| Traduções complementares |
| man interj | colloquial (friend: usually male) (tratamento amistoso para com amigo) | cara, irmão, compadre sm |
| | How are you doing, man? |
| | Como você está, cara? |
| man interj | slang (surprise) (interjeição: surpresa) | cara interj |
| | Oh man! Look what I just found. |
| | Ei, cara! Olha o que acabei de achar. |
| man interj | slang (exhaustion) (interjeição: cansaço) | cara interj |
| | Man! That was a difficult climb of the stairs. |
| | Cara! Foi difícil subir essas escadas. |
| man n | informal (husband, boyfriend) (esposo, amante, namorado) | homem sm |
| | Her man fixed the light bulb for her. |
| | O homem dela trocou a lâmpada. |
| man n | (strong male) (qualidades masculinas) | homem, macho sm |
| | Ooh, look at his muscles! He's such a man! |
| | Olha os músculos dele! Ele é um baita homem! |
| man n | (valet) | criado, empregado sm |
| | (antigo) | pajem sm |
| | The name of Lord Peter Wimsey's man was Bunter. |
| | O nome do criado de Lorde Peter Wimsey era Bunter. |
| man n | (male subordinate) (subordinado) | empregado sm |
| | (figurado) | homem sm |
| | I have three men working on the project. |
| | Tenho três empregados trabalhando no projeto. |
| man n | (male lover) (amante) | homem, namorado sm |
| | Do you have a man, or are you still alone? |
| | Você tem namorado ou ainda está sozinha? |
| man n | (sports: male player) (esporte: jogador) | homem sm |
| | A man from the defence comes up to try to score. |
| | Um homem da defesa vem para frente para tentar marcar. |
| man n | (chess piece) (peça de xadrez) | peão sm |
| | He moved his man forward two squares. |
| | Ele moveu o peão duas casas à frente. |
| man n | (fan of [sth]) | fã sm, sf |
| | He's a watermelon man, but I prefer apples. |
| | Ele é um fã de melancia, mas eu prefiro maçãs. |
| the Man n | US, figurative, uncountable (authority) | autoridade sf |
| | He spent his whole life working for the Man. |
| | Ele passou a vida inteira trabalhando para a autoridade. |
| man [sth] vtr | (military: position) (militar) | operar, manejar vt |
| | They manned the barricades to stop the enemy breaking through. |
| | Eles operaram as barricadas para impedir a invasão inimiga. |
| man [sth] vtr | (serve at) (servir em) | operar vt |
| | I manned the cash register while Steve poured the beer. |
| | Eu operei a caixa registradora enquanto Steve servia a cerveja. |
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| a dead man n | figurative, slang (in serious trouble) (figurado, gíria) | homem morto sm + adj |
| | Touch me again and you're a dead man! |
| a man for all seasons n | figurative (capable man) | pau para toda obra loc adj |
| advertising man n | dated (male who works in advertising) | publicitário sm |
| be a man/woman after [sb]'s own heart v expr | (sharing your tendencies) (figurado, interesses mútuos) | que tem a mesma cabeça expres |
| ambulance man n | (male paramedic) (ambulância) | socorrista sm, sf |
| | The ambulance man took my pulse. |
| angry young man n | UK, figurative (1950s male writer) (escritor de movimento literário) | angry young man loc sm |
| angry young man n | figurative (politically active male) | agitador sm |
| | | ativista sm |
apeman,
ape-man n | (apelike human ancestor) (ancestral humano semelhante ao macaco) | homem-macaco sm |
as the next man,
as the next woman,
as the next person expr | (just as much as anyone else) | tanto quanto qualquer um expres |
Batman,
the Bat-Man n | (comic book superhero) (super-herói) | Batman sm |
| | Batman has been a popular comic book character since 1939. |
| be a man v expr | figurative (male: show strength) | ser homem expres |
| | (informal, gíria) | ser macho expres |
| | You have to be a man about this, and admit that you made a mistake. |
| be a man v expr | (male: reach adulthood) | crescer v int |
| | Dan's young son wants to be an astronaut when he is a man. |
| be your own man v expr | (male: be independent) | seja você mesmo expres |
| best man n | (bridegroom's male attendant) | padrinho de casamento loc sm |
| | Pete was the best man at Mick and Lucy's wedding. |
| | Pete foi padrinho de casamento de Mick e Lucy. |
binman,
bin man n | UK, informal, dated (male refuse collector) | lixeiro sm |
| Nota: The preferred term is now "refuse collector". |
black man,
Black man n | (dark-skinned male) | negro sm |
black man,
Black man n | (male of African descent) | negro sm |
| black man n | dated, rare (evil spirit) (figurado, ofensivo) | homem das trevas |
| blind man n | (male who cannot see) | homem cego loc sm |
| | I knew he was a blind man because he had a guide dog. |
| career man n | (male devoted to his work) | carreirista sm |
caveman,
cave man n | (prehistoric man) | homem das cavernas sm |
| | Contrary to many depictions in popular culture, cavemen did not exist at the same time as dinosaurs. |
caveman,
cave man n | figurative, pejorative (rough or coarse person) (figurado) | troglodita sm |
| | Dom is such a caveman; he chews with his mouth open and is always belching loudly. |
color commentator,
color man n | US (commentator adding background info) | comentarista esportivo smf + adj |
| | A former player joined the commentary team as a color commentator. |
| the common man n | dated, uncountable (ordinary citizen, lay person) | o homem comum sm |
| | | o cidadão comum sm |
| | The political parties are all trying to appeal to the common man. |
| common man n | (male commoner, without title) | plebeu sm |
| | If a common man married the daughter of a nobleman, she would lose her title. |
con man,
conman n | informal (male confidence trickster) | trapaceiro sm |
| | | vigarista smf |
| | | charlatão sm |
| | | sacana smf |
| | The con man persuaded the elderly lady to give him a cheque for £400. |
countryman,
country man n | (male who lives in countryside) (homem do campo) | camponês sm |
| | 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) | guarda de trânsito loc sf |
| | 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) | entregador sm |
| | The delivery man dropped off the package at the door. |
| dirty old man n | informal, pejorative (elderly, lecherous man) (pejorativo) | velho safado expres |
| | | velho depravado expres |
| | | velho libertino expres |
| | If you keep looking at her like that she'll think you're a dirty old man. |
| EM n | initialism (military: enlisted man) | soldado alistado sm |
| enlisted man n | (military: male soldier) (Mil: que não tem patente de oficial) | soldado sm |
| | In the military 'enlisted men' include all soldiers that are not officers. |
| every man for himself expr | (each must look after his/her interests) | cada um por si expres |
the Fall,
the Fall of Man n | (Bible) | Queda sf |
| | In the Bible, the serpent brought on the Fall. |
| | Na Bíblia, a serpente trouxe a Queda. |
fellow man,
fellowman n | (another person) | colega, próximo sm |
| free man n | ([sb] who is not in prison) | homem livre loc sm |
| | 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) | cidadão honorário sm + adj |
| | | homem livre sm + adj |
| | He'll be on probation for the rest of his life, so he isn't really a free man. |
frontman,
front man n | (musical group: leading performer) (de banda musical) | líder sfm |
frontman,
front man n | (organization: public representative) (de organização) | representante, líder sfm |
| G-man n | US, slang (government, esp. FBI, agent) | agente do FBI smf |
| gambling man n | (adult male who gambles) (homem adulto que joga) | jogador, apostador sm |
| garbage man n | informal (dustman, binman: refuse collector) (lixeiro) | coletor de lixo loc sm |
| | | lixeiro, gari sm |
| Nota: 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) (biscoito na forma de homem) | boneco de gengibre loc sm |
| | There's a fairy tale about a gingerbread man who runs away from the baker. |
| good man n | (honest or kind man) (homem honesto ou benévolo) | bom homem loc sm |
| | My uncle is a good man and always helps his neighbours. |
| great man n | (notable, influential man) (homem eminente, influente) | grande homem loc sm |
| | Napoleon was a great man, although not in terms of stature. |
| grown man n | (adult male) | homem feito n |
| | | homem crescido n |
| | (gíria) | grandinho n |
| | His story was so sad, it could make grown men cry. |
| | A história dele era tão triste que podia fazer até um homem feito chorar. |
| hatchet man n | figurative (hitman: hired murderer) (assassino profissional) | capanga, pistoleiro sm |
| hatchet man n | figurative (person: does unpleasant tasks) (executor de tarefa desagradável) | capanga sm |
| | As the company's "hatchet man", he was responsible for shedding 200 jobs within three months. |
| hatchet man n | figurative (character assassin) | assassino de aluguel loc sm |
| he-man n | informal (virile male) (BRA, gíria) | machão sm |
Him upstairs,
the man upstairs n | humorous (God) (Deus) | o lá de cima expres |
hitman,
hit man n | (male hired murderer) | assassino de aluguel sm |
| | | pistoleiro sm |
| | The politician was arrested for hiring a hitman to kill one of his rivals. |
hitman,
hit man n | informal ([sb] who does unpleasant tasks) (figurado) | capanga sm, sf |
| holy man n | (priest, spiritual leader) (sacerdote, padre) | homem santo loc sm |
ice cream man,
ice-cream man n | (travelling ice-cream seller) | sorveteiro sm |
| | I am waiting for the ice cream man to come so that I can buy some ice cream. |
| inside man n | (infiltrator) | informante smf |
| iron man n | (male with physical endurance) | homem de ferro sm |
| | | homem de aço sm |
Ironman,
Ironman Triathlon n | ® (sporting event) | iron man estrang |
| Nota: As registered trademarks, “Ironman” and "Ironman Triathlon" should be capitalized. |
| iron man competition n | (contest to determine strongest man) | triatlo ironman loc sm |
| | He's been training for the Iron Man competition for months now. |
jack,
man jack n | dated, slang (man) | homem sm |
| | Every jack is being drafted into the army. |
| | Todos os homens estão sendo recrutados pelo exército. |
jazzman,
jazz man n | (male jazz musician) | músico de jazz sm + prep + sm |
| leading man n | (actor in central role) | protagonista sm |
| | Bellamy was the leading man in many low-budget action movies. |
| learned man n | (man who is educated, erudite) | pessoa instruída, estudiosa loc sf |
| | The young prince was tutored in the sciences by several learned men. |
| like a man adv | (in a masculine way) | como um homem |
| | She walks like a man. |
| like a man adv | informal, figurative (with stoicism) | como um homem |
| | Ben gritted his teeth and prepared to take his punishment like a man. |
| little man n | (term of affection: boy) (termo de afeto: menino) | homenzinho sm |
| | Hey, little man! - let's have a talk. |
| maintenance man n | (man who carries out repairs) (pessoa que cuida da manutenção) | zelador, técnico sm |
| | Call the maintenance man right away - the radiator's leaking all over the floor! |
| man at the helm n | figurative (male in charge) (figurativo - diretor, chefe) | homem no leme loc sm |
| | The man at the helm works 12 hours a day to keep the company running smoothly. |
| man Friday n | (male assistant) (figurado: ajudante) | braço direito sm |
man in the street,
man on the street n | figurative (common man, average person) (figurativo - homem comum) | homem da rua, homem do povo loc sm |
| | 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) | homem de ação loc sm |
| | He was a man of action rather than of words. |
| man of courage n | (brave man) (pessoa corajosa) | homem de coragem loc sm |
| man of few words n | (man who speaks very little) | homem de poucas palavras expres |
| | 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) (pessoa inteligente, ilustre) | homem de gênio loc sm |
| man of God n | (priest) (padre, sacerdote) | homem de Deus loc sm |
| man of his word n | (male: keeps promises) | homem de palavra loc sm |
| | I've worked with him, and I know him to be a man of his word. |
| man of letters n | (highly educated man) (pessoa educada) | homem de letras loc sm |
| man of the house n | (responsible head of household) | homem da casa loc sm |
| | Jim became man of the house after his father died. |
| man of wisdom n | (wise or intelligent man) (pessoa inteligente, ilustre) | homem de sabedoria loc sm |
| | There are very few true men of wisdom in public life today. |
| man overboard interj | dated ([sb] has fallen off ship or boat) (alerta para pessoa caída do barco) | homem ao mar expres |
| | Man overboard! Toss him a life preserver before the sharks get him! |
| man-at-arms n | (soldier) | soldado sm |
man-child,
manchild n | literary (male child, boy) | filho homem loc sm |
man-child,
manchild n | literary (son) | rebento sm |
man-child,
manchild n | figurative, pejorative (emotionally immature man) | homem emocionalmente imaturo loc sm |
| man-day n | (accounting unit of measure) | homem-dia sm |
| man-eater n | informal (animal that eats human flesh) (animal que come carne humana) | canibal sm |
man-eater,
maneater n | figurative, informal (sexually predatory woman) (figurado, informal) | devoradora de homens loc sf |
| man-eater n | (cannibal) | canibal smf |
| man-eating adj | informal (animal: that eats human flesh) | que se alimenta de carne humana expres |
| man-hour n | (amount of work done) (medida de trabalho realizado em uma hora) | homem-hora sm |
| man-hours npl | (time spent, required) | homens-horas expres |
man-made,
also US: manmade adj | (artificial or synthetic) (artificial, fabricado) | feito, fabricado adj |
| | Nylon is a man-made fibre used in the clothing industry. |
man-sized,
man-size,
mansize adj | figurative (sandwich, tissues: large) | grande adj |
manpower,
man-power n | (workforce) | pessoal sm |
| | The company is restructuring in order to use its manpower more efficiently. |
manpower,
man-power n | (number of workers) | mão-de-obra sf |
| | | efetivo sm |
| | We need more manpower if we're going to finish construction on time. |
| married man n | (man who is [sb]'s husband) | homem casado loc sm |
| | Don't you dare flirt with him! He's a married man! |
matchstick man,
matchstick figure,
matchstick person n | UK (figure drawn with straight lines) | homem de palito de fósforo loc sm |
| | I'm no artist; I can barely draw matchstick men! |
| mature man n | (middle-aged male) (homem de meia-idade) | homem maduro loc sm |
| may the best man win interj | (before competition) | que vença o melhor expres |
| | Good luck to all and may the best man win! |
| medicine man n | (shaman, magician) | curandeiro sm |