Norwegian Word of the Day
mann
man
Definitions
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| mann |
| 1. n. a man (adult male human being) |
| Det sitter tre menn og to kvinner i styret. - There are three men and two women on the board. |
| 2. n. (mostly in regular sayings and idioms) A human being, person |
| Den vanlige mann - The man in the street, the ordinary citizen |
| Gå ned med mann og mus - Be lost with all hands (literally: "Go down with man and mouse") (literally: "Go down with man and mouse") |
| 3. n. A person with certain praiseworthy qualities, often used about males |
| Være mann nok for - Be a man enough for |
| Være en mann - Be a man |
| 4. n. One's husband (see also ektemann) |
| Hun mistet mannen sin i en ulykke for tre år siden. - She lost her husband in an accident three years ago. |
Example Sentences
| Han er en mann av få ord. He is a man of few words. Han er en mann av bred erfaring. He is a man of wide experience. Hvorfor snakker du om ham som om han var en gammel mann? Why do you talk about him as if he were an old man? Hva kaller du en kvinne som jobber som en mann? En lat kvinne. What do you call a woman who works like a man? A lazy woman. De hadde ikke kommet veldig langt da de møtte en gammel mann. They had not gone very far when they met an old man. |
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