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Man Adam Noun Countable Male Person Women Bir

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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