Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
you\'re a man, you,re a man
English answer:
you're a real man
Added to glossary by
emanuela.v
Oct 9, 2015 18:59
8 yrs ago
English term
21 books translated
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Spanish to Russian, and 1 more.
you\'re a man, you,re a man
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Hello everyone,
Two women are talking in a TV show:
- Yeah, so I would like Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Junior to be combined into one person and that would be my dream man. Do you guys agree? He just... They both have that, like, quirky sense of humor.
- Yeah.
- They're clever and smart. And I love it.
- I don't like quirkiness.
- You don't like quirkiness. Alright.
- I like people. **You're a man, you're a man**.
What does the phrase in question imply in this particular context in addition to simply stating that someone is a man?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt3nCrwgNE0
The phrase is at the end
Thank you.
Two women are talking in a TV show:
- Yeah, so I would like Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Junior to be combined into one person and that would be my dream man. Do you guys agree? He just... They both have that, like, quirky sense of humor.
- Yeah.
- They're clever and smart. And I love it.
- I don't like quirkiness.
- You don't like quirkiness. Alright.
- I like people. **You're a man, you're a man**.
What does the phrase in question imply in this particular context in addition to simply stating that someone is a man?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt3nCrwgNE0
The phrase is at the end
Thank you.
Responses
| 5 +7 | you're a real man |
emanuela.v
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Change log
Oct 11, 2015 05:35: emanuela.v Created KOG entry
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emanuela.v
Italy
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Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian to English, and 1 more.
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you're a real man
when there are repetitions, like in this case, the concept is not simply repeated, but "underlined".
The speaker puts an accent on that expression.
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The speaker puts an accent on that expression.
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Note from asker:
| Thank you, emanuela. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Alice Yang (X)
: This is a shortened, very casual way of saying "If you're a man, you should be solid, centered, dignified, confident." That is, not quirky.
12 mins
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| agree |
Charles Davis
: Alice's point is important. This is not a repeated statement; it is a conditional sentence. Her intonation show that she means "If you're a man, you're a man", that is, if you're a man, you should show conventional male qualities.
18 mins
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| agree |
Veronika McLaren
4 hrs
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| agree |
Jack Doughty
10 hrs
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| agree |
acetran
13 hrs
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| agree |
Yvonne Gallagher
: well, yes, but CD explains it much better: If you're a man, you should act like one (be manly)"
13 hrs
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| agree |
katsy
22 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, emanuela.v
And many thanks to everyone."
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