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from (the hand of)

Толкование Перевод

1 hand up the cargo from the hold of a ship

Макаров: подавать груз из трюма

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > hand up the cargo from the hold of a ship
2 the wind twitched the paper from his hand

Макаров: ветер вырвал лист из его руки

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the wind twitched the paper from his hand
3 the wind twitched the paper out from his hand

Общая лексика: ветер вырвал лист из его руки

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the wind twitched the paper out from his hand
4 hand down plates from the shelf

Общая лексика: снять тарелки с полки

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > hand down plates from the shelf
5 hand up cargo from the hold of a ship

Общая лексика: подавать груз из трюма

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > hand up cargo from the hold of a ship
6 the bottle slid from his hand

Общая лексика: бутылка выскользнула у него из рук

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the bottle slid from his hand
7 (straight) from the horse's mouth

(from a well-informed and reliable source: I got that story straight from the horse's mouth.) fra første hånd/beste kilde

English-Norwegian dictionary > (straight) from the horse's mouth
8 (straight) from the horse's mouth

(from a well-informed and reliable source: I got that story straight from the horse's mouth.) fra første hånd/beste kilde

English-Norwegian dictionary > (straight) from the horse's mouth
9 sever the hand from the arm

sever the hand from the arm

de hand van de arm afhakken

English-Dutch dictionary > sever the hand from the arm
10 (straight) from the horse's mouth

(straight) from the horse's mouth

uit de eerste hand

English-Dutch dictionary > (straight) from the horse's mouth
11 ectoplasm (In occultism, a mysterious, usually light-coloured, viscous substance that is said to exude from the body of a spiritualist medium in trance and may then take the shape of a face, a hand, or a complete body)

Религия: эктоплазм

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > ectoplasm (In occultism, a mysterious, usually light-coloured, viscous substance that is said to exude from the body of a spiritualist medium in trance and may then take the shape of a face, a hand, or a complete body)
12 to leave five spaces to the right from the left-hand margin

отступить на пять знаков вправо от левого поля страницы

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to leave five spaces to the right from the left-hand margin
13 she pulled the knife from his hand and flung it out of the window

она вырвала нож у него из рук и швырнула его из окна

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > she pulled the knife from his hand and flung it out of the window
14 he seized the package from my hand

Общая лексика: он вырвал у меня свёрток из рук

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > he seized the package from my hand
15 wind twitched the paper from his hand

Макаров: ветер вырвал лист из его руки

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > wind twitched the paper from his hand
16 Hand

Hand <-, Hände> [hant, pl ʼhɛndə] f

1) anat hand;

die \Hand zur Faust ballen to clench one's fist;

die Hände in die Seiten stemmen to put one's hands on one's hips;

eine \Hand/ zwei Hände breit six inches/a foot wide;

es ist nur noch etwa eine \Hand breit Wein im Fass there's only about six inches of wine left in the barrel;

mit der flachen \Hand with the flat of one's hand;

Hände hoch! hands up!;

eine hohle \Hand machen to cup one's hands;

aus der hohlen \Hand from one's cupped hands;

sie tranken an der Quelle aus der hohlen \Hand they drank at the spring from their cupped hands;

linker/rechter \Hand on the left/right;

links liegt der See, der Gutshof liegt rechter \Hand the lake is on the left and the estate on the right;

zur linken/rechten \Hand on the left-hand/right-hand side;

zur linken \Hand sehen Sie das Rathaus on the left-hand side you can see the town hall;

eine ruhige [o sichere] \Hand a steady hand;

mit sanfter \Hand with a gentle hand;

sie versteht es, ihre Abteilung mit sanfter \Hand zu führen she knows how to run her department with a calm hand;

jdm die \Hand drücken [o schütteln] to shake sb's hand;

jdm etw in die \Hand drücken to press sth into sb's hand;

jdm die \Hand geben [ o geh reichen] to shake sb's hand;

etw in Händen halten ( geh) to have sth in one's hands;

das ist ein interessantes Buch, das Sie da gerade in Händen halten that's an interesting book that you've got there at the moment;

jdn an der [o bei der] \Hand haben [o nehmen] [o fassen] to take hold of sb's hand;

etw aus der \Hand essen to eat sth out of one's hand;

in die Hände klatschen to applaud [or clap];

jdm die \Hand küssen to kiss sb's hand;

etw aus der \Hand legen to put down sth sep;

lege jetzt die Zeitung aus der \Hand, wir frühstücken! put the paper down now, we're having breakfast;

jdm die \Hand auflegen to lay one's hand on sb;

Jesus hat Kranke geheilt, indem er ihnen die \Hand auflegte Jesus healed the sick by laying his hands on them;

etw in die \Hand nehmen to pick up sth sep;

er nimmt niemals ein Buch in die \Hand he never picks up a book;

( sich darum kümmern) to attend to sth;

lass mich die Sache mal in die \Hand nehmen let me take care of the matter;

jdm etw aus der \Hand nehmen to take sth from [or off] sb, to take sth out of sb's hand;

sie nahm ihrem Kind das Messer aus der \Hand she took the knife away from her child;

der Fall ist dem Richter aus der \Hand genommen worden the judge has been relieved of the case;

sich dat die Hände reiben to rub one's hands [together];

jdm die \Hand reichen [ o geh bieten] to give sb one's hand;

sie reichten sich zur Begrüßung die Hände they greeted each other by shaking hands;

jdm etw aus der \Hand schlagen to knock sth out of sb's hand;

Hände weg! hands off!;

die \Hand nicht vor den Augen sehen können not to be able to see one's hand in front of one's face

2) kein pl sport (\Handspiel) handball;

der Schiedsrichter erkannte auf \Hand the referee blew for handball

3) (Besitz, Obhut) hands;

der Besitz gelangte in fremde Hände the property passed into foreign hands

4) pol

die öffentliche \Hand ( der Staat) [central] government;

( die Gemeinde) local government;

das Vorhaben wird durch die öffentliche \Hand finanziert the project is being financed by the public sector

WENDUNGEN:

mit seiner Hände Arbeit with one's own hands;

die Firma hat er mit seiner Hände Arbeit aufgebaut he built the firm up with his own hands;

seine Hände mit Blut beflecken ( geh) to have blood on one's hands;

für jdn/ etw seine [o die] \Hand ins Feuer legen ( fam) to vouch for sb/sth;

\Hand und Fuß haben to be purposeful;

weder \Hand noch Fuß haben to have no rhyme or reason, to make no sense;

dieser Plan hat weder \Hand noch Fuß there's no rhyme or reason to this plan;

mit Händen und Füßen ( fam) tooth and nail;

gegen diese Pläne werde ich mich mit Händen und Füßen wehren I will fight these plans tooth and nail;

\Hand aufs Herz! ( fam) cross your heart, word of honour [or honor]; (Am)

\Hand aufs Herz, hast du wirklich nichts davon gewusst? give me your word of honour, did you really know nothing about it?;

die Hände überm Kopf zusammenschlagen to throw one's hands up in amazement;

wenn man sieht, wie sie sich benimmt, kann man nur noch die Hände überm Kopf zusammenschlagen when you see how she behaves you can only throw your hands up in amazement [or horror];

von der \Hand in den Mund leben to live from hand to mouth;

die Hände in den Schoß legen to sit back and do nothing;

[bei etw] die [o seine] Hände im Spiel haben to have a hand in sth;

dieser Geschäftemacher hat überall seine Hände im Spiel! this wheeler dealer has his finger in every pie;

seine Hände in Unschuld waschen to wash one's hands of a matter;

ich hatte damit nichts zu tun, ich wasche meine Hände in Unschuld! I had nothing to do with it, I wash my hands of the matter;

bei jdm [mit etw] in besten Händen sein to be in safe hands with sb [regarding sth];

bei ihr sind Sie damit in besten Händen you're in safe hands with her as far as that is concerned;

mit der bloßen \Hand with one's bare hands;

aus erster/zweiter \Hand first-hand/second-hand;

Informationen aus zweiter \Hand sind meist wenig verlässlich second-hand information is in most cases unreliable;

( vom ersten/ zweiten Eigentümer) with one previous owner/two previous owners;

er kauft Gebrauchtwagen, aber nur aus erster \Hand he buys second-hand cars but only with one previous owner;

in festen Händen sein ( fam) to be spoken for;

bei der kannst du nicht mehr landen, die ist schon in festen Händen you won't get anywhere with her, she's already spoken for;

fleißige Hände hard workers;

freie \Hand haben to have a free hand;

jdm freie \Hand lassen to give sb a free hand;

bei der Regelung dieser Angelegenheit will Ihnen unser Konzern freie \Hand lassen our company will give you free reign in settling this matter;

von fremder \Hand from a stranger;

die Unterschrift stammt von fremder \Hand this is a stranger's signature;

in fremde Hände übergehen to change hands;

bei etw eine glückliche \Hand haben to have the Midas touch with sth;

sie hat bei all ihren Geschäftsabschlüssen immer eine glückliche \Hand gehabt she has always had the Midas touch in all of her business deals;

von langer \Hand well in advance;

der Bankraub muss von langer \Hand geplant gewesen sein the bank robbery must have been planned well in advance;

mit leeren Händen empty-handed;

eine leitende [o lenkende] \Hand a guiding hand;

letzte \Hand an etw legen akk to put the finishing touches to sth;

eine lockere \Hand haben ( fam) to let fly at the slightest provocation ( fam)

gib ihm ja keine Widerworte, du weißt, er hat eine lockere \Hand! don't contradict him, you know he likes to let fly;

aus [o von] privater \Hand privately;

haben Sie den Leuchter aus einem Antiquitätengeschäft? - nein, aus privater \Hand did you get the candelabra from an antique shop? - no, from a private individual;

jds rechte \Hand sein to be sb's right-hand man;

mit etw schnell [o flink] [o gleich] bei der \Hand sein ( fam) to be quick to do sth;

sie ist mit abfälligen Bemerkungen schnell bei der \Hand she's quick to make disparaging remarks;

eine starke [o feste] \Hand a firm hand;

jdm etw zu treuen Händen übergeben to give sth to sb for safekeeping, to entrust sth to sb;

alle Hände voll zu tun haben to have one's hands full;

mit vollen Händen excessively, plentifully, lavishly;

er gab das Geld mit vollen Händen aus he spent his money left, right and centre [or (Am) center];

sie verteilte das Geld mit vollen Händen unter den Bedürftigen she gave generously to the needy;

hinter vorgehaltener \Hand in confidence;

man erzählt sich hinter vorgehaltener \Hand davon people are telling each other about it in confidence;

jdm/einer S. in die \Hand arbeiten to play into sb's hands/the hands of sth;

jdm in die Hände [o in jds Hände] fallen to fall into sb's hands;

schaut mal, was mir zufällig in die Hände gefallen ist! look what I came across by chance;

jdm aus der \Hand fressen ( fam) to eat out of sb's hand;

jdm sind die Hände gebunden;

jds Hände sind gebunden sb's hands are tied;

ich würde dir gerne helfen, aber meine Hände sind gebunden I would like to help you, but my hands are tied;

jdm zur [o an die] \Hand gehen to lend sb a [helping] hand;

durch jds Hände [o \Hand] gehen to pass through sb's hands;

jdm... von der \Hand gehen to be... for sb;

am Computer gehen einem viele Textarbeiten leicht von der \Hand working with texts is easy on a computer;

[mit etw] \Hand in \Hand gehen to go hand in hand [with sth];

das Ansteigen der Massenarbeitslosigkeit geht mit der Rezession \Hand in \Hand the rise in mass unemployment goes hand in hand with the recession;

von \Hand zu \Hand gehen to pass from hand to hand;

in jds Hände akk °übergehen to pass into sb's hands;

jdm etw auf die \Hand geben to promise sb sth faithfully;

etw aus der \Hand geben to let sth out of one's hands;

Bücher gebe ich nicht aus der \Hand I don't lend people books;

sie musste vorübergehend die Konzernleitung aus der \Hand geben she had to relinquish the management of the group temporarily;

mit Händen zu greifen sein to be as plain as the nose on your face [or ( Brit) as a pikestaff] ( fam)

die \Hand auf etw halten akk ( fam) to keep a tight rein on sth;

um jds \Hand anhalten ( geh) to ask for sb's hand in marriage ( form)

die [o seine [schützende]] \Hand über jdn halten ( geh) to protect sb;

die [o seine] \Hand hinhalten [o aufhalten] ( fam) to hold out one's hand [for money];

jdn [für etw] an der \Hand haben ( fam) to have sb on hand [for sth];

für Autoreparaturen habe ich jdn an der \Hand I've got someone on hand who can fix cars;

etw bei der [o zur] \Hand haben to have sth to hand;

ich möchte zu gerne wissen, welche Erklärung er diesmal bei der \Hand hat! I'd like to know what explanation he's got to hand this time!;

etw in der \Hand haben to have sth in one's hands;

ich habe diese Entscheidung nicht in der \Hand this decision is not in my hands;

etw gegen jdn in der \Hand haben to have sth on sb;

die Staatsanwaltschaft hat gegen den Konzern nicht genügend Beweise in der \Hand the state prosecution didn't have sufficient evidence on the company;

jdn [fest] in der \Hand haben to have sb [well] in hand;

in jds Händen sein to be in sb's hands;

die Geiseln sind in den Händen der Terroristen the hostages are in the hands of the terrorists;

der Vertrag wird morgen in Ihren Händen sein the contract will be in your hands tomorrow;

[bei jdm] in... Händen sein to be in... hands [with sb];

sie wird bei Ihnen in guten Händen sein she will be in good hands with you;

bei uns ist Ihr Wagen in den richtigen Händen your car is in the right hands with us;

zur \Hand sein to be at hand;

der Brief ist gerade nicht zur Hand the letter is not at hand at the moment;

jdn/etw in die \Hand [o Hände] kriegen [o bekommen] to get one's hands on sb/sth;

als Zollbeamter kriegt man so manche Waffe in die \Hand customs officers come across quite a few weapons in their job;

[bei etw] mit \Hand anlegen to lend a hand [with sth];

\Hand an sich legen akk ( geh) to kill oneself;

[klar] auf der \Hand liegen ( fam) to be [perfectly] obvious;

in jds \Hand dat liegen [o sein] ( geh) to be in sb's hands;

mein Schicksal liegt in Gottes \Hand my fate lies in God's hands;

jdm [etw] aus der \Hand lesen to read [sth] from sb's hand;

die Wahrsagerin las ihm aus der \Hand the fortune teller read his palm;

etw [alleine/selber] in die [eigene] \Hand nehmen to take sth in hand [oneself] [or into one's own hands];

ich muss die Sache selber in die \Hand nehmen I'm going to have to take the matter into my own hands;

etw zur \Hand nehmen ( geh) to pick up sth sep;

nach dem Essen nahm er die Zeitung zur \Hand after the meal he picked up the paper;

sich [ o geh einander] die Hände reichen können to be two of a kind;

was Schusseligkeit angeht, können die beiden sich die Hände reichen when it comes to being clumsy they're two of a kind;

sich die \Hand reichen können;

ach, du hältst das auch für das Beste? dann können wir uns ja die Hände reichen, ich nämlich auch! oh, you think that's for the best? well, great, so do I!;

keine \Hand rühren not to lift a finger;

ich arbeite mich halb zu Tode, und er sitzt da und rührt keine \Hand I'm working myself half to death and he just sits there and doesn't lift a finger!;

jdm ist die \Hand ausgerutscht ( fam) sb could not resist slapping sb;

wenn er gar zu frech ist, kann ihr schon mal die \Hand ausrutschen if he gets too cheeky sometimes she can't resist slapping him;

jdm etw in die \Hand [o Hände] spielen to pass sth on to sb;

der Verräter spielte ihnen diese Unterlagen in die Hände the traitor passed these documents on to them;

in die Hände spucken to roll up one's sleeves sep;

so, jetzt heißt es in die Hände gespuckt und frisch an die Arbeit gegangen! okay, let's roll up our sleeves and get cracking!;

jdm unter der \Hand [o den Händen] wegsterben to die while under sb's care;

der Patient starb den Chirurgen unter den Händen weg the patient died while under the surgeons' care;

jdn auf Händen tragen to fulfil [or (Am) fulfill] sb's every wish;

jdm etw in die \Hand sprechen to promise sb sth;

eine \Hand wäscht die andere you scratch my back I'll scratch yours;

sich nicht von der \Hand weisen lassen;

nicht von der \Hand zu weisen sein not to be able to be denied;

dieses Argument hat etwas für sich, es lässt sich nicht von der \Hand weisen there's something in this argument, there's no denying it;

die Erklärung klingt plausibel, sie ist also nicht von der \Hand zu weisen the explanation sounds plausible, there's no getting away from it;

es ist nicht von der \Hand zu weisen, dass... there's no getting away from the fact that...;

es ist nicht von der \Hand zu weisen, dass die Verhandlungen in einer Sackgasse angelangt sind there's no getting away from the fact that the negotiations have reached an impasse;

jdm unter den Händen zerrinnen [o wegschmelzen] to slip through sb's fingers;

jdm zuckt es in der \Hand sb's itching to hit sb;

an \Hand einer S. gen with the aid of sth;

sie erklärte die Aufgabe an \Hand eines Beispiels she explained the task with the aid of an example;

[bar] auf die \Hand ( fam) cash in hand;

das Bestechungsgeld wurde ihm bar auf die \Hand gezahlt the bribe was paid to him in cash;

ich will die 10.000 Euro aber auf die \Hand I want the 10,000 euros in cash;

aus der \Hand offhand;

aus der \Hand weiß ich auch keine Antwort I don't know the answer offhand either;

als Lehrerin muss man in der Lage sein, Schülern etwas aus der \Hand erklären zu können as a teacher you have to be able to explain something to pupils straight off the bat;

\Hand in \Hand hand in hand;

sie gingen \Hand in \Hand spazieren they went for a walk hand in hand;

unter der \Hand secretly, on the quiet ( fam)

etw unter der \Hand erfahren to hear sth through the grapevine;

von \Hand by hand;

ein von \Hand geschriebener Lebenslauf a handwritten curriculum vitae;

von jds \Hand ( geh) at sb's hand ( form)

von jds \Hand sterben to die at sb's hand;

zu jds Händen;

zu Händen von jdm for the attention of sb, attn: sb;

„An Fa. Duss & Dümmler GmbH & Co KG, zu Händen von Herrn Weissner“ Duss & Dümmler GmbH & Co. KG. Attn: Mr. Weissner

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Hand
17 hand

hand [hænd]

main ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (g) aiguille ⇒ 1 (h) écriture ⇒ 1 (i) paume ⇒ 1 (j) ouvrier ⇒ 1 (k) passer ⇒ 2 donner ⇒ 2

1 noun

(a) Anatomy (of person) main f;

∎ to hold sb's hand tenir la main de qn;

∎ I held her hand je lui ai tenu la main;

∎ figurative she's asked me to go along and hold her hand elle m'a demandé de l'accompagner pour lui donner du courage;

∎ to hold hands se tenir par la main;

∎ to take sb's hand, to take sb by the hand prendre qn par la main, prendre la main de qn;

∎ to lead sb by the hand conduire qn par la main;

∎ he writes with his left hand il écrit de la main gauche;

∎ to put one's hands over one's eyes se couvrir les yeux de ses mains;

∎ to be on one's hands and knees être à quatre pattes;

∎ figurative to go down on one's hands and knees se mettre à genoux ou à plat ventre;

∎ to be good with one's hands être adroit de ses mains;

∎ my hands are full j'ai les mains occupées ou prises;

∎ figurative to have one's hands full avoir beaucoup à faire, avoir du pain sur la planche;

∎ I've got my hands full trying to cope as it is j'ai déjà assez à faire comme ça;

∎ to lay one's hands on sth (find) mettre la main sur qch;

∎ to get or to lay one's hands on sth (obtain) dénicher qch;

∎ to lay hands on sb faire violence à qn;

∎ figurative just wait till I get or lay my hands on her! attends un peu que je l'attrape!;

∎ to lift or to raise a hand to sb lever la main sur qn;

∎ figurative he never lifts a hand to help il ne lève jamais le petit doigt pour aider;

∎ hands off! bas les pattes!, pas touche!;

∎ hands off the unions/education system! pas touche aux syndicats/au système éducatif!;

∎ he can't keep his hands to himself il a la main baladeuse;

∎ I only have one pair of hands! je n'ai que deux mains!;

∎ look - no hands! (cyclist) sans les mains!;

∎ take your hands off me! ne me touche pas!;

∎ (put your) hands up! les mains en l'air!, haut les mains!;

∎ School hands up anyone who knows the answer que ceux qui connaissent la réponse lèvent le doigt ou la main;

∎ hands up all those who agree que ceux qui sont d'accord lèvent la main;

∎ to tie sb's hands attacher les mains de qn;

∎ they tied my hands behind my back ils m'ont lié ou attaché les mains dans le dos;

∎ I could do it with one hand tied behind my back je pourrais le faire sans aucun effort ou les doigts dans le nez;

∎ figurative my hands are tied j'ai les mains liées;

∎ figurative to sit on one's hands (applaud half-heartedly) applaudir sans enthousiasme; (do nothing) ne rien faire;

∎ to ask for sb's hand in marriage demander la main de qn, demander qn en mariage;

∎ at hand, near or close at hand (about to happen) proche; (nearby) à proximité;

∎ the hour is at hand l'heure est proche;

∎ to suffer at the hands of sb souffrir aux mains ou dans les mains de qn;

∎ to pass sth from hand to hand faire passer qch de mains en mains;

∎ hand in hand la main dans la main;

∎ figurative to go hand in hand (with sth) aller de pair (avec qch);

∎ to be hand in glove with sb travailler en étroite collaboration avec qn;

∎ to make money hand over fist gagner un argent fou;

∎ British familiar she doesn't do a hand's turn elle n'en fiche pas une;

∎ to live from hand to mouth tirer le diable par la queue;

∎ figurative to win hands down gagner haut la main;

∎ to beat sb hands down battre qn à plates couture(s);

∎ proverb many hands make light work = à beaucoup d'ouvriers la tâche devient aisée;

∎ on the one hand... but on the other hand... (used in the same sentence) d'un côté... mais de l'autre...;

∎ on the other hand (when beginning new sentence) d'un autre côté

(b) (assistance)

∎ to give sb a hand (with sth) donner un coup de main à qn;

∎ to lend a hand mettre la main à la pâte;

∎ do you need a hand (with that)? as-tu besoin d'un coup de main?

(c) (control, management)

∎ to need a firm hand avoir besoin d'être sérieusement pris en main;

∎ to rule with a firm hand diriger avec de la poigne;

∎ to take sb/sth in hand prendre qn/qch en main;

∎ to be out of hand (dog, child) ne rien écouter;

∎ to get out of hand (dog, child) devenir indocile; (meeting, situation) échapper à tout contrôle;

∎ the garden is getting out of hand le jardin à l'air d'une vraie jungle;

∎ to change hands (company, restaurant etc) changer de propriétaire;

∎ it's out of my hands cela ne m'appartient plus, ce n'est plus ma responsabilité ou de mon ressort;

∎ the matter is in the hands of the headmaster la question relève maintenant ou est maintenant du ressort du principal;

∎ I have put the matter in the hands of a lawyer j'ai confié l'affaire à un avocat;

∎ the answer lies in your own hands la solution est entre tes mains;

∎ to have too much time on one's hands avoir trop de temps à soi;

∎ to have sb/sth on one's hands avoir qn/qch sur les bras;

∎ now that that's off my hands à présent que je suis débarrassé de cela;

∎ it's out of my hands je ne peux (plus) rien y faire;

∎ to fall into the hands of the enemy tomber entre les mains de l'ennemi;

∎ to fall into the wrong hands (information, secret etc) tomber en de mauvaises mains;

∎ in the wrong hands this knowledge could be very dangerous si elles tombaient aux mains de personnes malintentionnées, ces connaissances pourraient être très dangereuses;

∎ in the right hands en de bonnes mains;

∎ to be in good or safe hands être en de bonnes mains;

∎ can I leave this in your hands? puis-je te demander de t'en occuper?;

∎ it leaves too much power in the hands of the police cela laisse trop de pouvoir à la police;

∎ to give sb a free hand donner carte blanche à qn;

∎ to take matters into one's own hands prendre les choses en main

(d) (applause)

∎ to give sb a (big) hand applaudir qn (bien fort)

(e) (influence, involvement)

∎ to have a hand in sth avoir quelque chose à voir dans qch, être impliqué dans qch;

∎ I had no hand in it je n'avais rien à voir là-dedans, je n'y étais pour rien;

∎ I see or detect your hand in this j'y vois ta marque

(f) (skill, ability)

∎ to have a light hand with pastry réussir une pâte légère;

∎ she can turn her hand to anything elle peut tout faire;

∎ to keep one's hand in garder la main;

∎ I was never much of a hand at it je n'ai jamais été très doué pour cela;

∎ to try one's hand at sth s'essayer à qch

(g) (in cards → cards held) main f, jeu m; (→ round, game) partie f; (→ player) joueur(euse) m,f;

∎ to have a good hand avoir du jeu;

∎ first/fourth hand (player) premie(ère) m,f/dernier(ère) m,f en cartes;

∎ figurative to show or to reveal one's hand dévoiler son jeu;

∎ figurative to throw in one's hand jeter l'éponge

(h) (of clock, watch) aiguille f; (of signpost, barometer) indicateur m;

∎ the little hand is pointing to three la petite aiguille est sur le trois

(i) (handwriting) écriture f;

∎ to have a good hand avoir une belle écriture

(j) (measurement of horse) paume f;

∎ a horse fifteen hands high un cheval de quinze paumes

(k) (worker) ouvrier(ère) m,f; (on ship) homme m, membre m de l'équipage;

∎ the ship was lost with all hands le navire a sombré corps et biens;

∎ old hand expert m, vieux m de la vieille;

∎ to be an old hand at sth avoir une vaste expérience de qch;

∎ also figurative all hands to the pump tout le monde à la rescousse

(l) (of bananas) régime m;

∎ hand of pork jambonneau m

2 transitive verb

passer, donner;

∎ to hand sth to sb, to hand sb sth passer ou donner qch à qn;

∎ to hand sb a letter/telegram remettre une lettre/un télégramme à qn;

∎ figurative to hand sth to sb on a plate apporter à qn qch sur un plateau;

∎ you've got to hand it to him chapeau!;

∎ figurative you have to hand it to her, she IS a good mother c'est une bonne mère, il faut lui accorder cela

3 by hand adverb

(written) à la main; (made, knitted, sewn) (à la) main;

∎ to wash sth by hand laver qch à la main;

∎ to send sth by hand faire porter qch;

∎ by hand (written on envelope) en ville;

∎ to rear an animal by hand élever un animal au biberon

4 in hand adverb

(a) (available → money) disponible; (→ time) devant soi;

∎ British do we have any time in hand? avons-nous du temps devant nous?

(b) (being dealt with) en cours;

∎ the matter is in hand on s'occupe de l'affaire;

∎ I have the situation well in hand j'ai la situation bien en main;

∎ to return to the matter in hand revenir à ses moutons;

∎ keep your mind on the job in hand concentre-toi sur l'affaire en cours

5 on hand adjective

(person) disponible

6 out of hand adverb

(immediately) sur-le-champ

7 to hand adverb

(letter, information etc) sous la main;

∎ use what comes to hand prends ce que tu as sous la main;

∎ he took the first one that came to hand il a pris le premier qui lui est tombé sous la main;

∎ the first excuse to hand le premier prétexte venu

►► hand baggage (UNCOUNT) bagages mpl à main;

hand controls commandes fpl manuelles;

hand cream crème f pour les mains;

Military hand grenade grenade f à main;

hand lotion lotion f pour les mains;

hand luggage (UNCOUNT) bagages mpl à main;

hand microphone micro m portatif;

Theatre hand puppet marionnette f;

hand signal signal m de la main;

∎ hand signals only (on vehicle) = indique que les clignotants d'un véhicule ne fonctionnent pas;

hand towel serviette f, essuie-mains m inv

➲ hand around separable transitive verb

(distribute) distribuer

➲ hand back separable transitive verb

(return) rapporter, rendre;

∎ she handed me back the bottle elle m'a repassé la bouteille;

∎ Radio & Television I now hand you back to the studio/Jon Snow je rends maintenant l'antenne au studio/à Jon Snow

➲ hand down separable transitive verb

(a) (pass, give from high place) passer, donner;

∎ hand me down the hammer passe-moi ou donne-moi le marteau (qui est là-haut)

(b) (heirloom, story) transmettre;

∎ the necklace/property has been handed down from mother to daughter for six generations le collier est transmis/la propriété est transmise de mère en fille depuis six générations;

∎ all her clothes had been handed down from her older sisters tous ses vêtements venaient de ses sœurs aînées

(c) Law (decision, sentence) annoncer; (judgment) rendre;

∎ American to hand down the budget annoncer le budget

➲ hand in separable transitive verb

(return, surrender → book) rendre; (→ ticket) remettre; (→ exam paper) rendre, remettre; (something found → to authorities, police etc) déposer, remettre;

∎ to hand in one's resignation donner ou remettre sa démission, demissioner

➲ hand off separable transitive verb

Sport (in rugby) raffûter

➲ hand on separable transitive verb

(a) (give to someone else) passer;

∎ to hand sth on to sb passer qch à qn

(b) = hand down (b)

➲ hand out separable transitive verb

(distribute) distribuer;

∎ we hand out 200 free meals a day nous servons 200 repas gratuits par jour;

∎ he's very good at handing out advice il est très fort pour ce qui est de distribuer des conseils;

∎ he's fond of handing it out, but can't take it (criticism) il se permet de critiquer les autres mais il déteste qu'on le critique;

∎ the French boxer handed out a lot of punishment le boxeur français a frappé à coups redoublés

➲ hand over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (pass, give → object) passer, donner;

∎ Radio & Television we now hand you over to the weather man/Bill Smith in Moscow nous passons maintenant l'antenne à notre météorologue/Bill Smith à Moscou;

∎ Telecommunications I'm handing him over now je te le passe tout de suite

(b) (surrender → weapons, hostage) remettre; (→ criminal) livrer; (→ power, authority) transmettre; Law (→ property) céder;

∎ he was handed over to the French police il a été livré à la ou aux mains de la police française;

∎ hand it over! donne!

2 intransitive verb

∎ to hand over to (government minister, chairman etc) passer le pouvoir à; (in meeting) donner la parole à; Telecommunications passer ou donner le combiné à

➲ hand round separable transitive verb

(distribute) distribuer

➲ hand up separable transitive verb

(pass, give from low place) passer, donner;

∎ hand me up the hammer passe-moi ou donne-moi le marteau (qui est là en bas)

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18 hand

hand [hænd]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. compounds

4. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. ( = part of body) main f

• he took her by the hand il l'a prise par la main

• to take sth with both hands prendre qch à deux mains

• give me your hand donne-moi la main

• my hands are tied j'ai les mains liées

• I could do it with one hand tied behind my back je pourrais le faire les yeux fermés

• hand in hand main dans la main

• to go hand in hand (figurative) aller de pair

   b. ( = help) coup m de main

• could you give me a hand? tu peux me donner un coup de main ?

• would you like a hand with moving that? tu veux un coup de main pour déplacer ça ?

   c. ( = influence) influence f

• you could see his hand in everything the committee did on reconnaissait son influence dans tout ce que faisait le comité

   d. ( = worker) ouvrier m, - ière f

• the ship was lost with all hands le navire a disparu corps et biens

• the wedding's next week, so it's all hands on deck le mariage a lieu la semaine prochaine, alors on a besoin de tout le monde

   e. [of clock, watch] aiguille f

   f. (Cards) ( = cards one has) jeu m ; ( = game) partie f

• I've got a good hand j'ai un beau jeu

• we played a hand of bridge nous avons fait une partie de bridge

   g. ( = handwriting) écriture f

• she recognized his neat hand elle a reconnu son écriture bien nette

• the letter was written in his own hand la lettre était écrite de sa propre main

   h. (set structures)

► preposition + hand

• many suffered at the hands of the secret police beaucoup de gens ont souffert aux mains de la police secrète

• their defeat at the hands of Manchester leur défaite face à Manchester

• she had a book in her hand elle avait un livre à la main

• she was holding the earrings in her hand elle tenait les boucles d'oreilles dans sa main

• my life is in your hands ma vie est entre vos mains

• in one's own hands entre ses mains

• to put o.s. in sb's hands s'en remettre à qn

• to put sth into sb's hands confier qch à qn

• to fall into the hands of tomber aux mains de

• the children are now off our hands maintenant nous n'avons plus les enfants à la maison

• to get sth off one's hands se débarrasser de qch

• I'll take it off your hands je vous débarrasse ?

• we've got a difficult job on our hands une tâche difficile nous attend

• he had time on his hands il avait du temps devant lui

• to sit on one's hands rester sans rien faire

• she's got the boss eating out of her hand elle fait marcher le patron au doigt et à l'œil

• it is out of his hands ce n'est plus lui qui s'en occupe► hand + preposition/adverb

• she won hands down elle a gagné haut la main

• to get one's hand in se faire la main

• to have a hand in [+ task, achievement] jouer un rôle dans ; [+ crime] être mêlé à

• I had no hand in it je n'y suis pour rien

• to take a hand in sth contribuer à qch

• to keep one's hand in garder la main

• keep your hands off my things! (inf) touche pas à mes affaires ! (inf)

• hands off! (inf) bas les pattes ! (inf)

• to get one's hands on sth mettre la main sur qch

• just wait till I get my hands on him! (inf) attends un peu que je lui mette la main dessus !

• she read everything she could get her hands on elle a lu tout ce qui lui tombait sous la main

• he can set his hand to most things il y a peu de choses qu'il ne sache pas faire

• hands up! (at gun point) haut les mains ! ; (in school) levez la main !► adjective + hand

• they gave him a big hand ils l'ont applaudi bien fort

• he grabbed the opportunity with both hands il a sauté sur l'occasion

• to rule with a firm hand gouverner d'une main ferme

• at first hand de première main

• I've got my hands full at the moment je suis débordé en ce moment

• to have one's hands full with avoir fort à faire avec

• to be in good hands être en bonnes mains

• he's an old hand! il connaît la musique !

• on the one hand..., on the other hand d'une part..., d'autre part

• yes, but on the other hand he is very rich oui, mais il est très riche

• to gain the upper hand prendre l'avantage

• to get into the wrong hands tomber entre de mauvaises mains► hand + noun

• he's making money hand over fist il fait des affaires en or

• we're losing money hand over fist nous perdons énormément d'argent

• he was bound hand and foot il était pieds et poings liés

• she expected to be waited on hand and foot elle voulait être servie comme une princesse

• they are hand in glove ils sont de mèche

• they were walking along hand in hand ils marchaient main dans la main

• research and teaching go hand in hand la recherche et l'enseignement vont de pair

• from hand to hand de main en main

• on (one's) hands and knees à quatre pattes

• to live from hand to mouth vivre au jour le jour► verb + hand

• to force sb's hand forcer la main à qn

• to show one's hand dévoiler son jeu

• he turned his hand to writing il s'est mis à écrire

• he can turn his hand to anything il sait tout faire► at hand ( = close by) à portée de main

• having the equipment at hand will be very helpful ce sera très pratique d'avoir l'équipement à portée de main► by hand à la main

• made by hand fait (à la) main

• the letter was delivered by hand quelqu'un a apporté la lettre► in hand

• Jason was at the door, suitcase in hand Jason était à la porte, sa valise à la main

• he opened the door, gun in hand il a ouvert la porte, pistolet au poing

• he had the situation well in hand il avait la situation bien en main

• to take sb in hand prendre qn en main

• he had £6,000 in hand il avait 6 000 livres de disponibles

• let's concentrate on the job in hand revenons à nos moutons► off hand

• I don't know off hand je ne pourrais pas le dire de tête► on hand sur place

• there are experts on hand to give you advice il y a des experts sur place pour vous conseiller► out of hand

• to dismiss sth out of hand rejeter qch d'emblée

• to get out of hand [situation, spending] échapper à tout contrôle► to hand

• I haven't got the letter to hand je n'ai pas la lettre sous la main

• the information to hand les renseignements mpl disponibles

• she seized the first weapon to hand elle s'est emparée de la première arme venue

2. transitive verb

( = give) donner ; ( = hold out) tendre

• to hand sb sth donner qch à qn

• you've got to hand it to him, he did it very well (inf) il faut reconnaître qu'il l'a très bien fait

3. compounds

► hand-baggage noun bagages mpl à main

► hand cream noun crème f pour les mains

► hand-drier, hand-dryer noun sèche-mains m inv

► hand grenade noun grenade f

► hand-held adjective portable

► hand-knitted adjective tricoté à la main

► hand lotion noun lotion f pour les mains

► hand-luggage noun bagages mpl à main

► hand-me-down (inf) noun vêtement m déjà porté

► hand-out noun ( = leaflet) prospectus m ; (at lecture, meeting) polycopié m ; ( = subsidy) subvention f

► hand-painted adjective peint à la main

► hand-pick transitive verb [+ people] trier sur le volet

► hand-picked adjective [people] trié sur le volet

► hand puppet noun marionnette f à gaine

► hands-free adjective [telephone] mains libres

► hands-off adjective [policy] de non-intervention

► hands-on adjective [experience] pratique

► hand-to-hand adjective, adverb

• to fight hand-to-hand combattre corps à corps

• hand-to-hand fighting du corps à corps ► hand-to-mouth adjective

• to lead a hand-to-mouth existence vivre au jour le jour ► hand towel noun essuie-mains m inv

► hand wash transitive verb laver à la main

► hand-woven adjective tissé à la main

4. Phrasal Verbs

► hand around separable transitive verb

= hand round

► hand back separable transitive verb rendre (to à)

► hand down separable transitive verb

   a. [+ object]

he handed me down the dictionary from the top shelf il m'a passé le dictionnaire qui était en haut de l'étagère

   b. ( = pass on) transmettre

• the farm's been handed down from generation to generation cette ferme s'est transmise de génération en génération► hand in separable transitive verb remettre (to à)

• hand this in at the office remettez cela à quelqu'un au bureau

• your wallet's been handed in at reception on a rapporté votre portefeuille à la réception► hand on separable transitive verb

   a. ( = pass to sb else) donner (to à)

   b. = hand down► hand out separable transitive verb distribuer

• to hand out advice donner des conseils► hand over

1. intransitive verb

• to hand over to sb passer le relais à qn ; (at meeting) passer le micro à qn ; (on radio, TV) passer l'antenne à qn

2. separable transitive verb

[+ object] remettre ; [+ criminal] livrer ; [+ authority, powers] ( = transfer) transmettre ; ( = surrender) céder ; [+ property, business] céder

► hand round separable transitive verb

[+ bottle, papers] faire circuler ; [+ cakes] faire passer ; [hostess] offrir

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[hænd] 1.
noun

1) main f

he had a pencil/book in his hand — il avait un crayon/livre à la main

she had a pistol/an umbrella in her hand — elle avait un pistolet/un parapluie à la main

to get ou lay one's hands on something — mettre la main sur quelque chose

to keep one's hands off something — ne pas toucher à [computer, money]

to keep one's hands off somebody — laisser quelqu'un tranquille

they were holding hands — ils se donnaient la main

to hold somebody's hand — lit tenir quelqu'un par la main; fig ( give support) [person] tenir la main à quelqu'un

to do ou make something by hand — faire quelque chose à la main

the letter was delivered by hand — la lettre a été remise en mains propres

‘by hand’ — ( on envelope) ‘par porteur’

to have one's hands full — lit avoir les mains pleines; fig avoir assez à faire

to give somebody a (helping) hand — donner un coup de main à quelqu'un

hands up, or I shoot! — les mains en l'air, ou je tire!

to be on one's hands and knees — être à quatre pattes

we can always use another pair of hands — une autre paire de bras ne serait pas de trop; ( round of applause)

to give somebody a big hand — applaudir quelqu'un très fort; ( consent to marriage)

to ask for/win somebody's hand (in marriage) — demander/obtenir la main de quelqu'un (en mariage)

to be in somebody's hands — être entre les mains de quelqu'un

to change hands — changer de mains

I got the information first/second hand — j'ai eu l'information de première main/par l'intermédiaire de quelqu'un

to fall ou get into somebody's hands — tomber entre les mains de quelqu'un

to fall ou get into the wrong hands — tomber en mauvaises mains

in the right hands this information could be useful — en bonnes mains, cette information pourrait être utile

to be in good ou safe hands — [child, money] être en bonnes mains

to place ou put something in somebody's hands — confier quelque chose à quelqu'un [department, office]; remettre quelque chose entre les mains de quelqu'un [matter, affair]

to play into somebody's hands — jouer le jeu de quelqu'un

his treatment at the hands of his captors — la façon dont il a été traité par ses ravisseurs

the matter is out of my hands — cette affaire n'est plus de mon ressort

to have something/somebody on one's hands — avoir quelque chose/quelqu'un sur les bras

to take somebody/something off somebody's hands — débarrasser quelqu'un de quelqu'un/quelque chose

to have something to hand — avoir quelque chose sous la main

to be on hand — [person] être disponible

the fire extinguisher was close to hand ou near at hand — l'extincteur n'était pas loin

to grab the first coat that comes to hand — attraper n'importe quel manteau

hands off! — (colloq) pas touche! (colloq)

2) ( control)

to get out of hand — [inflation] déraper; [children, fans] devenir incontrôlable; [demonstration, party] dégénérer

things are getting out of hand — on est en train de perdre le contrôle de la situation

to take something/somebody in hand — prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un en main [situation, person]

3) ( writing) écriture f

4) Games ( cards dealt) jeu m; ( game) partie f

to show one's hand — lit, fig montrer son jeu

5) ( worker) gén ouvrier/-ière m/f; Nautical membre m de l'équipage

6) ( skill)

to try one's hand at something — s'essayer à

to set ou turn one's hand to something/doing — entreprendre quelque chose/de faire

to keep/get one's hand in — garder/se faire la main

7) ( pointer) (on clock, dial) aiguille f

8) (aspect, side)

on the one hand..., on the other hand... — d'une part... d'autre part...

on the other hand — ( conversely) par contre
2.
transitive verb

to hand somebody something —

to hand something to somebody — donner quelque chose à quelqu'un
3.
in hand adjectival phrase

1) ( current) en cours

the job/matter in hand — le travail/l'affaire en cours

the preparations are well in hand — les préparatifs sont bien avancés

2) ( to spare)

she finished the exam with 20 minutes in hand — elle a terminé l'examen avec 20 minutes d'avance

I'll do it when I have some time in hand — je le ferai quand j'aurai du temps devant moi
4.
out of hand adverbial phrase [reject] d'emblée

Phrasal Verbs:

- hand back

- hand down

- hand in

- hand out

- hand over

- hand round

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to have a hand in something — prendre part à quelque chose

to know something like the back of one's hand — connaître quelque chose comme le dos de la main

many hands make light work — plus on est nombreux plus ça va vite

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

you've got to hand it to her/them... — il faut lui/leur faire cette justice...

he never does a hand's turn — il ne remue pas le petit doigt

to stay ou hold one's hand — patienter

to win hands down — gagner haut la main

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19 hand

hand

1 [lichaamsdeel] hand

2 [handschrift, stijl] hand ⇒ (hand)writing

3 [figuurlijk] [kant] hand ⇒ side

♦voorbeelden:

1   op handen en voeten kruipen • crawl on all fours

     zich met handen en voeten verweren • 〈 figuurlijk〉 defend oneself tooth and nail

     aan/met handen en voeten gebonden zijn • 〈 ook figuurlijk〉 be tied hand and foot

     in andere handen komen • change hands

     blote handen • bare hands

     die zaak is in goede/slechte handen • that matter is in good/bad hands

     in goede/verkeerde handen vallen • 〈 figuurlijk〉 fall into the right/wrong hands

     〈 figuurlijk〉 gouden handen hebben • be good with one's hands

     〈 figuurlijk〉 met harde hand opvoeden • bring up the hard way

     iemand de helpende hand bieden • lend someone a (helping) hand

     〈 figuurlijk〉 bevelen van hoger hand • orders from above

     〈 figuurlijk〉 de laatste hand aan iets leggen • put the finishing touches to something

     niet met lege handen komen • not come empty-handed

     〈 figuurlijk〉 uit de losse hand • roughly, in an improvised way

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iets uit de losse hand doen • do something off the cuff

     iets met vaste hand doen • do something with a sure touch

     〈 figuurlijk〉 met vaste/krachtige hand regeren • rule with a firm/iron hand

     hij is in veilige handen • he is in safe hands

     iemand (de) handen vol werk geven • give someone no end of work/trouble

     de handen vol hebben aan iemand/iets • have one's hands full with someone/something

     hij heeft de handen meer dan vol • he has enough/too much on his plate

     dat kost handen vol geld • that costs lots of money

     iets aan vreemde handen toevertrouwen • entrust something to strangers

     hij heeft de handen niet vrij • he does not have a free hand

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iemand de vrije hand laten • give someone a free hand

     〈 figuurlijk〉 de vrije hand hebben/krijgen • have/acquire a free hand

     ergens zijn handen niet aan vuil willen maken • refuse to soil one's hands with something

     〈 figuurlijk〉 met zachte hand • with a light touch

     de handen van iemand aftrekken • 〈 figuurlijk〉 wash one's hands of someone

     hij mag zijn handen dichtknijpen • 〈 figuurlijk〉 he may call himself lucky

     〈 figuurlijk〉 ik draai er mijn hand niet voor om • 〈 ik heb er geen moeite mee〉 I think nothing of it; 〈 het kan me niet schelen〉 I don't care a rap (for it)

     iemand de hand drukken/geven/schudden • give someone one's hand, shake hands with someone

     dan kunnen we elkaar de hand geven • we're in the same boat

     elkaar de hand geven 〈 om kring te vormen〉 • link hands

     de hand in iets hebben • 〈 figuurlijk〉 have a hand in something

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iemand de hand boven het hoofd houden • 〈 aan zijn kant staan〉 stand by someone; 〈 iemand beschermen die iets misdaan heeft〉 protect someone

     ergens streng de hand aan houden 〈 regel, voorschrift〉 • adhere strictly to something

     de handen ineenslaan • 〈 van verbazing〉 clasp/throw up one's hands; 〈 figuurlijk〉 join hands/forces

     mijn handen jeuken • 〈 figuurlijk〉 I'm itching to give (someone) a good hiding

     〈 figuurlijk〉 de handen op elkaar krijgen • earn/get applause

     〈 figuurlijk〉 de hand op iets/iemand leggen • lay hands on someone/something

     iemands hand lezen • read someone's palm

     de hand lichten met het reglement • disregard the regulations

     de hand ophouden • 〈 figuurlijk〉 hold out one's hand for a tip; beg

     elkaar de hand reiken • hold out a hand to each other 〈 ook figuurlijk〉; 〈 figuurlijk〉 reach out to each other

     handen schudden • shake hands

     〈 figuurlijk〉 de hand aan zichzelf slaan • take one's own life

     hij steekt geen/nooit een hand uit • he never does a stroke of work

     zijn handen uit de mouwen steken • 〈 figuurlijk〉 put one's shoulder to the wheel

     〈 figuurlijk〉 de hand in eigen boezem steken • acknowledge blame

     de hand over het hart strijken • 〈 figuurlijk〉 be lenient/soft-hearted

     hij kan zijn handen niet thuishouden • he can't keep his hands to himself

     zijn hand uitsteken • 〈 in het verkeer〉 indicate

     〈 figuurlijk〉 zijn handen in onschuld wassen • have clean hands

     daar wordt vaak de hand mee gelicht • that is often skimped/not taken seriously

     (mijn) hand erop! • you have/here's my hand on it!

     handen omhoog! (of ik schiet) • hands up!/ 〈 informeel〉stick 'em up! (or I'll shoot)

     handen thuis! • hands off!

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iets aan de hand hebben • 〈 met iets bezig zijn〉 have something going/on; 〈 bij iets betrokken zijn〉 be involved in something

     〈 handel〉 goederen die aan de hand blijven • goods that are left on one's hands

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iemand iets aan de hand doen • get someone something

     aan de hand van deze berekeningen • on the basis of these calculations

     iemand een middel aan de hand doen tegen huiduitslag • put someone on to a good remedy for a rash

     niks aan de hand! • there's nothing the matter

     aan de hand van deze ervaringen concludeer ik … • in view of these experiences I conclude …

     iets achter de hand hebben • 〈 figuurlijk〉 have something to fall back on; 〈 heimelijk〉 have something up one's sleeve

     iets achter de hand houden • 〈 figuurlijk〉 keep something in reserve

     wat geld achter de hand houden • keep some money for a rainy day

     ik heb mijn gummetje altijd vlak bij de hand • I always have my rubber near at hand

     zo iets heb ik wel meer bij de hand gehad • 〈 figuurlijk〉 I am an old hand at this

     in de handen klappen • clap one's hands

     goed/gemakkelijk in de hand liggen • 〈 stuk gereedschap〉 have a handy grip; 〈 boek〉 be nice to hold

     iemand in handen vallen • 〈 figuurlijk〉 fall into the hands of someone

     iemand iets in handen spelen • put something someone's way

     iemand iets in de hand duwen/stoppen • slip/thrust something into someone's hands; 〈 figuurlijk〉 palm/fob someone off with something

     〈 figuurlijk〉 een auto goed in de hand hebben • have a good control of a car

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iets in de hand hebben • have something under control

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iets zelf in de hand hebben • have something in one's own hands

     een bewijs in handen hebben • have evidence

     het onderzoek is in handen van N. • the investigation is being conducted by N.

     de markt in handen hebben • control/have control of the market

     de politie heeft de zaak nu in handen • the police have the case in hand

     iets in handen krijgen • get hold of something; 〈 toevallig〉 chance on something

     de macht in handen hebben • have power

     de toestand in de hand hebben • have the situation in hand

     in handen vallen van de politie/de vijand • fall into the hands of the police/enemy

     hand in hand gaan met 〈 ook figuurlijk〉 • go hand in hand with 〈 ook figuurlijk〉

     〈 figuurlijk〉 met de handen in het haar zitten • be at one's wits' end

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iets met beide handen aangrijpen • jump at something; 〈 aanbod, gelegenheid ook〉 seize (upon) something

     zich met hand en tand verzetten • 〈 figuurlijk〉 fight tooth and nail

     met de hand wassen 〈 tegenover in de machine〉 • wash by hand

     met de hand gemaakt/geschreven • hand-made/handwritten

     〈 figuurlijk〉 met de hand op het hart iets verklaren • swear to something faithfully

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iemand naar zijn hand zetten • force/mould/bend someone to one's will, manage someone, twist someone round one's (little) finger

     〈 figuurlijk〉 hij zet alles naar zijn hand • he has it all his own way

     iets om handen hebben • have something to do

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iets onder handen hebben • be at work on something

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iemand onder handen nemen • take someone in hand/to task

     iemand op de handen kijken • 〈 figuurlijk〉 breathe down someone's neck

     iemand op (de) handen dragen • 〈 figuurlijk〉 worship/idolize someone

     hand over hand toenemen • increase hand over fist, gain ground rapidly

     iemand iets ter hand stellen • hand something (over) to someone

     iets ter hand nemen • take something up, take something in hand, undertake something

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iets uit handen geven • part with something

     er komt niets uit zijn handen • he doesn't get anything done

     uit de hand lopen • get out of hand

     〈 figuurlijk〉 ik heb die informatie uit de eerste hand • I have this information at first hand

     iemand het werk uit (de) handen nemen • take work off someone's hands

     iets van de hand doen • sell/part with/dispose of something

     van hand tot hand gaan • be passed from hand to hand

     goed/duur van de hand gaan • sell well/at high prices 〈 van koopwaren〉

     dat ligt voor de hand • 〈 figuurlijk〉 that speaks for itself

     dat is de meest voor de hand liggende conclusie • that is the most obvious conclusion

     geen hand voor iemand/iets uitsteken • not lift a finger for someone/something

     hij heeft er geen hand naar uitgestoken • 〈 niets aan gedaan〉 he hasn't done a stroke of work on it; 〈 niets van gegeten〉 he hasn't touched it

     geen hand voor ogen kunnen zien • 〈 figuurlijk〉 not be able to see one's hand in front of one('s face)

     〈 informeel〉 het zijn twee handen op één buik • 〈 figuurlijk〉 they are hand in glove

     ik heb maar twee handen! • I have only (got) one pair of hands!

     〈 figuurlijk〉 handen te kort komen • not have enough hands

     〈 spreekwoord〉 vele handen maken licht werk • many hands make light work

2   een brief van dezelfde hand • a letter from the same hand

     een verhaal van de hand van • a story (written) by

3   de zieke is aan de beterende hand • the patient is on the mend/getting better

     aan mijn rechter/linker hand • on my right/left (hand/side)

     aan de winnende hand zijn • be winning

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iemand op zijn hand hebben/krijgen • have/get someone on one's side

¶   wat is er daar aan de hand? • what's going on there?

     〈 figuurlijk〉 alsof er niets aan de hand was • as if nothing had happened/was wrong

     er is iets aan de hand • there's something the matter/up

     iets/iemand in de hand werken • encourage something/someone; 〈 iets ook〉 make for something; 〈 iemand ook〉 play into someone's hands

     elkaar in de hand werken • 〈van dingen/situaties〉 reinforce one another

     〈 van personen〉 zwaar op de hand zijn • be heavy/ponderous

     op handen zijn • be (near) at hand/imminent/forthcoming

     van de hand in de tand leven • live from hand to mouth

     een verzoek/voorstel van de hand wijzen • refuse a request 〈 verzoek〉; turn down a proposal 〈 voorstel〉

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Hand f GEN hand • bei der Hand GEN ready to hand • einem die Hand reichen V&M give one’s hand • etw. unter der Hand verkaufen GEN sell sth by private treaty • in der Hand zu halten V&M hand-held • unter der Hand GEN by private contract • zu getreuen Händen GEN, RECHT, IMP/EXP in trust • zur Hand GEN ready to hand
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f < Geschäft> hand ■ bei der Hand < Geschäft> ready to hand ■ einem die Hand reichen <V&M> give one's hand ■ etw. unter der Hand verkaufen < Geschäft> sell sth by private treaty ■ in der Hand zu halten <V&M> hand-held ■ unter der Hand < Geschäft> by private contract ■ zur Hand < Geschäft> ready to hand

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Hand, aus einer
one-stop, from one (a single) source;
• aus erster Hand immediate, first-hand;
• aus zweiter Hand secondhand, at second hand;
• aus dritter Hand at third hand;
• im Besitz der öffentlichen Hand public-owned, under government control;
• unter der Hand by private contract, privately, under the counter, sub rosa, on the side (Br.);
• zur gesamten (ungeteilten) Hand jointly;
• freie Hand noncommittal;
• glückliche Hand green fingers (coll.);
• letzte Hand ultimate owner (user);
• öffentliche Hand state sector;
• tote Hand dead hand, mortmain;
• rechte Hand des Chefs right-hand man of the boss;
• letzte Hand anlegen to add the finishing touches;
• Hand in Hand mit jem. arbeiten to work hand-in-glove (in close cooperation) with s. o.;
• 100 Euro auf die Hand bekommen to receive euro 100 clear;
• unter der Hand erfahren to get to know on the quiet;
• an die Hand geben to give an option, (Grundstück einem Makler) to list (US);
• fest an die Hand geben to make a firm offer;
• jem. ein Vorzugsrecht an die Hand geben to give s. o. the first refusal;
• bei der Auswahl seiner Mitarbeiter keine gute Hand haben to be unhappy in one’s staff;
• eine hohle Hand haben to be open to bribery;
• Nachricht aus der ersten Hand haben to have a piece of news straight from the horse’s mouth;
• offene Hand haben to have an itching palm;
• die aus erster Hand kaufen to purchase (buy) first hand;
• jem. freie Hand lassen to give s. o. a free hand, to allow s. o. a free hand (rein);
• jem. völlig freie Hand lassen to give full scope to s. o.;
• von der Hand in den Mund leben to live from hand to mouth, to lead a hand-to-mouth existence;
• an die tote Hand veräußern to mortmain;
• unter der Hand verkaufen to sell privately (by private bargain, under the counter);
• aus einer Hand betreut werden to be covered from one source;
• von der öffentlichen Hand unterstützt werden to live upon the parish;
• Handakten reference files, (Anwalt) brief, pleadings;
• Handarbeit manual (unskilled, common, hand) labo(u)r, handiwork;
• in Handarbeit hergestellt craftsman-made;
• Handarbeiter manual worker (labo(u)rer), handworkman, blue-collar worker (US);
• ohne Handarbeiter auskommen to dispense with hand labo(u)r;
• Handausgabe pocket edition;
• Handbedienung manual control (operation).

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