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21 right-hand
1) (at the right; to the right of something else: the top right-hand drawer of my desk.) til hægri, hægri-2) (towards the right: a right-hand bend in the road.) hægrihandar-, hægri- -
22 shake hands with (someone) / shake someone's hand
(to grasp a person's (usually right) hand, in one's own (usually right) hand, as a form of greeting, as a sign of agreement etc.) heilsa með handabandiEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > shake hands with (someone) / shake someone's hand
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23 shake hands with (someone) / shake someone's hand
(to grasp a person's (usually right) hand, in one's own (usually right) hand, as a form of greeting, as a sign of agreement etc.) heilsa með handabandiEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > shake hands with (someone) / shake someone's hand
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24 a free hand
(freedom to do whatever one likes: He gave her a free hand with the servants.) ákvarðanafrelsi -
25 at first hand
(obtained etc directly: I was able to acquire information at first hand.) milliliðalaus -
26 at second hand
(through or from another person: I heard the news at second hand.) ekki fenginn frá fyrstu hendi -
27 close at hand
(nearby; not far off: My mother lives close at hand.) í næsta nágrenni; nálægur -
28 get/have the upper hand (of/over someone)
(to have or win an advantage over: Our team managed to get the upper hand in the end.) ná/hafa yfirhöndEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > get/have the upper hand (of/over someone)
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29 get/have the upper hand (of/over someone)
(to have or win an advantage over: Our team managed to get the upper hand in the end.) ná/hafa yfirhöndEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > get/have the upper hand (of/over someone)
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30 give/lend a helping hand
(to help or assist: I'm always ready to give/lend a helping hand.) rétta hjálparhönd, aðstoða -
31 have a hand in (something)
(to be one of the people who have caused, done etc (something): Did you have a hand in the building of this boat / in the success of the project?) eiga þátt í (e-u) -
32 have a hand in (something)
(to be one of the people who have caused, done etc (something): Did you have a hand in the building of this boat / in the success of the project?) eiga þátt í (e-u) -
33 have/get/gain the upper hand
(to (begin to) win, beat the enemy etc: The enemy made a fierce attack but failed to get the upper hand.) hafa/ná yfirhönd -
34 keep one's hand in
(to remain good or skilful at doing something by doing it occasionally: I still sometimes play a game of billiards, just to keep my hand in.) halda sér við -
35 old hand
(a person who is very experienced: He's an old hand at this sort of job.) gamall í hettunni, vanur -
36 on hand
(near; present; ready for use etc: We always keep some candles on hand in case there's a power failure.) við höndina, til reiðu -
37 out of hand
(unable to be controlled: The angry crowd was getting out of hand.) stjórnlaus -
38 second-hand
adjective (previously used by someone else: second-hand clothes.) notaður -
39 to hand
(here; easily reached: All the tools you need are to hand.) við höndina, tiltækur -
40 be hand in glove (with someone)
(to be very closely associated with someone, especially for a bad purpose.) vera í samkrulli meðEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > be hand in glove (with someone)
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