English–Danish dictionary
Danish translation of the English word man
| English | Danish (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (human being; human) | ||
🔗 What sort of men were they who tended these fires? | ||
| (fellow; male; bloke) | ||
| (agent; operative) | agent | |
| (human race; mankind; humanity) | menneskehed | |
dead man’s fingers (blue bean shrub) | blåbælg | |
dead men’s bones (common toadflax; yellow toadflax; bridewort; butter haycocks; bread and butter; flaxweed; monkey‐flower) | almindelig torskemund | ordinara linario |
man of science (scientist; scholar; boffin) | videnskabsmand | |
old man (mugwort; common mugwort) | gråbynke | |
poor man’s barometer (scarlet pimpernel; red pimpernel; red chickweed; poor man’s weather‐glass; shepherd’s weather‐glass; shepherd’s clock) | rød arve ; rød pimpernel ; grine til middag | |
poor man’s weather‐glass (scarlet pimpernel; red pimpernel; red chickweed; poor man’s barometer; shepherd’s weather‐glass; shepherd’s clock) | rød arve ; rød pimpernel ; grine til middag | |
| (merchant) | købmand | |
| (president; moderator; chair) | ||
🔗 Then, around 2 o’clock in the afternoon, the president received word that chairman Máo Zédōng desired to meet with him. | ||
clergyman (minister; priest) | præst | |
clergyman (cleric; churchman) | præst | |
kongresdeltager | ||
🔗 Pence, who was Indiana governor and a US congressman before becoming vice‐president, announced his campaign in early June. | ||
countryman (peasant; yokel) | bonde ; landmand | |
| (compatriot) | landsmand | |
🔗 The Ukrainian president said despite the difficulties, his countrymen were making progress. | ||
| (Hollander) | hollænder | |
hollænder | ||
🔗 In South Africa, the Dutch settled the Cape Colony in 1652. | ||
| (Sassenach) | englænder | |
franskmand | ||
| (househusband) | husfader | |
🔗 On roof after roof the goodman of the house clambered about, checking the thatch to see if the winter’s damage meant calling on old Cenn Buie, the thatcher. | ||
| (gunner; shooter) | skytte | |
| (boss; chief; leader; head; kingpin) | chef | |
🔗 “Take them away,” ordered the headman, “and confine them safely in a hut.” | ||
irlænder | ||
🔗 Among the dead was an Irishman who was on his honeymoon, his family said in a statement from the Irish government. | ||
kinsman (relative; relation; sib) | slægtning | |
| (human race; man; humanity) | menneskehed | |
🔗 He said the Dragon would be reborn in mankind’s greatest hour of need, and save us all. | ||
manly (masculine) | mandlig | |
man‐servant (servant; attendant) | knægt ; tjener | |
policeman (cop; officer; police officer) | politibetjent | |
Scotchman (Scot; Scotsman) | skotte | |
Scotsman (Scot) | skotte | |
spaceman (astronaut; cosmonaut) | astronaut | |
| (hand; labourer; operative; worker; working man) | arbejder | |
🔗 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. | ||
| English | Danish |
|---|---|
| man | ⇆ mand; ⇆ menneske |
| best man | ⇆ forlover |
| dead man’s fingers | ⇆ blåbælg |
| dead men’s bones | ⇆ almindelig torskemund |
| old man | ⇆ gråbynke |
| poor man’s barometer | ⇆ grine til middag; ⇆ rød arve; ⇆ rød pimpernel |
| poor man’s weather‐glass | ⇆ grine til middag; ⇆ rød arve; ⇆ rød pimpernel |
| businessman | ⇆ forretningsmand |
| cameraman | ⇆ kameramand |
| chairman | ⇆ formand; ⇆ ordstyrer |
| chessman | ⇆ skakbræt |
| clergyman | ⇆ præst |
| conman | ⇆ bondefanger |
| countryman | ⇆ landsmand |
| craftsman | ⇆ håndværker; ⇆ kunsthåndværker |
| Dutchman | ⇆ hollænder |
| Englishman | ⇆ englænder |
| fisherman | ⇆ fisker |
| Frenchman | ⇆ franskmand |
| freshman | ⇆ nybagt |
| gentleman | ⇆ herre |
| herdsman | ⇆ hyrde |
| Irishman | ⇆ irlænder |
| policeman | ⇆ betjent; ⇆ politibetjent |
| postman | ⇆ postbud |
| workman | ⇆ arbejder |