Betydning av man På norsk

• 0 a male human -- mann [ masculine ]

  • two men in a car to menn i en bil

• 1 the human species -- menneske [ neuter ]

  • the future of man menneskets fremtid

• 2 sb’s boyfriend -- type [ masculine ]

  • I can’t wait to meet her new man. Jeg gleder meg til å treffe den nye typen hennes.

• 3 indicates frustration, anger, surprise, etc. -- jøss

  • Man, that’s ugly! Uff, den er stygg!

  • Oh man! I broke it. Å søren! Jeg ødela den.

• 4 to provide the staff to work on or operate sth -- bemanne

  • to man the lifeboat å bemanne livbåten

• 5 an adult male human being -- mann(folk), kar

  • Hundreds of men, women and children

  • a four-man team.

• 6 human beings taken as a whole; the human race -- menneske

  • the development of man.

• 7 obviously masculine male person -- ordentlig mannfolk

  • He’s independent, tough, strong, brave – a real man!

• 8 a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone -- menneske, gutt, min gode mann

  • Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!

• 9 an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer -- menig, mannskap

  • officers and men.

• 10 a piece used in playing chess or draughts/checkers -- (spille)brikke

  • I took three of his men in one move.

• 11 to supply with men (especially soldiers) -- bemanne; ta oppstilling ved

  • The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.

• 12 a person (formerly usually used for either sex; currently, often replaced by -person when the person referred to can be of either sex) who performs a particular activity, as in postman, milkman, chairman. etc -- -mann, –person