does the phrase "mano e' mano" have the translation of man to man or hand to hand?

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Answer 1

Mano a mano - hand to hand, similar to our 'hand to hand combat'

This from Wikipedia:

Mano-a-mano is a Spanish construction meaning "hand to hand". It was used originally for bullfights where two matadors alternate competing for the admiration of the audience

Current Spanish usage describes any kind of competition between two people where they both compete trying to outdo each other.

It is commonly misunderstood as a cognate by English speakers who think that the term means "man to man"

Hi MC - I changed other post(scared to leave it!) - margaretbl, JUL 14, 2010

lol :) - Kiwi-Girl, JUL 14, 2010

Answer 2

'De mano en mano' would be 'from hand to hand' 'Man to man' would be 'de hombre a hombre'.

Where are my manners? Welcome to the forum! - margaretbl, JUL 14, 2010

Answer 3

In some parts of LA, hermano is 'mano.

Answer 4

no its neither man to man ,nor hand to hand its hand AND hand

Nope. That would be "mano con/en mano". "hand to hand is quite accurate". - samdie, AGO 7, 2011

Answer 5

In some parts of LA, hermano is 'mano.

This is also true throught Mexico. It has been used at least since the 1960s, but now is unfortunately becoming replaced with "Güey" by speakers with interest in street culture.

"Mano e mano" makes no sense.

"Mano en mano" ........ "Hand in hand."

"Mano a mano" ...... As KiwiGirl explained "Hand to hand."

"Mano y mano" ...... "Hand and hand."

In LA, 'mano and compa mean bro', while güey and vato mean dude. - lorenzo9, AGO 7, 2011

Answer 6

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Well precious, welcome to the forum but please be aware that proper capitalization, punctuation and general good grammar are required on this forum. - Yeser007, AGO 7, 2011

Answer 7

I think its "hand to hand". Man is hombre.. i think..