| Traductions supplémentaires |
| man interj | colloquial (friend: usually male) (familier) | mec nm |
| | (familier) | mon vieux nm |
| | (populaire) | mon pote nm |
| | How are you doing, man? |
| | Comment ça va, mec ? |
| | Comment ça va, mon vieux ? |
| | Comment ça va, mon pote ? |
| man interj | slang (surprise) (familier : surprise) | purée ! interj |
| | (familier : surprise) | ça alors !, bon sang ! interj |
| | Oh man! Look what I just found. |
| | Purée ! Regarde ce que je viens de trouver. |
| | Ça alors ! (or: Bon sang !) Regarde ce que je viens de trouver. |
| man interj | slang (exhaustion) (soulagement, fatigue) | ouf ! interj |
| | Man! That was a difficult climb of the stairs. |
| | Ouf ! Cette montée des escaliers était dure. |
| man n | informal (husband, boyfriend) (familier) | homme nm |
| | (populaire) | jules nm |
| | (familier, jeune) | mec nm |
| | Her man fixed the light bulb for her. |
| | Son homme a réparé l'ampoule pour elle. |
| man n | (strong male) (personne virile) | homme nm |
| | Ooh, look at his muscles! He's such a man! |
| | Regarde ses muscles ! Ça c'est un homme ! |
| man n | (valet) | domestique nm |
| | The name of Lord Peter Wimsey's man was Bunter. |
| | Le nom du domestique de Lord Peter Wimsey était Bunter. |
| man n | (male subordinate) (subordonné) | homme nm |
| | I have three men working on the project. |
| | J'ai trois hommes qui travaillent sur le projet. |
| man n | (male lover) (familier, populaire) | homme nm |
| | (familier, jeune) | mec nm |
| | Do you have a man, or are you still alone? |
| | T'as un homme ou t'es encore seule ? |
| | T'as un mec ou t'es encore seule ? |
| man n | (sports: male player) (Sports) | joueur nm |
| | A man from the defence comes up to try to score. |
| | Un joueur de la défense a remonté le terrain pour marquer. |
| man n | (chess piece) (Échecs) | pièce nf |
| | (autre jeu de société) | pion nm |
| | He moved his man forward two squares. |
| | Il a avancé sa pièce de deux cases. |
| man n | (fan of [sth]) (loisir, nourriture) | amateur de nm + prép |
| | (parti politique) | partisan de nm + prép |
| | He's a watermelon man, but I prefer apples. |
| | C'est un grand amateur de pastèques, moi je préfère les pommes. |
| the Man n | US, figurative, uncountable (authority) | le système, le pouvoir nm |
| | He spent his whole life working for the Man. |
| | Il a passé sa vie à travailler pour le système. |
| man [sth] vtr | (military: position) | être assigné à vi + adj + prép |
| | (un fort) | tenir⇒ vtr |
| | They manned the barricades to stop the enemy breaking through. |
| | Ils furent assignés aux barricades pour arrêter l'avancée de l'ennemi. |
| | Ils ont tenu les barricades pour arrêter l'avancée de l'ennemi. |
| man [sth] vtr | (serve at) (la caisse) | tenir⇒ vtr |
| | | assurer la permanence à, de loc v + prép |
| | | être de service à loc v + prép |
| | I manned the cash register while Steve poured the beer. |
| | Je tenais la caisse pendant que Stéphane servait la bière. |
| | J'assurais la permanence à la caisse pendant que Stéphane servait la bière. |
| | J'étais de service à la caisse et Stéphane servait la bière. |
Formes composées
man | -man | Man. |
| a dead man n | figurative, slang (in serious trouble) | homme mort nm |
| | Touch me again and you're a dead man! |
| | Si tu me touches encore, tu es un homme mort ! |
| a man for all seasons n | figurative (capable man) | homme de la situation nm |
| advertising man n | dated (male who works in advertising) | publicitaire nm |
| | | publiciste nm |
| | | créatif nm |
| | (familier) | créa nm, abr |
a man after my own heart,
a woman after my own heart n | (like-minded person) | un homme comme je les aime, une femme comme je les aime nm, nf |
| be a man/woman after [sb]'s own heart v expr | (sharing your tendencies) | être un homme/une femme comme [qqn] les aime expr |
| ambulance man n | (male paramedic) | ambulancier nm |
| | The ambulance man took my pulse. |
| angry young man n | UK, figurative (1950s male writer) | jeune homme en colère nm |
| Note: Jeune écrivain britannique du début des années 1950 qui s'insurgeait contre l'ordre établi et le système de classe. |
| angry young man n | figurative (politically active male) | jeune homme en colère nm |
| | | jeune homme engagé nm |
apeman,
ape-man n | (apelike human ancestor) | homme-singe nm |
as the next man,
as the next woman,
as the next person expr | (just as much as anyone else) | que n'importe qui expr |
| be a man v expr | figurative (male: show strength) | être un homme vi |
| | You have to be a man about this, and admit that you made a mistake. |
| | Sois un homme et admets que tu t'es trompé. |
| be a man v expr | (male: reach adulthood) | être un homme vi |
| | | être adulte vi |
| | (familier) | être majeur et vacciné vi |
| | Dan's young son wants to be an astronaut when he is a man. |
| | Le jeune fils de Dan veut être astronaute quand il sera adulte. |
| be your own man v expr | (male: be independent) | être indépendant vi + adj |
| best man n | (bridegroom's male attendant) (à un mariage) | témoin nm |
| | Pete was the best man at Mick and Lucy's wedding. |
| | Pete fut le témoin au mariage de Mick et Lucy. |
| big man n | figurative, slang (leader, esp. drug dealer) (argot) | caïd nm |
| big man n | figurative, disapproving, slang (self-important man) (figuré) | grand patron nm |
| | (familier, péjoratif) | coq nm |
binman,
bin man n | UK, informal, dated (male refuse collector) | éboueur nm |
| Note: The preferred term is now "refuse collector". |
black man,
Black man n | (dark-skinned male) | homme noir nm |
| | | Noir nm |
| | (familier, jeune) | black nm |
black man,
Black man n | (male of African descent) | homme noir nm |
| | | Noir nm |
| | (familier, jeune) | black nm |
| black man n | dated, rare (evil spirit) | esprit malin nm |
| blind man n | (male who cannot see) | aveugle nm |
| | I knew he was a blind man because he had a guide dog. |
| | | non-voyant nm |
blind man's buff,
blind man's bluff n | (blindfolded tag game) | colin-maillard nm |
| career man n | (male devoted to his work) | carriériste nm |
caveman,
cave man n | (prehistoric man) | homme des cavernes, homme préhistorique nm |
| | | homme de Cro-Magnon nm |
| | Contrary to many depictions in popular culture, cavemen did not exist at the same time as dinosaurs. |
| | Contrairement à de nombreuses représentations dans la culture populaire, les hommes des cavernes (or: hommes préhistoriques) n'ont pas existé en même temps que les dinosaures. |
caveman,
cave man n | figurative, pejorative (rough or coarse person) (figuré) | homme des cavernes nm |
| | Dom is such a caveman; he chews with his mouth open and is always belching loudly. |
| city man n | (male from urban area) (personne) | citadin nm |
color commentator,
color man n | US (commentator adding background info) | consultant, consultante nm, nf |
| | | consultant sportif, consultante sportive nm, nf |
| | A former player joined the commentary team as a color commentator. |
| the common man n | dated, uncountable (ordinary citizen, lay person) | l'homme de la rue, l'homme du peuple nm |
| | The political parties are all trying to appeal to the common man. |
| | Les parties politiques essaient tous de plaire à l'homme de la rue. |
| common man n | (male commoner, without title) | roturier nm |
| | If a common man married the daughter of a nobleman, she would lose her title. |
| | Si un roturier épousait la fille d'un noble, elle perdait son titre. |
| company man n | (loyal male worker) | employé modèle nm |
| | | homme loyal à son entreprise nm |
con man,
conman n | informal (male confidence trickster) | escroc nm |
| | (familier) | arnaqueur nm |
| | The con man persuaded the elderly lady to give him a cheque for £400. |
| | L'escroc a persuadé la vieille dame de lui faire un chèque de 400 £. |
| confidence man n | (male swindler) | escroc nm |
| confidence trickster n | (swindler) (familier) | arnaqueur, arnaqueuse nm, nf |
| | | escroc nm |
countryman,
country man n | (male who lives in countryside) | campagnard nm |
| | Charles is a countryman who doesn't understand the ways of the big city. |
crossing guard (US),
lollipop lady,
lollipop man (UK) n | (for crossing a road) (Can) | brigadier scolaire, brigadière scolaire nm, nf |
| | (France) | agent municipal (chargé de faire traverser les piétons) nm |
| | (France, équivalent) | ASVP nm |
| Note: ASVP : agent de surveillance de la voie publique |
| | The crossing guard at this intersection is very friendly; he kids around with the children and chats with the adult pedestrians. |
deliveryman,
delivery man n | (male who delivers goods) | livreur nm |
| | The delivery man dropped off the package at the door. |
| dirty old man n | informal, pejorative (elderly, lecherous man) (familier) | vieux vicelard nm |
| | | vieux pervers nm |
| | If you keep looking at her like that she'll think you're a dirty old man. |
| | Si tu continues à la regarder comme ça, elle va te prendre pour un vieux vicelard. |
| EM n | initialism (military: enlisted man) | simple soldat nm |
| enlisted man n | (military: male soldier) | simple soldat nm |
| | In the military 'enlisted men' include all soldiers that are not officers. |
| every man for himself expr | (each must look after his/her interests) | chacun pour soi expr |
| | (fuite) | sauve qui peut interj |
every man jack of them,
every man jack of us n | dated, informal (everyone without exception) | tous et toutes expr |
| family man n | (married man with children) | père de famille nm |
| family man n | (man devoted to family) | bon père de famille nm |
fellow man,
fellowman n | (another person) (général) | semblable nm |
fine figure of a man,
fine figure of a woman n | (strong, attractive person) | bel homme, belle femme nm, nf |
| | (familier : femme) | belle plante nf |
| free man n | ([sb] who is not in prison) | homme libre nm |
| | He'll be on probation for the rest of his life, so he isn't really a free man. After ten years of a bad marriage, I am once again a free man. |
freeman,
free man n | (citizen with liberty and rights) | homme libre nm |
| | He'll be on probation for the rest of his life, so he isn't really a free man. |
frigate bird,
man-o'-war bird,
hurricane-bird n | (seabird) (oiseau marin) | frégate nf |
fringe tree,
old-man's-beard n | (shrub) | arbre à neige, arbre de neige, arbre à franges nm |
frontman,
front man n | (musical group: leading performer) (Musique, anglicisme) | leader nm |
| | (moins courant) | meneur, meneuse nm, nf |
frontman,
front man n | (organization: public representative) | représentant nm |
| G-man n | US, slang (government, esp. FBI, agent) (États-Unis) | agent fédéral nm |
| gambling man n | (adult male who gambles) | joueur, parieur nm |
| garbage man n | informal (dustman, binman: refuse collector) | éboueur nm |
| Note: The preferred term is now "refuse collector" or "waste collector". |
| | The garbage men collect the trash on my block every Friday at 8:00 AM. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Les boueux ne sont pas passés depuis trois jours... |
| | (familier, vieilli) | boueux nm |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Les boueux ne sont pas passés depuis trois jours... |
| gingerbread man n | (biscuit in the shape of a man) | bonhomme en pain d'épice, bonhomme en pain d'épices nm |
| | There's a fairy tale about a gingerbread man who runs away from the baker. |
| good man n | (honest or kind man) | homme bien, homme bon nm |
| | My uncle is a good man and always helps his neighbours. |
| great man n | (notable, influential man) | grand homme nm |
| | Napoleon was a great man, although not in terms of stature. |
| the green man n | UK (pedestrian crossing symbol) (feu de signalisation) | bonhomme vert, petit bonhomme vert nm |
green man,
Green Man n | historical (man dressed to symbolize fertility) (Histoire) | homme vert, homme feuillu nm |
green man,
Green Man n | (carving, image of fertility symbol) (symbole) | homme vert, homme feuillu nm |
| grown man n | (adult male) | adulte nm |
| | | homme nm |
| | His story was so sad, it could make grown men cry. |
| | Son histoire tellement triste qu'elle aurait pu faire pleurer des hommes. |
| hatchet man n | figurative (hitman: hired murderer) | tueur à gages nm |
| | (littéraire, vieux) | spadassin nm |
| hatchet man n | figurative (person: does unpleasant tasks) | homme de main nm |
| | As the company's "hatchet man", he was responsible for shedding 200 jobs within three months. |
| hatchet man n | figurative (character assassin) (familier : personne) | porte-flingue nm |
| | (figuré) | coupeur de tête, homme de main nm |
| he-man n | informal (virile male) (familier) | vrai mâle nm |
| | (familier, figuré) | gros bras nm |
hitman,
hit man n | (male hired murderer) | tueur à gages nm |
| | The politician was arrested for hiring a hitman to kill one of his rivals. |
hitman,
hit man n | informal ([sb] who does unpleasant tasks) | homme de main nm |
| | I'm the hitman whenever the boss wants an employee to be fired. |
| holy man n | (priest, spiritual leader) | saint homme nm |
| hurdy-gurdy man n | (male player of folk instrument) | joueur de vielle à roue nm |
ice cream man,
ice-cream man n | (travelling ice-cream seller) | marchand de glaces nm |
| | | glacier nm |
| | I am waiting for the ice cream man to come so that I can buy some ice cream. |
| | J'attends que le marchand de glaces arrive pour lui acheter une glace. |
idea man,
ideas man n | (creative, [sb] employed to devise ideas) | créatif nm |
| | We need an ideas man to manage our publicity campaign. |
| | Nous avons besoin d'un créatif pour notre campagne de pub. |
| inside man n | (infiltrator) | infiltré nm |
| iron man n | (male with physical endurance) (sport) | grand sportif, grande sportive nm, nf |
| | (travail) | travailleur infatigable, travailleuse infatigable nm, nf |
| iron man n | (machine that performs job) | robot nm |
| | | machine automatisée nf |
| iron man competition n | (contest to determine strongest man) | compétition Ironman nf |
| | He's been training for the Iron Man competition for months now. |
jack,
man jack n | dated, slang (man) | homme nm |
| | Every jack is being drafted into the army. |
| | Tous les hommes doivent passer par le service militaire. |
jazzman,
jazz man n | (male jazz musician) (anglicisme) | jazzman nm |
key man,
keyman n | (crucial person) | homme-clé, homme-clef nm |
| | | personne-clé, personne-clef nf |
| key man n | US, historical (telegraph operator) (Histoire, États-Unis : utilise le morse) | radiotélégraphiste nm |
key man,
keyman,
key-man adj | (insurance: on a crucial person) (assurance) | personne-clé, personne clé loc adj + prép |
| | (assurance) | collaborateurs adj inv |
ladies' man,
lady's man n | informal (man: seduces women) (séducteur) | homme à femmes nm |
| leading man n | (actor in central role) (Cinéma,...) | premier rôle (masculin) nm |
| | Bellamy was the leading man in many low-budget action movies. |
| learned man n | (man who is educated, erudite) | érudit nm |
| | The young prince was tutored in the sciences by several learned men. |
| like a man adv | (in a masculine way) | comme un homme loc adv |
| | She walks like a man. |
| | Elle marche comme un homme. |
| like a man adv | informal, figurative (with stoicism) | comme un homme loc adv |
| | Ben gritted his teeth and prepared to take his punishment like a man. |
| | Ben a serré les dents et s'est préparé à recevoir sa punition comme un homme. |
| little man n | (term of affection: boy) | petit bonhomme nm |
| | Hey, little man! - let's have a talk. |
| | Hé, petit bonhomme, viens me parler. |
| | (familier) | petiot nm |
| | Hé, petiot, viens me parler. |
| magic man n | (shaman or witch doctor) | guérisseur nm |
| maintenance man n | (man who carries out repairs) | préposé à l'entretien, employé chargé de l'entretien nm |
| | Call the maintenance man right away - the radiator's leaking all over the floor! |
| | Appelle le préposé à l'entretien tout de suite, le radiateur est en train de fuir sur le parquet ! |
| | | service d'entretien nm |
| | Appelle le service d'entretien tout de suite, le radiateur est en train de fuir sur le parquet ! |
man about town,
man-about-town n | (socially active man) | homme du monde, mondain nm |
| | | BCBG, B.C.B.G. nm inv |
| | (plus moderne) | jeune urbain nm |
| man alive! interj | informal (expressing astonishment) (surprise) | Ça alors ! interj |
| man and boy expr | (ever since childhood) | depuis toujours, depuis tout petit expr |
| man at the helm n | figurative (male in charge) | personne aux commandes nf |
| | The man at the helm works 12 hours a day to keep the company running smoothly. |
| | La personne aux commandes travaille 12 heures par jour pour faire tourner la boutique. |