man
/ˈmæn/ verbo C1En español: tripular, reforzar, guarnecer, encargarse de
- To supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex). · The ship was manned with a small crew.
- To take up position in order to operate (something). · Man the machine guns!
- To brace (oneself), to fortify or steel (oneself) in a manly way. (Compare man up.)
He/she/it mans · Pasado manned · Participio pasado manned · Forma en -ing manning
Formas del verbo
- Forma base
- man
- He/she/it
- mans
- Pasado
- manned
- Participio pasado
- manned
- Forma en -ing
- manning
Phrasal verbs y expresiones
De la biblioteca
“Gently, gently,” said the old man, with a smile; “and by your leave I will use your purse moderately, for they would say, if they saw me buy too many things at a time, that I had been obliged to await your return, in order to be able to purchase them.”
He was a man of twenty-five or six, and held a piece of cloth, which, being a tailor, he was about to make into a coat-lining.
It was worth while, truly,” added the young man with a melancholy smile, “to make war against the English for ten years, and to die in his bed at last, like everybody else.”
Then, as they were just passing the Round Tower, the young man shouted: “Stand by there to lower the topsails and jib; brail up the spanker!”
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