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1 echar una mano
to give a hand————————to give a hand, lend a hand* * *(v.) = lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch inEx. In a small shop the master would lend a hand with the work, certainly as a corrector and often as a compositor as well.Ex. They've all been putting their shoulder to the wheel and it's paid off.Ex. The Bolsheviks have manfully set their shoulders to the wheel undaunted by this staggering catastrophe.Ex. All our neighbours, relatives, friends, we all mucked in and helped each other -- they were mostly all women because all the men had gone to war.Ex. It's up to everyone to pitch in and help those who find themselves lacking the most basic of necessities -- food.* * *(v.) = lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch inEx: In a small shop the master would lend a hand with the work, certainly as a corrector and often as a compositor as well.
Ex: They've all been putting their shoulder to the wheel and it's paid off.Ex: The Bolsheviks have manfully set their shoulders to the wheel undaunted by this staggering catastrophe.Ex: All our neighbours, relatives, friends, we all mucked in and helped each other -- they were mostly all women because all the men had gone to war.Ex: It's up to everyone to pitch in and help those who find themselves lacking the most basic of necessities -- food. -
2 echarle una mano a
(v.) = bat for, go to + bat forEx. The article ' Batting for the British Library' discusses the scope of the project to develop a new British Library site.Ex. To everyone's surprise he responded that he'would be willing to go to bat for a replacement of some sort'.* * *(v.) = bat for, go to + bat forEx: The article ' Batting for the British Library' discusses the scope of the project to develop a new British Library site.
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3 a una mano
• in one and the same breath• in one fell swoop -
4 dar una mano
• give a granular texture to• give a hand to• lend• lend a hand• lend a hand to• lend an ear• lend out a hand -
5 dar una mano a
• give a guarantee for• give a handsel to -
6 echar una mano
• bear a hand• give a granular texture to• give a hand to• lend• lend a hand• lend a hand to• lend an ear• muck bar• muck in together• pitch in -
7 echar una mano a
• give a guarantee for• give a handsel to• help oneself• help out of a jam• muck in• muck-loving -
8 necesitar una mano
• need another coat of paint• need to -
9 pedir una mano
• ask for help -
10 con una mano detrás y otra delante
familiar without a penny to one's nameSpanish-English dictionary > con una mano detrás y otra delante
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11 con una mano delante y otra detrás
(adj.) = penniless, broke, skintEx. Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.Ex. The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex. How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.* * *(adj.) = penniless, broke, skintEx: Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Spanish-English dictionary > con una mano delante y otra detrás
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12 dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo
= give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile, give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mileEx. And though it was a terrible tragedy in Madrid, to pull out of Iraq would be to give in to the terrorists, give them and inch and they'll take a mile, we've got to show them that our spirit will not be broken.Ex. And though it was a terrible tragedy in Madrid, to pull out of Iraq would be to give in to the terrorists, give them and inch and they'll take a mile, we've got to show them that our spirit will not be broken.* * *= give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile, give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mileEx: And though it was a terrible tragedy in Madrid, to pull out of Iraq would be to give in to the terrorists, give them and inch and they'll take a mile, we've got to show them that our spirit will not be broken.
Ex: And though it was a terrible tragedy in Madrid, to pull out of Iraq would be to give in to the terrorists, give them and inch and they'll take a mile, we've got to show them that our spirit will not be broken.Spanish-English dictionary > dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo
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13 echar una mano a Alguien
(v.) = give + Nombre + a handEx. These centres help women rebuild lives by giving them a hand up, not a handout.* * *(v.) = give + Nombre + a handEx: These centres help women rebuild lives by giving them a hand up, not a handout.
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14 dar una mano a algn
LAmto lend o give sb a hand -
15 dar una mano de bleck a algn
to discredit sb, blacken sb's name -
16 echar una mano a algn
to lend o give sb a hand -
17 estar con una mano adelante y otra atrás
Spanish-English dictionary > estar con una mano adelante y otra atrás
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18 como los dos dedos de una mano
• cheek to cheekDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > como los dos dedos de una mano
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19 estar con una mano atrás y otra adelante
• be broke• be destitute• be nakedDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > estar con una mano atrás y otra adelante
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20 lo haría con una mano atada
• I could do it on my headDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > lo haría con una mano atada
См. также в других словарях:
una mano negra — una fuerza invisible; el control de alguien oculto, desconocido; cf. maroma; el Opus Dei es una mano negra en la política del país , en Londres obró la mano negra del partido comunista, señores … Diccionario de chileno actual
echar una mano — tender una mano … Diccionario de dichos y refranes
echar una mano — ayudar; colaborar; aportar; cf. poner el hombro, echar mano de, dar una mano, tender una mano, mano a mano, echar mano de, estar a mano, quedar a mano, a mano, mano; le pedí que me echara una mano con los niños por las mañanas y el m … Diccionario de chileno actual
tender una mano — ayudar; colaborar; solidarizar; cf. ponerse, poner el hombro, dar una mano, mano; hay que tenderles una mano a nuestros coterráneos del sur, sin casa, terremoteados, maremoteados y ahora con los fríos y las lluvias y con el barro y las… … Diccionario de chileno actual
tener una mano — contar con un amigo que va a intervenir a favor de uno en un asunto; contar con ayuda interna en un asunto; contar con una influencia importante; favorecerse de la corrupción institucional; cf. tener santos en la corte, tener un pituto, mano;… … Diccionario de chileno actual
dar una mano — Echar una mano. Ayudar voluntariosamente. ¿Que dónde está la diferencia con extender la mano para un apretón? En el artículo: esto último sería dar la mano . Si le parece demasiado complicado, piense que en checo hay palabras como zmlkl … Argentino-Español diccionario
dar una mano — socorrer; ayudar; colaborar; cf. ponerse, poner el hombro, tender una mano; oiga, ¿le pido un favor? Deme una manito para empujar el auto , me atrasé porque le di una manito con sus tareas a mi hermano chico … Diccionario de chileno actual
tender una mano — Ayudar … Diccionario de dichos y refranes
Una mano lava l’altra. — См. Рука руку моет … Большой толково-фразеологический словарь Михельсона (оригинальная орфография)
Una mano lava la otra, y ambas la cara. — Refrán consignado en el alude a la necesidad que tienen los hombres de ayudarse unos a otros … Diccionario de dichos y refranes
mano — sustantivo femenino 1. Última parte del brazo de las personas comprendida entre la muñeca y la punta de los dedos: El carnicero se ha hecho un corte en la mano. Siempre vas con las manos en los bolsillos. Eva tiene unas manos muy finas. taladro… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española