los recortes que se planean
c) ( in meeting) \<\<amendment\>\> proponer*; \<\<motion\>\> presentar, proponer*she proposed Charles as chairman — propuso or (AmL tb) postuló a Charles como presidente
2) ( intend)to propose to + INF, to propose -ING — pensar* + inf
what do you propose to do about it? — ¿qué piensas hacer al respecto?
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vito propose TO somebody — proponerle* matrimonio a alguien
he proposed to her — le pidió que se casara con él, le propuso matrimonio
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