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♦ man /mæn/A n. (pl. men)1 uomo: Man has free will, l'uomo è dotato di libero arbitrio; the rights of man, i diritti dell'uomo; a man of letters, un uomo di lettere; un letterato; the common man, l'uomo comune NOTA D'USO: - boy e ragazzo-7 ( sport) uomo; giocatore: to mark one's man, marcare l'uomo; ( cricket) twelfth man, (giocatore di) riserva8 (al vocat.) caro mio; caro Lei; ehi, tu: Nonsense, man!, sciocchezze, caro mio!; Hurry up, man!, ehi, tu, fa' presto (o sveglia)!B inter.(fam.) accidenti!; ohibò!; perbacco!; benissimo!● a man about town, un uomo di mondo; uno che fa vita di società □ man and boy, fin da ragazzo: He has lived with us, man and boy, for twenty years, sono vent'anni che vive con noi, fin da quando era ragazzo □ (stor.) men-at-arms, uomini d'arme; armigeri □ (autom.) men at work ( USA: men working), lavori in corso ( cartello) □ (ind. min.) man cage, gabbia per i minatori □ man child, bambino ragazzino □ (econ.) man-day, giorno-uomo □ man-eater ► maneater □ man-eating, antropofago (agg.) □ ( calcio, basket, ecc.) man-for-man defence, difesa a uomo □ man Friday, impiegato tuttofare; uomo di fiducia; factotum □ ( sport) a man's game, un gioco da uomini; un gioco rude (o virile) □ (econ.) man-hour, ora di manodopera; ora-uomo ( d'un lavoratore, ecc.) □ (spec. USA) men in blue, poliziotti □ the man in ( USA: on) the street, l'uomo della strada; l'uomo qualunque □ (polit., ecc.) the man inside, chi è addentro alle segrete cose; l'infiltrato; la talpa (fig.) □ man-made, fatto (o creato) dall'uomo; opera dell'uomo; ( di fibra, tessuto) sintetico, artificiale □ ( sport) man-marking, marcatura a uomo □ one's man of business, il proprio agente d'affari; il proprio procuratore □ a man of few words, un uomo di poche parole □ the man of the moment, l'uomo del momento □ man of property, possidente □ (fig.) man of straw, uomo di paglia; prestanome □ (ecol.) the Men of the Trees, gli Amici degli Alberi □ (naut.) man-of-war, nave da guerra □ to be a man of one's word, essere un uomo di parola □ a man of the world, un uomo di mondo □ (naut.) man overboard!, uomo in mare! □ ( sport, USA) man-on-man, uomo a uomo: man-on-man defense, difesa uomo a uomo □ man-size (o man-sized), adatto a un uomo adulto; da uomo; (fam.) grande, grosso; ( di porzione di cibo) abbondante □ (econ.) man-year, anno-uomo □ a man-to-man talk, un discorso da uomo a uomo □ any man, chiunque: Any man could do that, chiunque sarebbe capace di farlo □ as one man, come un sol uomo; all'unanimità □ (inter.) good man!, bravo! □ little man, ometto; omino, omettino ( anche, scherz., a un bambino) □ (scherz.) little green men, extraterrestri □ no man, nessuno □ Old man!, vecchio mio! □ our man in Rome, il nostro agente a Roma □ to be one's own man, essere padrone di sé; poter fare quel che si vuole (o a modo proprio) □ to be sb. 's man, fare al caso di q.: He's your man, è l'uomo che fa per te □ to a man (o to the last man), unanimemente; tutti quanti; nessuno escluso □ trigger man, gangster; killer □ What can a man do in such a case?, che cosa si può fare in un caso simile? □ I'm your man!, d'accordo!; accetto!; ci sto! □ (prov.) Man proposes, God disposes, l'uomo propone e Dio dispone.(to) man /mæn/v. t.2 far funzionare; azionare: The Fire Brigade manned the fire hydrants, i pompieri hanno azionato le bocche antincendio3 (spec. mil.) prendere posto a: Man the guns!, prendete posto ai cannoni!● (mil.) to man a fort, mettere una guarnigione in un forte □ to man a post, coprire un posto □ to man a town, presidiare una città.
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