men

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Significat (English)

one, you, they, everyone; humanity, (the) people, the public opinion

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Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/mɛn/

From Middle Dutch men, an unstressed variety of man (“man”). Accordingly, originally pronounced with [ə]; now predominantly with a full vowel [ɛ], a spelling pronunciation common especially in those areas where the word is chiefly literary. Compare German man, Middle English men (indefinite pronoun).

Cognate with alemany

man

Nou

mennen

(literally) (transitive) to lead (a) draught animal(s)
(transitive) to drive a drawn vehicle (especially chariot) or plow
(transitive) to deliver the load of such transport
(figuratively) (transitive) to take the lead, conduct, guide, command (troops), steer people/ events
(intransitive) to be engaged in any of the above senses, e.g. to have the lead, be in charge

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An user

Men
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zei al gedaan te hebben wat gedaan moet worden .

They say that they have already done what needs to be done.

An user

Men
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zegt dat geld
💸

niet
🚫

gelukkig
😀

maakt .

It is said that money does not make you happy.

An user

Dat is het enige dat men
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u vraagt , men
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vraagt u niets anders .

That is all you are asked for, nothing else.

An user

Die derde
3rd

mogelijkheid was , dat men
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mocht stemmen waar men
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wilde stemmen .

Now they were also allowed to vote wherever they wanted.

An user

Hoe men
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dit zo zeker durft te beweren ?

How can we say that so confidently?

An user

Tot slot
🔒

moet men
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voorkomen dat de kleintjes nog een kopje kleiner worden gemaakt .

The last imperative is to prevent small businesses being eliminated.

An user

Daarop heeft men
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ons

overigens reeds in juli geattendeerd.

Incidentally, we were already made aware of this in July.

An user

Ten eerste ziet men
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grote gevaren voor bestaande inzamelsystemen.

The first is that existing collection systems could be destroyed.