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A man who doesn't speak much; a habitually terse or taciturn man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
沈默寡言的男人
— man who doesn't speak much
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Chinese Mandarin:
沉默寡言的男人
(chénmòguǎyán de nánrén)
— man who doesn't speak much
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Dutch:
geen man van veel woorden
— man who doesn't speak much
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Finnish:
vaitelias mies
— man who doesn't speak much
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French:
homme de peu de mots
— man who doesn't speak much
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Georgian:
სიტყვაძუნწი
(siṭq̇vaʒunc̣i)
— man who doesn't speak much
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German:
Schweiger
— man who doesn't speak much
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Hebrew:
לֹא אִישׁ דְּבָרִים
(lo ish dvarím)
— man who doesn't speak much
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Icelandic:
fámáll maður
— man who doesn't speak much
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Irish:
duine/fear tostach
— man who doesn't speak much
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Italian:
uomo di poche parole
— man who doesn't speak much
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Portuguese:
homem de poucas palavras
— man who doesn't speak much
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Spanish:
hombre de pocas palabras
— man who doesn't speak much
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Spanish:
hombre parco en palabras
— man who doesn't speak much