English-German translations for mano a mano

Definition of mano a mano

• A head-on conflict or direct competition
• in close confrontation
• Characterized by head-to-head competition or conflict

Examples

• The public debate became a heated mano a mano between the two leading candidates
• We sat tensely in the courtroom while the mano-a-mano struggle ensued between the two skilled lawyers
• The newcomer brashly engaged the veteran player mano a mano

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