the preparations are well in hand

I could do that with one hand tied behind my back! — je pourrais le faire les doigts dans le nez! (colloq)

to stay ou hold one's hand — patienter

to get o lay one's hands on mettere le mani su [ money]; mettere le mani addosso a [ person]; to keep one's hands off sth. tenere giù le mani da qcs.; to keep one's hands off sb. lasciare in pace qcn.; hands off! colloq. giù le mani! to take sb.'s hand prendere la mano di qcn.; to take sb. by the hand prendere qcn. per mano; they were holding hands si tenevano per mano; to hold sb.'s hand tenere la mano a qcn.; fig. (give support) tendere la mano a qcn.; to do o make sth. by hand fare qcs. a mano; the letter was delivered by hand la lettera fu recapitata a mano; "by hand" (on envelope) "Sue Proprie Mani", s.p.m.; to have one's hands full avere le mani piene; fig. avere molto da fare; hands up, or I shoot! mani in alto o sparo! to be on one's hands and knees essere carponi; we can always use another pair of hands — possiamo sempre trovare qualcun altro che ci dia una mano

to have a hand in — avere parte o mano in [ project]; partecipare a, prendere parte a [ demonstration]

to fall o get into the wrong hands finire nelle mani sbagliate; to be in good o safe hands essere in buone mani; to put one's life in sb.'s hands affidare la propria vita nelle mani di qcn.; to place o put [sth.] in sb.'s hands affidare [qcs.] a qcn. [ office]; mettere [qcs.] nelle mani di qcn. [ matter]; to play into sb.'s hands fare il gioco di qcn.; the matter is out of my hands — la questione non è di mia pertinenza

to get out of hand — [ inflation] sfuggire al controllo; [ children] diventare indisciplinato; [ demonstration] degenerare

to take sth. in hand — prendere in mano [ situation]; affrontare, occuparsi di [ problem]

to take sb. in hand — fare rigare diritto o tenere a freno qcn

to show one's hand — scoprire le proprie carte (anche fig.)

to have [sth.] on one's hands — avere [qcs.] sulle spalle [ unsold stock]

to have sth. to hand — avere qcs. a portata di mano o sottomano

to be on hand — [ person] essere a disposizione o disponibile

to try one's hand at — cimentarsi in [photography, painting]

to set o turn one's hand to sth., doing dedicarsi a qcs., a fare; to keep one's hand in non perdere la mano a; to get one's hand in — fare o prendere la mano a

on the one hand..., on the other hand... — da un lato... dall'altro... o da un canto... d'altro canto

on the other hand — (conversely) d'altra parte, tuttavia, però

the matter in hand — l'argomento in questione; (underway)

the preparations are well in hand — i preparativi sono già a buon punto; (to spare)

to know sth. like the back of one's hand — conoscere qcs. a menadito o come le proprie tasche

many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza

to hand sb. sth. o to hand sth. to sb. — dare o consegnare o passare qcs. a qcn

to get o lay one's hands on mettere le mani su [ money]; mettere le mani addosso a [ person]; to keep one's hands off sth. tenere giù le mani da qcs.; to keep one's hands off sb. lasciare in pace qcn.; hands off! colloq. giù le mani! to take sb.'s hand prendere la mano di qcn.; to take sb. by the hand prendere qcn. per mano; they were holding hands si tenevano per mano; to hold sb.'s hand tenere la mano a qcn.; fig. (give support) tendere la mano a qcn.; to do o make sth. by hand fare qcs. a mano; the letter was delivered by hand la lettera fu recapitata a mano; "by hand" (on envelope) "Sue Proprie Mani", s.p.m.; to have one's hands full avere le mani piene; fig. avere molto da fare; hands up, or I shoot! mani in alto o sparo! to be on one's hands and knees essere carponi; we can always use another pair of hands — possiamo sempre trovare qualcun altro che ci dia una mano

to have a hand in — avere parte o mano in [ project]; partecipare a, prendere parte a [ demonstration]

to fall o get into the wrong hands finire nelle mani sbagliate; to be in good o safe hands essere in buone mani; to put one's life in sb.'s hands affidare la propria vita nelle mani di qcn.; to place o put [sth.] in sb.'s hands affidare [qcs.] a qcn. [ office]; mettere [qcs.] nelle mani di qcn. [ matter]; to play into sb.'s hands fare il gioco di qcn.; the matter is out of my hands — la questione non è di mia pertinenza

to get out of hand — [ inflation] sfuggire al controllo; [ children] diventare indisciplinato; [ demonstration] degenerare

to take sth. in hand — prendere in mano [ situation]; affrontare, occuparsi di [ problem]

to take sb. in hand — fare rigare diritto o tenere a freno qcn

to show one's hand — scoprire le proprie carte (anche fig.)

to have [sth.] on one's hands — avere [qcs.] sulle spalle [ unsold stock]

to have sth. to hand — avere qcs. a portata di mano o sottomano

to be on hand — [ person] essere a disposizione o disponibile

to try one's hand at — cimentarsi in [photography, painting]

to set o turn one's hand to sth., doing dedicarsi a qcs., a fare; to keep one's hand in non perdere la mano a; to get one's hand in — fare o prendere la mano a

on the one hand..., on the other hand... — da un lato... dall'altro... o da un canto... d'altro canto

on the other hand — (conversely) d'altra parte, tuttavia, però

the matter in hand — l'argomento in questione; (underway)

the preparations are well in hand — i preparativi sono già a buon punto; (to spare)

to know sth. like the back of one's hand — conoscere qcs. a menadito o come le proprie tasche

many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza

to hand sb. sth. o to hand sth. to sb. — dare o consegnare o passare qcs. a qcn

they live over the road — (BrE) viven en frente

the portrait hangs over the fireplace — el retrato está colgado encima de or (AmL tb) arriba de la chimenea

to show somebody over a building/an estate — mostrarle* or (esp Esp) enseñarle un edificio/una finca a alguien

over an area of 50km² — en un área de 50km²

over the past/next few years — en or durante los últimos/próximos años

to be all over somebody — (colloq) ( defeat heavily) darle* una paliza a alguien (fam); ( be demonstrative toward)

they were all over each other — estaban de lo más acaramelados (fam)

think of a number over 10 — piensa en un número mayor de or que 10

• they're over from Canada for the summer — han venido desde Canadá a pasar el verano

• over here — aquí

• he's over in the States at the moment — en este momento está en Estados Unidos

• it's over on the other side of town — está al otro lado de la ciudad

• over there — allí

• the baby crawled over to its mother — el bebé gateó hacia su madre

over to you! — (to speak) ¡te paso la palabra!

so now it's over to you — (to decide) así que ahora te toca a ti decidir

• it happened all over again — volvió a ocurrir, ocurrió otra vez

• over and over (again) — repetidas veces, una y otra vez

• several times over — varias veces seguidas

there are three (left) over — sobran or quedan tres

is there any cake left over? — ¿queda or sobra (algo de) pastel?

when they've paid the bills there's nothing (left) over for luxuries — después de pagar las facturas no les sobra or queda nada para caprichos

• sums of £50,000 and over — cantidades iguales or superiores a 50.000 libras

• over against — (lit) contra; (fig) frente a

• the (whole) world over — en or por todo el mundo, en el mundo entero

• pour some sauce over it — échale un poco de salsa por encima

• I put a blanket over her — le eché una manta por encima

• to spread a sheet over sth — extender una sábana sobre or por encima de algo

• spending has gone up by 7% over and above inflation — el gasto ha aumentado un 7% por encima de la inflación

over the winter — durante or en el invierno

he took or spent hours over the preparations — dedicó muchas horas a los preparativos

he's not over that yet — (illness) todavía no se ha repuesto de aquello; (shock) todavía no se ha repuesto de or sobrepuesto a aquello

she's over it now — (illness) se ha repuesto de eso ya

it'll take her years to get over it — (shock) tardará años en sobreponerse

I heard it over the radio — lo escuché or oí por la radio

when or after the war is over, we'll go... — cuando (se) acabe la guerra, nos iremos...

I'll be happy when the exams are over — seré feliz cuando (se) hayan acabado or terminado los exámenes

• it's all over — se acabó

• I'll be glad when it's all over and done with — estaré contento cuando todo (se) haya acabado or terminado

they live over the road — (BrE) viven en frente

the portrait hangs over the fireplace — el retrato está colgado encima de or (AmL tb) arriba de la chimenea

to show somebody over a building/an estate — mostrarle* or (esp Esp) enseñarle un edificio/una finca a alguien

over an area of 50km² — en un área de 50km²

over the past/next few years — en or durante los últimos/próximos años

to be all over somebody — (colloq) ( defeat heavily) darle* una paliza a alguien (fam); ( be demonstrative toward)

they were all over each other — estaban de lo más acaramelados (fam)

think of a number over 10 — piensa en un número mayor de or que 10