| homem |
| 1. n-m. male (human of masculine gender) | |
| 2. n-m. (specifically) man (adult male human) | |
| 3. n-m. a person; a human being | |
| 4. n-m. (with definite article o) mankind (the human race in its entirety) | |
| O homem conquistará o espaço. - Mankind shall conquer space. | |
| 5. n-m. (vocative) used to address a male, implying impatience or disappointment | |
| Ainda não terminou, homem! - You still haven’t finished it, man! | |
| 6. n-m. (colloquial informal with possessive pronoun) male lover | |
| 7. n-m. (in compounds, fiction) a being who is half man and half creature, or a man with some characteristics of a creature | |
| homem-aranha - spiderman | |
| homem-lobo - werewolf | |
| 8. adj. manly (displaying stereotypical characteristics of a male) | |
| João não é muito homem; sempre foge às lutas. - John isn’t very manly; he always runs away from fights. | |
| Seja homem e pule. - Be a man and jump. | |
| Ele é mais homem que seus amigos. - He is manlier than his friends. | |
