Formy złożone:
man | manned |
| advertising man n | dated (male who works in advertising) | pracownik branży reklamowej wyr. |
| be a man/woman after [sb]'s own heart v expr | (sharing your tendencies) | być mężczyzną/kobietą w czyimś stylu wyr. posił. |
| angry young man n | UK, figurative (1950s male writer) | młody gniewny |
| angry young man n | (young, politically active man) | młody gniewny |
| | The angry young man went to town looking for a fight. |
| be a man v expr | figurative (male: show strength) | być mężczyzną posił. + m |
| | You have to be a man about this, and admit that you made a mistake. |
| be a man v expr | (male: reach adulthood) | być mężczyzną posił. + m |
| | Dan's young son wants to be an astronaut when he is a man. |
| best man n | (bridegroom's male attendant) (mężczyzna) | drużba m |
| | Pete was the best man at Mick and Lucy's wedding. |
| blind man n | (male who cannot see) | niewidomy człowiek przym. + m |
| | I knew he was a blind man because he had a guide dog. |
caveman,
cave man n | (prehistoric man) | jaskiniowiec m |
| | Contrary to popular culture, cavemen did not exist at the same time as dinosaurs. |
caveman,
cave man n | figurative, pejorative (rough or coarse person) | troglodyta m |
| | Dom is such a caveman; he chews with his mouth open and is always belching loudly. |
| the common man n | (ordinary citizen, lay person) | przeciętny człowiek przym. + m |
| | The political parties are all trying to appeal to the common man. |
| common man n | (male commoner, without title) | przeciętny człowiek przym. + m |
| | If a common man married the daughter of a nobleman, she would lose her title. |
| con man n | informal (confidence trickster) | kanciarz, oszust m |
| | The con man persuaded the elderly lady to give him a cheque for £400. |
| dead man n | slang, figurative (man who is likely to die) | zmarły m |
| | Touch me again and you're a dead man! |
| dirty old man n | informal, pejorative (elderly, lecherous man) | stary lubieżnik przym. + m |
| | If you keep looking at her like that she'll think you're a dirty old man. |
| EM n | initialism (military: enlisted man) | żółnierz m |
| enlisted man n | (military: male soldier) | rekrut m |
| | In the military 'enlisted men' include all soldiers that are not officers. |
| free man n | ([sb] who is not in prison) | wolny człowiek przym. + m |
| | 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. |
| garbage man n | informal (dustman, binman: refuse collector) | śmieciarz m |
| Uwaga: 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. |
| gingerbread man n | (biscuit in the shape of a man) | pierniczki m, l.mn. |
| | There's a fairy tale about a gingerbread man who runs away from the baker. |
| good man n | (honest or kind man) | dobry człowiek przym. + m |
| | My uncle is a good man and always helps his neighbours. |
| great man n | (notable, influential man) | wielki człowiek przym. + m |
| | Napoleon was a great man, although not in terms of stature. |
| grown man n | (adult male) | dorosły mężczyzna przym. + m |
| | His story was so sad, it could make grown men cry. |
| hatchet man n | figurative (hitman: hired murderer) | wynajęty zabójca przym. + m |
| hatchet man n | figurative (person: does unpleasant tasks) (przenośny) | człowiek od brudnej roboty wyr. |
| | As the company's "hatchet man", he was responsible for shedding 200 jobs within three months. |
| hatchet man n | figurative (character assassin) | płatny zabójca przym. + m |
hitman,
hit man,
hit-man n | (hired murderer) | płatny morderca przym. + m |
| | The politician was arrested for hiring a hitman to kill one of his rivals. |
hitman,
hit man,
hit-man n | (does unpleasant tasks) | osoba od czarnej roboty wyr. |
| holy man n | (priest, spiritual leader) | kapłan m |
| | | duszpasterz m |
ice cream man,
ice-cream man n | (travelling ice-cream seller) | sprzedawca lodów m + m, l.mn. |
| | I am waiting for the ice cream man to come so that I can buy some ice cream. |
idea man,
ideas man n | (creative, [sb] employed to devise ideas) | człowiek pomysłu m + m |
| | We need an ideas man to manage our publicity campaign. |
| iron man competition n | (contest to determine strongest man) | wyścig ironman |
| | He's been training for the Iron Man competition for months now. |
jack,
man jack n | dated, slang (man) (potoczny) | facet, koleś m |
| | Every jack is being drafted into the army. |
| learned man n | (man who is educated, erudite) | uczony m |
| | The young prince was tutored in the sciences by several learned men. |
| like a man adv | (in a masculine way) | jak mężczyzna przyim. + m |
| | She walks like a man. |
| like a man adv | informal, figurative (with stoicism) | jak mężczyzna przyim. + m |
| | Ben gritted his teeth and prepared to take his punishment like a man. |
| little man n | (term of affection: boy) | młodzieniec m |
| | Hey, little man! - let's have a talk. |
| maintenance man n | (man who carries out repairs) | pan od napraw i obsługi |
| | Call the maintenance man right away - the radiator's leaking all over the floor! |
| man at the helm n | figurative (male in charge) | osoba zarządzająca ż + przym. |
| | The man at the helm works 12 hours a day to keep the company running smoothly. |
man in the street,
man on the street n | figurative (common man, average person) | zwykły człowiek przym. + m |
| | Can you explain your theory so that the man in the street can understand it? |
| man of action n | ([sb] who acts rather than thinks) | człowiek działania m + n |
| | He was a man of action rather than of words. |
| man of courage n | (brave man) | odważny człowiek przym. + m |
| man of few words n | (man who speaks very little) | małomówny przym. |
| | He may be a man of few words, but when he does say something it's worth hearing. |
| man of genius n | (brilliantly clever man) | geniusz m |
| man of God n | (priest) | kapłan m |
| man of his word n | (male: keeps promises) | słowny przym. |
| | I've worked with him, and I know him to be a man of his word. |
| man of letters n | (highly educated man) | wykształcony człowiek przym. + m |
| man of the house n | (responsible head of household) | pan domu m + m |
| | Jim became man of the house after his father died. |
| man of wisdom n | (wise or intelligent man) | mądry człowiek przym. + m |
| | There are very few true men of wisdom in public life today. |
| man overboard interj | dated ([sb] has fallen off ship or boat) | człowiek za burtą wyr. |
| | Man overboard! Toss him a life preserver before the sharks get him! |
man-made,
man made adj | (not naturally occurring, synthetic) | sztuczny przym. |
| Uwaga: hyphen omitted when term is an adj after the noun |
| | Nylon is an example of a man-made fibre used in the clothing industry. |
manpower,
man-power n | (workforce) | siła robocza ż + przym. |
| | The company is restructuring in order to use its manpower more efficiently. |
manpower,
man-power n | (number of workers) | siła robocza ż + przym. |
| | | stan liczebny m + przym. |
| | We need more manpower if we're going to finish construction on time. |
| married man n | (man who is [sb]'s husband) | żonaty mężczyzna przym. + m |
| | Don't you dare flirt with him! He's a married man! |
| mature man n | (middle-aged male) | dojrzały mężczyzna przym. + m |
middleman,
plural: middlemen n | (go-between, intermediary) | pośrednik m |
| | I won't be your middleman; talk to her yourself! |
middleman,
plural: middlemen n | (intermediate trader) | pośrednik m |
| | The middlemen negotiated on behalf of their clients. |
middleman,
plural: middlemen n | figurative (third party) | rozjemca, mediator m |
| modern man n | uncountable (homo sapiens) | homo sapiens |
| no man's land n | (war: unoccupied area) | ziemia niczyja ż + przym. |
| | During the war, he wandered into no man's land and was very nearly shot by his own troops. |
| no man's land n | (wasteland) | ziemia niczyja ż + przym. |
| | The Sahara Desert is mostly a no man's land. |
| odd man out n | ([sb] or [sth] that does not belong) | nie pasujący part. + przym. |
| | You've already got four people for a tennis game, so I'm odd man out and will watch. |
| old man n | (elderly male) | starszy pan przym. + m |
| | The old man was slow to cross the street. |
| old man n | figurative, dated, slang (boyfriend, husband) (potoczny, przenośny) | stary m |
| | My old man is still at work. |
| | Mój stary jest nadal w pracy. |
| old man n | informal (father) (potoczny: ojciec) | stary m |
| | Why don't you ask your old man if we can borrow his car tonight? |
| Peking man n | uncountable (remains of prehistoric human) | człowiek pekiński m + przym. |
| poor man n | (man who lacks money) | biedny człowiek przym. + m |
| | He was a poor man and had to ask for food at the local church in order to feed his child. |
| poor man n | (man who is unfortunate) (potoczny) | nieszczęśnik m |
| | That poor man has had nothing but bad luck. |
| prehistoric man n | (evolution: primitive human) | człowiek prehistoryczny m + przym. |
| | There were many stages in the development of prehistoric man. |
| real man n | figurative (adult male who is strong and masculine) | prawdziwy mężczyzna przym. + m |
| | Well, he certainly acts like a real man, yes. |
| | Real men aren't afraid to express their feelings in public. |
| right-hand man n | (closest aide, personal advisor) (przenośny) | prawa ręka przym. + ż |
| | Julia's my right-hand man when it comes to planning parties. |
| rights of man npl | (human freedoms) | prawa człowieka n, l.mn. + m |
| single man n | (adult male without a partner) | kawaler m |
| | Are there any single men here tonight? |
| straw man n | figurative (insubstantial argument) | błahostka ż |
| | The argument was a straw man, which the Prime Minister put up to divert attention away from his own weaknesses. |
| strong man n | (man: physically strong) | silny mężczyzna przym. + m |
| | In times of war, a nation will often back a strongman, believing that the "tough guy" can help see them through. |
strong man,
strongman n | (male physical performer) | strongman, siłacz m |
| trans man n | (transgender man) | transseksualista m |
| young man n | (male child or youthful adult) | młodzieniec m |
| | My 15-year-old grandson is a polite, helpful young man. |