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mano a mano

adverb
🔊/ˌmɑːnəʊ ɑː ˈmɑːnəʊ/
🔊/ˌmɑːnəʊ ɑː ˈmɑːnəʊ/
 (especially North American English, from Spanish, informal)
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  1. with two people facing each other directly in order to decide an argument or a competition（较量时）面对面
    • It's time to settle this mano a mano.现在是当面解决这个问题的时候了。🔊🔊
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Word OriginSpanish, literally ‘hand-to-hand’.