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half a man

English translation: half of a living male human body

06:07 Jul 4, 2012
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino / Game (about battles in the outer space)
English term or phrase: half a man
Try to dock onto Valkyrie! We'll enter through the airlock. Scans show only one woman and half a man on board.

Half a man?? Confusing. Thanks!!
Ivan Niu
China
Local time: 14:14
Selected answer:half of a living male human body
Explanation:
Yes, confusing, and probably meant to be. It's meant to be a mystery and should be revealed later in the story.

This is science fiction. Normally, they scan for life signs, meaning that this is not a corpse, but half of a living man. The explanation to this is unknown and makes the story intriguing.

So, what could the explanation be? It could turn out to be a dwarf, a small boy, a seriously injured person with lost limbs, a person who is half man, half machine in the sense that he has robotic arms and legs or in the sense that he is an android. It could be a person who is half way inside the space ship, half way outside or about to be beamed on board having 50% of his body on board when the scan is done. As said, the explanation should come later in the story, but it means exactly what it says; half a man (and probably alive).
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Egil Presttun
Norway
Local time: 08:14
Grading comment
Thanks!!
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4 +1half of a living male human body
Egil Presttun


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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
half of a living male human body


Explanation:
Yes, confusing, and probably meant to be. It's meant to be a mystery and should be revealed later in the story.

This is science fiction. Normally, they scan for life signs, meaning that this is not a corpse, but half of a living man. The explanation to this is unknown and makes the story intriguing.

So, what could the explanation be? It could turn out to be a dwarf, a small boy, a seriously injured person with lost limbs, a person who is half man, half machine in the sense that he has robotic arms and legs or in the sense that he is an android. It could be a person who is half way inside the space ship, half way outside or about to be beamed on board having 50% of his body on board when the scan is done. As said, the explanation should come later in the story, but it means exactly what it says; half a man (and probably alive).

Egil Presttun
Norway
Local time: 08:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Norwegian
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thanks!!

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agree  Shera Lyn Parpia
5 hrs
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