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| Angličtina | Čeština |
| advertising man n | dated (male who works in advertising) | pracovník v reklamě fráze |
Batman,
the Bat-Man n | (comic book superhero) (superhrdina) | Batman m vl jm |
| Batman has been a popular comic book character since 1939. |
| be a man v expr | figurative (male: show strength) | být muž, být chlap inf + m |
| pochlapit se dok |
| You have to be a man about this, and admit that you made a mistake. |
| be a man v expr | (male: reach adulthood) | dospět dok |
| Dan's young son wants to be an astronaut when he is a man. |
| best man n | (bridegroom's male attendant) (ženichův) | svědek m |
| Pete was the best man at Mick and Lucy's wedding. |
caveman,
cave man n | (prehistoric man) | jeskynní muž příd + 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) (obecně: o někom nevychovaném) | neandrtálec 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) | obyčejný člověk příd + m |
| běžný občan příd + m |
| The political parties are all trying to appeal to the common man. |
| common man n | (male commoner, without title) (bez šlechtického titulu) | prostý občan příd + m |
| If a common man married the daughter of a nobleman, she would lose her title. |
con man,
conman n | informal (confidence trickster) | podvodník, podvodnice m, ž |
| (neformální) | podfukář, podfukářka m, ž |
| 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) (výhrůžka) | mrtvý muž |
| Touch me again and you're a dead man! |
| dirty old man n | informal, pejorative (elderly, lecherous man) (pejorativně) | starý prasák, starý chlípník, starý kanec |
| If you keep looking at her like that she'll think you're a dirty old man. |
| EM n | initialism (military: enlisted man) | odvedený voják příd + m |
| branec m |
the Fall,
the Fall of Man n | (Bible) (podle Bible) | vyhnání z ráje fráze |
| In the Bible, the serpent brought on the Fall. |
| garbage man n | informal (dustman, binman: refuse collector) | popelář m |
| Poznámka: 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. |
| grown man n | (adult male) | dospělý muž |
| His story was so sad, it could make grown men cry. |
hitman,
hit man,
hit-man n | (hired murderer) | nájemný vrah příd + m |
| The politician was arrested for hiring a hitman to kill one of his rivals. |
hitman,
hit man,
hit-man n | (does unpleasant tasks) (přen.: kdo dělá nepříjemnou práci za vás) | pohůnek m |
jack,
man jack n | dated, slang (man) | muž m |
| chlap m |
| (neformální) | chlápek m zdrob |
| Every jack is being drafted into the army. |
| leading man n | (actor in central role) | herec v hlavní roli |
| Bellamy was the leading man in many low-budget action movies. |
| like a man adv | (in a masculine way) | jako muž sp + m |
| She walks like a man. |
| like a man adv | informal, figurative (with stoicism) (přeneseně: statečně) | jako muž sp + m |
| Ben gritted his teeth and prepared to take his punishment like a man. |
| man of few words n | (man who speaks very little) | muž mála slov |
| He may be a man of few words, but when he does say something it's worth hearing. |
| man of his word n | (male: keeps promises) | muž držící slovo |
| I've worked with him, and I know him to be a man of his word. |
| man of the house n | (responsible head of household) (nejdospělejší v domácnosti) | muž |
| Jim became man of the house after his father died. |
| man overboard interj | dated ([sb] has fallen off ship or boat) | muž přes palubu |
| Man overboard! Toss him a life preserver before the sharks get him! |
man-made,
also US: manmade adj | (artificial or synthetic) (vytvořený člověkem) | umělý příd |
| syntetický příd |
| Nylon is a man-made fibre used in the clothing industry. |
manpower,
man-power n | (workforce) | pracovní síla příd + ž |
| pracující pl |
| The company is restructuring in order to use its manpower more efficiently. |
manpower,
man-power n | (number of workers) | pracovníci pl |
| stav zaměstnanců m + pl |
| We need more manpower if we're going to finish construction on time. |
middleman,
plural: middlemen n | (go-between, intermediary) | zprostředkovatel m |
| I won't be your middleman; talk to her yourself! |
middleman,
plural: middlemen n | (intermediate trader) (v obchodě) | mezičlánek m |
| The middlemen negotiated on behalf of their clients. |
middleman,
plural: middlemen n | figurative (third party) (nepřímé vyjednávání) | prostředník m |
no man's land,
no-man's land n | (war: unoccupied area) (ve válce) | neutrální oblast příd + ž |
| 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) (pustina) | území nikoho s + záj |
| pustina ž |
| The Sahara Desert is mostly a no man's land. |
| old man n | (elderly male) | starší muž příd + m |
| The old man was slow to cross the street. |
| old man n | figurative, dated, slang (boyfriend, husband) (slangový výraz: manžel) | starej m |
| My old man is still at work. |
| old man n | informal (father) (neformální) | táta m |
| Why don't you ask your old man if we can borrow his car tonight? |
| real man n | figurative (adult male who is strong and masculine) | opravdový muž |
| 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) | pravák |
| Julia's my right-hand man when it comes to planning parties. |
| straw man n | figurative (insubstantial argument) (jeden z řecnických triků) | podsunutý argument příd + m |
| The argument was a straw man, which the Prime Minister put up to divert attention away from his own weaknesses. |
stuntman,
stunt man n | (male: performs dangerous feats) | kaskadér, kaskadérka m, ž |
| Neil isn't interested in acting, but he wants to become a Hollywood stuntman. |
| trans man n | (transgender man) (hovor.: transsexuál) | transka ž |
| transsexuál m |
| young man n | (male child or youthful adult) | mladík m |
| mladý muž příd + m |
| My 15-year-old grandson is a polite, helpful young man. |
