bloke

(blōk)
n. Chiefly British Slang
A fellow; a man.

[Origin unknown.]

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noun, Brit

1: A man, fellow. (1851 —) .
A. Bleasdale Do you know I followed a bloke to court one morning ... and sat there and watched while he ... pleaded guilty to the offences I was still following him for? (1983).

2: Naval The commander of a ship. (1914 —) . Hence blokeish, adjective Also blokish, Applied to positive behaviour associated with men, esp. straightforwardness, bluffness, and lack of affectation. (1957 —) .
Sunday Times The Mayles then popped up in a restaurant in Provence, Lindsay Duncan all cutesy and John Thaw all blokeish ('When you're ready, maestro!') (1993).

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - gut, fyr, karl

Nederlands (Dutch)
kerel, vent

Français (French)
n. - (GB) type, mec

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kerl

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τύπος, άνθρωπος

Italiano (Italian)
tizio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sujeito (m) (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
парень, мужик, чувак

Español (Spanish)
n. - tío, tipo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kille, snubbe

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
小子, 笨蛋, 家伙

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小子, 笨蛋, 傢伙

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 놈

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 男, 奴, コカイン

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شخص, أحدهم, رجل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ברנש, אדם‬

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