Author: ShaktiFire
Date: 21:45:08 07/15/00
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On July 16, 2000 at 00:39:17, Baldomero Garcia, Jr. wrote: >On July 15, 2000 at 23:55:37, ShaktiFire wrote: > >>mano a mano....hmm computers don't have gender yet, do they? > >I don't think "mano a mano" has anything to do with gender. >"mano" means hand in spanish. I think in english it's something >like "head to head" matchup. You are right. My mistake :-) mano a mano (mä´no ä mä´no) noun plural manos a manos (mä´nos ä mä´nos) 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. adjective Being or suggestive of a face-to-face encounter or contest: a mano a mano duel between golf pros. adverb In direct competition: an industry gearing up to go mano a mano with a rival. [Spanish : mano, hand + a, to + mano, hand.] Excerpted from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition © 1996 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from INSO Corporation; further reproduction and distribution in accordance with the Copyright Law of the United States. All rights reserved.
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