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noun plural (male people, especially male relatives: The wives accompanied their menfolk.) hommes (de la famille) -
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[mæn] 1. plural - men; noun1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) homme2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) homme3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) (vrai) homme4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) (mon) vieux5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) soldat6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) pièce; pion2. verb(to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) pourvoir en personnel- - 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
См. также в других словарях:
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