| Samengestelde woorden: |
| Engels | Nederlands |
| adman n | (advertising man) | reclamemaker nw de |
| advertising man n | dated (male who works in advertising) | reclameman nw de |
| be a man v expr | figurative (male: show strength) (figuurlijk) | een man zijn frase |
| (imperatief) | wees een man frase |
| You have to be a man about this, and admit that you made a mistake. |
| be a man v expr | (male: reach adulthood) (letterlijk) | een man zijn frase |
| Dan's young son wants to be an astronaut when he is a man. |
| best man n | (bridegroom's male attendant) (bruidegom) | getuige nw de |
| Pete was the best man at Mick and Lucy's wedding. |
caveman,
cave man n | (prehistoric man) | holbewoner nw de |
| Contrary to many depictions in popular culture, cavemen did not exist at the same time as dinosaurs. |
| common man n | (ordinary citizen, lay person) | gewone man bn + nw |
| Jan met de pet frase |
| common man n | (commoner, without title) | burger nw de |
| gewone man bn+nw |
con man,
conman n | informal (male confidence trickster) | oplichter nw de |
| 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) (figuurlijk) | ten dode opgeschreven bw |
| Touch me again and you're a dead man! |
| Ik maak je af als je me nog een keer aanraakt. |
deliveryman,
delivery man n | (male who delivers goods) | bezorger nw de |
| The delivery man dropped off the package at the door. |
| dirty old man n | informal, pejorative (elderly, lecherous man) (informeel, beled.) | vieze oude man nw de |
| If you keep looking at her like that she'll think you're a dirty old man. |
freeman,
free man n | (citizen with liberty and rights) | vrij man bn + nw de |
| He'll be on probation for the rest of his life, so he isn't really a free man. |
| garbage man n | informal (dustman, binman: refuse collector) | vuilnisman nw de |
| Opmerking: 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) | volwassen man bn + ww |
| His story was so sad, it could make grown men cry. |
| Zijn verhaal was zo triest dat het zelfs een volwassen man kon doen wenen. |
hitman,
hit man n | (male hired murderer) | huurmoordenaar nw de |
| The politician was arrested for hiring a hitman to kill one of his rivals. |
| leading man n | (actor in central role) | hoofdrolspeler nw de |
| Bellamy was the leading man in many low-budget action movies. |
| like a man adv | (in a masculine way) | als een man bw |
| She walks like a man. |
| like a man adv | informal, figurative (with stoicism) (figuurlijk) | als een man bw |
| onbewogen, stoïcijns bw |
| Ben gritted his teeth and prepared to take his punishment like a man. |
| man of few words n | (man who speaks very little) | man van weinig woorden frase |
| 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) | man van zijn woord frase |
| 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) | man des huizes, heer des huizes nw de |
| Jim became man of the house after his father died. |
| man overboard interj | dated ([sb] has fallen off ship or boat) | Man overboord! tw |
| Man overboard! Toss him a life preserver before the sharks get him! |
manpower,
man-power n | (workforce) | mankracht nw de, ont. |
| personeel nw het, ont. |
| The company is restructuring in order to use its manpower more efficiently. |
manpower,
man-power n | (number of workers) | arbeidskrachten nw mv |
| We need more manpower if we're going to finish construction on time. |
middleman,
plural: middlemen n | (go-between, intermediary) | tussenpersoon nw de |
| bemiddelaar nw de |
| I won't be your middleman; talk to her yourself! |
middleman,
plural: middlemen n | (intermediate trader) | tussenpersoon nw de |
| middenman nw de |
| makelaar nw de |
| The middlemen negotiated on behalf of their clients. |
| no man's land n | (war: unoccupied area) (leger) | niemandsland nw het, ont. |
| During the war, he wandered into no man's land and was very nearly shot by his own troops. |
| no man's land n | (wasteland) | woestenij nw de |
| onbewoond gebied bn+nw het |
| The Sahara Desert is mostly a no man's land. |
| old man n | (elderly male) | oude man bn + nw |
| The old man was slow to cross the street. |
| old man n | figurative, dated, slang (boyfriend, husband) | vriend nw de |
| My old man is still at work. |
| old man n | informal (father) | oude man bn + nw |
| 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) (figuurlijk) | echte man bn + nw de |
| (informeel) | echte vent bn+nw de |
| 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) (figuurlijk) | rechterhand nw de |
| Julia's my right-hand man when it comes to planning parties. |
| trans man n | (transgender man) | transman nw de |
trash collector (US),
refuse collector (UK) n | (person employed to collect refuse) | vuilnisophaler, vuilnisman nw de |
workingman,
working man n | (working-class adult male) | arbeider nw de |
