bloke, guy

bloke, guy
إِنْسَان \ bloke, guy: a man. person: (use people for the pl.; persons is formally correct in some cases, but it is safer to avoid it) a human being: an important person. soul: (in certain phrases) a person: He’s a friendly old soul. There wasn’t a soul in sight.

Arabic-English glossary. 2015.

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