mano a mano

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الأسبانية - الإنجليزية
even steven
hand by hand
hand-to-hand
الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
In close confrontation

We sat tensely in the courtroom while the mano-a-mano struggle ensued between the two skilled lawyers.

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.

Characterized by head-to-head competition or conflict

The newcomer brashly engaged the veteran player mano-a-mano.

with only two people involved = one-to-one
mano a mano

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    علم أصول الكلمات

    () Spanish, literally hand to hand; on equal footing, neither of two participants having any distinct advantage.
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