English–French dictionary

French translation of the English word man

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EnglishFrench (translated indirectly)Esperanto
(human being; human);
être humain
🔗 What sort of men were they who tended these fires?
(fellow; male; bloke);
mâle
(agent; operative)
agent
a man
(one; they; you; people; we; a fellow)
dead man’s fingers
(blue bean shrub)
arbre aux haricots bleus
;
arbre aux saucisses bleues
dead men’s bones
(common toadflax; yellow toadflax; bridewort; butter haycocks; bread and butter; flaxweed; monkey‐flower)
linaire commune
;
linaire vulgaire
;
linaire sauvage
man of science
(scientist; scholar; boffin)
homme de science
;
(oldster)
vieillard
🔗 Already I feel an old man.
old man
(mugwort; common mugwort)
armoise commune
;
armoise citronelle
tête de vieillard
poor man’s asparagus
(good king Henry; perennial goosefoot; Lincolnshire spinach; English mercury; mercury goosefoot)
chénopode bon‐Henri
;
ansérine bon‐Henri
;
herbe du bon Henri
poor man’s barometer
(scarlet pimpernel; red pimpernel; red chickweed; poor man’s weather‐glass; shepherd’s weather‐glass; shepherd’s clock)
mouron rouge
;
mouron des champs
poor man’s orchid
(Balfour’s touch‐me‐not; Kashmir balsam)
balsamine de Balfour
;
impatiente de Balfour
poor man’s weather‐glass
(scarlet pimpernel; red pimpernel; red chickweed; poor man’s barometer; shepherd’s weather‐glass; shepherd’s clock)
mouron rouge
;
mouron des champs
(aviator; aeronaut; pilot)
aviateur
🔗 The airman would have received training for a situation like this, and it would have involved turning his beacon signal on, getting to high ground, concealing himself and establishing communications.
(sheriff; shrieve)
adjoint au maire
Néerlandais
🔗 In South Africa, the Dutch settled the Cape Colony in 1652.
(Hollander)
Hollandais
(Sassenach)
Anglais
Irlandais
🔗 Among the dead was an Irishman who was on his honeymoon, his family said in a statement from the Irish government.
Scotchman
(Scotsman; Scot)
Écossais
Scotsman
(Scot)
Écossais
Gallois
(gunner)
artilleur
(slave; bondsman)
(slave; bondman)
(merchant)
commerçant
;
marchand
homme d’affaires
(president; moderator; chair);
speaker
🔗 Then, around 2 o’clock in the afternoon, the president received word that chairman Máo Zédōng desired to meet with him.
clergyman
(minister; priest)
curé
;
prêtre
;
clergyman
(cleric; churchman)
countryman
(peasant; yokel)
laboureur
;
paysan
craftsman
(artisan; tradesman)
artisan
(fisher)
pêcheur
🔗 Too many of Indonesia’s 2.6 million fishermen are still poor.
(chief; boss; leader; head; kingpin)
🔗 “Take them away,” ordered the headman, “and confine them safely in a hut.”
herdsman
pasteur
;
pâtre
kinsman
(relative; relation; sib)
parent
layman
(layperson)
laïc
(lunatic; nut‐case; nutter)
aliéné
🔗 Surely you are a madman!
manly
(masculine)
mâle
man‐servant
(servant; attendant)
domestique
;
serviteur
milkman
laitier
patrolman
(gendarme; constable)
(favourite)
favori
🔗 Governor Sitnikov is Vladimir Putin’s placeman in his home region, so he’s hardly a rebel or fearless teller of uncomfortable truths.
policeman
(cop; officer; police officer)
agent
spaceman
(astronaut; cosmonaut)
astronaute
;
cosmonaute
(spokesperson)
🔗 No one else in the group was affected, the spokesman said.
tradesman
(artisan; craftsman)
artisan
watchman
(guard; marshal; warden; warder)
garde
;
gardien
(hand; labourer; operative; worker; working man)
ouvrier
;
🔗 Workmen put up flood barriers and help businesses in York this morning as people in the city try to defend their properties from the water.

EnglishFrench
businessman⇆ homme d’affaires
best man⇆ garçon d’honneur
dead man’s fingers⇆ arbre aux haricots bleus; ⇆ arbre aux saucisses bleues
dead men’s bones⇆ linaire commune; ⇆ linaire sauvage; ⇆ linaire vulgaire
old man⇆ armoise citronelle; ⇆ armoise commune
old man cactus⇆ tête de vieillard
poor man’s asparagus⇆ ansérine bon‐Henri; ⇆ chénopode bon‐Henri; ⇆ herbe du bon Henri
poor man’s barometer⇆ mouron des champs; ⇆ mouron rouge
poor man’s orchid⇆ balsamine de Balfour; ⇆ impatiente de Balfour
poor man’s weather‐glass⇆ mouron des champs; ⇆ mouron rouge
Dutchman⇆ Hollandais; ⇆ Néerlandais
airman⇆ aviateur; ⇆ soldat de l’armée de l’air
alderman⇆ conseiller; ⇆ municipal
anchorman⇆ pilier; ⇆ présentateur‐réalisateur
bandsman⇆ musicien
bargeman⇆ batelier; ⇆ marinier
Englishman⇆ Anglais
Frenchman⇆ Français
gentleman⇆ monsieur
Irishman⇆ Irlandais
spokesman⇆ porte‐parole