mano a mano

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ma·no a ma·no (mä

ä mä

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n. pl. ma·nos a ma·nos (mä

s ä mä

1. A bullfight in which two rival matadors take turns fighting several bulls each.

2. A face-to-face confrontation or competitive struggle: a mano a mano between the presidential candidates.

adj.

Being or suggestive of a face-to-face encounter or contest: a mano a mano duel between golf pros.

adv.

In direct competition: an industry gearing up to go mano a mano with a rival.

[Spanish : mano, hand + a, to.]

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armed beaten blag blow-dry convenient dig dip elbow fingertip goose Hand hand-held hand-knitted hand-rear hand-stitched hand-to-hand hand-wash handcraft handiness			Harpooners or rod-and-reel fishermen all go mano a mano against this great giant. What a scene in tuna pursuit by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) I started it all, but I doubt if it would have gone quite so far off the track if Hemingway hadn't come on the scene and, as usual, got the picture all wrong'"--so noted Luis Miguel Dominguin later in his life, in response to Hemingway's rendering of his 1959 mano a mano series with Antonio Ordonez (Mandel 61). Hemingway's The Dangerous Summer: The Complete Annotations by Fruscione, Joseph / The Hemingway Review The Mano a Mano en la Comunidad (Hand in Hand in the Community) program will be in Spanish, but all community members are welcome to attend. BRIEFLY by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)			mannerism mannerist mannerless mannerliness mannerly manners Manners bit Mannheim Mannheim gold Mannheim School Mannide mannikin Manning manning levels mannish mannishly Mannitan Mannitate mannite Mannitic Mannitic acid mannitol Mannitose mannose mano mano a mano manoeuver manoeuvrability manoeuvrable manoeuvre manoeuvrer manoeuvring Manograph Manolete manometer Manometric manor manor hall manor house manorial manorialism Manoscope manoscopy Manovery MANPAD manpower manpower management manpower management survey manpower planning manpower requirements manpower resources			Mannose-binding lectin Mannose-Inhibitable Adhesin-T7 Receptor Mannose-P-Dolichol Utilization Defect Mannose-Sensitive Mannose-Sensitive Hemagglutinin mannosidase deficiency Mannosidase deficiency diseases Mannosidase deficiency diseases Mannosidase deficiency diseases Mannosidases Mannosidases Mannosidases mannosidosis Mannoury, Gerrit Manns Manns Manns Brown Ale Manns Original Brown Ale Mannschafts-Transport-Wagen Mannur, Shaikhifakhrullovich Manny (nanny) Manny (nanny) Manny boy Manny boy Mannyng, Robert Mannyng, Robert mano mano mano mano mano a mano Mano de obra no calificada Mano Destra Mano River Union Mano River Union Youth Parliament mano sinistra Manoa Summer Fun Program Manoah Manoao manocryometer Manoel Manoel Dias Soeiro Manoel Island Yacht Yard manoeuver manoeuvrability manoeuvrable manoeuvrable manoeuvrable manoeuvre manoeuvre manoeuvre manoeuvre manoeuvre Manoeuvre Operations in a Littoral Environment manoeuvred manoeuvred manoeuvred manoeuvred manoeuvrer manoeuvrer manoeuvrer

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