Being a mensch means being responsible.
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Mensch
//mɛnt͡ʃ//
Synonyms for "mensch" (27 found)
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Related words (13)
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5 entriesTranslations
14 translations across 7 languages.
Bengali
1 entries- মরদ noun (person of strength, integrity and compassion)
Finnish
2 entries- hyvä mies noun (person of strength, integrity and compassion)
- kunnon mies noun (person of strength, integrity and compassion)
French
1 entries- homme de bien noun (person of strength, integrity and compassion)
German
1 entries- Ehrenmann noun (person of strength, integrity and compassion)
Ladino
2 entries- ben adam noun (person of strength, integrity and compassion)
- sadik noun (person of strength, integrity and compassion)
Polish
4 entries- morus noun (person of strength, integrity and compassion)
- równiacha noun (person of strength, integrity and compassion)
- równiak noun (person of strength, integrity and compassion)
- równy gość noun (person of strength, integrity and compassion)
Yiddish
2 entries- מענטש noun (person of strength, integrity and compassion)
- צדיק noun (person of strength, integrity and compassion)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
He's a mensch if I've ever seen one.
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Tom was a mensch.
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[…]Scott Nearing was a grand old man a real mensch[…]
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