MANOAMANO

mano a mano

Noun

  1. A head-on conflict or direct competition; a duel.
    ''The other candidates seemed to disappear as the public debate became a heated mano-a-mano between the two leading candidates.

Adjective

  1. In close confrontation.
    ''We sat tensely in the courtroom while the mano-a-mano struggle ensued between the two skilled lawyers.

Adverb

  1. Characterized by head-to-head competition or conflict.
    The newcomer brashly engaged the veteran player mano-a-mano.


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