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[hænd]1. n1) (of person) mano f, (of clock) lancettato have in one's hand — (knife, victory) avere in mano or in pugno, (book, money) avere in mano
on (one's) hands and knees — carponi, a quattro zampe
hands up! — (during hold-up) mani in alto!, (to pupils) alzate la mano!
hands off! fam — giù le mani!
to be clever or good with one's hands — avere le mani d'oro
made/delivered by hand — fatto (-a) /consegnato (-a) a mano
3) (liter: handwriting) scrittura, mano fin one's own hand — di proprio pugno, di propria mano
4) Cards mano fa hand of bridge/poker — una mano a bridge/poker
5) (measurement: of horse) dieci centimetri6)to be hand in glove with sb — essere in combutta con qnto change hands — (property) cambiare (di) mano
to give or lend sb a hand — dare una mano a qn
to keep one's hand in — tenersi in esercizio, non perdere la mano
to have one's hands full (with sb/sth) — essere troppo preso (-a) (con qn/qc)
to be making/losing money hand over fist — fare/perdere un sacco di soldi
to have the upper hand — avere la meglio or il sopravvento
7)at hand — a portata di manoto be near or close at hand — essere a due passi
to have £50 in hand — avere ancora 50 sterline a disposizione
on hand — (person) disponibile, (object) sottomano, a portata di mano, (emergency services) pronto (-a) a intervenire
on the right/left hand — sulla destra/sinistra
on the one hand..., on the other hand... — da un lato..., dall'altro...
to have sth left on one's hands — ritrovarsi con qc, rimanere con qc
to hand — (information) a portata di mano
2. vt(
pass) to hand sb sth, hand sth to sb — passare qc a qn•- hand in- hand on- hand out -
2 first
[fɜːst] 1.1) (of series, group) primothe first three pages, the three first pages — le prime tre pagine
the first few minutes — i primi minuti, i minuti iniziali
2) (in phrases)at first glance o sight a prima vista; I'll ring first thing in the morning per prima cosa domani mattina telefono; I'll do it first thing — lo farò per prima cosa
3) (slightest)2.1) (of series, group) primo m. (-a) ( to do a fare)2) (of month)the first I knew about his death was a letter from his wife — ho saputo per la prima volta della sua morte da una lettera di sua moglie
4) (beginning) inizio m.a first for sb., sth. — la prima volta di o per qcn., qcs
6) at first dapprima, all'inizio, in principio3.1) aut. (anche first gear)to be in first — [driver, car] essere in prima
2) BE univ.4.1) (before others) [arrive, leave] per primoyou go first! — dopo di lei! o prego!
to come first — gioc. sport arrivare primo; fig. [career, family] venire prima di tutto
3) (to begin with) (per) prima (cosa)there are two reasons: first... — ci sono due ragioni: primo...
when we were first married — all'inizio del nostro matrimonio, quando eravamo appena sposati
4) (for the first time) per la prima voltaI first met him in Paris — lo incontrai per la prima volta o lo conobbi a Parigi
5) (rather)move to the country? I'd die first! — trasferirmi in campagna? piuttosto morirei! preferirei morire!
••there are only a few tickets: it's first come first served — ci sono pochi biglietti: saranno distribuiti ai primi che arriveranno
first things first — procediamo con ordine, prima le cose importanti
* * *[fə:st] 1. adjective, adverb(before all others in place, time or rank: the first person to arrive; The boy spoke first.) primo2. adverb(before doing anything else: `Shall we eat now?' `Wash your hands first!) prima3. noun(the person, animal etc that does something before any other person, animal etc: the first to arrive.) primo- firstly- first aid
- first-born
- first-class
- first-hand
- first-rate
- at first
- at first hand
- first and foremost
- first of all* * *[fɜːst] 1.1) (of series, group) primothe first three pages, the three first pages — le prime tre pagine
the first few minutes — i primi minuti, i minuti iniziali
2) (in phrases)at first glance o sight a prima vista; I'll ring first thing in the morning per prima cosa domani mattina telefono; I'll do it first thing — lo farò per prima cosa
3) (slightest)2.1) (of series, group) primo m. (-a) ( to do a fare)2) (of month)the first I knew about his death was a letter from his wife — ho saputo per la prima volta della sua morte da una lettera di sua moglie
4) (beginning) inizio m.a first for sb., sth. — la prima volta di o per qcn., qcs
6) at first dapprima, all'inizio, in principio3.1) aut. (anche first gear)to be in first — [driver, car] essere in prima
2) BE univ.4.1) (before others) [arrive, leave] per primoyou go first! — dopo di lei! o prego!
to come first — gioc. sport arrivare primo; fig. [career, family] venire prima di tutto
3) (to begin with) (per) prima (cosa)there are two reasons: first... — ci sono due ragioni: primo...
when we were first married — all'inizio del nostro matrimonio, quando eravamo appena sposati
4) (for the first time) per la prima voltaI first met him in Paris — lo incontrai per la prima volta o lo conobbi a Parigi
5) (rather)move to the country? I'd die first! — trasferirmi in campagna? piuttosto morirei! preferirei morire!
••there are only a few tickets: it's first come first served — ci sono pochi biglietti: saranno distribuiti ai primi che arriveranno
first things first — procediamo con ordine, prima le cose importanti
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