| Level | A1 |
|---|---|
| Kind | noun |
| Front | man |
| IPA | /mæn / noun (plural men /men /) |
| Back | adam |
| Back 2 | man (noun) /mæn /
noun (plural men /men /)
1 [countable]
an adult male person
adam
a handsome man in his mid-twenties
men, women and children
2 [uncountable]
humans as a group; the
human race
insanoğlu
Early man lived by hunting.
the damage man has caused to the
environment
3 [countable]
a person of either
sex, male or female
insan
All men are equal.
No man could survive long in such conditions.
Birçok
kişi kadınları kapsamadığı için man'in 2. ve 3. anlamlarıyla (veya mankind
'ın all men and women yerine) kullanılmasından hoşlanmazlar. Bunun
yerine humanity, the human race veya people sözcüklerini
tercih ederler.
4 [countable]
[in compounds]
a man who comes from a
particular place; a man who has a particular job or interest
a Frenchman
bir Fransız
a businessman
bir iş adamı
sportsmen and women
sporcu erkekler ve kadınlar
I'm not a betting/drinking man.
Bahis oynayan/içen
bir adam değilim.
5 used
for addressing a male person
yahu
Hey, man, can you lend me a pound?
IDIOMS
the
man in the street
an ordinary man or
woman
sıradan
insan, sokaktaki adam
the
odd man/one out
one that is different
from all the others in a group
farklı
Her brothers and sisters were much older
than she was. She was always the odd one out.
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