man-sized

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man-sized

(măn′sīzd′) also man-size (-sīz′)

adj.

1. Informal Very large: a man-sized piece of pie.

2. Calling for the strength traditionally attributed to a man: a man-sized job.

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man-sized

adj

1. of a size appropriate for or convenient for a man

2. informal big; large

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

man′-sized`

or man′-size`,

adj.

1. big; generous: a man-sized sandwich.

2. formidable: a man-sized undertaking.

[1910–15]

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Adj.	1.	man-sized - calling for the strength of a man; "a man-sized job" manful, manlike, manly - possessing qualities befitting a man
	2.	man-sized - very large; appropriate to the size of a man; "a man-sized piece of cake" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"

Translations

man-sized

[ˈmænsaɪzd] ADJ

1. (lit) → de tamaño de hombre

2. (fig) → bien grande, grandote

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

man-sized

[ˈmænˌsaɪzd] adj (fig) → grande

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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