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    hom·bre
    /ˈämbrā/

    noun

    • 1. a man, especially one of a particular type: informal North American "the Raiders quarterback is one tough hombre"

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  2. hombre. noun. hom· bre ˈäm-brā. ˈəm-, ˈōm- -ˌbrē. plural hombres. Synonyms of hombre. informal. : guy entry 1 sense 1a, fellow sense 4c. Back in the days of the Wild West, when every gunslinger tried to make his reputation by outdrawing the baddest hombre in town … Bob Greene.

  3. 1. (adult male) a. man. Había dos hombres y tres mujeres en la cola. There were two men and three women in line. 2. (human species) a. man. Cuando el hombre llegó al continente, alteró el ecosistema.When man reached the continent, he disturbed the ecosystem. b. mankind.

  4. a man, especially one who is strong or violent: He has a fast-growing reputation as one of the fiercest, toughest hombres in the emerging world of mixed martial arts. (Definition of hombre from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of hombre. hombre.

  5. noun. [ masculine ] / 'ombɾe/ Add to word list. zoology (en antropología) ser vivo racional perteneciente a la raza humana, de cuerpo erguido, que posee inteligencia racional y lenguaje articulado. man , mankind. El hombre ha modificado el medio ambiente. Man has changed the environment. El hombre ha hecho grandes inventos.

  6. a man, especially one who is strong or violent: He has a fast-growing reputation as one of the fiercest, toughest hombres in the emerging world of mixed martial arts. (Definition of hombre from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of hombre. hombre.

  7. or what do you think? vamos, hombre, anímate come on or hey, cheer up! acércate, hombre, que no te voy a hacer nada come here, I'm not going to do anything to you! hombre, no es lo mismo come off it, it's not the same thing (informal), but it's not the same hombre, supongo que vendrá well or I don't know, I suppose she'll come

  8. In Spanish, hombre means "man." During the 17th century it became a North American slang term for a man of Mexican descent. Later, the word was used more broadly to mean "fellow" or "guy," becoming especially popular during the heyday of Hollywood westerns (one of which was actually titled Hombre ).

  9. 1. (= varón adulto) man. (= especie humana) mankind. ¡ven aquí si eres hombre! come over here if you’re a real man! ayúdale, que el hombre ya no puede más help him, the poor man’s exhausted. es otro hombre desde que se casó he’s been a different man since he got married. es hombre de pocas palabras he is a man of few words.

  10. 1. / ˈhɒmbə / noun. a variant of ombre. hombre. 2. / -brɪ; ˈɒmbreɪ / noun. a slang word for man. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of hombre 1. First recorded in 1830–40; from Spanish, by dissimilation and intrusion of b, from unattested Vulgar Latin omne, for Latin hominem, accusative of homō “man”; Homo. Discover More.

  11. Look up the Spanish to English translation of hombre in the PONS online dictionary. Includes free vocabulary trainer, verb tables and pronunciation function.

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