| Sammansatta former: |
| Engelska | Svenska |
| a dead man n | figurative, slang (in serious trouble) (bildlig) | en död man s |
| Touch me again and you're a dead man! |
as the next man,
as the next woman,
as the next person expr | (just as much as anyone else) | som vem som helst uttr |
Batman,
the Bat-Man n | (comic book superhero) | Batman egen |
| Läderlappen egen |
| Batman has been a popular comic book character since 1939. |
| be a man v expr | figurative (male: show strength) (bildlig) | visa att man är en man vbal uttr |
| (vardagligt, bildlig) | visa att man är en karl, visa att man är en riktig karl vbal uttr |
| You have to be a man about this, and admit that you made a mistake. |
| be a man v expr | (male: reach adulthood) | bli en man vbal uttr |
| Dan's young son wants to be an astronaut when he is a man. |
| be your own man v expr | (male: be independent) | vara sin egen man vbal uttr |
| vara vuxen vtr + adj |
| best man n | (bridegroom's male attendant) | bröllopsmarskalk, marskalk s |
| best man s |
| Pete was the best man at Mick and Lucy's wedding. |
binman,
bin man n | UK, informal, dated (male refuse collector) (vardagligt) | sopgubbe s |
| renhållningsarbetare s |
| Anmärkning: The preferred term is now "refuse collector". |
| career man n | (male devoted to his work) | karriärsman s |
| karriärskvinna s |
caveman,
cave man n | (prehistoric man) | grottmänniska s |
| 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) (bildlig) | grottmänniska s |
| grobian s |
| Dom is such a caveman; he chews with his mouth open and is always belching loudly. |
color commentator,
color man n | US (commentator adding background info) | bakgrundskommentator s |
| A former player joined the commentary team as a color commentator. |
| the common man n | dated, uncountable (ordinary citizen, lay person) | gemene man, menige man s |
| The political parties are all trying to appeal to the common man. |
| common man n | (male commoner, without title) | gemene man, menige man s |
| (bildlig: vanlig person) | dödlig s |
| If a common man married the daughter of a nobleman, she would lose her title. |
con man,
conman n | informal (male confidence trickster) | bedragare s |
| (omodern) | bondfångare s |
| skojare s |
| The con man persuaded the elderly lady to give him a cheque for £400. |
countryman,
country man n | (male who lives in countryside) | lantbo s |
| Charles is a countryman who doesn't understand the ways of the big city. |
deliveryman,
delivery man n | (male who delivers goods) (man, kvinna) | bud s |
| (specifik) | paketbud s |
| The delivery man dropped off the package at the door. |
| dirty old man n | informal, pejorative (elderly, lecherous man) (vardagligt, nedsättande) | snuskgubbe, snuskhummer s |
| gubbsjuk adj |
| If you keep looking at her like that she'll think you're a dirty old man. |
| EM n | initialism (military: enlisted man) (militär) | menig s |
| underofficer samt militär med lägre rank än underofficer - |
the Fall,
the Fall of Man n | (Bible) (biblisk) | syndafallet s |
| In the Bible, the serpent brought on the Fall. |
freeman,
free man n | (citizen with liberty and rights) | medborgare med rättigheter s |
| (inte slav) | fri man s |
| (inte slav) | fri kvinna s |
| 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) (ogillande) | sopgubbe s |
| sophämtare s |
| Anmärkning: 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) | vuxen man adj + s |
| His story was so sad, it could make grown men cry. |
hitman,
hit man n | (male hired murderer) | lönnmördare s |
| torped s |
| The politician was arrested for hiring a hitman to kill one of his rivals. |
hitman,
hit man n | informal ([sb] who does unpleasant tasks) | hejduk s |
| torped s |
| I'm the hitman whenever the boss wants an employee to be fired. |
| iron man n | (male with physical endurance) (bildlig) | järnman s |
| stark kille adj + s |
Ironman,
Ironman Triathlon n | ® (sporting event) | Ironman egen |
| Anmärkning: As registered trademarks, “Ironman” and "Ironman Triathlon" should be capitalized. |
| iron man n | (machine that performs job) | maskin som utför arbete - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
jack,
man jack n | dated, slang (man) | karl s |
| man s |
| (slang) | snubbe s |
| kille s |
| Every jack is being drafted into the army. |
| leading man n | (actor in central role) (allmänt) | huvudrollen s |
| (specifikt) | den manliga huvudrollen s |
| Bellamy was the leading man in many low-budget action movies. |
| like a man adv | (in a masculine way) | som en man uttr |
| She walks like a man. |
| like a man adv | informal, figurative (with stoicism) (bildlig) | som en man uttr |
| Ben gritted his teeth and prepared to take his punishment like a man. |
| little man n | (term of affection: boy) | kille s |
| (informell) | grabb s |
| (barnspråk) | pysen s |
| Anmärkning: Här i bestämd form vilken används vid tilltal. |
| Hey, little man! - let's have a talk. |
| man of few words n | (man who speaks very little) (formell) | ordkarg man s |
| fåordig man s |
| 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) | ärlig man, hederlig man s |
| 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) (omodern) | mannen i huset s |
| Jim became man of the house after his father died. |
| man overboard interj | dated ([sb] has fallen off ship or boat) (sjö-jargon) | man över bord! interj |
| Man overboard! Toss him a life preserver before the sharks get him! |
man-made,
also US: manmade adj | (artificial or synthetic) | människotillverkad adj |
| artificiell adj |
| syntetisk adj |
| Nylon is a man-made fibre used in the clothing industry. |
manpower,
man-power n | (workforce) | arbetskraft s |
| personal s |
| The company is restructuring in order to use its manpower more efficiently. |
manpower,
man-power n | (number of workers) | arbetskraft s |
| We need more manpower if we're going to finish construction on time. |
matchstick man,
matchstick figure,
matchstick person n | UK (figure drawn with straight lines) | tändsticksgubbe s |
| I'm no artist; I can barely draw matchstick men! |
| may the best man win interj | (before competition) | må bäste man vinna interj |
| Good luck to all and may the best man win! |
| mid-adult man n | UK (male: in 30s) | man i yngre medelåldern s |
| man i 30årsåldern s |
no man's land,
no-man's land n | (war: unoccupied area) | ingenmansland s |
| 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) (bildlig) | ingenmansland s |
| The Sahara Desert is mostly a no man's land. |
| old man n | (elderly male) | gammal man adj + s |
| The old man was slow to cross the street. |
| old man n | informal (boyfriend, husband) (vardagligt) | gubbe s |
| My old man is still at work. |
| old man n | informal (father) (vardagligt) | farsan s |
| farsgubben s |
| 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) (vardagligt) | karlakarl s |
| (vardagligt) | riktig karl s |
| riktig man s |
| Well, he certainly acts like a real man, yes. |
| Real men aren't afraid to express their feelings in public. |
| removal man n | UK (male worker: moves belongings) (omodern) | flyttkarl s |
| flytthjälp s |
| person som arbetar med flyttning s |
| right-hand man n | (closest aide, personal advisor) (bildlig) | högra hand s |
| Julia's my right-hand man when it comes to planning parties. |
space man,
space-man,
space writer n | (journalist paid by space filled) | typ av journalist - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| straw man n | figurative (insubstantial argument) | skenargument s |
| vilseledande argument adj + s |
| 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) | stuntman s |
| Neil isn't interested in acting, but he wants to become a Hollywood stuntman. |
| trans man n | (transgender man) | transsexuell man s |
| (vardagligt) | transman s |
| unmarried man n | (male who is not married) | ogift man s |
| (omodern) | ungkarl s |
| wise man n | (man with great knowledge) | vis man adj + s |
| klok man adj + s |
| Edward asked the wise man for advice. |
| wise man n | (man who knows about magic) (bildlig) | vis man adj + s |
| trollkarl s |
| The wise men gave the prince a magic potion. |
workingman,
working man n | (working-class adult male) | arbetsklassman, arbetare s |
| (generell) | arbetande man s |
yes-man,
yes man n | informal (person who always agrees with superiors) | eftersägare s |
| lismare s |
| young man n | (male child or youthful adult) | ung man adj + s |
| (vardagligt) | kille s |
| My 15-year-old grandson is a polite, helpful young man. |
