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Results for: "man"

Translating from English to Icelandic

Translations:

man — adult male human
→ karlmaður m
→ karl m
→ maður m
man — a human being
→ manneskja f
→ maður m
man — piece in board games
→ maður m
→ taflmaður m

More translations:

man
→ maður, karlmaður
man
→ maðurinn, mannkyn
man
→ karlmenni
man
→ maður
man
→ óbreyttur hermaður
man
→ taflmaður
man
→ manna

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 11

  1. an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

    • “there were two women and six men on the bus”
    Synonymsadult male

  2. someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force

    • “two men stood sentry duty”
    Synonymsservicemanmilitary manmilitary personnel

  3. the generic use of the word to refer to any human being

    • “it was every man for himself”
Show 8 more meanings

  1. any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

    Synonymshomohuman beinghuman

  2. a male subordinate

    • “the chief stationed two men outside the building”
    • “he awaited word from his man in Havana”

  3. an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)

    • “the army will make a man of you”

  4. a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer

    • “Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man”
    Synonymsvaletvalet de chambregentlemangentleman's gentleman

  5. a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman

    • “she takes good care of her man”

  6. one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea

    SynonymsIsle of Man

  7. game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games

    • “he taught me to set up the men on the chess board”
    • “he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage”
    Synonymspiece

  8. all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"

    • “all the world loves a lover”
    • “she always used `humankind'”
    Synonymsworldhuman racehumanityhumankindhuman beingshumansmankind

VERB 2

  1. take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place

    • “Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning”

  2. provide with workers

    • “We cannot man all the desks”
    • “Students were manning the booths”