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manhood

/ˈmænhʊd/

Meanings
noun

Humanité, condition humaine

The state or condition of being a human being

Examples :

"He feared the speedy decline of all manhood."
Il craignait le déclin rapide de toute l'humanité.
being human person condition age
noun

La gent masculine, les hommes adultes

All of the adult male human beingss of a given locality, region, district, country, nation or state, or all of the adult male humans pertaining to a given human subgroup (culture, race, ethnicity, lineage, family, etc.), regarded collectively

Examples :

"The local manhood showed strong support for the school's new sports program. "
La gent masculine locale a manifesté un fort soutien au nouveau programme sportif de l'école.
age human person body society group culture
noun

Virilité

The idealized nature of an adult male human: all of the characteristics traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness, such as: courage, bravery, dominance, resolve, self-control, executive ability, physical/bodily strength, and sexual potency as regarded collectively

Examples :

"The young man strived for true manhood, practicing self-control and demonstrating courage in his daily life at school and at home. "
Le jeune homme aspirait à la vraie virilité, pratiquant la maîtrise de soi et faisant preuve de courage dans sa vie quotidienne à l'école et à la maison.
age body culture human character sex being moral tradition society ability
noun

Virilité, masculinité

The self-concept of a man (an adult male human being) with respect to his possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness; a man's sense or view of himself as being more or less manly

Examples :

"I feel that when you boss me around, you insult my manhood."
J'ai l'impression que tu insultes ma virilité quand tu me donnes des ordres.
culture human age body mind society tradition character sex

Related Words

Illustration condition

condition noun

/kənˈdɪʃən/

Condition

"The condition for getting a raise at work is meeting your quarterly targets. "

La condition pour obtenir une augmentation au travail est d'atteindre vos objectifs trimestriels.

Illustration traditionally

traditionally adverb

/tɹəˈdɪʃənli/

Traditionnellement

"My family traditionally celebrates birthdays with a big meal. "

Ma famille célèbre traditionnellement les anniversaires avec un grand repas.

Illustration pertaining

pertaining verb

/pəˈteɪnɪŋ/ /pɚˈteɪnɪŋ/

Appartenir à, concerner

"The documents pertaining to my car insurance claim are now all submitted. "

Les documents concernant ma demande d'indemnisation automobile sont désormais tous soumis.

Illustration adulthood

adulthood noun

/əˈdʌltˌhʊd/ /æˈdʌltˌhʊd/

Âge adulte, âge mûr

"Example Sentence: "Graduating from college often marks the beginning of adulthood for many young people." "

L'obtention d'un diplôme universitaire marque souvent le début de l'âge adulte pour de nombreux jeunes.

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

Spécialement, particulièrement

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Ma sœur est très serviable, particulièrement quand il s'agit d'organiser des choses.

Illustration impression

impression noun

/ɪmˈpɹɛʃən/

Empreinte, marque

"His head made an impression on the pillow."

Sa tête a laissé une marque sur l'oreiller.

Illustration distinguished

distinguished verb

/dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃt/

Distinguer, reconnaître

"The teacher distinguished the students' excellent essays from the others based on their insightful analysis. "

Le professeur a distingué les excellents essais des élèves des autres en se basant sur leur analyse perspicace.

Illustration practicing

practicing noun

/ˈpɹæktɪsɪŋ/ /ˈpɹæktɪzɪŋ/

Pratique

"Her diligent practicing on the piano led to a stunning performance at the recital. "

Sa pratique assidue du piano a mené à une performance époustouflante lors du récital.

Illustration collectively

collectively adverb

/kəˈlɛktɪvli/ /kəˈlɛktɪli/

Collectivement, globalement, en commun

"The students, collectively, decided to postpone the project until next week. "

Les étudiants ont collectivement décidé de reporter le projet à la semaine prochaine.

Illustration demonstrating

demonstrating verb

/ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈdɛmənˌstrætɪŋ/

Démontrer, montrer comment utiliser

"Can you demonstrate the new tools for us?"

Pouvez-vous nous montrer comment utiliser les nouveaux outils ?

Illustration characteristics

characteristics noun

/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪks/ /ˌkɛɹəktəˈɹɪstɪks/

Caractéristique, trait

"One of the main characteristics of a golden retriever is its friendly personality. "

L'une des principales caractéristiques d'un golden retriever est sa personnalité amicale.

Illustration possession

possession noun

/pəˈzɛʃən/

Possession, détention

"The library has possession of the rare book, even though it doesn't own it. "

La bibliothèque a la possession du livre rare, même si elle ne le possède pas.