Forme compuse:
man | manned |
| a dead man n | figurative, slang (in serious trouble) | om mort expr. |
| | | s-a zis cu tine expr.vb. |
| | Touch me again and you're a dead man! |
| advertising man n | dated (male who works in advertising) | agent de publicitate s.m. |
| | | agent publicitar s.m. |
| be a man/woman after [sb]'s own heart v expr | (sharing your tendencies) | a fi pe placul, a fi pe gustul loc.vb. |
| angry young man n | UK, figurative (1950s male writer) | scriitor britanic din anii 1950 s.m. |
| angry young man n | (young, politically active man) | tânăr activ politic s.m. |
| | The angry young man went to town looking for a fight. |
| be a man v expr | figurative (male: show strength) | a fi bărbat expr. |
| | You have to be a man about this, and admit that you made a mistake. |
| be a man v expr | (male: reach adulthood) | a crește mare, a se face mare expr. |
| | | a deveni bărbat expr. |
| | Dan's young son wants to be an astronaut when he is a man. |
| best man n | (bridegroom's male attendant) | cavaler de onoare expr. |
| | Pete was the best man at Mick and Lucy's wedding. |
binman,
bin man n | UK, informal, dated (male refuse collector) | gunoier s.m. |
| Notă: The preferred term is now "refuse collector". |
| blind man n | (male who cannot see) | orb s.m. |
| | I knew he was a blind man because he had a guide dog. |
caveman,
cave man n | (prehistoric man) | om preistoric s.m. |
| | 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) (figurat) | primitiv s.m. |
| | | necioplit s.m. |
| | | necivilizat s.m. |
| | | grosolan s.m. |
| | Dom is such a caveman; he chews with his mouth open and is always belching loudly. |
| the common man n | dated, uncountable (ordinary citizen, lay person) | om obișnuit s.m. |
| | | om de rând s.m. |
| | The political parties are all trying to appeal to the common man. |
| common man n | (male commoner, without title) | om obișnuit s.m. |
| | | om de rând s.m. |
| | If a common man married the daughter of a nobleman, she would lose her title. |
con man,
conman n | informal (male confidence trickster) | șarlatan s.m. |
| | (argou) | șmecher s.m. |
| | The con man persuaded the elderly lady to give him a cheque for £400. |
countryman,
country man n | (male who lives in countryside) | țăran s.m. |
| | Charles is a countryman who doesn't understand the ways of the big city. |
deliveryman,
delivery man n | (male who delivers goods) | curier s.m. |
| | | poștaș s.m. |
| | | tip de la livrări s.m. |
| | The delivery man dropped off the package at the door. |
| dirty old man n | informal, pejorative (elderly, lecherous man) | boșorog vulgar |
| | If you keep looking at her like that she'll think you're a dirty old man. |
| EM n | initialism (military: enlisted man) | înrolat s.m. |
| | | soldat s.m. |
| | | militar s.m. |
| enlisted man n | (military: male soldier) | om înrolat s.m. |
| | In the military 'enlisted men' include all soldiers that are not officers. |
| free man n | ([sb] who is not in prison) | om liber s.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. |
freeman,
free man n | (citizen with liberty and rights) | om liber s.m. |
| | 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) (în formație) | solist vocal s.m. |
frontman,
front man n | (organization: public representative) | lider s.m. |
| | | conducător s.m. |
| garbage man n | informal (dustman, binman: refuse collector) | gunoier s.m. |
| Notă: 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) | omuleț de turtă dulce s.m. |
| | There's a fairy tale about a gingerbread man who runs away from the baker. |
| good man n | (honest or kind man) | om bun s.m. |
| | My uncle is a good man and always helps his neighbours. |
| great man n | (notable, influential man) | mare om s.m. |
| | Napoleon was a great man, although not in terms of stature. |
| grown man n | (adult male) | adult s.m. |
| | | bărbat matur s.m. |
| | His story was so sad, it could make grown men cry. |
| hatchet man n | figurative (hitman: hired murderer) | asasin s.m. |
| hatchet man n | figurative (person: does unpleasant tasks) (figurat) | călău s.m. |
| | (figurat) | ucigaș plătit s.m. |
| | As the company's "hatchet man", he was responsible for shedding 200 jobs within three months. |
| hatchet man n | figurative (character assassin) | călău s.m. |
| | | ucigaș plătit s.m. |
hitman,
hit man n | (male hired murderer) | asasin, ucigaș plătit s.m. |
| | The politician was arrested for hiring a hitman to kill one of his rivals. |
hitman,
hit man n | informal ([sb] who does unpleasant tasks) | persoană angajată să facă treburile murdare ale altora s.f. |
| | | mercenar s.m. |
| holy man n | (priest, spiritual leader) | față bisericească s.f. |
ice cream man,
ice-cream man n | (travelling ice-cream seller) | vânzător de înghețată s.m. |
| | 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) | om plin de idei s.m. |
| | We need an ideas man to manage our publicity campaign. |
| iron man n | (male with physical endurance) | bărbat puternic s.m. |
| iron man n | (machine that performs job) | utilaj s.n. |
| | | mașinărie s.f. |
| | | aparat s.n. |
| iron man competition n | (contest to determine strongest man) (competiție) | Iron Man n.propriu |
| | He's been training for the Iron Man competition for months now. |
jack,
man jack n | dated, slang (man) | bărbat s.m. |
| | (referitor la un bărbat) | om s.m. |
| | Every jack is being drafted into the army. |
| leading man n | (actor in central role) | actor în rol principal s.m. |
| | Bellamy was the leading man in many low-budget action movies. |
| learned man n | (man who is educated, erudite) | om învățat / educat s.m. |
| | The young prince was tutored in the sciences by several learned men. |
| like a man adv | (in a masculine way) | bărbătește adv. |
| | | ca bărbații loc.adv. |
| | She walks like a man. |
| like a man adv | informal, figurative (with stoicism) | bărbătește adv. |
| | Ben gritted his teeth and prepared to take his punishment like a man. |
| little man n | (term of affection: boy) | băiețaș s.m. |
| | Hey, little man! - let's have a talk. |
| maintenance man n | (man who carries out repairs) | om de întreținere s.m. |
| | Call the maintenance man right away - the radiator's leaking all over the floor! |
| man at the helm n | figurative (male in charge) | omul de la cârmă s.m. |
| | 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) | omul de pe stradă s.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) | om de acțiune s.m. |
| | He was a man of action rather than of words. |
| man of courage n | (brave man) | om plin de curaj s.m. |
| man of few words n | (man who speaks very little) | om tăcut s.m. |
| | 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) | geniu s.n. |
| man of God n | (priest) | om al bisericii s.m. |
| man of his word n | (male: keeps promises) | om care se ține de cuvânt s.m. |
| | | om care-și respectă cuvântul dat s.m. |
| | I've worked with him, and I know him to be a man of his word. |
| man of letters n | (highly educated man) | om de litere s.m. |
| man of the house n | (responsible head of household) | stăpânul casei s.m. |
| | Jim became man of the house after his father died. |
| man of wisdom n | (wise or intelligent man) | înțelept s.m. |
| | There are very few true men of wisdom in public life today. |
| man overboard interj | dated ([sb] has fallen off ship or boat) | Om la apă! expr. |
| | Man overboard! Toss him a life preserver before the sharks get him! |
man-made,
also US: manmade adj | (artificial or synthetic) | făcut de mâna omului adj. |
| | | artificial adj. |
| | Nylon is a man-made fibre used in the clothing industry. |
manpower,
man-power n | (workforce) | mână de lucru loc.subst. |
| | The company is restructuring in order to use its manpower more efficiently. |
manpower,
man-power n | (number of workers) | mână de lucru loc.subst. |
| | We need more manpower if we're going to finish construction on time. |
| married man n | (man who is [sb]'s husband) | bărbat căsătorit, bărbat însurat s.m. |
| | Don't you dare flirt with him! He's a married man! |
| mature man n | (middle-aged male) | om matur s.m. |
| modern man n | uncountable (homo sapiens) | om modern s.m. |
no man's land,
no-man's land n | (war: unoccupied area) (între frontiere, fronturi) | zonă tampon s.f. |
| | During the war, he wandered into no man's land and was very nearly shot by his own troops. |
no man's land,
no-man's land n | (wasteland) | tărâmul nimănui, ținut nelocuit s.n. |
| | | pustiu s.n. |
| | The Sahara Desert is mostly a no man's land. |
| odd man out n | ([sb] or [sth] that does not belong) | în plus expr. |
| | | a cincea roată la căruță expr. |
| | You've already got four people for a tennis game, so I'm odd man out and will watch. |
| old man n | (elderly male) | om în vârstă s.m. |
| | | bătrân s.m. |
| | The old man was slow to cross the street. |
| old man n | informal (boyfriend, husband) (soț, iubit) | om s.m. |
| | My old man is still at work. |
| old man n | informal (father) (familiar) | tată s.m. |
| | Why don't you ask your old man if we can borrow his car tonight? |
| Peking man n | uncountable (remains of prehistoric human) | omul de Pekin s.m. |
| poor man n | (man who lacks money) | om sărac s.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) | biet om s.m. |
| | That poor man has had nothing but bad luck. |
| prehistoric man n | (evolution: primitive human) | om preistoric s.m. |
| | There were many stages in the development of prehistoric man. |
| real man n | figurative (adult male who is strong and masculine) | bărbat adevărat s.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) (persoană de încredere) | mâna dreaptă s.f. |
| | Julia's my right-hand man when it comes to planning parties. |
| rights of man npl | (human freedoms) | drepturile omului s.n.pl. |
| single man n | (adult male without a partner) | celibatar s.m. |
| | Are there any single men here tonight? |
| straw man n | figurative (insubstantial argument) | om de paie s.m. |
| | 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) | om puternic s.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) | hercule s.m. |
stuntman,
stunt man n | (male: performs dangerous feats) | cascador s.m. |
| | Neil isn't interested in acting, but he wants to become a Hollywood stuntman. |
| trans man n | (transgender man) | bărbat transgender s.m. |
trash collector (US),
refuse collector (UK) n | (person employed to collect refuse) | gunoier s.m. |
| wise man n | (man with great knowledge) | înțelept, erudit s.m. |
| | | învățat s.m. |
| | Edward asked the wise man for advice. |
| wise man n | (man who knows about magic) | mag, vrăjitor s.m. |
| | The wise men gave the prince a magic potion. |
workingman,
working man n | (working-class adult male) | membru al clasei muncitoare s.m. |
| | | angajat s.m. |
yes-man,
yes man n | informal (person who always agrees with superiors) | lingău s.m. |
| young man n | (male child or youthful adult) | tânăr s.f. |
| | My 15-year-old grandson is a polite, helpful young man. |