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now to the matter at hand

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1 now to the matter at hand

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Универсальный англо-русский словарь > now to the matter at hand
2 the matter is completely in your hands now

the matter is completely in your hands now

u hebt de zaak nu volledig in eigen hand

English-Dutch dictionary > the matter is completely in your hands now
3 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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4 hand

1. noun
1) (Anat., Zool.) Hand, die

eat from or out of somebody's hand — (lit. or fig.) jemandem aus der Hand fressen

get one's hands dirty — (lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) die Hände schmutzig machen

give somebody one's hand — (reach, shake) jemandem die Hand geben od. reichen

give or lend [somebody] a hand [with or in something] — [jemandem] [bei etwas] helfen

pass or go through somebody's hands — (fig.) durch jemandes Hand od. Hände gehen

hand in hand — Hand in Hand

go hand in hand [with something] — (fig.) [mit etwas] Hand in Hand gehen

the problem/matter in hand — das vorliegende Problem/die vorliegende Angelegenheit

hold hands — Händchen halten (ugs. scherzh.); sich bei den Händen halten

hold somebody's hand — jemandes Hand halten; jemandem die Hand halten; (fig.): (give somebody close guidance) jemanden bei der Hand nehmen; (fig.): (give somebody moral support or backing) jemandem das Händchen halten (iron.)

hands off! — Hände od. Finger weg!

take/keep one's hands off somebody/something — jemanden/etwas loslassen/nicht anfassen

keep one's hands off something — (fig.) die Finger von etwas lassen (ugs.)

hands up [all those in favour] — wer dafür ist, hebt die Hand!

hands up! — (as sign of surrender) Hände hoch!

hands down — (fig.) (easily) mit links (ugs.); (without a doubt, by a large margin) ganz klar (ugs.)

turn one's hand to something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) zuwenden

have something at hand — etwas zur Hand haben

have somebody at hand — jemanden bei sich haben

be at hand — (be nearby) in der Nähe sein; (be about to happen) unmittelbar bevorstehen

out of hand — (summarily) kurzerhand

be to hand — (be readily available, within reach) zur Hand sein; (be received) [Brief, Notiz, Anweisung:] vorliegen

fight hand to hand — Mann gegen Mann kämpfen

go/pass from hand to hand — von Hand zu Hand gehen

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

be hand in glove [with] — unter einer Decke stecken [mit]

wait on somebody hand and foot — (fig.) jemanden vorn und hinten bedienen (ugs.)

have one's hands full — die Hände voll haben; (fig.): (be fully occupied) alle Hände voll zu tun haben (ugs.)

hand on heart — (fig.) Hand aufs Herz

get one's hands on somebody/something — jemanden erwischen od. (ugs.) in die Finger kriegen/etwas auftreiben

lay or put one's hand on something — etwas finden

by hand — (manually) mit der od. von Hand; (in handwriting) handschriftlich; (by messenger) durch Boten

be made by hand — Handarbeit sein

I could do that with ine hand tied behind my back — das mache ich doch mit links (ugs.)

2) (fig.): (authority)

with a firm/iron hand — mit starker Hand/eiserner Faust [regieren]

he needs a father's hand — er braucht die väterliche Hand

get out of hand — außer Kontrolle geraten; see also academic.ru/73191/take">take 1. 6); upper 1. 1)

give somebody a free hand — jemandem freie Hand lassen

have a free hand to do something — freie Hand haben, etwas zu tun

3) in pl. (custody)

in somebody's hands, in the hands of somebody — (in somebody's possession) in jemandes Besitz; (in somebody's care) in jemandes Obhut

may I leave the matter in your hands? — darf ich die Angelegenheit Ihnen überlassen?

fall into somebody's hands — [Person, Geld:] jemandem in die Hände fallen

have [got] something/somebody on one's hands — sich um etwas/jemanden kümmern müssen

he's got such a lot/enough on his hands at the moment — er hat augenblicklich so viel/genug um die Ohren (ugs.)

have time on one's hands — [viel] Zeit haben; (too much) mit seiner Zeit nichts anzufangen wissen

take somebody/something off somebody's hands — jemandem jemanden/etwas abnehmen

change hands — den Besitzer wechseln

4) (disposal)

have something in hand — etwas zur Verfügung haben; (not used up) etwas [übrig] haben

keep in hand — in Reserve halten [Geld]

have on hand — dahaben

be on hand — da sein

5) (share)

have a hand in something — bei etwas seine Hände im Spiel haben

take a hand [in something] — sich [an etwas (Dat.)] beteiligen

6) (agency) Wirken, das (geh.)

the hand of a craftsman has been at work here — hier war ein Handwerker am Werk

the hand of God — die Hand Gottes

suffer/suffer injustice at the hands of somebody — unter jemandem/jemandes Ungerechtigkeit zu leiden haben

7) (pledge of marriage)

ask for or seek somebody's hand [in marriage] — um jemandes Hand bitten od. (geh.) anhalten

8) (worker) Arbeitskraft, die; Arbeiter, der; (Naut.): (seaman) Hand, die (fachspr.); Matrose, der

the ship sank with all hands — das Schiff sank mit der gesamten Mannschaft

9) (person having ability)

be a good/poor hand at tennis — ein guter/schwacher Tennisspieler sein

I'm no hand at painting — ich kann nicht malen

10) (source) Quelle, die

at first/second/third hand — aus erster/zweiter/dritter Hand; see also firsthand; second-hand

11) (skill) Geschick, das

get one's hand in — wieder in Übung kommen od. (ugs.) reinkommen

keep one's hand in — in der Übung bleiben

12) (style of handwriting) Handschrift, die; (signature) Unterschrift, die

13) (of clock or watch) Zeiger, der

14) (side) Seite, die

on the right/left hand — rechts/links; rechter/linker Hand

on somebody's right/left hand — rechts/links von jemandem; zu jemandes Rechten/Linken

on every hand — von allen Seiten [umringt sein]; ringsum [etwas sehen]

on the one hand..., [but] on the other [hand]... — einerseits..., andererseits...; auf der einen Seite..., auf der anderen Seite...

15) (measurement) Handbreit, die

16) (coll.): (applause) Beifall, der; Applaus, der

give him a big hand, let's have a big hand for him — viel Applaus od. Beifall für ihn!

17) (cards) Karte, die; (period of play) Runde, die; see also throw in 4)
2. transitive verb
geben; [Überbringer:] übergeben [Sendung, Lieferung]

hand something from one to another — etwas von einem zum anderen weitergeben

hand something [a]round — (pass round, circulate) etwas herumgeben; (among group) etwas herumgehen lassen

you've got to hand it to them/her — etc. (fig. coll.) das muss man ihnen/ihr usw. lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- hand back

- hand down

- hand in

- hand on

- hand out

- hand over

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[hænd] 1. noun
1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) die Hand

2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) der Zeiger

3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) der Arbeiter,der Mann

4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) die Hilfe

5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) das Blatt

6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) die Handbreit

7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) die Handschrift
2. verb
(often with back, down, up etc)

1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) geben

2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) zurückgeben

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- handful
- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off! - hands-on
- hands up! - hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand
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hand

[hænd]

I. NOUN

1. ANAT Hand f

all these toys are made by \hand das ganze Spielzeug hier ist handgemacht

get [or keep] your \hands off! Hände [o fam Pfoten] weg!

\hands up! Hände hoch!

\hands up who wants to come! Hand hoch, wer kommen will

he had his \hands in his pockets er hatte die Hände in den Hosentaschen

they were just holding \hands sie hielten doch nur Händchen

the letter was delivered by \hand der Brief wurde durch einen Boten überbracht

the student put up her \hand die Schülerin meldete sich

to crawl on \hands and knees auf allen vieren kriechen

to get down on one's \hands and knees auf die Knie gehen

pen in \hand mit gezücktem Stift

to have one's \hands full die Hände voll haben

to be good with one's \hands geschickte Hände haben, manuell geschickt sein

in one's [left/right] \hand in der [linken/rechten] Hand

to get one's \hands dirty ( also fig) sich dat die Hände schmutzig machen

to change \hands ( fig) in andere Hände übergehen

to do sth by \hand (not by machine) work etw von Hand machen; product etw von Hand fertigen

to hold sb's \hand jdm die Hand halten

to keep one's \hands off sth die Finger von etw dat lassen

▪ to keep one's \hands off sb die Hände von jdm lassen

to put sth into sb's \hands jdm etw in die Hand geben

to shake \hands with sb, to shake sb's \hand jdm die Hand schütteln; (done when introducing) sich dat die Hand geben

to take sth out of sb's \hands jdm etw aus der Hand nehmen

to take sb by the \hand jdn an die [o bei der] Hand nehmen

to lead sb by the \hand jdn an der Hand führen

\hand in \hand Hand in Hand; (give assistance) jdn bei der Hand nehmen

2. (needing attention)

▪ at \hand vorliegend

the job at \hand die Arbeit, die zu tun ist

the problem in \hand das anstehende Problem

the matter in \hand die vorliegende Angelegenheit

3. (at one's disposal)

▪ in \hand bei der Hand, verfügbar

he had a lot of money in \hand er hatte viel Geld zur Verfügung

4. (close, within reach)

at [or to] \hand nah, in Reichweite

to \hand COMM zur Hand

to keep sth close at \hand etw in Reichweite haben

to keep sth ready at \hand etw bereithalten

to be at \hand zur Verfügung stehen, verfügbar sein

we want to ensure that help is at \hand for all wir wollen sicherstellen, dass allen geholfen werden kann

to have sth to \hand etw zur Verfügung haben

he uses whatever materials come to \hand er verwendet einfach alle Materialien, die ihm in die Hände kommen

to have sth on one's \hands etw an der Hand haben, über etw akk verfügen

she's got a lot of work on her \hands sie hat wahnsinnig viel zu tun

he's got a lot of time on his \hands er hat viel Zeit zur Verfügung

we've got a problem on our \hands wir haben ein Problem am Hals

5. (at one's service)

▪ on \hand (available) bereit, zur Verfügung

my bank always has an advisor on \hand in meiner Bank steht den Kunden immer ein Berater zur Verfügung

6. (responsibility, involvement) Hand f

it's the \hand of fate das ist die Hand des Schicksals

▪ at [or by] the \hands of sb/sth durch jdn/etw

my life is in your \hands mein Leben liegt in Ihren Händen

your life is in your own \hands Sie haben Ihr Leben selbst in der Hand

to be in good [or excellent] \hands in guten Händen sein

to be in safe \hands in sicheren Händen sein

to get sb/sth off one's \hands jdn/etw los sein

we can relax now that we've got the kids off our \hands jetzt wo man uns die Kinder abgenommen hat, können wir etwas ausspannen

to have a \hand in sth bei etw dat seine Hand [o die Finger] [mit] im Spiel haben, bei etw dat mitmischen

it is thought that terrorists had a \hand in this explosion man geht davon aus, dass der Bombenanschlag auf das Konto von Terroristen geht

to leave sth/sb in sb's \hands jdm etw überlassen/jdn in jds Obhut lassen

to put sth into the \hands of sb/sth jdm/etw etw übergeben [o überlassen]

there's no more we can do except leave it in the solicitor's \hands jetzt können wir nichts weiter tun als alles dem Anwalt zu überlassen

my \hands are tied mir sind die Hände gebunden

7. (control, power)

▪ sth is in \hand (receiving attention, being arranged) für etw akk ist gesorgt

to be well in \hand gut laufen fam

to have sth well in \hand etw gut im Griff haben

a firm \hand eine [ge]strenge Hand

to fall into the wrong \hands in die falschen Hände geraten [o gelangen]

to be in/out of sb's \hands unter/außerhalb jds Kontrolle sein

it's in your \hands now, you deal with it das liegt jetzt in deiner Hand, du bearbeitest das

to have everything in \hand alles unter Kontrolle haben

to get out of \hand situation, matter außer Kontrolle geraten; children nicht mehr zu bändigen sein

the horse got out of \hand ich/er, usw. verlor die Kontrolle über das Pferd

the party got out of hand die Party ist ausgeartet

to have sth in \hand etw unter Kontrolle haben

to take sb/sth in \hand sich dat jdn/etw vornehmen

8. (assistance) Hilfe f

would you like a \hand with that bag? soll ich Ihnen helfen, die Tasche zu tragen?

would you like a \hand carrying those bags? soll ich Ihnen beim Tragen der Taschen helfen?

to give [or lend] sb a \hand [with sth] jdm [bei etw dat] helfen [o behilflich sein]

to [be able to] use a \hand with sth esp AM bei etw dat Hilfe gebrauchen [können]

9. (manual worker) Arbeiter(in) m(f), Kraft f, Mann m

how many extra \hands will we need? wie viele Leute brauchen wir extra?; (sailor) Matrose m

factory \hand ungelernter Fabrikarbeiter/ungelernte Fabrikarbeiterin

10. (skilful person) Könner(in) m(f)

[to be] a dab \hand at sth ein Könner/eine Könnerin auf seinem/ihrem Gebiet [sein], ein Geschick nt für etw akk haben

he's quite a \hand at wallpapering er ist ziemlich gut beim Tapezieren

he's a real Russia \hand er ist ein echter Russlandkenner

I'm an old \hand at... ich bin ein alter Hase im/in der...

to be good with one's \hands handfertig sein

to keep one's \hand in (stay in practice) in Übung bleiben

to turn one's \hand to sth sich akk an etw akk machen

Jane can turn her \hand to just about anything Jane gelingt einfach alles, was sie anpackt

11. (on clock, watch) Zeiger m

minute \hand Minutenzeiger m

the big/little \hand der große/kleine Zeiger

12. CARDS Blatt nt

to deal a \hand ein Blatt nt austeilen

to show one's \hand seine Karten [o sein Blatt] zeigen

a \hand of poker eine Runde Poker

13. (horse measurement) Handbreit f

14. (handwriting) Handschrift f

in sb's \hand in jds Handschrift

the note was written in someone else's \hand jemand anders hatte die Nachricht geschrieben

15. (applause)

to give sb a big \hand jdm einen großen Applaus spenden, jdn mit großem Beifall begrüßen

16. (without consideration)

▪ out of \hand kurzerhand, mir nichts dir nichts fam

they rejected any negotiations out of \hand sie schlugen jedwelche Verhandlungen kurzerhand aus

17. COMM (in stock)

goods on \hand Vorräte pl

inventory on \hand FIN Vorratsbestand m

stock on \hand verfügbarer Bestand m

18. FIN

note of \hand Schuldschein m

19. COMPUT

\hands off automatisches System

\hands on operatorbedientes System

20.

▶ to ask for sb's \hand in marriage ( form) jdn um ihre/seine Hand bitten, jdm einen Heiratsantrag machen

▶ a bird in the \hand [is worth two in the bush] ( prov) ein Spatz in der Hand ist besser als die Taube auf dem Dach prov

▶ to eat out of sb's \hands jdm aus der Hand fressen

▶ at first/second \hand aus erster/zweiter Hand

▶ to get one's \hands on sb jdn zu fassen kriegen fam, jdn schnappen fam

▶ to be \hand in glove [with sb] [or AM\hand and \hand] [mit jdm] unter einer Decke stecken pej

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

▶ to have got [sb] on one's \hands [mit jdm] zu tun haben

▶ to have one's \hands full jede Menge zu tun haben

▶ to only have one pair of \hands auch nur zwei Hände haben

▶ to keep a firm \hand on sth etw fest im Griff behalten

▶ to lay [or get] [or put] one's \hands on sth etw erwerben [o erstehen] [o fam kriegen]

▶ to live from \hand to mouth von der Hand in den Mund leben, sich akk gerade so durchschlagen fam, gerade so über die Runden kommen fam

▶ to lose/make money \hand over fist Geld schnell verlieren/scheffeln

▶ many \hands make light work ( prov) viele Hände machen der Arbeit bald ein Ende prov

▶ on the one \hand... on the other [\hand]... einerseits... andererseits

▶ to put in \hand esp BRIT ausführen

all hospitals now have disaster plans to put in \hand allen Krankenhäusern stehen jetzt Katastrophenvorkehrungen zur Verfügung

▶ to put [or dip] one's \hand in the till in die Kasse greifen, einen Griff in die Kasse tun

▶ with one \hand tied:

I could beat you with one \hand tied ich könnte dich mit links schlagen

▶ to have one's \hands tied nichts tun können

my \hands have been tied mir sind die Hände gebunden

▶ to wait on sb \hand and foot jdn von vorne bis hinten bedienen

▶ to win \hands down spielend [o mit links] gewinnen

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

▪ to \hand sb sth [or to \hand sth to sb] jdm etw [über]geben [o [über]reichen]

▶ you've got to \hand it to sb man muss es jdm lassen

▶ to \hand sb a line [or a line to sb] ( fam) jdn anlügen; (less seriously) jdn anschwindeln

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hand [hænd]

A s

1. Hand f:

hands off! Hände weg!;

hands up! Hände hoch!;

with one’s hands up mit erhobenen Händen;

a helping hand fig eine hilfreiche Hand;

give ( oder lend) a (helping) hand mit zugreifen, jemandem helfen ( with bei);

give sth a helping hand pej bei etwas mithelfen;

do you need a hand? soll ich dir helfen?;

give sb a hand up jemandem auf die Beine helfen oder hochhelfen;

he asked for her hand er hielt um ihre Hand an;

be good with one’s hands handwerkliches Geschick haben; → stand B 1

2. a) Hand f (eines Affen)

b) Vorderfuß m (eines Pferdes etc)

c) Fuß m (eines Falken)

d) Schere f (eines Krebses)

3. Urheber(in), Verfasser(in)

4. meist pl Hand f, Macht f, Gewalt f:

I am entirely in your hands ich bin ganz in Ihrer Hand;

fall into sb’s hands jemandem in die Hände fallen

5. pl Hände pl, Obhut f:

the child is in good hands

6. pl Hände pl, Besitz m:

in private hands in Privathand, in Privatbesitz;

change hands → Bes Redew

7. Hand f (Handlungs-, besonders Regierungsweise):

with a high hand selbstherrlich, anmaßend, willkürlich, eigenmächtig;

with (a) heavy hand hart, streng, mit harter Hand; → iron B 3

8. Hand f, Quelle f:

at first hand aus erster Hand

9. Hand f, Fügung f, Einfluss m, Wirken n:

the hand of God die Hand Gottes;

hidden hand (geheime) Machenschaften pl

10. Seite f (auch fig), Richtung f:

on every hand überall, ringsum;

on all hands

a) überall,

b) von allen Seiten;

on the right hand rechter Hand, rechts;

on the one hand …, on the other hand fig einerseits …, andererseits

11. meist in Zusammensetzungen Arbeiter(in), Mann m (auch pl), pl Leute pl, SCHIFF Matrose m: → deck A 1

12. Fachmann m, -frau f, Routinier m:

an old hand ein alter Fachmann oder Praktikus oder Hase umg;

a good hand at sehr geschickt oder geübt in (dat);

I am a poor hand at golf ich bin ein schlechter Golfspieler

13. (gute) Hand, Geschick n:

he has a hand for horses er versteht es, mit Pferden umzugehen;

my hand is out ich bin außer oder aus der Übung

14. Handschrift f:

a legible hand

15. Unterschrift f:

set one’s hand to seine Unterschrift setzen unter (akk), unterschreiben;

under the hand of unterzeichnet von

16. Hand f, Fertigkeit f:

it shows a master’s hand es verrät die Hand eines Meisters

17. Applaus m, Beifall m:

get a big hand stürmischen Beifall hervorrufen, starken Applaus bekommen;

give sb a hand jemandem applaudieren oder Beifall klatschen

18. Zeiger m (der Uhr etc)

19. Büschel n, Bündel n (Früchte), Hand f (Bananen)

20. Handbreit f (= 4 Zoll = 10,16 cm) (besonders um die Höhe von Pferden zu messen)

21. Kartenspiel:

a) Spieler(in)

b) Blatt n, Karten pl:

have a good hand

c) Spiel n: → lone 1

22. pl Fußball: Handspiel n:

he was cautioned for hands er wurde wegen eines Handspiels verwarnt;

hands! Hand!

B v/t

1. ein-, aushändigen, (über)geben, (-)reichen ( alle:

sb sth, sth to sb jemandem etwas):

you must hand it to him fig das muss man oder der Neid ihm lassen (anerkennend)

2. jemandem helfen, jemanden geleiten:

hand sb into (out of) the car jemandem ins (aus dem) Auto helfen

3. SCHIFF die Segel festmachenBesondere Redewendungen: hand and foot

a) an Händen und Füßen (fesseln),

b) fig eifrig, ergeben (dienen), vorn und hinten (bedienen);

be hand in glove (with)

a) auf vertrautem Fuße stehen (mit), ein Herz und eine Seele sein (mit),

b) unter einer Decke stecken (mit) umg;

hands down spielend, mühelos (gewinnen etc);

hand in hand Hand in Hand (a. fig);

hand on heart Hand aufs Herz;

hand over fist

a) Hand über Hand (klettern etc),

b) fig Zug um Zug, schnell, spielend;

hand to hand Mann gegen Mann (kämpfen);

at hand

a) nahe, in Reichweite,

b) nahe (bevorstehend),

c) bei der oder zur Hand, bereit;

at the hands of vonseiten, seitens (gen), durch, von;

by hand

a) mit der Hand, manuell,

b) durch Boten,

c) mit der Flasche (großziehen);

carved by hand handgeschnitzt;

take sb by the hand

a) jemanden bei der Hand nehmen,

b) fig jemanden unter seine Fittiche nehmen;

by the hand of durch;

from hand to hand von Hand zu Hand;

from hand to mouth von der Hand in den Mund (leben);

in hand

a) in der Hand,

b) zur (freien) Verfügung,

c) vorrätig, vorhanden,

d) fig in der Hand oder Gewalt,

e) in Bearbeitung,

f) im Gange;

the letter (matter) in hand der vorliegende Brief (die vorliegende Sache);

take in hand

a) in die Hand oder in Angriff nehmen,

b) umg jemanden unter seine Fittiche nehmen;

on hand

a) verfügbar, vorrätig,

b) bevorstehend,

c) zur Stelle;

on one’s hands

a) auf dem Hals,

b) zur Verfügung;

be on sb’s hands jemandem zur Last fallen;

out of hand

a) kurzerhand, sofort,

b) vorbei, erledigt,

c) fig aus der Hand, außer Kontrolle, nicht mehr zu bändigen;

let one’s temper get out of hand die Selbstbeherrschung verlieren;

to hand zur Hand;

come to hand eingehen, -laufen, -treffen (Brief etc);

your letter to hand WIRTSCH obs im Besitz Ihres werten Schreibens;

under hand

a) unter Kontrolle,

b) unter der Hand, heimlich;

under the hand and seal of Mr X von Mr. X eigenhändig unterschrieben oder geschrieben und gesiegelt;

with one’s own hand eigenhändig;

change hands in andere Hände übergehen, den Besitzer wechseln;

the lead changed hands several times SPORT die Führung wechselte mehrmals;

get one’s hand in Übung bekommen, sich einarbeiten;

get sth off one’s hands etwas loswerden;

grease ( oder oil) sb’s hand umg jemanden schmieren umg, jemanden bestechen;

have one’s hand in in Übung sein, Übung haben;

have a hand in seine Hand im Spiel haben bei, beteiligt sein an (dat);

have clean hands eine weiße oder reine oder saubere Weste haben;

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

hold hands Händchen halten (Verliebte);

holding hands Händchen haltend;

hold one’s hand sich zurückhalten;

join hands sich die Hände reichen, fig a. sich verbünden oder zusammentun;

keep one’s hand in in Übung bleiben;

keep a firm hand on unter strenger Zucht halten;

lay (one’s) hands on

a) anfassen,

b) ergreifen, packen, habhaft werden (gen),

c) (gewaltsam) Hand an jemanden legen,

d) REL ordinieren;

I can’t lay my hands on it ich kann es nicht finden;

lay hands on o.s. Hand an sich legen;

not lift ( oder raise) a hand keinen Finger rühren;

live by one’s hands von seiner Hände Arbeit leben;

play into sb’s hands jemandem in die Hände arbeiten;

put one’s hand on

a) finden,

b) fig sich erinnern an (akk);

put ( oder set) the hand to

a) ergreifen,

b) fig in Angriff nehmen, anpacken;

shake hands sich die Hände schütteln, Shakehands machen;

shake hands with sb, shake sb by the hand jemandem die Hand schütteln (auch zur Gratulation etc) oder geben;

shake hands on etwas mit Handschlag besiegeln;

show one’s hand fig seine Karten aufdecken;

take a hand at a game bei einem Spiel mitmachen;

throw one’s hand in (Kartenspiel) aussteigen (a. fig);

try one’s hand at sth etwas versuchen, es mit etwas probieren;

wash one’s hands

a) sich die Hände waschen,

b) euph mal kurz verschwinden;

wash one’s hands of it

a) (in dieser Sache) seine Hände in Unschuld waschen,

b) nichts mit der Sache zu tun haben wollen;

I wash my hands of him mit ihm will ich nichts mehr zu tun haben; → cross B 1, overplay A 3, sit A 1, soil¹ A a

hd abk

1. hand

2. head

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1. noun
1) (Anat., Zool.) Hand, die

eat from or out of somebody's hand — (lit. or fig.) jemandem aus der Hand fressen

get one's hands dirty — (lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) die Hände schmutzig machen

give somebody one's hand — (reach, shake) jemandem die Hand geben od. reichen

give or lend [somebody] a hand [with or in something] — [jemandem] [bei etwas] helfen

pass or go through somebody's hands — (fig.) durch jemandes Hand od. Hände gehen

hand in hand — Hand in Hand

go hand in hand [with something] — (fig.) [mit etwas] Hand in Hand gehen

the problem/matter in hand — das vorliegende Problem/die vorliegende Angelegenheit

hold hands — Händchen halten (ugs. scherzh.); sich bei den Händen halten

hold somebody's hand — jemandes Hand halten; jemandem die Hand halten; (fig.): (give somebody close guidance) jemanden bei der Hand nehmen; (fig.): (give somebody moral support or backing) jemandem das Händchen halten (iron.)

hands off! — Hände od. Finger weg!

take/keep one's hands off somebody/something — jemanden/etwas loslassen/nicht anfassen

keep one's hands off something — (fig.) die Finger von etwas lassen (ugs.)

hands up [all those in favour] — wer dafür ist, hebt die Hand!

hands up! — (as sign of surrender) Hände hoch!

hands down — (fig.) (easily) mit links (ugs.); (without a doubt, by a large margin) ganz klar (ugs.)

turn one's hand to something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) zuwenden

have something at hand — etwas zur Hand haben

have somebody at hand — jemanden bei sich haben

be at hand — (be nearby) in der Nähe sein; (be about to happen) unmittelbar bevorstehen

out of hand — (summarily) kurzerhand

be to hand — (be readily available, within reach) zur Hand sein; (be received) [Brief, Notiz, Anweisung:] vorliegen

fight hand to hand — Mann gegen Mann kämpfen

go/pass from hand to hand — von Hand zu Hand gehen

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

be hand in glove [with] — unter einer Decke stecken [mit]

wait on somebody hand and foot — (fig.) jemanden vorn und hinten bedienen (ugs.)

have one's hands full — die Hände voll haben; (fig.): (be fully occupied) alle Hände voll zu tun haben (ugs.)

hand on heart — (fig.) Hand aufs Herz

get one's hands on somebody/something — jemanden erwischen od. (ugs.) in die Finger kriegen/etwas auftreiben

lay or put one's hand on something — etwas finden

by hand — (manually) mit der od. von Hand; (in handwriting) handschriftlich; (by messenger) durch Boten

be made by hand — Handarbeit sein

I could do that with ine hand tied behind my back — das mache ich doch mit links (ugs.)

2) (fig.): (authority)

with a firm/iron hand — mit starker Hand/eiserner Faust [regieren]

he needs a father's hand — er braucht die väterliche Hand

get out of hand — außer Kontrolle geraten; see also take 1. 6); upper 1. 1)

give somebody a free hand — jemandem freie Hand lassen

have a free hand to do something — freie Hand haben, etwas zu tun

3) in pl. (custody)

in somebody's hands, in the hands of somebody — (in somebody's possession) in jemandes Besitz; (in somebody's care) in jemandes Obhut

may I leave the matter in your hands? — darf ich die Angelegenheit Ihnen überlassen?

fall into somebody's hands — [Person, Geld:] jemandem in die Hände fallen

have [got] something/somebody on one's hands — sich um etwas/jemanden kümmern müssen

he's got such a lot/enough on his hands at the moment — er hat augenblicklich so viel/genug um die Ohren (ugs.)

have time on one's hands — [viel] Zeit haben; (too much) mit seiner Zeit nichts anzufangen wissen

take somebody/something off somebody's hands — jemandem jemanden/etwas abnehmen

change hands — den Besitzer wechseln

4) (disposal)

have something in hand — etwas zur Verfügung haben; (not used up) etwas [übrig] haben

keep in hand — in Reserve halten [Geld]

have on hand — dahaben

be on hand — da sein

5) (share)

have a hand in something — bei etwas seine Hände im Spiel haben

take a hand [in something] — sich [an etwas (Dat.)] beteiligen

6) (agency) Wirken, das (geh.)

the hand of a craftsman has been at work here — hier war ein Handwerker am Werk

the hand of God — die Hand Gottes

suffer/suffer injustice at the hands of somebody — unter jemandem/jemandes Ungerechtigkeit zu leiden haben

7) (pledge of marriage)

ask for or seek somebody's hand [in marriage] — um jemandes Hand bitten od. (geh.) anhalten

8) (worker) Arbeitskraft, die; Arbeiter, der; (Naut.): (seaman) Hand, die (fachspr.); Matrose, der

the ship sank with all hands — das Schiff sank mit der gesamten Mannschaft

9) (person having ability)

be a good/poor hand at tennis — ein guter/schwacher Tennisspieler sein

I'm no hand at painting — ich kann nicht malen

10) (source) Quelle, die

at first/second/third hand — aus erster/zweiter/dritter Hand; see also firsthand; second-hand

11) (skill) Geschick, das

get one's hand in — wieder in Übung kommen od. (ugs.) reinkommen

keep one's hand in — in der Übung bleiben

12) (style of handwriting) Handschrift, die; (signature) Unterschrift, die

13) (of clock or watch) Zeiger, der

14) (side) Seite, die

on the right/left hand — rechts/links; rechter/linker Hand

on somebody's right/left hand — rechts/links von jemandem; zu jemandes Rechten/Linken

on every hand — von allen Seiten [umringt sein]; ringsum [etwas sehen]

on the one hand..., [but] on the other [hand]... — einerseits..., andererseits...; auf der einen Seite..., auf der anderen Seite...

15) (measurement) Handbreit, die

16) (coll.): (applause) Beifall, der; Applaus, der

give him a big hand, let's have a big hand for him — viel Applaus od. Beifall für ihn!

17) (cards) Karte, die; (period of play) Runde, die; see also throw in 4)
2. transitive verb
geben; [Überbringer:] übergeben [Sendung, Lieferung]

hand something from one to another — etwas von einem zum anderen weitergeben

hand something [a]round — (pass round, circulate) etwas herumgeben; (among group) etwas herumgehen lassen

you've got to hand it to them/her — etc. (fig. coll.) das muss man ihnen/ihr usw. lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- hand back

- hand down

- hand in

- hand on

- hand out

- hand over

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(handwriting) n.

Handschrift f. (clock) n.

Zeiger - m. n.

Hand ¨-e f. v.

einhändigen v.

herüberreichen v.

reichen v.

English-german dictionary > hand
5 HAND

I 1. [hænd]
nome

1) mano f.

he had a book in his hand — aveva un libro in mano

he stood there, suitcase in hand — stava lì con la valigia in mano

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

2) (handwriting) scrittura f., calligrafia f.

in her own hand — scritto di suo pugno

3) (involvement)

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

to stay o hold one's hand — trattenersi, indugiare

4) (assistance)

to give o lend sb. a (helping) hand — dare una mano a qcn

5) (round of applause)

to give sb. a big hand — fare un bell'applauso a qcn

6) (consent to marriage)

to ask for sb.'s hand (in marriage) — chiedere la mano di qcn

7) (possession)

to be in sb.'s hands — essere nelle mani di qcn.

to change hands — cambiare proprietario

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

8) (control)

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

things are getting out of hand — le cose ci stanno sfuggendo di mano

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

9) gioc. (cards dealt) carte f.pl.; (game) mano f.

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

10) (worker) lavoratore m. (-trice), operaio m. (-a); mar. membro m. dell'equipaggio, marinaio m.

11) (responsibility)

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

to take sb. off sb.'s hands — levare di torno qcn. a qcn.

to have sth. off one's hands — non essere più responsabile di qcs

12) (available)

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

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

to be close to hand o near at hand essere portata di mano; to come to hand — capitare sottomano

13) (skill)

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

14) (on clock, dial) lancetta f.

15) (source)

I got the information first, second hand — ho avuto queste informazioni di prima, di seconda mano

16) (side)

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

17) in hand (current)

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

work on the road is already in hand — i lavori sulla strada sono già in corso

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

he finished the exam with 20 minutes in hand — ha finito l'esame con venti minuti di anticipo

I'll do it when I have some time in hand — lo farò quando avrò un po' di tempo (a disposizione)

18) out of hand [reject, dismiss] d'acchito, subito

19) at the hands of da parte di, ad opera di
2.
aggettivo - handed in composti

heavy-handed — dalla mano pesante

left-handed — mancino

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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

he never does a hand's turn — non muove mai un dito

to win hands down — vincere a mani basse
II [hænd]
verbo transitivo

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

- hand back

- hand down

- hand in

- hand on

- hand out

- hand over

- hand round

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you've got to hand it to him... — bisogna riconoscergli che

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[hænd] 1. noun
1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) mano

2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) lancetta

3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) membro dell'equipaggio; operaio

4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) mano

5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) mano

6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) palmo

7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) scrittura, grafia
2. verb
(often with back, down, up etc)

1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) dare

2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) consegnare, passare

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- handful
- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand
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HAND
sigla

( Internet, telef., have a nice day) buona giornata.
♦ (to) hand /hænd/
v. t.

1 dare; porgere; consegnare; passare; rimettere: Please hand me the salt, per favore, passami il sale; The papers were handed to me by the clerk, i documenti mi sono stati consegnati dall'impiegato

2 aiutare; guidare, sorreggere ( con la mano): I handed the old lady out of ( o down from) the coach, ho aiutato l'anziana signora a scendere dal pullman

3 (fam.) ammettere, concedere (qc.): You've got to hand it to him, he's a good player, devi ammettere che gioca proprio bene

4 (naut.) serrare, ammainare ( le vele)

5 ( slang USA) raccontare frottole (o balle) a (q.); darla a bere a (q.)

● (fig.) handed you on a plate, servito su un piatto d'argento (per te).

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I 1. [hænd]
nome

1) mano f.

he had a book in his hand — aveva un libro in mano

he stood there, suitcase in hand — stava lì con la valigia in mano

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

2) (handwriting) scrittura f., calligrafia f.

in her own hand — scritto di suo pugno

3) (involvement)

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

to stay o hold one's hand — trattenersi, indugiare

4) (assistance)

to give o lend sb. a (helping) hand — dare una mano a qcn

5) (round of applause)

to give sb. a big hand — fare un bell'applauso a qcn

6) (consent to marriage)

to ask for sb.'s hand (in marriage) — chiedere la mano di qcn

7) (possession)

to be in sb.'s hands — essere nelle mani di qcn.

to change hands — cambiare proprietario

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

8) (control)

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

things are getting out of hand — le cose ci stanno sfuggendo di mano

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

9) gioc. (cards dealt) carte f.pl.; (game) mano f.

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

10) (worker) lavoratore m. (-trice), operaio m. (-a); mar. membro m. dell'equipaggio, marinaio m.

11) (responsibility)

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

to take sb. off sb.'s hands — levare di torno qcn. a qcn.

to have sth. off one's hands — non essere più responsabile di qcs

12) (available)

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

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

to be close to hand o near at hand essere portata di mano; to come to hand — capitare sottomano

13) (skill)

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

14) (on clock, dial) lancetta f.

15) (source)

I got the information first, second hand — ho avuto queste informazioni di prima, di seconda mano

16) (side)

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

17) in hand (current)

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

work on the road is already in hand — i lavori sulla strada sono già in corso

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

he finished the exam with 20 minutes in hand — ha finito l'esame con venti minuti di anticipo

I'll do it when I have some time in hand — lo farò quando avrò un po' di tempo (a disposizione)

18) out of hand [reject, dismiss] d'acchito, subito

19) at the hands of da parte di, ad opera di
2.
aggettivo - handed in composti

heavy-handed — dalla mano pesante

left-handed — mancino

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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

he never does a hand's turn — non muove mai un dito

to win hands down — vincere a mani basse
II [hænd]
verbo transitivo

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

- hand back

- hand down

- hand in

- hand on

- hand out

- hand over

- hand round

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you've got to hand it to him... — bisogna riconoscergli che

English-Italian dictionary > HAND
6 hand

[hænd] n

1) anat Hand f;

to do sth by \hand ( not by machine) work etw von Hand machen; product etw von Hand fertigen;

all these toys are made by \hand das ganze Spielzeug hier ist handgemacht;

to put sth into sb's \hands jdm etw in die Hand geben;

to take sth out of sb's hands jdm etw aus der Hand nehmen;

to take sb by the \hand jdn an die [o bei der] Hand nehmen;

to lead sb by the \hand jdn an der Hand führen;

in one's [left/right] \hand in der [linken/rechten] Hand;

get [or keep] your \hands off! Hände [o ( fam) Pfoten] weg!;

\hands up! Hände hoch!;

\hands up who wants to come! Hand hoch, wer kommen will;

he had his \hands in his pockets er hatte die Hände in den Hosentaschen;

they were just holding \hands sie hielten doch nur Händchen;

the letter was delivered by \hand der Brief wurde durch einen Boten überbracht;

the student put up her \hand die Schülerin meldete sich;

\hand in \hand Hand in Hand;

pen in \hand mit gezücktem Stift;

to get one's \hands dirty (a. fig) sich dat die Hände schmutzig machen;

to be good with one's \hands geschickte Hände haben, manuell geschickt sein;

to have one's \hands full die Hände voll haben;

to crawl on \hands and knees auf allen vieren kriechen;

to get down on one's \hands and knees auf die Knie gehen;

to hold sb's \hand jdm die Hand halten;

( give assistance) jdn bei der Hand nehmen;

to keep one's \hands off sth die Finger von etw lassen;

to keep one's \hands off sb die Hände von jdm lassen;

to shake \hands with sb, to shake sb's \hand jdm die Hand schütteln;

( done when introducing) sich dat die Hand geben

2) ( needing attention)

at \hand vorliegend;

the job at \hand die Arbeit, die zu tun ist;

the problem in \hand das anstehende Problem;

the matter in \hand die vorliegende Angelegenheit

3) ( at one's disposal)

in \hand bei der Hand, verfügbar;

he had a lot of money in \hand er hatte viel Geld zur Verfügung

4) (close, within reach)

at [or to] \hand nah, in Reichweite;

to keep sth close at \hand etw in Reichweite haben;

to keep sth ready at \hand etw bereithalten;

to be at \hand zur Verfügung stehen, verfügbar sein;

we want to ensure that help is at \hand for all wir wollen sicherstellen, dass allen geholfen werden kann;

to have sth to \hand etw zur Verfügung haben;

he uses whatever materials come to \hand er verwendet einfach alle Materialien, die ihm in die Hände kommen;

to have sth on one's \hands etw an der Hand haben, über etw akk verfügen;

she's got a lot of work on her \hands sie hat wahnsinnig viel zu tun;

he's got a lot of time on his \hands er hat viel Zeit zur Verfügung;

we've got a problem on our \hands wir haben ein Problem am Hals

5) ( at one's service)

on \hand ( available) bereit, zur Verfügung;

my bank always has an advisor on \hand in meiner Bank steht den Kunden immer ein Berater zur Verfügung

6) (responsibility, involvement) Hand f;

it's the \hand of fate das ist die Hand des Schicksals;

at [or by] the \hands of sb/ sth durch jdn/etw;

my life is in your \hands mein Leben liegt in Ihren Händen;

your life is in your own \hands Sie haben Ihr Leben selbst in der Hand;

to be in good [or excellent] \hands in guten Händen sein;

to be in safe \hands in sicheren Händen sein;

to get sb/sth off one's \hands jdn/etw los sein;

we can relax now that we've got the kids off our \hands jetzt wo man uns die Kinder abgenommen hat, können wir etwas ausspannen;

to have a \hand in sth bei etw dat seine Hand [o die Finger] [mit] im Spiel haben, bei etw dat mitmischen;

it is thought that terrorists had a \hand in this explosion man geht davon aus, dass der Bombenanschlag auf das Konto von Terroristen geht;

to leave sth/sb in sb's \hands jdm etw überlassen/jdn in jds Obhut lassen;

to put sth into the \hands of sb/ sth jdm/etw etw übergeben [o überlassen];

there's no more we can do except leave it in the solicitor's \hands jetzt können wir nichts weiter tun als alles dem Anwalt zu überlassen;

my \hands are tied mir sind die Hände gebunden

7) (control, power)

sth is in \hand (receiving attention, being arranged) für etw akk ist gesorgt;

to be well in \hand gut laufen ( fam)

to have sth well in \hand etw gut im Griff haben;

a firm \hand eine [ge]strenge Hand;

to fall into the wrong \hands in die falschen Hände geraten [o gelangen];

to be in/out of sb's \hands unter/außerhalb jds Kontrolle sein;

it's in your \hands now, you deal with it das liegt jetzt in deiner Hand, du bearbeitest das;

to have everything in \hand alles unter Kontrolle haben;

to get out of \hand situation, matter außer Kontrolle geraten; children nicht mehr zu bändigen sein;

the horse got out of \hand ich/er, usw. verlor die Kontrolle über das Pferd;

the party got out of hand die Party ist ausgeartet;

to have sth in \hand etw unter Kontrolle haben;

to take sb/sth in \hand sich dat jdn/etw vornehmen

8) ( assistance) Hilfe f;

would you like a \hand with that bag? soll ich Ihnen helfen, die Tasche zu tragen?;

would you like a \hand carrying those bags? soll ich Ihnen beim Tragen der Taschen helfen?;

to give [or lend] sb a \hand [with sth] jdm [bei etw dat] helfen [o behilflich sein];

to [be able to] use a \hand with sth ( esp Am) bei etw dat Hilfe gebrauchen [können]

9) ( manual worker) Arbeiter(in) m(f), Kraft f, Mann m;

how many extra \hands will we need? wie viel Mann mehr als sonst brauchen wir?;

( sailor) Matrose m;

factory \hand ungelernter Fabrikarbeiter/ungelernte Fabrikarbeiterin

10) ( skilful person) Könner(in) m(f);

[to be] a dab \hand at sth ein Könner/eine Könnerin auf seinem/ihrem Gebiet [sein], ein Geschick nt für etw akk haben;

he's quite a \hand at wallpapering er ist ziemlich gut beim Tapezieren;

he's a real Russia \hand er ist ein echter Russlandkenner;

I'm an old \hand at... ich bin ein alter Hase im/in der...;

to be good with one's \hands handfertig sein;

to keep one's \hand in ( stay in practice) in Übung bleiben;

to turn one's \hand to sth sich akk an etw akk machen;

Jane can turn her \hand to just about anything Jane gelingt einfach alles, was sie anpackt

11) (on clock, watch) Zeiger m;

minute \hand Minutenzeiger m;

the big/little \hand der große/kleine Zeiger

12) cards Blatt nt;

to deal a \hand ein Blatt nt austeilen;

to show one's \hand seine Karten [o sein Blatt] zeigen;

a \hand of poker eine Runde Poker

13) ( horse measurement) Handbreit f

14) ( handwriting) Handschrift f;

in sb's \hand in jds Handschrift;

the note was written in someone else's \hand jemand anders hatte die Nachricht geschrieben

15) ( applause)

to give sb a big \hand jdm einen großen Applaus spenden, jdn mit großem Beifall begrüßen

16) ( without consideration)

out of \hand kurzerhand, mir nichts dir nichts ( fam)

they rejected any negotiations out of \hand sie schlugen jedwelche Verhandlungen kurzerhand aus

PHRASES:

a bird in the \hand [is worth two in the bush] (in the \hand [is worth two in the bush]) ein Spatz in der Hand ist besser als die Taube auf dem Dach ( prov)

to be \hand in glove [with sb] [or (Am) \hand and \hand] [mit jdm] unter einer Decke stecken ( pej)

to lose/make money \hand over fist Geld schnell verlieren/scheffeln;

to live from \hand to mouth von der Hand in den Mund leben, sich akk gerade so durchschlagen ( fam), gerade so über die Runden kommen ( fam)

to only have one pair of \hands auch nur zwei Hände haben;

to put [or dip] one's \hand in the till in die Kasse greifen, einen Griff in die Kasse tun;

many \hands make light work ( prov) viele Hände machen der Arbeit bald ein Ende ( prov)

to keep a firm \hand on sth etw fest im Griff behalten;

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

to have one's \hands full jede Menge zu tun haben;

on the one \hand... on the other [\hand]... einerseits... andererseits;

with one \hand tied;

I could beat you with one \hand tied ich könnte dich mit links schlagen;

to have one's \hands tied nichts tun können;

my \hands have been tied mir sind die Hände gebunden;

to ask for sb's \hand in marriage ( form) jdn um ihre/seine Hand bitten, jdm einen Heiratsantrag machen;

to eat out of sb's \hands jdm aus der Hand fressen;

to get one's \hands on sb jdn zu fassen kriegen ( fam), jdn schnappen ( fam)

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

to have got [sb] on one's \hands [mit jdm] zu tun haben;

to lay [or get] [or put] one's \hands on sth etw erwerben [o erstehen] [o ( fam) kriegen];

to put in \hand ( esp Brit) ausführen;

all hospitals now have disaster plans to put in \hand allen Krankenhäusern stehen jetzt Katastrophenvorkehrungen zur Verfügung;

to wait on sb \hand and foot jdn von vorne bis hinten bedienen;

to win \hands down spielend [o mit links] gewinnen vt to \hand sb sth [or to \hand sth to sb] jdm etw [über]geben [o [über]reichen];

PHRASES:

to \hand sb a line [or a line to sb] ( fam) jdn anlügen;

( less seriously) jdn anschwindeln;

you've got to \hand it to sb man muss es jdm lassen

English-German students dictionary > hand
7 hand

adj. handig, v.d. hand
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n. hand; handschrift; wijzer; 4 inch; kaarten i.d. hand van kaartspeler; arbeider; matroos
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v. aanreiken, doorgeven, geven; helpen

hand¹

[ hænd]

I 〈 telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 hand

2 voorpoot

3 arbeider ⇒ werkman; bemanningslid

4 vakman ⇒ specialist

5 (kaart)speler

6 wijzer 〈 van klok〉 ⇒ naald 〈 van meter〉

7 kaart(en) 〈 aan een speler toebedeeld〉 ⇒ hand

8 handbreed(te) 〈 circa 10 cm〉

9 kant ⇒ zijde, richting

♦voorbeelden:

1   bind/tie someone hand and foot • iemand aan handen en voeten binden 〈 ook figuurlijk〉

     with bare hands • met de blote hand

     change hands • van hand verwisselen

     hold/join hands • (elkaar) de hand geven

     read a person's hand • iemand de hand lezen

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

     stick/put one's hands up • de handen omhoogsteken; 〈 figuurlijk〉 zich overgeven

     wring one's hands • ten einde raad zijn

     hands off! • bemoei je er niet mee!

     hands up! • handen omhoog!

     at hand • dichtbij; 〈 figuurlijk〉 op handen

     close/near at hand • heel dichtbij

     by hand • met de hand (geschreven); in handen, per bode 〈 brief〉

     go from hand to hand • van hand tot hand gaan

     in hand • in de hand; 〈 figuurlijk〉 voorhanden; in voorbereiding

     Ajax has a game in hand • Ajax heeft een wedstrijd minder gespeeld

     hand in hand • hand in hand

     make/earn money hand over fist • geld als water verdienen

3   hands needed • arbeidskrachten gevraagd

     all hands on deck! • alle hens aan dek!

4   an old hand • een ouwe rot

     be a poor hand at something • geen slag van iets hebben

5   we need a fourth hand for bridge • we missen een vierde man om te bridgen

7   a hand of poker • een spelletje poker

     have a good/bad/poor hand • goeie/slechte kaarten hebben

     overplay one's hand • te veel wagen, te ver gaan

     play into someone's hands • iemand in de kaart spelen

     show/reveal one's hand • zijn kaarten op tafel leggen

     underplay one's hand • niet het achterste van zijn tong laten zien

9   at my left hand • aan mijn erhand

     on the one/other hand • aan de ene/andere kant

¶ a hand of bananas • een kam bananen

     wait on/serve someone hand and foot • iemand op zijn wenken bedienen

     be hand in/and glove with someone • dikke vrienden zijn met iemand

     they are hand in glove • ze zijn twee handen op één buik

     put one's hand in one's pocket • dokken

     have one's hand in the till • de kas lichter maken

     never do a hand's turn • nooit een vinger uitsteken

     be/go hand in hand • samengaan

     he has bitten the hand that fed him • hij bevuilde het eigen nest

     not do a hand's turn, not lift a hand • geen hand uitsteken

     force someone's hand • iemand tot handelen dwingen

     grease/oil someone's hand • iemand omkopen

     keep your hands off! • hou je handen thuis!

     lay hands on • de handen opleggen 〈 bijvoorbeeld bij zegening〉

     lay/put one's hand on • de hand weten te leggen op

     〈 informeel〉 never/not lay a hand on • nooit een haar krenken

     lift/raise a/one's hand to/against someone • iemand bedreigen

     sit on one's hands • niets doen

     strengthen one's hand • zijn positie verbeteren

     take/carry one's life in one's hands • zijn leven riskeren

     throw in one's hand • zich gewonnen geven

     throw up one's hands, throw one's hands up in the air • het opgeven

     my hands are tied • ik ben machteloos

     tip one's hand • zich in de kaart laten kijken

     turn/set/put one's hand to something • iets ondernemen

     〈 eufemistisch〉 where can I wash my hands? • waar is het toilet?

     wash one's hands of something • zijn handen van iets aftrekken

     win hands down • op één been winnen

     at the hands of someone, at someone's hands • van(wege)/door iemand

     suffer at someone's hands • onder iemands handen lijden

     bring up a kitten by hand • een katje met de fles grootbrengen

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

     have money in hand • geld ter beschikking hebben

     cash in hand • contanten in kas

     the work is well in hand • het werk schiet goed op

     we have plenty of time in hand • we hebben nog tijd genoeg

     the matter in hand • de lopende zaak

     hold oneself in hand • zich beheersen

     be on hand • beschikbaar zijn

     out of hand • voor de vuist weg; tactloos

     refuse something out of hand • iets botweg weigeren

     have someone eating out of one's hand • iemand volledig in zijn macht hebben

     to hand • bij de hand, dichtbij

     ready to hand • kant-en-klaar

     come to hand • in het bezit komen

     your letter is to hand • uw brief is aangekomen

     a hand-to-mouth existence • een leven van dag tot dag; 〈 ongeveer〉te veel om dood te gaan, te weinig om van te leven

     with one hand (tied) behind one's back • zonder enige moeite

     (at) first/second hand • uit de eerste/tweede hand

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

→ full full/, heavy heavy/, iron iron/, open open/, right right/, slack slack/, upper upper/

II 〈 niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 handschrift ⇒ 〈 formeel〉 handtekening

2 hulp ⇒ steun, bijstand

3 controle ⇒ beheersing, bedwang

4 toestemming ⇒ (huwelijks)belofte, (handels)akkoord 〈 met handdruk〉

5 invloed ⇒ aandeel

6 〈 informeel〉 applaus ⇒ bijval

♦voorbeelden:

1   set/put one's hand to a document • zijn hand(tekening) onder een document plaatsen

     write a legible hand • een leesbaar handschrift hebben

     given under his hand and seal • door hem eigenhandig geschreven en bezegeld

2   give/lend someone a (helping) hand • iemand een handje helpen

3   have/take the situation well in hand • de toestand goed in handen hebben/nemen

     take in hand • onder handen nemen

     get out of hand • uit de hand lopen

4   ask for someone's hand • iemand ten huwelijk vragen

     here's my hand (up)on it! • mijn hand erop!

     win a woman's hand • de liefde van een vrouw winnen

5   have a hand in something • bij iets betrokken zijn

     take a hand (in) • een rol spelen (in)

     he died by his own hand • hij sloeg de hand aan zichzelf

6   the actress got a big/good hand • de actrice kreeg een daverend applaus

¶ try one's hand at (doing) something • iets proberen

     get one's hand in at something • iets onder de knie krijgen

     have/keep one's hand in • in oefening blijven, bijhouden

→ upper upper/

III 〈 meervoud〉

1 macht ⇒ beschikking, gezag

2 〈werkwoord steeds enkelvoud; sport〉 hands ⇒ handsbal

♦voorbeelden:

1   in good hands • in goede handen

     change hands • in andere handen overgaan/van eigenaar veranderen

     put/lay (one's) hands on something • de hand leggen op iets

     the matter is completely in your hands now • u hebt de zaak nu volledig in eigen hand

     the matter is in the hands of the police • de zaak is in handen van de politie

     the children are off my hands • de kinderen zijn de deur uit

     take something off/out of someone's hands • iemand iets uit handen nemen

     have something on one's hands • verantwoordelijkheid dragen voor iets

     have time on one's hands • tijd zat hebben

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hand²

〈 werkwoord〉

1 overhandigen ⇒ aanreiken, (aan)geven

2 helpen ⇒ een handje helpen, (ge)leiden

♦voorbeelden:

1   hand someone a letter, hand a letter to someone • iemand een brief overhandigen

     hand back • teruggeven

     hand round • ronddelen

2   hand someone into/out of a bus • iemand een bus in/uithelpen

¶ 〈 informeel〉 you have to hand it to her • dat moet je haar nageven

→ hand down hand down/, hand in hand in/, hand on hand on/, hand out hand out/, hand over hand over/

English-Dutch dictionary > hand
8 matter

'mætə 1. noun
1) (solids, liquids and/or gases in any form, from which everything physical is made: The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.) stoff, materie, substans

2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) sak, emne

3) (pus: The wound was infected and full of matter.) puss, materie
2. verb
(to be important: That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter.) bety (mye), spille en stor rolle

- matter-of-fact
- be the matter
- a matter of course
- a matter of opinion
- no matter
- no matter who
- what
- where

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I
subst. \/ˈmætə\/

1) materie, materiale

2) stoff, substans

• colouring matter

fargestoff

• reading matter

lesestoff\/lektyre

3) ( også subject matter) emne, innhold, stoff

• contain good matter

ha et bra innhold\/være innholdsrik

4) anliggende, sak, spørsmål, ting

• this is a matter I know little about

dette er en sak jeg vet lite om

• as matters now stand

slik situasjonen er nå

• don't carry matters to far

ikke la det gå for langt

• let's consider the matter

la oss tenke på det

5) betydning, vekt

6) årsak, anledning, formål

• that was a matter of\/for interest

7) feil, mangel

• there is not much the matter

det er ingenting å snakke om

• what is the matter with him?

hva er i veien med ham?

8) ( typografi) sats

9) ( typografi) manuskript (til setting)

10) ( typografi) tekst (i motsetning til titler eller annonser)

11) ( medisin) materie, puss, (sår)væske

a matter of course en selvfølge, noe som sier seg selv

a matter of life and death et spørsmål om liv eller død, livsviktig

a matter of\/for regret beklagelig

as a matter of fact faktisk, i virkeligheten, egentlig

for that matter eller for the matter of that for den sak(en)s skyld

• she didn't like the film, nor did I, for that matter

hun likte ikke filmen, det gjorde ikke jeg heller, for den saks skyld

an incidental matter en bisak

infectious matter smittestoff

in the matter of angående, hva angår, med hensyn til

it is no matter of mine det angår ikke meg, det er ikke min sak

make matters worse gjøre vondt verre

manner\/form and matter form og innhold

matter in dispute stridsspørsmål

the matter in hand den foreliggende sak

a matter of ( foran tallord) noe sånt som, omtrent, noe omkring

• it's a matter of £50

det er omtrent 50 pund

• it's a matter of 10 weeks

det dreier seg om ti uker

a matter of fact et faktum, en kjensgjerning

matter of inclination smakssak

a matter of (something) en -sak

• a matter of doubt

en tvilsom sak

• a matter of business

en forretningssak

• a matter of habit

en vanesak

• a matter of practice

en treningssak, et spørsmål om øvelse

• it is only a matter of time

det er bare et tidsspørsmål\/det er bare et spørsmål om tid

matters ( også) forholdene, situasjonen, tingene

• matters have become worse

situasjonen har blitt verre

matters have succeeded this far hittil har det gått bra

matter with feil med, feil på, galt med

• what's the matter with margarine?

hva er i veien med margarin?

• what's the matter with £10?

ti pund burde vel holde

mind and matter ånd og materie

money matters pengesaker

no laughing matter ingenting å le av

no matter det gjør ikke noe, det spiller ingen rolle

• it makes no matter

det gjør ikke noe

no matter how one tries uansett hvor mye man forsøker

no matter when det spiller ingen rolle når, uansett når

no matter where it is hvor det enn måtte være, uansett hvor det måtte være

push the matter to extremes sette saken på spissen

settle matters bringe orden i sakene, ordne opp i saker og ting

a small matter en fillesak, en bagatell

take matters easy ta det rolig ta lett på saker og ting

think the matter over fundere på\/over saken, tenke på\/over saken

• I need a day to think the matter over

jeg trenger en dags betenkningstid
II
verb \/ˈmætə\/

1) bety noe, gjøre noe, være av betydning, ha noe for seg

• learning matters less than common sense

kunnskap betyr mindre enn sunn fornuft

• these are things that matter to me

dette er ting som betyr noe for meg

• it hardly matters at all

det spiller nesten ingen rolle \/ det gjør ikke så mye

• what does it matter?

hva gjør vel det? \/ hvilken rolle spiller det?

• it doesn't matter to me

det er det samme for meg

• it matters little

det er ikke så farlig \/ det gjør ikke så mye

• not that it matters

ikke at det gjør noe \/ ikke at det spiller noen rolle

• he put his finger on what really matters

han har satt fingeren på det som virkelig betyr noe

2) ( medisin) avsondre materie, væske

English-Norwegian dictionary > matter
9 hand

hænd 1. noun
1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) hånd

2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) (ur)viser

3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) mann, arbeider

4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) hjelp, assistanse

5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) hånd, kort i/på hånden

6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) håndsbredd (ca. 10 cm)

7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) håndskrift
2. verb
(often with back, down, up etc)

1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) rekke, gi, overrekke

2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) sette over til

•

- handful
- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand

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I
subst. \/hænd\/

1) (anatomi, også overført) hånd

• clean hands

rene hender

• with a light hand

med lett hånd

• right hand

høyre hånd

• I couldn't see my own hand

jeg kunne ikke se en hånd for meg

• shake hands

• it strengthens their hand in their negotiations

det styrker deres forhandlingsposisjon

• she held her by the hand

hun holdt henne i hånden

2) ( på visse dyr) forlabb, forpote, forfot

3) viser, timeviser, minuttviser, sekundviser

4) ( retning) side, hold, hånd

• on all hands

på alle hold

• on the one hand

på den ene siden

• on your left hand

på din venstre side

5) applaus, bifall

6) ( person) arbeider, mann

• how many hands do you employ in this mill?

7) ( sjøfart) gast, matros, mann

8) håndlag, dyktighet, anlegg, talent

• his hand is out

han er ikke opplagt \/ han er ute av form

9) håndskrift

10) ( formelt) underskrift

11) ( om kunstner e.l.) utførelse, stil, arbeid

12) omgang, tur

13) ( kortspill) parti, spill

• at the conclusion of the hand

14) ( kortspill) hånd

• a good hand

(ha) gode kort (på hånden)

15) ( kortspill) spiller

• we need a fourth hand

16) ( spesielt mål for hester) håndsbredd (10 cm)

17) ( vestindisk) arm (inkludert hånden)

18) bunt, klase (med bananer), fem stykker

• a hand of herrings

all hands on deck! ( sjøfart) alle mann på dekk!

ask for a woman's hand anmode om en kvinnes hånd

at hand for hånden, lett tilgjengelig, innen rekkevidde

• he lives close at hand

han bor i nærheten

nært forestående

• the hour was at hand

tiden var snart inne

at someone's hand fra noens (side)

• I did not expect such a treatment at your hands a

bad\/poor hand at dårlig i, dårlig til å

• she is a poor hand at cooking

bear a hand hjelpe til, delta

be on hand være (nært) forestående, stå for døren til stede, lett tilgjengelig

bring up by hand fø opp med flaske

by hand for hånd

• done by hand

• by private hand

by the same hand av samme hånd (mester, maler, kunstner e.l.)

change hands skifte eier, komme i andre hender

• shares change hands rapidly

declare one's hand ( overført) legge kortene på bordet ( kortspill) melde (på kortene sine)

die at the hands of the enemy dø for fiendens hånd

elder hand ( kortspill) forhånd

• you have the elder hand

du er i forhånd

extend a hand ( overført) strekke ut en (hjelpende) hånd, rekke ut en (hjelpende) hånd

fair hand tydelig stil, velformet hånd

fall in someone's hands falle i klørne på noen, falle i noens makt

force someone's hand ( overført) tvinge noen til å røpe sine hensikter

from good hands fra en sikker kilde

from hand to hand fra hånd til hånd, fra mann til mann

from hand to mouth fra hånd til munn

• live from hand to mouth

get one's hand in få øvelse i, få trening i, arbeide seg inn i, trene seg opp, komme i form, få teken på

get someone off one's hands kvitte seg med noen, bli kvitt noen

get something off one's hands kvitte seg med noe få noe unna, få noe gjort, bli ferdig med noe

get the upper hand eller get the upper hand of ha\/få overtaket (på), ha full kontroll (over), ta innersvingen (på)

give somebody's hand a wring trykke noens hånd

give somebody the glad hand ( hverdagslig) ønske noen hjertelig velkommen, ta imot noen med åpne armer

give (someone) one's hand rekke frem hånden gifte seg

give someone a (big) hand ( hverdagslig) applaudere noen, klappe for noen

give someone a free hand gi noen frie hender, gi noen frie tøyler

give someone a hand (up) eller lend someone a hand (up) eller give someone a helping hand gi noen en hjelpende hånd, gi noen en håndsrekning

• can you give me a hand up with this luggage?

hand in glove with god venn med, på fortrolig fot med, hånd i hanske med

• they work hand in glove with each other

de har et nært samarbeid med hverandre

hand in hand hånd i hånd

hand lotion håndkrem

hand over fist ( hverdagslig) svært raskt, lett i store mengder

• the sale went very well, they were making money hand over fist

salget gikk svært bra, de håvet inn penger

hand over hand hånd over hånd, støtt og sikkert

hands ( også) bemanning

• all hands

hele besetningen

( fotball) hands

hands and heels ( hesteveddeløp) uten bruk av pisk

hands down med letthet

• win hands down

vinne en overlegen seier

hands off! vekk med fingrene!, fingrene fra fatet!

hands up! opp med hendene! rekk opp hånden

hand to hand mann mot mann i (håndgemeng), i nærkamp

have a free hand ha frie hender, ha frie tøyler

have a hand for ha anlegg for, være god i, være dyktig i

have a hand in something være innblandet i noe, være delaktig i noe, ha noe med å gjøre, ha en finger med i spillet

have a light hand være lett på hånden

have\/keep one's hand in holde seg i form, beholde formen

have one's hands full ha hendene fulle, ha nok å gjøre, ha mye å stå i med

have one's hands tied ( hverdagslig) ikke kunne handle fritt

heavy in hand sta, stri, uregjerlig (om hest)

hold\/stay one's hand vente og se tiden an, stille seg avventende

hold\/stay someone's hand stanse noen, stoppe noen, holde noen tilbake

in good hands i gode hender, godt ivaretatt

in hand i hende, på hånden, til rådighet, til disposisjon, for hånden

• keep the offer in hand till July 1

• have some money in hand

ha penger til overs

• the matter in hand

den foreliggende sak

i sin hånd, i sin makt, under kontroll

• keep well in hand

på gang, fore, som er under utarbeidelse

• whatever he has in hand

lay hands on oneself begå selvmord

lay one's hands on komme over, slå kloen i, få tak i legge hånd på noen, bruke vold mot noen legge hendene på, velsigne ved håndspåleggelse

learn something at first hand få førstehåndskjennskap til

light hand lett hånd, varsom ( sjøfart) lettmatros, jungmann

light in hand føyelig, lett håndterlig (om hest)

make money hand over fist tjene store penger, tjene grovt med penger, skuffe inn penger

many hands make light work ( ordtak) mange bekker små blir en stor å

money in hand ( også) kontanter, kassebeholdning, kontantbeholdning, redepenger

a new hand nybegynner

not do a hand's turn ( hverdagslig) ikke gjøre et slag, ikke røre en finger

off hand på sparket, på flekken, med det samme, med én gang

old hand erfaren, dreven

• he's an old hand

han er en rutinert mann

• I'm an old hand at this work

jeg har lang trening med denne type arbeid

on all hands eller on every hand overalt, på alle kanter

one game in hand ( sport) en kamp mindre spilt

on hand for hånden, tilgjengelig, i nærheten

• I'll be on hand when you come

i noens eie, på lager

• a stock of goods on hand

on one's hands ha ansvaret for noe, være belemret med noe, bli sittende igjen med ansvaret for noe

• I have a great deal on my hands

jeg har mye å gjøre

til rådighet, til disposisjon

• he has a lot of time on his hands

han har en masse tid til rådighet

• we had a whole day on our hands

vi hadde en hel dag til rådighet

open hand ( overført) rund hånd

• she gave with an open hand

hun ga med rund hånd

orders in hand ( handel) ordrebestand

out of hand uten videre, på stående fot, øyeblikkelig utenfor kontroll, uregjerlig, ustyrlig, udisiplinert, ubehersket

• the children have got out of hand lately

barna har blitt helt ustyrlige i det siste

• he let his temper get completely out of hand

han mistet fullstendig besinnelsen

pass on into the hands of somebody overlevere i noens varetekt

pass over (in)to somebody's hands havne i noens varetekt

play a good hand være flink til å spille kort

play into someone's hands ( kortspill) gjøre det lett for motspiller, spille opp til motspiller, gi noen lett spill

play (for) one's own hand handle i egen interesse, bare tenke på sin egen vinning

put forth one's hand ( gammeldags) rekke frem hånden

put one's hand to one's forehead ta seg for pannen, holde seg for pannen

repose in someone's hands overlate i noens hender

send by hand sende med bud

set one's hand to eller put one's hand to sette igang arbeidet med

shake hands håndhilse, ta hverandre i hendene

shake hands on something ta hverandre i hånden på noe

shake hands with somebody eller shake somebody by the hand ta noen i hånden

shake somebody's hand ta noen i hånden

sit on one's hands la være å applaudere sitte med armene i kors, forholde seg passiv

small hand liten håndskrift

spit on one's hands spytte i nevene

take a hand in være med på, delta i

take in hand foreta seg, befatte seg med, ta hånd om, ta noen under behandling

take something off someone's hands ( overført) befri noen fra noe

throw in one's hand gi opp, overgi seg, slutte med noe

throw up one's hands rekke opp hendene

throw up one's hands in despair reagere med fortvilelse

to hand i hende, for hånden

• your letter has come to hand

deres brev har kommet oss i hende

• your letter to hand

deres nylig mottatte brev

try one's hand at forsøke seg på noe, prøve (seg på) noe

turn a hand to gi seg i kast med, gå i gang med

• he turned his hand successfully to gardening

med stort hell gav han seg i kast med hagearbeid

• he can turn his hand to anything

han can gjøre hva som helst

under hand under hånden

• sell under hand

under someone's hand under noens hånd og segl, med noens egenhendige underskrift

wait (up)on someone hand and foot eller serve someone hand and foot stå på pinne for noen, varte opp på alle bauger og kanter

wash one's hands of ikke ville ha noe mere med å gjøre

win hands down oppnå en lett seier

with empty hands med tomme hender, tomhendt

with one hand (tied) behind one's back med store begrensninger, med vanskeligheter lett, enkelt, uten problemer

• I could kick his bult with one hand tied behind my back!

jeg kunne banket ham opp uten problemer!

wreathe hands vri hender

write a good hand ha pen håndskrift
II
verb \/hænd\/

1) rekke, overrekke, gi, overgi, sende

2) leie (ved hånden), lede, ledsage, føre, hjelpe

3) ( sjøfart) beslå (seil)

be handed down gå i arv, bli overlevert

hand about sende omkring, la gå rundt

hand back gi tilbake, levere tilbake, rekke tilbake

hand down la gå i arv, gi videre (til etterkommere), overlevere, bringe videre (om tradisjoner e.l.)

• hand down to posterity

hand in levere inn, innlevere

• hand in an application

hand in one's resignation se ➢ resignation

hand it to someone ( hverdagslig) gi noen det som vedkommende fortjener, gi den ros vedkommende fortjener

• I must hand it to him

medgi overfor noen, bøye seg for noen, anerkjenne noen som sin overmann

hand on levere videre, la gå videre, sende videre

hand out dele ut, levere ut

hand over to overlevere til, avlevere, utlevere, gi fra seg

hand round servere, la gå rundt, sende rundt

have something handed to one on a plate få noe servert på et sølvfat

English-Norwegian dictionary > hand
10 hand

[hænd] 1. n ( ANAT)
ręka f; ( of clock) wskazówka f; ( handwriting) pismo nt, charakter m pisma; ( worker) robotnik(-ica) m(f); ( deal of cards) rozdanie nt; ( cards held in hand) karty pl; ( of horse) jednostka pomiaru wysokości konia w kłębie
2. vt
podawać (podać perf)

to give/lend sb a hand — pomóc ( perf) komuś

at hand — pod ręką

by hand — ręcznie

time in hand — czas do dyspozycji

the job in hand — praca do wykonania or zrobienia

we have the matter in hand — panujemy nad sytuacją

to be on hand — być or pozostawać do dyspozycji

out of hand — z miejsca

to have sth to hand — mieć coś pod ręką or na podorędziu

on the one hand …, on the other hand … — z jednej strony …, z drugiej strony …

to force sb's hand — zmuszać (zmusić perf) kogoś do ujawnienia zamiarów

to give sb a free hand — dawać (dać perf) komuś wolną rękę

to change hands — zmieniać (zmienić perf) właściciela

hands-on experience — doświadczenie praktyczne

"hands off!" — "ręce przy sobie!"

Phrasal Verbs:

- hand down

- hand in

- hand out

- hand over

- hand round

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[hænd] 1. noun
1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) ręka

2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) wskazówka

3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) pomocnik, obsługa

4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) pomoc

5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) karty (u jednego gracza) 6. added dłoń

6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.)

7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) pismo
2. verb
(often with back, down, up etc)

1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) wręczać

2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) przekazywać

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- handful
- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand

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11 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

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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

English-French dictionary > hand
13 ♦ hand

♦ hand /hænd/
n.

1 mano: to hold hands, tenersi per mano; to lead sb. by the hand, condurre q. per mano; to shake sb. 's hand (o to shake hands with sb.) stringere (o dare) la mano a q.; (antiq.) to ask for a woman's hand, chiedere la mano d'una donna; She put her hands in her pockets, mise le mani in tasca; He was holding the matches in his hand, teneva in mano i fiammiferi; to wash one's hands, lavarsi le mani; to wave one's hand, agitare la mano ( in segno di saluto, ecc.); to clap hands, applaudire; to clap one's hand over one's mouth, mettersi la mano sulla bocca; to clasp sb. 's hand, stringere la mano a q.; to grasp sb. 's hand, afferrare la mano di q.; left hand, mano sinistra; to soil one's hands with st., sporcarsi le mani con q.; steady hand, mano ferma

2 aiuto; mano: to lend (o to give) a hand to sb. (o to give sb. a hand, to lend sb. a hand) dare una mano a q.; DIALOGO → - Downloading and printing- Could you give me a hand?, mi daresti una mano?

3 (pl.) proprietà; proprietario: The house has changed hands, la casa ha cambiato proprietario

4 potere; controllo; mano, mani: to be in enemy hands, essere in mano al nemico; The firm is in his hands now, l'azienda è ora nelle sue mani

5 mano d'autore; mano; segno caratteristico; tocco: The two paintings are by the same hand, i due quadri sono della stessa mano; with a light hand, con mano leggera

6 grafia; calligrafia; scrittura: a legible hand, una calligrafia (o scrittura) leggibile

7 (leg.) firma

8 lavorante; operaio; bracciante: factory hand, operaio; farm hand, bracciante agricolo

9 (naut.) membro dell'equipaggio; marinaio; (al pl., collett.) equipaggio, uomini, ciurma: All hands on deck!, equipaggio in coperta!; (fig. fam.) tutti al lavoro!

10 ago ( di strumento); lancetta ( di orologio); indice ( di meridiana): the hour [minute] hand, la lancetta delle ore [dei minuti]

11 ( alle carte) mano ( di partita): to play a hand of poker, fare una mano di poker; to play a good hand, giocar bene ( a carte)

12 ( alle carte) mano; carte: a poor hand, brutte carte in mano; a winning hand, mano vincente; carte vincenti; ( anche fig.) to show one's hand, mostrare le carte; mettere le carte in tavola; (fig., anche) scoprire il proprio gioco

13 palmo, spanna (per misurare l'altezza dei cavalli; pari a cm 10 circa)

14 (fam.) battimani; applauso: Let's give him a big hand!, facciamogli un bell'applauso!

15 grappolo, casco ( di banane)

16 mazzo ( di foglie di tabacco)

17 (pl.) ( sport) fallo di mano ( nel gioco del calcio)

● hand-barrow, carretto a mano; barella □ hand's breadth, palmo (misura di quattro ‘pollici’, pari a 10 cm circa); spanna □ hand canter, andatura lenta (spec. di cavallo) □ hands down, ( boxe) a mani basse; (fig.) facilmente, con estrema facilità: We beat them hands down, li battemmo facilmente □ (mecc.) hand drill, trapano a mano □ (telef.) hands-free ( set), auricolare □ hand gallop, piccolo galoppo □ (mil.) hand grenade, bomba a mano □ hand-gun ► handgun □ hand-held ► handheld, A □ (tecn.) hand-hole, portello ( di macchinario) □ (fig.) to be hand in glove ( with sb.), essere in combutta, essere culo e camicia (con q.) (fam.) □ hand in hand, mano nella mano; tenendosi per mano; (fig.) di pari passo: to walk hand in hand, camminare tenendosi per mano; to go hand in hand with st., andare di pari passo con qc.; accompagnarsi a qc. □ hand job ► handjob □ ( di pullover, ecc.) hand-knit (o hand-knitted), fatto a mano □ hand lens, lente d'ingrandimento □ hand-loom, telaio a mano □ (aeron.) hand luggage, bagaglio a mano □ hand-mill, macinino □ ( raro) hand money, caparra □ Hands off!, giù le mani!; togli (o togliete) le mani!; giù le zampe! (fam.) □ (di atteggiamento, ecc.) hands-off, che lascia autonomia agli altri, che non si intromette; distaccato: a hands-off policy, una politica di non intervento □ (fam.) hands-on, manuale; pratico: hands-on training, addestramento pratico; pratica □ (org. az.) hands-on management, gestione attiva □ hand organ, organetto; organino □ (fig.) hand over fist, in fretta; in grande quantità: to make money hand over fist, guadagnare soldi a palate; to lose money hand over fist, perdere un mucchio di soldi; essere una macchina mangiasoldi □ hand over hand, portando alternativamente una mano sopra l'altra ( come nell'arrampicarsi su una fune); (fig.) con progressione rapida e continua □ hand-painted, dipinto a mano □ hand press, (mecc.) pressa a mano; (tipogr.) torchio a mano □ (tecn.) hand pump, pompa a mano □ hand-reading, chiromanzia; lettura della mano □ (leg.) hand sale, compravendita verbale □ (tipogr.) hand-set, composto a mano □ (tipogr.) hand-setting, composizione a mano □ ( di scarpa, stivale, ecc.) hand-sewn, cucito (o fatto) a mano □ hand signal, segnale ( di svolta, ecc.) fatto a mano ( da un ciclista, ecc.) □ ( ginnastica) hand spring, salto sulle mani; ribaltata □ (fig.) to have one's hands tied, avere le mani legate □ a hand-to-hand fight, un combattimento corpo a corpo □ hand-to-mouth, precario; alla giornata: a hand-to-mouth existence, esistenza precaria □ (econ.) hand-to-mouth buying, acquisto minimo; acquisti ridotti all'osso □ hand tool, utensile a mano, utensile manuale □ ( USA) hand truck, carrello a mano □ Hands up!, mani in alto!; ( anche) su le mani, chi è d'accordo alzi la mano □ hand vote, voto per alzata di mano □ (tecn.) hand-wheel, volantino □ at hand, a portata di mano; vicino, imminente: My parents live close at hand, i miei genitori abitano proprio qui vicino; The end of the term is at hand, la fine del trimestre è vicina (o imminente) □ at the hands of, per mano di; a opera di: He suffered greatly at the hands of his daughters, ha sofferto molto per colpa delle figlie □ at first [at second] hand, di prima [di seconda] mano: to hear st. (at) second hand, apprendere qc. di seconda mano □ at sb. 's right hand, alla destra di q. □ to be a bad hand at st., essere scarso in qc. □ ( anche fig.) to bind sb. hand and foot, legare q. mani e piedi □ by hand, a mano: fruit gathered by hand, frutta raccolta a mano; The letter was sent by hand, la lettera è stata inviata a mano □ to come to hand, capitare sotto mano; (comm.) pervenire: Your letter has come to hand, ci è pervenuta la vostra lettera □ (fig.) to force sb. 's hand, forzare la mano a q. □ to get st. off one's hands, liberarsi (o sbarazzarsi, disfarsi) di qc. □ to get one's hand in ( a job), fare la mano a (un lavoro); impratichirsi di (un lavoro) □ to get one' hands on sb., mettere le mani su q., acchiappare q. □ to be a good hand at st., aver mano a qc.; essere bravo in qc. □ (fam.) not to do a hand's turn, non fare niente; non muovere un dito □ to have a hand in st., giocare un ruolo in qc., mettere lo zampino in qc. (fam.) □ (fig.) to have one's hands full, essere occupatissimo □ (fig.) in hand, in serbo, di riserva; per le mani, in fase di esecuzione, in corso; sotto controllo; in pugno (fig.); ( sport) ancora da giocare, da recuperare: to keep some money in hand, tenere in serbo un po' di denaro; The work is still in hand, il lavoro è ancora in corso; to have the whole situation in hand, tenere in pugno la situazione; avere tutto sotto controllo □ to keep one's hands clean, non immischiarsi; tenersi fuori da qc. □ to keep (o to get) one's hand in, non perdere la mano a (fare qc.); stare in esercizio in (qc.) □ to lay hands on st., metter le mani sopra una cosa; impossessarsi di qc. □ to lay hands on sb., metter le mani addosso a q.; (relig.) imporre le mani su q. □ ( detto di un'organizzazione) The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing, non c'è coordinamento; ognuno fa di testa propria □ to lift (o to raise) one's hands to (o against) sb., alzare le mani su q. □ to live from hand to mouth, vivere miseramente; vivere alla giornata □ (fig.) not to lift a hand ( to help sb.), non alzare (o non muovere) un dito (per aiutare q.) □ (fig.) off one's hands = out of one's hands ► sotto □ to be an old hand at a job, essere pratico di un lavoro □ on all hands, da tutte le parti □ on either hand, da entrambe le parti; da ambo i lati □ on every hand, da tutte le parti □ on hand, a disposizione, disponibile: We have many new items on hand, abbiamo molti articoli nuovi ( in magazzino, ecc.) a vostra disposizione □ ( di una persona) to be on hand, essere (o rendersi) disponibile; prestarsi (a fare qc.) □ (fig.) on sb. 's hands, a carico di q.; ( anche) a disposizione di q. □ (correl.) on the one hand…, on the other hand…, da un lato (o per un verso)…, dall'altro (o per l'altro) □ on the other hand, d'altra parte; d'altro canto; però □ out of hand, (avv.) subito, senza pensarci su; (agg.) che sfugge al controllo: The situation soon got out of hand, la situazione è sfuggita presto al controllo (o di mano) □ (fig.) out of one's hands, non più nelle proprie mani; non più a carico; non più di propria competenza: The matter is out of my hands, la faccenda non è più nelle mie mani □ to hand, sotto mano, a portata di mano □ to play for one's own hand, fare il proprio interesse □ (fig.) to play into sb. 's hands, fare il gioco di q. □ to put (o to set) one's hand to st., mettere (o porre) mano a qc. □ The right hand doesn't know what the left one is doing = The left hand doesn't know… ► sopra □ to rule with a heavy (o an iron) hand, governare con il pugno di ferro □ (fig.) to stay sb. 's hand, fermare la mano di q., impedire a q. di agire □ to take a hand in st. = to have a hand in st. ► sopra □ to take sb. in (o into) hand, prendersi cura di q.; controllare, tenere a freno, fare rigare diritto q. □ to take st. in hand, occuparsi di, prendere in mano qc. (fig.) □ (fig., slang USA) to talk to the hand, parlare al muro (fam. fig.); parlare a q. che non ascolta □ to try one's hand at st., cimentarsi in qc. □ to turn one's hand to st., intraprendere qc.; cimentarsi in qc. □ (fig.) to wash one's hands of st., lavarsi le mani di qc. □ a with high hand, con arroganza; da prepotente □ with a heavy hand, con mano pesante; con il pugno di ferro, spietatamente □ (prov.) Many hands make light work, l'unione fa la forza □ (prov.) One hand washes the other, una mano lava l'altra □ (prov.) The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, il potere è donna.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ hand
14 hand

hænd
1. noun
1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) mano

2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) manecilla, aguja

3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) trabajador, operario

4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) mano, ayuda

5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) mano, cartas

6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) palmo

7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) caligrafía

2. verb
(often with back, down, up etc)

1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) dar, entregar

2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) devolver, pasar

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- handful
- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand

hand¹ n

1. mano

what have you got in your hand? ¿qué tienes en la mano?

he held my hand me cogió de la mano

2. manecilla / aguja

the minute hand el minutero

by hand a mano

it was painted by hand fue pintado a mano

to give someone a hand echarle una mano a alguien

hand in hand cogidos de la mano

hand² vb pasar / dar

could you hand me that book? ¿me podrías pasar ese libro?

she handed me my change me dio el cambio

hand

tr[hænd]

noun

1 mano nombre femenino

2 (worker) trabajador,-ra, operario,-a; (sailor) tripulante nombre masulino o femenino, marinero,-a

3 (of clock) manecilla, aguja

4 (handwriting) letra

5 (of cards) mano nombre femenino, cartas nombre femenino plural

6 (applause) aplauso

transitive verb

1 dar, entregar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all hands on deck! ¡todos a cubierta!

at first hand de primera mano

at hand a mano

by hand a mano

hands off! ¡no toques!, ¡quita las manos!

hands up! ¡manos arriba!

to hand it to somebody familiar quitar el sombrero ante alguien, felicitar a alguien

on hand disponible

on the one hand... on the other hand por una parte... por otra parte

the job in hand figurative use lo que nos ocupa

to ask for somebody's hand figurative use pedir la mano de alguien

to force somebody's hand figurative use forzarle la mano a alguien

to get out of hand figurative use descontrolarse, desmadrarse

to give somebody a big hand dedicar a alguien una gran ovación

to have a hand in figurative use intervenir en, participar en

to have one's hands full familiar estar muy ocupado,-a

to have the upper hand llevar ventaja

to have time in hand figurative use sobrarle tiempo

to hold hands estar cogidos,-as de la mano

to keep one's hand in figurative use no perder la práctica

to know something like the back of one's hand figurative use conocer algo como la palma de la mano

to lend a hand echar una mano

to shake hands estrecharse la mano, darse la mano

to show one's hand figurative use poner las cartas sobre la mesa, poner las cartas boca arriba

to turn one's hand to figurative use dedicarse a, meterse en

to wash one's hands figurative use lavarse las manos

hand wash lavado a mano

farm hand SMALLAGRICULTURE/SMALL peón nombre masculino

a free hand carta blanca

hand ['hænd] vt

: pasar, dar, entregar

hand n

1) : mano f

made by hand: hecho a mano

2) pointer: manecilla f, aguja f (de un reloj o instrumento)

3) side: lado m

on the other hand: por otro lado

4) handwriting: letra f, escritura f

5) applause: aplauso m

6) : mano f, cartas fpl (en juegos de naipes)

7) worker: obrero m, -ra f; trabajador m, -dora f

8)

to ask for someone's hand (in marriage) : pedir la mano de alguien

9)

to lend a hand : echar una mano

hand (of a clock)

n.

• aguja s.f.

adj.

• de mano adj.

• manual adj.

n.

• manecilla s.f.

• manilla s.f.

• mano s.f.

• obrero, -era s.m.,f.

• peón s.m.

v.

• dar v.

(§pres: doy, das...) subj: dé-

pret: di-•)

• entregar v.

I hænd
noun

1) ( Anat) mano f

you couldn't see your hand in front of your face — no se veía nada

to be good o clever with one's hands — ser* hábil con las manos, ser* mañoso

he killed it with his bare hands — lo mató con sus propias manos

to give somebody one's hand — darle* la mano a algn

they were holding hands when they arrived — llegaron tomados or agarrados or (esp Esp) cogidos de la mano

we were all on our hands and knees, looking for the ring — estábamos todos a gatas, buscando el anillo

he wouldn't give it to me even if I went down on my hands and knees — no me lo daría ni aunque se lo pidiera de rodillas

to have/hold something in one's hands — tener*/llevar algo en la mano

look, no hands! — mira sin manos!

to hold out one's hand to somebody — tenderle* la mano a algn

to join hands — darse* la(s) mano(s)

hands off! — quita las manos de ahí!, no toques!

hands off our schools! — dejen en paz nuestros colegios!

can you put (your) hand on (your) heart and say it isn't true? — ¿puedes decir que no es verdad con la mano en el corazón?

to put one's hand up o to raise one's hand — levantar la mano

hands up all those in favor — que levanten la mano los que estén a favor

hands up! — manos arriba!, arriba las manos!

to raise one's hand to o against somebody — levantarle la mano a algn

from hand to hand — de mano en mano

2) ( in phrases)

at hand: help was at hand la ayuda estaba en camino; to learn about something at first hand enterarse de algo directamente or personalmente or de primera mano; to learn about something at second/third hand enterarse de algo a través de or por terceros; by hand: made/written by hand hecho/escrito a mano; it must be washed by hand hay que lavarlo a mano; he delivered the letter by hand entregó la carta en mano; hand in hand (tomados or agarrados or (esp Esp) cogidos) de la mano; poverty and disease go hand in hand la pobreza y la enfermedad van de la mano; in hand: glass/hat in hand con el vaso/sombrero en la mano, vaso/sombrero en mano; to pay cash in hand pagar* en metálico or en efectivo; let's get back to the matter in o (AmE also) at hand volvamos a lo que nos ocupa; to have something (well) in hand tener* algo controlado or bajo control; that boy needs taking in hand a ese chico va a haber que meterlo en cintura; on hand: we're always on hand when you need us si nos necesitas, aquí estamos; the police were on hand la policía estaba cerca; to have something on hand tener* algo a mano; out of hand: to get out of hand \<\<child\>\> descontrolarse; the situation is getting out of hand la situación se les (or nos etc) va de las manos; to reject something out of hand rechazar* algo de plano; to hand (BrE) ( within reach) al alcance de la mano, a (la) mano; ( available) disponible; she grabbed the first thing that came to hand agarró lo primero que encontró; hand in glove o (esp AmE) hand and glove: he was hand in glove with the enemy estaba confabulado con el enemigo; hand over fist a manos llenas, a espuertas (esp Esp); her/his left hand doesn't know what her/his right hand is doing borra con el codo lo que escribe con la mano; not to do a hand's turn (colloq) no mover* un dedo (fam), no dar* golpe (Esp, Méx fam); to ask for somebody's hand (in marriage) (frml) pedir* la mano de algn (en matrimonio); to beat somebody/win hands down ganarle a algn/ganar sin problemas; to bind somebody hand and foot atar or (AmL exc RPl) amarrar a algn de pies y manos; to bite the hand that feeds one ser* un desagradecido; to dirty o sully one's hands ( in criminal activity) ensuciarse las manos; she wouldn't dirty her hands with typing no se rebajaría a hacer de mecanógrafa: se le caerían los anillos; to force somebody's hand: I didn't want to, but you forced my hand no quería hacerlo, pero no me dejaste otra salida; to gain/have the upper hand: she gained the upper hand over her rival se impuso a su rival; she's always had the upper hand in their relationship siempre ha dominado ella en su relación; to get one's hands on somebody/something: just wait till I get my hands on him! vas a ver cuando lo agarre!; she can't wait to get her hands on the new computer se muere por usar la computadora nueva; to give somebody/have a free hand darle* a algn/tener* carta blanca; to give somebody the glad hand (AmE) saludar a algn efusivamente; to go hat o (BrE) cap in hand (to somebody): we had to go to them hat in hand asking for more money tuvimos que ir a mendigarles más dinero; to grab o grasp o seize something with both hands: it was a wonderful opportunity and she grabbed it with both hands era una oportunidad fantástica y no dejó que se le escapara de las manos; to have one's hands full estar* ocupadísimo, no dar* para más; to have one's hands tied tener* las manos atadas or (AmL exc RPl) amarradas; to have somebody eating out of one's hand hacer* con algn lo que se quiere; to keep one's hand in no perder* la práctica; to know a place like the back of one's hand conocer* un sitio al dedillo or como la palma de la mano; to live (from) hand to mouth vivir al día; to put o dip one's hand in one's pocket contribuir* con dinero; to put o lay one's hand(s) on something dar* con algo; to try one's hand (at something) probar* (a hacer algo); to turn one's hand to something: he can turn his hand to anything es capaz de hacer cualquier tipo de trabajo; to wait on somebody hand and foot hacerle* de sirviente/sirvienta a algn; to wash one's hands of something lavarse las manos de algo; many hands make light work — el trabajo compartido es más llevadero

3)

a) ( agency) mano f

the hand of God — la mano de Dios

to die by one's own hand — (frml) quitarse la vida

to have a hand in something — tener* parte en algo

the town had suffered at the hands of invaders — la ciudad había sufrido a manos de los invasores

that child needs a firm hand — ese niño necesita (una) mano firme

to rule with a heavy hand — gobernar* con mano dura

b) ( assistance) (colloq)

to give o lend somebody a (helping) hand — echarle or darle* una mano a algn

if you need a hand — si necesitas ayuda

c) hands pl (possession, control, care)

to change hands — cambiar de dueño or manos

in good/capable hands — en buenas manos

my life is in your hands — mi vida depende de ti

how did it come into your hands? — ¿cómo llegó a tus manos?

he/it fell into the hands of the enemy o into enemy hands — cayó en manos del enemigo

to put oneself in somebody's hands — ponerse* en manos de algn

to get something/somebody off one's hands — (colloq) quitarse algo/a algn de encima (fam)

on somebody's hands: she has the children on her hands all day long tiene a los niños a su cuidado todo el día; we've got a problem on our hands tenemos or se nos presenta un problema; out of somebody's hands: the matter is out of my hands el asunto no está en mis manos; to play into somebody's hands — hacerle* el juego a algn

4) ( side)

on somebody's right/left hand — a la derecha/izquierda de algn

on the one hand... on the other (hand)... — por un lado... por otro (lado)...

5) ( Games)

a) ( set of cards) mano f, cartas fpl

to show o reveal one's hand — mostrar* or enseñar las cartas, mostrar* el juego

to strengthen somebody's hand — afianzar* la posición de algn

to tip one's hand — (AmE colloq) dejar ver sus (or mis etc) intenciones

b) ( round of card game) mano f

6)

a) ( worker) obrero, -ra m,f; ( farm hand) peón m

b) ( Naut) marinero m

all hands on deck — todos a cubierta!

c) ( experienced person)

an old hand — un veterano, una veterana

7) ( applause) (colloq) (no pl)

a big hand for... — un gran aplauso para...

8) ( handwriting) (liter) letra f

the letter was in her own hand — la carta era de su puño y letra

9) ( on clock) manecilla f, aguja f

the hour hand — la manecilla or la aguja de las horas, el horario, el puntero (Andes)

the minute hand — el minutero, la manecilla or la aguja de los minutos

the second hand — el segundero, la manecilla or la aguja de los segundos

10) ( measurement) ( Equ) palmo m

II

transitive verb

to hand somebody something, to hand something TO somebody — pasarle algo a alguien

he was handed a stiff sentence — (AmE) le impusieron una pena severa

to hand it to somebody: you have to hand it to her; she knows her subject — hay que reconocérselo, conoce muy bien el tema

Phrasal Verbs:

- hand around

- hand down

- hand in

- hand off

- hand on

- hand out

- hand over

- hand round

[hænd]
1. N

1) (=part of body) mano f

to have sth in one's hand — tener algo en la mano

• to be clever or good with one's hands — ser hábil con las manos, ser un manitas

• a piece for four hands — (Mus) una pieza para (piano a) cuatro manos

• to hold hands — [children] ir cogidos de la mano, ir tomados de la mano (LAm); [lovers] hacer manitas

• on (one's) hands and knees — a gatas

• hands off! * — ¡fuera las manos!, ¡no se toca!

hands off those chocolates! — ¡los bombones ni tocarlos!

hands off pensions! — ¡no a la reforma de las pensiones!, ¡dejad las pensiones en paz!

to keep one's hands off sth — no tocar algo

• hands up! — (to criminal) ¡arriba las manos!; (to pupils) ¡que levanten la mano!

hand over fist —

to be making money hand over fist — ganar dinero a espuertas

to be losing money hand over fist — hacerle agua el dinero

- be hand in glove with sb

to work hand in glove with sb — trabajar en estrecha colaboración con algn

- live from hand to mouth

- my hands are tied

- I could do it with one hand tied behind my back

- he never does a hand's turn

- many hands make light work
shake 2., 1)
2) (=needle) [of instrument] aguja f; [of clock] manecilla f, aguja f

the big hand — la manecilla grande, el minutero

the little hand — la manecilla pequeña, el horario

3) (=agency, influence) mano f, influencia f

his hand was everywhere — se notaba su influencia por todas partes, su mano se notaba en todo

to have a hand in — tomar parte en, intervenir en

he had no hand in it — no tuvo arte ni parte en ello

4) (=worker) (in factory) obrero(-a) m / f; (=farm hand) peón m; (=deck hand) marinero m (de cubierta)

• all hands on deck! — (Naut) ¡todos a cubierta!

• to be lost with all hands — hundirse con toda la tripulación

- be an old hand

5) (=help) mano f

would you like a hand with moving that? — ¿te echo una mano a mover eso?

• to give or lend sb a hand — echar una mano a algn

can you give or lend me a hand? — ¿me echas una mano?

6) (=handwriting) letra f, escritura f

he writes a good hand — tiene buena letra

in one's own hand — de su (propio) puño y letra

7) (Cards) (=round) mano f, partida f; (=cards held) mano f

a hand of bridge/poker — una mano or una partida de bridge/póker

8) (=measurement) [of horse] palmo m

he's 15 hands high — mide 15 palmos de alto

9) * (=round of applause)

they gave him a big hand — le aplaudieron calurosamente

let's have a big hand for...! — ¡muchos aplausos para...!

10) (phrases with verb)

• to ask for sb's hand (in marriage) — pedir la mano de algn

• to change hands — cambiar de mano or de dueño

• just wait till I get my hands on him! — ¡espera (a) que le ponga la mano encima!

• to lay hands on — (=get) conseguir; (Rel) imponer las manos a

I don't know where to lay my hands on... — no sé dónde conseguir...

she read everything she could lay her hands on — leía todo lo que caía en sus manos

• to put or set one's hand to sth — emprender algo

• to raise one's or a hand to or against sb — poner a algn la mano encima

• to take a hand in sth — tomar parte or participar en algo

• to try one's hand at sth — probar algo

- get one's hand in

- give with one hand and take away with the other

- keep one's hand in

- sit on one's hands

- turn one's hand to sth

he can turn his hand to anything — vale tanto para un barrido como para un fregado

- wait on sb hand and foot
eat 2., force 2., 1), join 1., 1), show 1., 1), throw up 2., 1), wash 2., 1), win 2., 3)
11) (phrases with adjective)

• to rule with a firm hand — gobernar con firmeza

• to have a free hand — tener carta blanca

to give sb a free hand — dar carta blanca a algn

• to have one's hands full (with sth/sb) — no parar un momento (con algo/algn), estar muy ocupado (con algo/algn)

I've got my hands full with the kids — con los niños no paro un momento

I've got my hands full running the firm while the boss is away — estoy muy ocupado llevando la empresa mientras el jefe está fuera

• don't worry, she's in good hands — no te preocupes, está en buenas manos

• with a heavy hand — con mano dura

• to give sb a helping hand — echar una mano a algn

• with a high hand — despóticamente

• if this should get into the wrong hands... — si esto cayera en manos de quien no debiera...

- get or gain the upper hand

- have the upper hand

12) (=after preposition)

• don't worry, help is at hand — no te preocupes, disponemos de or contamos con ayuda

winter was at hand — se acercaba el invierno

keep the book close at hand — ten el libro a mano

we're close at hand in case she needs help — nos tiene a mano or muy cerca si necesita ayuda

at first hand — de primera mano

I heard it only at second hand — lo supe solo de modo indirecto

at the hands of — a manos de

they suffered a series of defeats at the hands of the French — sufrieron una serie de derrotas a manos de los franceses

• made by hand — hecho a mano

to raise an animal by hand — criar un animal uno mismo

to send a letter by hand — enviar una carta en mano

delivered by hand — entregado en mano

by hand — (on envelope) en su mano

to take sb by the hand — coger or tomar a algn de la mano

• they were going along hand in hand — iban cogidos de la mano

it goes hand in hand with — está estrechamente relacionado con

these plans should go hand in hand — estos proyectos deben realizarse al mismo ritmo

gun in hand — el revólver en la mano, empuñando el revólver

to be in sb's hands — estar en manos de algn

it's in his hands now — depende de él ahora

I put myself in your hands — me pongo en tus manos

to have £50 in hand — tener 50 libras en el haber

I like to have sth in hand — me gusta tener algo en reserva

money in hand — dinero m disponible

the cases I have in hand at the moment — los casos que tengo entre manos en este momento

the situation is in hand — tenemos la situación controlada or bajo control

he has them well in hand — sabe manejarlos perfectamente

let's concentrate on the job in hand — centrémonos en el trabajo que tenemos entre manos

to take sth in hand — tomar algo a cuestas

to take sb in hand — (=take charge of) hacerse cargo de algn; (=discipline) imponer disciplina a algn

• to play into sb's hands — hacer el juego a algn

to fall into the hands of the enemy — caer en manos del enemigo

to put sth into a lawyer's hands — poner un asunto en manos de un abogado

to take justice into one's own hands — tomar la justicia por su propia mano

• to get sth off one's hands — (=get rid of) deshacerse de algo; (=finish doing) terminar de hacer algo

to take sth off sb's hands — desembarazar a algn de algo

the children are off our hands now — nuestros hijos ya han volado del nido

• on the right/left hand — a derecha/izquierda, a mano derecha/izquierda

on the one hand... on the other hand — por una parte... por otra parte, por un lado... por otro lado

on the other hand, she did agree to do it — pero el caso es que ella (sí) había accedido a hacerlo

on every hand, on all hands — por todas partes

there are experts on hand to give you advice — hay expertos a su disposición para ofrecerle asesoramiento

I've got him on my hands all day — está conmigo todo el día

we've got a difficult job on our hands — tenemos entre manos una difícil tarea

he's got time on his hands — tiene todo el tiempo del mundo

to have sth left on one's hands — tener que quedarse con algo

he was left with the goods on his hands — tuvo que quedarse con todo el género, el género resultó ser invendible

• to dismiss sth out of hand — descartar algo sin más

the situation was getting out of hand — la situación se estaba escapando de las manos

the children were getting out of hand — los niños se estaban desmandando

• to have sth to hand — tener algo a mano

I don't have the information to hand just now — ahora mismo no tengo a mano la información

I hit him with the first thing that came to hand — le golpeé con lo primero que tenía a mano or que pillé

your letter of the 23rd is to hand — frm he recibido su carta del día 23
cap 1., 1)
2.

VT (=pass)

to hand sb sth, hand sth to sb — pasar algo a algn

he handed me the book — me pasó el libro

- you've got to hand it to him

3.

CPD [lotion, cream] para las manos

hand baggage N (US) — = hand luggage

hand controls NPL — controles mpl manuales

hand drier, hand dryer N — secamanos m inv automático

hand gel — gel m (limpiador) de manos

hand grenade N — granada f (de mano)

hand lotion N — loción f para las manos

hand luggage N — equipaje m de mano

hand print N — manotada f

hand puppet N — títere m

hand signal N — (Aut) señal f con el brazo

with both indicators broken, he had to rely on hand signals — con los intermitentes rotos tenía que hacer señales con el brazo or la mano

they had to communicate in hand signals — tuvieron que comunicarse por señas

hand towel N — toalla f de manos
hand-wash
- hand around

- hand back

- hand down

- hand in

- hand off

- hand on

- hand out

- hand over

- hand round

- hand up

* * *

I [hænd]
noun

1) ( Anat) mano f

you couldn't see your hand in front of your face — no se veía nada

to be good o clever with one's hands — ser* hábil con las manos, ser* mañoso

he killed it with his bare hands — lo mató con sus propias manos

to give somebody one's hand — darle* la mano a algn

they were holding hands when they arrived — llegaron tomados or agarrados or (esp Esp) cogidos de la mano

we were all on our hands and knees, looking for the ring — estábamos todos a gatas, buscando el anillo

he wouldn't give it to me even if I went down on my hands and knees — no me lo daría ni aunque se lo pidiera de rodillas

to have/hold something in one's hands — tener*/llevar algo en la mano

look, no hands! — mira sin manos!

to hold out one's hand to somebody — tenderle* la mano a algn

to join hands — darse* la(s) mano(s)

hands off! — quita las manos de ahí!, no toques!

hands off our schools! — dejen en paz nuestros colegios!

can you put (your) hand on (your) heart and say it isn't true? — ¿puedes decir que no es verdad con la mano en el corazón?

to put one's hand up o to raise one's hand — levantar la mano

hands up all those in favor — que levanten la mano los que estén a favor

hands up! — manos arriba!, arriba las manos!

to raise one's hand to o against somebody — levantarle la mano a algn

from hand to hand — de mano en mano

2) ( in phrases)

at hand: help was at hand la ayuda estaba en camino; to learn about something at first hand enterarse de algo directamente or personalmente or de primera mano; to learn about something at second/third hand enterarse de algo a través de or por terceros; by hand: made/written by hand hecho/escrito a mano; it must be washed by hand hay que lavarlo a mano; he delivered the letter by hand entregó la carta en mano; hand in hand (tomados or agarrados or (esp Esp) cogidos) de la mano; poverty and disease go hand in hand la pobreza y la enfermedad van de la mano; in hand: glass/hat in hand con el vaso/sombrero en la mano, vaso/sombrero en mano; to pay cash in hand pagar* en metálico or en efectivo; let's get back to the matter in o (AmE also) at hand volvamos a lo que nos ocupa; to have something (well) in hand tener* algo controlado or bajo control; that boy needs taking in hand a ese chico va a haber que meterlo en cintura; on hand: we're always on hand when you need us si nos necesitas, aquí estamos; the police were on hand la policía estaba cerca; to have something on hand tener* algo a mano; out of hand: to get out of hand \<\<child\>\> descontrolarse; the situation is getting out of hand la situación se les (or nos etc) va de las manos; to reject something out of hand rechazar* algo de plano; to hand (BrE) ( within reach) al alcance de la mano, a (la) mano; ( available) disponible; she grabbed the first thing that came to hand agarró lo primero que encontró; hand in glove o (esp AmE) hand and glove: he was hand in glove with the enemy estaba confabulado con el enemigo; hand over fist a manos llenas, a espuertas (esp Esp); her/his left hand doesn't know what her/his right hand is doing borra con el codo lo que escribe con la mano; not to do a hand's turn (colloq) no mover* un dedo (fam), no dar* golpe (Esp, Méx fam); to ask for somebody's hand (in marriage) (frml) pedir* la mano de algn (en matrimonio); to beat somebody/win hands down ganarle a algn/ganar sin problemas; to bind somebody hand and foot atar or (AmL exc RPl) amarrar a algn de pies y manos; to bite the hand that feeds one ser* un desagradecido; to dirty o sully one's hands ( in criminal activity) ensuciarse las manos; she wouldn't dirty her hands with typing no se rebajaría a hacer de mecanógrafa: se le caerían los anillos; to force somebody's hand: I didn't want to, but you forced my hand no quería hacerlo, pero no me dejaste otra salida; to gain/have the upper hand: she gained the upper hand over her rival se impuso a su rival; she's always had the upper hand in their relationship siempre ha dominado ella en su relación; to get one's hands on somebody/something: just wait till I get my hands on him! vas a ver cuando lo agarre!; she can't wait to get her hands on the new computer se muere por usar la computadora nueva; to give somebody/have a free hand darle* a algn/tener* carta blanca; to give somebody the glad hand (AmE) saludar a algn efusivamente; to go hat o (BrE) cap in hand (to somebody): we had to go to them hat in hand asking for more money tuvimos que ir a mendigarles más dinero; to grab o grasp o seize something with both hands: it was a wonderful opportunity and she grabbed it with both hands era una oportunidad fantástica y no dejó que se le escapara de las manos; to have one's hands full estar* ocupadísimo, no dar* para más; to have one's hands tied tener* las manos atadas or (AmL exc RPl) amarradas; to have somebody eating out of one's hand hacer* con algn lo que se quiere; to keep one's hand in no perder* la práctica; to know a place like the back of one's hand conocer* un sitio al dedillo or como la palma de la mano; to live (from) hand to mouth vivir al día; to put o dip one's hand in one's pocket contribuir* con dinero; to put o lay one's hand(s) on something dar* con algo; to try one's hand (at something) probar* (a hacer algo); to turn one's hand to something: he can turn his hand to anything es capaz de hacer cualquier tipo de trabajo; to wait on somebody hand and foot hacerle* de sirviente/sirvienta a algn; to wash one's hands of something lavarse las manos de algo; many hands make light work — el trabajo compartido es más llevadero

3)

a) ( agency) mano f

the hand of God — la mano de Dios

to die by one's own hand — (frml) quitarse la vida

to have a hand in something — tener* parte en algo

the town had suffered at the hands of invaders — la ciudad había sufrido a manos de los invasores

that child needs a firm hand — ese niño necesita (una) mano firme

to rule with a heavy hand — gobernar* con mano dura

b) ( assistance) (colloq)

to give o lend somebody a (helping) hand — echarle or darle* una mano a algn

if you need a hand — si necesitas ayuda

c) hands pl (possession, control, care)

to change hands — cambiar de dueño or manos

in good/capable hands — en buenas manos

my life is in your hands — mi vida depende de ti

how did it come into your hands? — ¿cómo llegó a tus manos?

he/it fell into the hands of the enemy o into enemy hands — cayó en manos del enemigo

to put oneself in somebody's hands — ponerse* en manos de algn

to get something/somebody off one's hands — (colloq) quitarse algo/a algn de encima (fam)

on somebody's hands: she has the children on her hands all day long tiene a los niños a su cuidado todo el día; we've got a problem on our hands tenemos or se nos presenta un problema; out of somebody's hands: the matter is out of my hands el asunto no está en mis manos; to play into somebody's hands — hacerle* el juego a algn

4) ( side)

on somebody's right/left hand — a la derecha/izquierda de algn

on the one hand... on the other (hand)... — por un lado... por otro (lado)...

5) ( Games)

a) ( set of cards) mano f, cartas fpl

to show o reveal one's hand — mostrar* or enseñar las cartas, mostrar* el juego

to strengthen somebody's hand — afianzar* la posición de algn

to tip one's hand — (AmE colloq) dejar ver sus (or mis etc) intenciones

b) ( round of card game) mano f

6)

a) ( worker) obrero, -ra m,f; ( farm hand) peón m

b) ( Naut) marinero m

all hands on deck — todos a cubierta!

c) ( experienced person)

an old hand — un veterano, una veterana

7) ( applause) (colloq) (no pl)

a big hand for... — un gran aplauso para...

8) ( handwriting) (liter) letra f

the letter was in her own hand — la carta era de su puño y letra

9) ( on clock) manecilla f, aguja f

the hour hand — la manecilla or la aguja de las horas, el horario, el puntero (Andes)

the minute hand — el minutero, la manecilla or la aguja de los minutos

the second hand — el segundero, la manecilla or la aguja de los segundos

10) ( measurement) ( Equ) palmo m

II

transitive verb

to hand somebody something, to hand something TO somebody — pasarle algo a alguien

he was handed a stiff sentence — (AmE) le impusieron una pena severa

to hand it to somebody: you have to hand it to her; she knows her subject — hay que reconocérselo, conoce muy bien el tema

Phrasal Verbs:

- hand around

- hand down

- hand in

- hand off

- hand on

- hand out

- hand over

- hand round

English-spanish dictionary > hand
15 matter

1. noun
1) (affair) Angelegenheit, die

matters — die Dinge

money matters — Geldangelegenheiten od. -fragen

raise an important matter — einen wichtigen Punkt ansprechen

that's another or a different matter altogether or quite another matter — das ist etwas ganz anderes

and to make matters worse... — und was die Sache noch schlimmer macht/machte,...

2) (cause, occasion)

a/no matter for or of... — ein/kein Grund od. Anlass zu...

it's a matter of complete indifference to me — es ist mir völlig gleichgültig

3) (topic) Thema, das; Gegenstand, der

matter on the agenda — Punkt der Tagesordnung

4)

a matter of... — (something that amounts to) eine Frage (+ Gen.)...; eine Sache von...

it's a matter of taste/habit — das ist Geschmack- / Gewohnheitssache

[only] a matter of time — [nur noch] eine Frage der Zeit

it's just a matter of working harder — man muss sich ganz einfach [bei der Arbeit] mehr anstrengen

in a matter of minutes — in wenigen Minuten

Do you know him? - Yes, as a matter of fact, I do — Kennst du ihn? - Ja, ich kenne ihn tatsächlich

5)

what's the matter? — was ist [los]?

is something the matter? — stimmt irgendetwas nicht?; ist [irgend]was (ugs.) ?

6)

for that matter — eigentlich

7)

no matter! — [das] macht nichts!

no matter how/who/what/why — etc. ganz gleich od. egal (ugs.), wie/wer/was/warum usw.

8) (material, as opposed to mind, spirit, etc.) Materie, die

[in]organic/solid/vegetable matter — [an]organische/feste/pflanzliche Stoffe
2. intransitive verb
etwas ausmachen

what does it matter? — was macht das schon?; was macht's? (ugs.)

what matters is that... — worum es geht, ist...

not matter a damn — vollkommen egal sein

doesn't matter — [das] macht nichts (ugs.)

it doesn't matter how/when — etc. es ist einerlei, wie/wann usw.

does it matter to you if...? — macht es dir etwas aus, wenn...?

the things which matter in life — [das,] worauf es im Leben ankommt

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['mætə] 1. noun
1) (solids, liquids and/or gases in any form, from which everything physical is made: The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.) die Materie

2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) die Angelegenheit

3) (pus: The wound was infected and full of matter.) der Eiter
2. verb
(to be important: That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter.) bedeuten

- academic.ru/45646/matter-of-fact">matter-of-fact
- be the matter
- a matter of course
- a matter of opinion
- no matter
- no matter who
- what
- where
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mat·ter

[ˈmætəʳ, AM -t̬ɚ]

I. n

1. no pl (material) Materie f; SCI [Grund-]Stoff m, Substanz f

organic \matter organische Stoffe pl

printed \matter Gedrucktes nt, Drucksache[n] f[pl]

reading \matter Lesestoff m

vegetable \matter pflanzliche Stoffe pl

waste \matter MED Schlacken pl

\matter in suspension Schwebstoffe pl

\matter constant TECH Materialkonstante f

2. (affair) Angelegenheit f, Sache f

that's a different \matter das ist eine andere Sache

it's a \matter of complete indifference to me das ist mir völlig egal

this is a \matter for the police das sollte man der Polizei übergeben

the \matter in [or AM at] hand die Angelegenheit [o Sache], um die es geht

to get to the heart of the \matter zum Kern der Sache vordringen

the truth [or fact] of the \matter is... in Wirklichkeit...

a \matter of urgency etwas Dringendes

to be no easy \matter doing sth nicht einfach sein, etw zu tun

family \matters Familienangelegenheiten pl

financial \matters pl Geldangelegenheiten pl, Geldsachen pl

money \matters pl Geldangelegenheiten pl

a personal \matter eine persönliche Angelegenheit [o Sache]

in the \matter of... was... angeht

the British are given pre-eminence in the \matter of tea was Tee angeht, da haben die Briten die Nase vorn

3. no pl (question) Frage f

it's simply a \matter of following the recipe/learning the rules man muss einfach nur das Rezept befolgen/die Regeln erlernen

as a \matter of course selbstverständlich

a \matter of fact eine Tatsache

as a \matter of fact (by the way) übrigens, im Übrigen; (expressing agreement or disagreement) in der Tat

have you got his address? — as a \matter of fact, I have hast du seine Adresse? — ja, die hab ich tatsächlich

I suppose you're leaving soon? — no, as a \matter of fact, I'll be staying for another two weeks ich nehme an, Sie reisen bald ab? — keineswegs, in der Tat habe ich vor, noch zwei Wochen zu bleiben

a \matter of form eine Formsache

as a \matter of interest aus Interesse, interessehalber

just as a \matter of interest, how much did you pay for it? ich frage nur aus Interesse, aber wie viel hast du dafür bezahlt?

it's a \matter of life and [or or] death es geht um Leben und Tod

that's a \matter of opinion das ist Ansichtssache

a \matter of principle eine Frage des Prinzips

a \matter of record eine Tatsache

it's a \matter of record that... es ist allgemein bekannt, dass...

a \matter of taste eine Geschmacksfrage

a \matter of time eine Frage der Zeit

4. no pl (topic) Thema nt

the subject \matter of the book das Thema des Buches

it's no laughing \matter das ist nicht zum Lachen

that's another \matter das ist etwas anderes

that's another \matter altogether [or quite another \matter] das ist [wieder] etwas völlig [o ganz] anderes

to let the \matter drop etwas auf sich beruhen lassen; (in a conversation) das Thema fallenlassen

5. (problem)

is anything the \matter? stimmt etwas nicht?

there's nothing the \matter es ist alles in Ordnung

what's the \matter with you? was ist los mit dir?

what's the \matter with asking for a pay rise? was ist so schlimm daran, um eine Gehaltserhöhung zu bitten?

no \matter das macht nichts, [das ist] kein Problem

no \matter, I'll go myself kein Problem, ich gehe selbst

no \matter what was auch [immer] passiert

we've got to get to the airport on time, no \matter what wir müssen pünktlich zum Flughafen kommen, egal wie

no \matter what/when/who... ganz gleich [o egal], was/wann/wer...

no \matter what you say, I won't leave him was du auch sagst, ich werde ihn nicht verlassen

to pretend that nothing is the \matter so tun, als ob nichts wäre

6.

▪ \matters pl (state of affairs) die Situation [o Lage]

that's how \matters stand at the moment so sieht es im Moment aus

\matters came to a head with her resignation mit ihrem Rücktritt spitzte sich die Lage dann noch zu

to help \matters/make \matters worse die Lage verbessern/verschlimmern

to make \matters worse, it then started to rain heavily zu allem Überfluss fing es auch noch an, in Strömen zu regnen

to take \matters into one's own hands die Dinge selbst in die Hand nehmen

7. no pl (amount)

in a \matter of seconds he was by her side es dauerte nur Sekunden bis er bei ihr war

it was all over in a \matter of minutes nach wenigen Minuten war alles vorbei

it's only a \matter of a few dollars es geht nur um ein paar Dollars

and then there's the little \matter of the 80 euros you owe me und dann ist da noch die Kleinigkeit von 80 Euro, die du mir schuldest

8. LAW

\matter of fact Tatfrage f

\matter of law Rechtsfrage f

9. TYPO Satzspiegel m fachspr

10.

▶ not to mince \matter kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen

▶ for that \matter eigentlich

I don't like him, nor does Ann, for that \matter ich mag ihn nicht, und Ann mag ihn im Grunde auch nicht

▶ what \matter? ( dated) was macht das schon?

II. vi

1. (be of importance) von Bedeutung sein

to him, animals \matter more than human beings ihm sind Tiere wichtiger als Menschen

what \matters now is that... worauf es jetzt ankommt, ist, dass...

that's the only thing that \matters das ist das Einzige, was zählt

it really \matters to me das bedeutet mir wirklich etwas, das ist wirklich wichtig für mich

▪ it \matters that... es macht etwas aus, dass...

▪ it doesn't \matter das ist nicht wichtig

I've spilt something on the carpet — it doesn't \matter ich habe etwas auf dem Teppich verschüttet — das macht nichts

would you rather go on Wednesday or Thursday — it doesn't \matter möchten Sie lieber am Mittwoch oder am Donnerstag fahren — das ist mir egal

it doesn't \matter what the guests wear es spielt keine Rolle, wie die Gäste angezogen sind

it didn't \matter anything to them es war ihnen völlig egal

▪ it doesn't \matter if/that... es macht nichts [o fam ist egal], wenn/dass...

it doesn't \matter how long your hair is as long as it's tidy es spielt keine Rolle, wie lang deine Haare sind, solange sie gepflegt sind

people who \matter Leute von Einfluss

2. ( rare) wound eitern

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['mtə(r)]
1. n

1) (= substance, not mind) die Materie

organic/inorganic matter — organische/anorganische Stoffe pl

2) (particular kind) Stoff m

advertising matter — Reklame f, Werbung f

printed matter — Büchersendung f

colouring matter — Farbstoff(e) m(pl)

vegetable matter — pflanzliche Stoffe pl

3) (MED: pus) Eiter m

4) (TYP) (= copy) Manuskript nt; (= type set up) Satz m

5) (= content) Inhalt m

the main matter of his speech was... — (der) Hauptgegenstand seiner Rede war...

6) (= question, affair) Sache f, Angelegenheit f; (= topic) Thema nt, Stoff m

can I talk to you on a matter of great urgency? — kann ich Sie in einer äußerst dringenden Angelegenheit sprechen?

this is a matter I know little about — darüber weiß ich wenig

in the matter of... — was... (+acc) anbelangt, hinsichtlich... (+gen)

in the matter of clothes etc — in puncto Kleidung etc

there's the matter of my expenses —

it's no great matter — das macht nichts, das ist nicht so wichtig

that's quite another matter — das ist etwas (ganz) anderes

that's another matter altogether, that's a very different matter — das ist etwas völlig anderes

it will be no easy matter (to)... — es wird nicht einfach sein, zu...

it's a serious matter — das ist eine ernste Angelegenheit, die Sache ist ernst

the matter is closed — die Sache or der Fall ist erledigt

7) pl Angelegenheiten pl

business matters — geschäftliche Angelegenheiten or Dinge pl, Geschäftliche(s) nt

as matters stand — wie die Dinge liegen

to make matters worse — zu allem Unglück (noch)

8)

for that matter — eigentlich

I haven't seen him for weeks, nor for that matter has anybody else —

he wants to complain about it and for that matter, so do I — er will sich darüber beschweren und ich eigentlich auch

9)

a matter of — eine Frage (+gen), eine Sache von

it's a matter of form/time — das ist eine Formsache/Zeitfrage or Frage der Zeit

it's a matter of taste/opinion — das ist Geschmacks-/Ansichtssache

it's a matter of adjusting this part exactly — es geht darum, dieses Teil genau einzustellen

it will be a matter of a few weeks — es wird ein paar Wochen dauern

it's a matter of 10 miles from... —

it's a matter of a couple of hours — das ist eine Sache von ein paar Stunden

if it's just a matter of another 10 minutes, then I'll wait — wenn es sich nur noch um 10 Minuten handelt, dann warte ich solange

in a matter of minutes — innerhalb von Minuten

it's a matter of great concern to us — die Sache ist für uns von großer Bedeutung

it's not just a matter of increasing the money supply — es ist nicht damit getan, die Geldzufuhr zu erhöhen

it's just a matter of trying harder — man muss sich ganz einfach etwas mehr anstrengen

as a matter of course — selbstverständlich

it's a matter of course with us — für uns ist das eine Selbstverständlichkeit

you should always take your passport with you as a matter of course — es sollte für Sie eine Selbstverständlichkeit sein, stets Ihren Pass bei sich zu haben

earthquakes happen as a matter of course in that part of the world — Erdbeben sind in der Gegend an der Tagesordnung

10)

no matter! — macht nichts

I've decided to leave tomorrow, no matter what — ich gehe morgen, egal was passiert

no matter how/what/when/where etc... — egal, wie/was/wann/wo etc...

no matter how you do it — wie du es auch machst, egal, wie du es machst

no matter how hot it was — auch or selbst bei der größten Hitze

no matter how hard he tried — so sehr er sich auch anstrengte

11)

sth is the matter with sb/sth — etw ist mit jdm/etw los; (ill) etw fehlt jdm

what's the matter? — was ist (denn) los?, was ist (denn)?

what's the matter with you this morning? – nothing's the matter — was hast du denn heute Morgen? – gar nichts

what's the matter with having a little fun? — was ist denn schon dabei, wenn man ein bisschen Spaß hat?

something's the matter with the lights — mit dem Licht ist irgendetwas nicht in Ordnung

as if nothing was the matter — als ob nichts (los) wäre

2. vi

it doesn't matter — (es or das) macht nichts, ist schon gut

what does it matter? — was macht das schon?

I forgot it, does it matter? – yes, it does matter —

does it matter to you if I go? — macht es dir etwas aus, wenn ich gehe?

doesn't it matter to you at all if I leave you? — macht es dir denn gar nichts aus, wenn ich dich verlasse?

why should it matter to me? — warum sollte mir das etwas ausmachen?

why should it matter to me if people are starving? — was geht es mich an, wenn Menschen verhungern?

it doesn't matter to me what you do — es ist mir (ganz) egal, was du machst

some things matter more than others — es ist aber nicht alles gleich wichtig

the things which matter in life — was im Leben wichtig ist or zählt

poverty matters — Armut geht jeden etwas an

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matter [ˈmætə(r)]

A s

1. Materie f ( auch PHIL, PHYS), Material n, Substanz f, Stoff m:

organic matter organische Substanz;

gaseous matter gasförmiger Körper; → foreign 3

2. a) PHYSIOL Substanz f: → gray matter

b) MED Eiter m

3. Sache f ( auch JUR), Angelegenheit f:

this is a serious matter;

this is an entirely different matter das ist etwas ganz anderes;

the matter in ( oder at) hand die vorliegende Angelegenheit;

a matter of convention eine Frage des Anstandes;

a matter of course eine Selbstverständlichkeit;

as a matter of course selbstverständlich, natürlich;

a matter of discretion eine Ermessensfrage;

a matter of fact

a) eine Tatsache,

b) JUR bes US eine (strittige) Tatfrage;

as a matter of fact tatsächlich, eigentlich, ehrlich gesagt;

a matter of form eine Formsache;

as a matter of form der Form halber;

matter in issue JUR Streitgegenstand m, Streitsache f;

it is a matter of life and death es geht um Leben und Tod;

as a matter of principle grundsätzlich, prinzipiell;

it is a matter of finishing in time es geht darum, rechtzeitig fertig zu werden;

a matter of taste (eine) Geschmackssache;

a matter of time eine Frage der Zeit, eine Zeitfrage;

for that matter eigentlich;

in the matter of

a) hinsichtlich (gen),

b) JUR in Sachen (A. gegen B.); → conscience Bes Redew, fact 1, laughing B 2, opinion 1

4. pl (ohne Artikel) die Sache, die Dinge pl:

make matters worse

a) die Sache schlimmer machen,

b) (Redew) was die Sache noch schlimmer macht;

carry matters too far es zu weit treiben;

as matters stand wie die Dinge liegen, nach Lage der Dinge;

matters were in a mess es war eine verfahrene Geschichte

5. the matter die Schwierigkeit:

what’s the matter? was ist los?, wo fehlts?;

what’s the matter with it (with him)? was ist (los) damit (mit ihm)?;

what’s the matter with having the occasional glass of wine? was ist (schon) dabei, wenn man ab und zu ein Glas Wein trinkt?;

what’s the matter now? was ist denn jetzt schon wieder los?;

there’s nothing the matter nichts ist los;

no matter! es hat nichts zu sagen!, nichts von Bedeutung!;

it’s no matter whether … es spielt keine Rolle, ob …;

no matter what he says was er auch sagt; ganz egal, was er sagt;

no matter who … gleichgültig oder ganz egal, wer …;

it made no matter to him that … es machte ihm nichts aus, dass …

6. (mit verblasster Bedeutung) Sache f:

it’s a matter of £5 es kostet 5 Pfund;

in a matter of weeks in ein paar Wochen;

a matter of three weeks ungefähr drei Wochen;

it is only a matter of minutes till … es kann nur ein paar Minuten dauern, bis …;

it was a matter of 5 minutes es dauerte nur 5 Minuten;

in a matter of minutes in Minutenschnelle;

in a matter of seconds in Sekundenschnelle;

it’s a matter of common knowledge es ist allgemein bekannt

7. Anlass m, Veranlassung f ( beide:

for zu):

a matter for reflection etwas zum Nachdenken

8. (Ggs äußere Form)

a) Stoff m, Thema n, (behandelter) Gegenstand, Inhalt m (eines Buches etc)

b) (innerer) Gehalt, Substanz f:

strong in matter but weak in style inhaltlich stark, aber stilistisch schwach;

matter and manner Gehalt und Gestalt

9. Literaturgeschichte: Sagenstoff m, -kreis m:

matter of France matière de France (um Karl den Großen);

matter of Britain Bretonischer Sagenkreis (um König Arthur)

10. Material n, Stoff m, Unterlagen pl ( alle:

for für, zu):

matter for a biography

11. Logik: Inhalt m (eines Satzes)

12. Postsache f: → print A 3

13. TYPO

a) Manuskript n

b) (Schrift)Satz m: → dead A 23, live² A 13

B v/i

1. von Bedeutung sein (to für), darauf ankommen ( to sb jemandem):

it doesn’t matter es macht nichts (aus), es tut nichts;

it didn’t matter to them es machte ihnen nichts aus;

it hardly matters to me es macht mir nicht viel aus;

it little matters es spielt kaum eine Rolle, es ist ziemlich einerlei

2. MED eitern

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1. noun
1) (affair) Angelegenheit, die

matters — die Dinge

money matters — Geldangelegenheiten od. -fragen

raise an important matter — einen wichtigen Punkt ansprechen

that's another or a different matter altogether or quite another matter — das ist etwas ganz anderes

and to make matters worse... — und was die Sache noch schlimmer macht/machte,...

2) (cause, occasion)

a/no matter for or of... — ein/kein Grund od. Anlass zu...

it's a matter of complete indifference to me — es ist mir völlig gleichgültig

3) (topic) Thema, das; Gegenstand, der

matter on the agenda — Punkt der Tagesordnung

4)

a matter of... — (something that amounts to) eine Frage (+ Gen.)...; eine Sache von...

it's a matter of taste/habit — das ist Geschmack- / Gewohnheitssache

[only] a matter of time — [nur noch] eine Frage der Zeit

it's just a matter of working harder — man muss sich ganz einfach [bei der Arbeit] mehr anstrengen

in a matter of minutes — in wenigen Minuten

Do you know him? - Yes, as a matter of fact, I do — Kennst du ihn? - Ja, ich kenne ihn tatsächlich

5)

what's the matter? — was ist [los]?

is something the matter? — stimmt irgendetwas nicht?; ist [irgend]was (ugs.) ?

6)

for that matter — eigentlich

7)

no matter! — [das] macht nichts!

no matter how/who/what/why — etc. ganz gleich od. egal (ugs.), wie/wer/was/warum usw.

8) (material, as opposed to mind, spirit, etc.) Materie, die

[in]organic/solid/vegetable matter — [an]organische/feste/pflanzliche Stoffe
2. intransitive verb
etwas ausmachen

what does it matter? — was macht das schon?; was macht's? (ugs.)

what matters is that... — worum es geht, ist...

not matter a damn — vollkommen egal sein

doesn't matter — [das] macht nichts (ugs.)

it doesn't matter how/when — etc. es ist einerlei, wie/wann usw.

does it matter to you if...? — macht es dir etwas aus, wenn...?

the things which matter in life — [das,] worauf es im Leben ankommt

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n.

Angelegenheit f.

Gegenstand m.

Grund ¨-e m.

Materie -n f.

Sache -n f.

English-german dictionary > matter
16 matter

mat·ter [ʼmætəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] n

1) ( affair) Angelegenheit f, Sache f; ( question) Frage f; ( subject) Thema nt;

it'll be no easy \matter getting them to pay up on time es wird nicht einfach werden, sie dazu zu bringen, pünktlich zu bezahlen;

it's simply a \matter of following the recipe/ learning the rules man muss einfach nur das Rezept befolgen/die Regeln erlernen;

the shop says it's a \matter for the manufacturers das Geschäft sagt, das sei Sache des Herstellers;

this is a \matter for the police das sollte man der Polizei übergeben;

it's no laughing \matter das ist nicht zum Lachen;

it's a \matter of life and [or or] death es geht um Leben und Tod;

the truth [or fact] of the \matter is that she was asked to resign in Wirklichkeit wurde ihr nahegelegt zurückzutreten;

as a \matter of course selbstverständlich;

as a \matter of fact übrigens, im Übrigen;

have you got his address? - as a \matter of fact, I have hast du seine Adresse? - ja, natürlich habe ich sie;

family \matters Familienangelegenheiten fpl;

the \matter in [or (Am) at] hand die Angelegenheit, um die es geht;

money \matters Geldangelegenheiten fpl;

a \matter of opinion Ansichtssache f;

a \matter of record eine Tatsache;

it's a \matter of record that... es ist allgemein bekannt, dass...;

that's another \matter das ist etwas anderes;

that's another \matter altogether [or quite another \matter] das ist [wieder] etwas völlig [o ganz] anderes;

a personal \matter eine persönliche Angelegenheit [o Sache];

to let the \matter drop etwas auf sich beruhen lassen;

( in a conversation) das Thema fallen lassen

2) ( amount)

in a \matter of minutes/ seconds in einigen Minuten/Sekunden;

in a \matter of minutes/ seconds he was by her side es dauerte nur Minuten/Sekunden bis er bei ihr war;

it's only a \matter of a few dollars es geht nur um ein paar Dollars

3) ( the situation)

\matters pl die Situation [o Lage];

that's how \matters stand at the moment so sieht es im Moment aus;

to help \matters/make \matters worse die Lage verbessern/verschlimmern;

to make \matters worse, it then started to rain heavily zu allem Überfluss fing es auch noch an, in Strömen zu regnen;

to take \matters into one's own hands die Sache [o die Dinge] selbst in die Hand nehmen

4) ( problem)

no \matter das macht nichts, [das ist] kein Problem;

is anything the \matter? stimmt etwas nicht? ( fam)

there's nothing the \matter es ist alles in Ordnung;

what's the \matter with you? was ist los mit dir?;

what's the \matter with asking for a pay rise? was ist so schlimm daran, um eine Gehaltserhöhung zu bitten?

5) no pl ( material) Materie f;

printed \matter Gedrucktes nt;

reading \matter Lesestoff m;

the subject \matter of the book das Thema des Buches

PHRASES:

not to mince \matter kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen;

no \matter what was auch [immer] passiert;

we've got to get to the airport on time, no \matter what wir müssen pünktlich zum Flughafen kommen, egal wie;

no \matter what/ when/who... gleichgültig [o ( fam) egal], was/wann/wer...;

for that \matter übrigens, im Übrigen vi von Bedeutung sein;

what \matters now is that... worauf es jetzt ankommt, ist, dass...;

that's the only thing that \matters das ist das Einzige, was zählt;

it really \matters to me das bedeutet mir wirklich etwas, das ist wirklich wichtig für mich;

it \matters that... es macht etwas aus, dass...;

it doesn't \matter ( not important) das ist nicht wichtig;

I've spilt something on the carpet - it doesn't \matter ich habe etwas auf dem Teppich verschüttet - das macht nichts;

would you rather go on Wednesday or Thursday - it doesn't \matter möchten Sie lieber am Mittwoch oder am Donnerstag fahren - das ist mir egal;

it doesn't \matter if/that... es macht nichts [o ( fam) ist egal], wenn/dass...;

it doesn't \matter how long your hair is as long as it's tidy es spielt keine Rolle, wie lang deine Haare sind, solange sie gepflegt sind

English-German students dictionary > matter
17 hand

[hænd] 1. noun
1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) roka

2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) kazalec

3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) pomočnik

4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) pomoč

5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) karte v roki

6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) dlan (mera)

7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) pisava
2. verb
(often with back, down, up etc)

1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) izročiti

2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) predati

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- handful
- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand
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I [hænd]
noun

roka, prednja noga četveronožca, noga (sokolova), škarnik (rakov); spretnost, ročnost, izurjenost; strokovnjak, izvedenec; vodenje; izvedba, izvajanje; delo; pomoč; človek, sluga, delavec, mornar; plural mornarji, posadka (ladje), tovarniški delavci; postopek, način; moč, premoč, oblast, vpliv; posredovanje, posrednik; vir (podatkov); snubitev; lastnina, lastnik; kartanje, kvartač, karte v roki; urni kazalec; pisava, podpis, znak; dlan (mera, 10,16 cm); šop (banan, tobačnih listov); theatre slang ploskanje, aplavz; stran, smer

all hands — vsa posadka, vsi delavci

on all hands — povsod, na vseh straneh

at hand — blizu, pri roki

at the hands of — s strani nekoga

bloody hands — grb grofije Ulster

a bird in the hand — nekaj gotovega (imeti v roki)

a bold hand — energična pisava

with a bold hand — pogumno

by hand — ročno, na roko (narejeno)

by the hands of — s posredovanjem

hand cash — gotovina pri roki

a cool hand — hladnokrvnež

figuratively clean hands — čiste roke, čista vest

on every hand — povsod okoli

even hands — izenačeno

for one's own hand — sebi v prid

from hand to hand — iz rok v roke

from first hand — iz prve roke

from second hand — iz druge roke; ponošen, rabljen, antikvaričen

from good hand — iz dobrega vira

the hand of God — božja roka

hand on heart — roko na srce

heart and hands — iz vsega srca

heavy on hand — dolgočasen, mučen

with a heavy hand — s trdo roko

with a high hand — drzno, predrzno, naduto

his hand is out — iz vaje je

hand to hand (struggle) — človek proti človeku (borba)

hand over hand ( —ali fist) — preprijemanje (pri plezanju); figuratively na vrat na nos, hitro, igraje

in hand — v roki, v delu, na razpolago, pod nadzorstvom, skupaj, vzajemno, roko v roki

a legible hand — čitljiva pisava

on the mending hand — na poti k okrevanju

near hand — leva stran

near at hand — pri roki, blizu

a niggling hand — nečitljiva pisava, čačka

an old hand — strokovnjak, star lisjak

off hand — nepripravljen, brez obotavljanja, desna stran

hands off! — roke proč!

hands off policy — politika nevmešavanja

on hand — v roki, na zalogi, v breme, prisoten; American pri roki, pri sebi

on the one (other) hand — po eni (drugi) strani

out of hand — nepripravljen, takoj, ekstempore, nenadzorovan, divji

hands up! — roke kvišku!

a slack hand — brezdelje, brezbrižnost

to (one's) hand — pri roki, dosegljiv, pripravljen, na razpolago

under the hand — pod roko, skrivaj

under the hand of — podpisani...

contract under hand — preprosta pogodba brez pečata

the upper hand — premoč, nadvlada

with one's own hand — lastnoročno

Z glagoli: to ask for a girl's hand — prositi dekle za roko, zasnubiti

to be a good (poor) hand at — biti spreten (neroden) v čem

to be bound hand and foot — imeti vezane roke

to be in good hands — biti v dobrih rokah

to be on s.o.'s hands — biti komu na vratu, skrbi

to bear a heavy hand — zatirati

to bite the hand that feeds one — biti zelo nehvaležen

to bring a baby up by hands — hraniti dojenčka s stekleničko

to come to hand — priti v roke, dospeti

to change hands — menjati lastnika, priti v druge roke

to do a hand's turn — samo s prstom migniti

not to do a hand's turn — ali not to lift ( —ali raise) a hand — niti s prstom migniti

to fall into s.o.'s hands — priti komu v roke

figuratively to feed out of s.o.'s hand — komu iz rok jesti

to get a big hand — dobiti velik aplavz

to get s.o. in hand — dobiti koga v roke

to get one's hands in — dela se zares lotiti

to get the upper hand — dobiti premoč

to get off one's hands — otresti se česa, znebiti se

to get out of hand — iz rok se izmuzniti, izgubiti oblast nad

to give one's hand to — poročiti se s kom, roko komu dati

to give one's hand on a bargain — v roko si seči, skleniti kupčijo, obljubiti

to give s.o. a free hand — dati komu proste roke

to give s.o. a hand — iti komu na roko, pomagati, ploskati komu

to go hand in hand with figuratively & literatureeral v korak s kom stopati

to have a hand for — biti spreten, nadarjen za kaj

to have o.s. well in hand — dobro se obvladati

to have a hand in a matter — imeti svoje prste vmes

to have ( —ali keep) one's hand in — ostati v vaji

to have one's hands full — imeti polne roke dela

to have time on one's hands — ne vedeti kam s časom, imeti mnogo prostega časa

to hold hands — držati se za roke

to hold one's hand — zadržati se

to hold a good hand — imeti dobre karte

to join hands — združiti se

to keep a tight hand over — imeti koga na vajetih

to keep one's hands on — imeti čvrsto v rokah

to let one's temper get out of hand — ne obvladati se, podivjati

to live from hand to mouth — iz rok v usta živeti

to lay hands on — vzeti, najti, roko na kaj položiti

to lay hands on o.s. — roko nase položiti, napraviti samomor

to lend a hand — pomagati

to make a hand — napraviti dobiček

many hands make light work — v slogi je moč

to pass through many hands — iti skozi mnogo rok

to play into the hands of — nevede komu delati v prid

to play a good hand — dobro igrati karte

to play for one's own hand — delati sebi v prid

to put one's hand in one's pocket — seči v žep, prispevati v denarju

figuratively to put one's hands on — najti, spomniti se

to put ( —ali set, turn) one's hands to — v roke vzeti, poprijeti se

to serve ( —ali wait on) s.o. hand and foot — komu vdano služiti

to shake s.o. by the hand — stisniti komu roko

to shake hands with — rokovati se s kom

to show one's hand — ali to have a show of hands figuratively odkriti svoje karte, pokazati svoj pravi namen

it shows a master's hand — mojstrsko je, kaže na mojstra

to strengthen the hands of — podpreti koga

to take s.o. by the hand — koga za roko prijeti, figuratively vzeti koga pod svoje okrilje

to take in hand — vzeti v roke, lotiti se

to take a hand at a game — sodelovati v igri

to take s.th. off one's hands — kupiti kaj od koga; pomagati komu, da se česa znebi

to take a hand in a matter — vmešati se v kaj

to take one's courage in both hands — zbrati ves svoj pogum

time hangs heavy on my hands — dolgčas mi je

to try one's hand at — poskusiti se v čem

to throw up one's hands — obupati nad čim

to vote by show of hands — glasovati z dviganjem rok

figuratively to wash one's hands of — umiti si roke, odkloniti odgovornost

to win a girl's hand — dobiti dekletovo privoljenje za poroko

to win hands down — z lahkoto dobiti, igraje zmagati

to witness the hand of — overiti podpis

to write a good hand — imeti lepo pisavo
II [hænd]
transitive verb

vročiti, podati; voditi za roko, spremiti; podati roko v pomoč; ravnati s, z

nautical zviti jadra; American slang to hand it to s.o. — nekomu povedati, komu poročati

American slang you must hand it to him — to mu moraš pustiti, to mu moraš priznati

to hand s.o. in (out of) the car — pomagati komu v avto (iz avta)

English-Slovenian dictionary > hand
18 hand

I [hænd] n
1) рука, ручка, кисть руки

See:

parts of the hand

I have my hands full. — У меня дел по горло.

My hands are cold/are freezing. — У меня замерзли руки.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. — Лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе. /Не сули журавля в небе, а дай синицу в руки.

Can be counted on the fingers of one hand. — Раз, два и обчелся.

To bite the hand that feeds you. — Рубить сук, на котором сидишь.

To live from hand to mouth. — Перебиваться с хлеба на воду.

One hand washes the other. — Рука руку моет.

The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. — Левая рука не знает, что делает правая.

To know smth as the back of one's hand. — Знать, как свои пять пальцев.

To get smth off one's hands. — С плеч долой. /Скинуть с рук долой.

With my hand on my heart. — Положа руку на сердце.

To die by one's own hand. — Наложить на себя руки.

To change hands. — Переходить из рук в руки.

To get the upper hand. — Взять верх.

Don't put your hand further than your sleeve. — По одежке тяни ножки.

A clean hand doesn't want/need washing no washing. — Нечестно живешь, себя подведешь. /Хлеб соль ешь, а правду режь.

- childish hand
- white hands
- moist hands
- sinewy hands
- left hand
- deft hands
- calloused hands
- olive hands
- nimble hands
- well-groomed hands
- one's shriveled hands
- one's wrinkled hands
- one's bad hand
- one's mutilated hand
- child's hand
- one's wounded hand
- hand covered with sores
- hand with two fingers missing
- hand in a sling
- fracture in one's hand
- sharp pain in one's hand
- with one's hands behind one's back
- with one's folded hands in one's lap co
- with one's hands tied
- with one's own hands
- in one's cupped hand
- keep smth at hand
- wash one's hands
- hold out one's hand to smb
- put one's hands behind one's back

- cross one's hands in one's lap
- treat one's hand
- rub cream into one's hand
- hurt one's hand
- get one's hand frost-bitten
- bandage smb's hand
- carry one's hand in a sling
- join hands
- take smb's hand
- grab somebody by the hand
- hold smth in one's hands
- pass one's hand across one's forehead
- bury one's face in one's hands

- reach one's hand for smth
- bite smb's hand
- go on one's hands and knees
- shake hands with smb
- wave one's hand
- beg smb's hand in marriage
- gain smb's hand
- smb's hands freeze
- smb's hands ache
- smb's hands are tied
- smb is bound hand and foot
2) стрелка (часов)

The hand of the clock is creeping on. — Стрелка часов еле движется.

- hour hand
- hand of the clock
3) власть, контроль, надзор

The matter is now in your hands. — Дело теперь в ваших руках.

His life was in my hands. — Его жизнь была в моей власти.

He is still in the hands of the moneylenders. — Он еще в руках ростовщиков.

The hand of a master can easily be traced in the picture. — В этом полотне ясно видна рука большого художника.

- firm hand
- be in good hands
- get into in good hands
- run the business with a firm hand
- fall into the hands of the enemy
- change hands
- keep smb in hand
- get out of hand
- put the matter in the hands of a lawyer
- put oneself in smb's hands
- keep oneself well in hands
- play into smb's hand
- have someone's fate in one's hands
4) сторона, точка зрения

He sat close on/at my right hand. — Он сидел по правой руке от меня.

A street with shops on either hand. — Улица, по обе стороны которой идут магазины.

- on the one hand
- on all hands co
- on either hand
- on the left hand
- at smb's right hand
- sit on smb's right hand
5) участие, помощь

I have heard the story at first hand. — Я слышал об этой истории из первых рук.

Would you lend me a hand in moving the furniture? — Вы не поможете мне передвинуть мебель?

Could you give me a hand with my luggage? — Вы не поможете мне с вещами?

I had no hand in it. — Я не принимал в этом никакого участия.

The work suggests an unpracticed hand. — Работа, видимо, была выполнена неопытным человеком/автором.

- guiding hand
- have a hand in this affair
- have a hand in smth
- have a hand in the plot
- have no hand in smth
- give smb a hand with a heavy box
- get smb a big hand
- refuse smb's hand
- accept smb's hand
- oil smb's hand
- lend smb a hand in doing smth
6) рабочие руки, рабочий, работник

The factory has taken on (employed) some 12.000 hands. — Фабрика наняла около 12.000 рабочих. /На фабрике работает 12.000 рабочих.

We have not sufficient hands. — Мы испытываем нехватку в рабочей силе.

She is a poor hand at dressmaking. — Она не умеет шить платья.

He is an old hand at this sort of work. — Он имеет большой опыт такой работы.

- field hand
- machine hand
- harvest hands
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CHOICE OF WORDS:

(1.) Русскому существительному рука 1. соответствуют в английском языке hand (от пальцев до запястья) и arm (от кисти до плеча), поэтому русское словосочетание "нести в руках сумку (книгу, палку)" соответствует в английском языке словосочетаниям: to carry one's bag (book, stick) in one's hand(s), а нести (держать) ребенка на руках - to carry (to hold) a child in one's arms; взяться за руки соответствует to join hands, а идти под руку соответствует to walk arm in arm. (2.) See arm, n; USAGE (1.)
II [hænd] v
вручать, передавать

I handed the note to him myself. — Я сам (лично) вручил ему эту записку.

Hand me those papers, please. — Передайте мне эти документы, пожалуйста

- hand smth to smb

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > hand
19 hand

{hænd}
I. 1. n анат. ръка (от китката надолу), предна лапа (на животно), прен. ръка, пръст, власт, отговорност
the-of God пръст божи
to have a HAND in something имам пръст в нещо
open HAND щедра/широка ръка
with open HAND с широка ръка, щедро
heavy/iron HAND желязна ръка, тирания, деспотизъм
HANDs off не пипай
HANDs off...! долу ръцете от...! HANDs up! горе ръцете! предай се! here's my HAND on it ето ръката ми, съгласен съм
to give one's HAND (up) on it обещавам тържествено, вричам се
with a sparing HAND икономично, пестеливо
to be ip someone's HANDs в ръцете/властта съм на иякого
to bite the HAND that feeds you показвам черна неблагодарност
l can't lay/put my HAND on it не мога да то намеря/открия
to get something off one's HANDs отървавам се от нещо, махам го от главата си
to take something off someone's HANDs освобождавам/отървавам някого от грижата за нещо
to take something out of someone's HAND снемам отговорността за нещо от някого
she's off my HANDs нямам повече грижа за нея
to lend/give/bear someone a (helping) HAND помагам някому
to give one's HAND to давам ръката си на, съгласявам се да се оженя за
to go on o/s HANDs and knees лазя на четири краха (при търсене на нещо), прен. моля коленопреклонно
to have one's HANDs full имам много работа/грижи
to have someone in the hollow of one's HAND държа някого в ръцете си, имам пълна власт над някого
to lift (up) /rafae one's HAND against someone вдигам ръка срещу някого
2. в обстоятелствени изрази
at HAND наблизо, под ръка, на разположение
winter is at HAND зимата наближава
at someone's HAND (s) от (страна на)
I did not expect such treatment at your HANDs не очаквах такова отношение от ваша страна/от вас
by HAND ръчно, с ръка
to bring up/feed by HAND отглеждам с биберон, храня изкуствено, на ръка, по човек/куриер
from HAND to HAND от ръка на ръка, от човек на човек, от един собственик на друг
to live from HAND to mouth живея ден за ден, каквото изчукам изпукам
... in HAND с... в ръка
hat in HAND с шапка в ръка, наличен, разглеждан (за въпрос)
to take something /someone in HAND заемам се с нещо/някого
to have in HAND имам (на разположение)
to be in HAND започнат съм (за работа)
3. сръчност, умение, ръка, майсторство
to give/put the last HAND to something довършвам/доизкусурявам/слагам последните щрихи на нещо
to get one's HAND in свиквам (с работа и пр.)
to keep one's HAND in упражнявам се, поддържам си формата
to have one's HAND in във форма съм
his HAND is out отвикнал е, не е във форма, позабравил е
4. майстор, автор
to be a good/great/dab HAND at голям майстор съм в/на, бива ме в
to be a new HAND at новак съм в
an old HAND опитен човек, специалист, рецидивист
two portraits by the same HAND два портрета от същия автор
5. работник, работна ръка, моряк
ship's HANDs екипаж на кораб
HANDs wanted търсят се работници
6. източник
at first/second HAND от първа/втора ръка (за сведения и пр.)
7. почерк
to write (in) a small HAND пиша ситно/дребно
in one's own HAND със собствената си ръка/почерк, собственоръчно
8. подпис
to set one's HAND to слагам подписа си на
under your HAND and seal с вашия подпис и лечат
9. страна
on the right/left HAND отдясно/отляво, от дясната/лявата страна
on all HANDs, on every HAND от всички страни
fact admitted on all HANDs всепризнат факт
on the one HAND..., on the other HAND... от една страна..., (а) от друга...
on either HAND от двете страни
10. карти ръка, карти (които получава всеки играч)
to hold one's HAND пасувам, въздържам се
to call/decare/show one's HAND откривам/разкривам картите си (и прен.)
to force someone's HAND принуждавам някого да си разкрие картите (и прен.), принуждавам някого да действува прибързано/против убежденията си
to play a good HAND играя добре
to play for one's own HAND
11. карти играч
the elder/eldest HAND играч, който започва първи
12. карти игра, партия
let's have a HAND at bridge да изиграем една партия бридж
13. мярка за измерване височината на кон (около 10 см)
14. стрелка (на часовник), крило (на семафор), стрелка (на пътен знак)
15. театр. разг. аплодисменти, овации
to get a good/big HAND имам голям успех, посрещат ме с бурни аплодисменти
to give someone a good/big HAND посрещам някого с бурни ръкопляскания, аплодирам някого бурно
16. аttr ръчен, портативен
направляван с ръка HAND of bananas кичур банани
HAND of tobacco шепа тютюневи листа
II. 1. (пре) давам, връчвам (to)
2. подавам, поднасям
3. мор. свивам, прибирам (платно)

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{hand} n l. анат. ръка (от китката надолу); предна лапа (на живо(2) {'hand} v 1. (пре)давам, връчвам (to); 2. подавам; поднасям;

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страна; стрелка; ръчен; ръка; почерк; портативен; връчвам;

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1.... in hand с... в ръка 2. 1 аttr ръчен, портативен 3. 1 карти игра, партия 4. 1 карти играч 5. 1 мярка за измерване височината на кон (около 10 см) 6. 1 стрелка (на часовник), крило (на семафор), стрелка (на пътен знак) 7. 1 театр. разг. аплодисменти, овации 8. an old hand опитен човек, специалист, рецидивист 9. at first/second hand от първа/втора ръка (за сведения и пр.) 10. at hand наблизо, под ръка, на разположение 11. at someone's hand (s) от (страна на) 12. by hand ръчно, с ръка 13. fact admitted on all hands всепризнат факт 14. from hand to hand от ръка на ръка, от човек на човек, от един собственик на друг 15. hand of tobacco шепа тютюневи листа 16. hands off... ! долу ръцете от... ! hands up! горе ръцете! предай се! here's my hand on it ето ръката ми, съгласен съм 17. hands off не пипай 18. hands wanted търсят се работници 19. hat in hand с шапка в ръка, наличен, разглеждан (за въпрос) 20. heavy/iron hand желязна ръка, тирания, деспотизъм 21. his hand is out отвикнал е, не е във форма, позабравил е 22. i did not expect such treatment at your hands не очаквах такова отношение от ваша страна/от вас 23. i. n анат. ръка (от китката надолу), предна лапа (на животно), прен. ръка, пръст, власт, отговорност 24. ii. (пре) давам, връчвам (to) 25. in one's own hand със собствената си ръка/почерк, собственоръчно 26. l can't lay/put my hand on it не мога да то намеря/открия 27. let's have a hand at bridge да изиграем една партия бридж 28. on all hands, on every hand от всички страни 29. on either hand от двете страни 30. on the one hand..., on the other hand... от една страна..., (а) от друга.. 31. on the right/left hand отдясно/отляво, от дясната/лявата страна 32. open hand щедра/широка ръка 33. she's off my hands нямам повече грижа за нея 34. ship's hands екипаж на кораб 35. the elder/eldest hand играч, който започва първи 36. the-of god пръст божи 37. to be a good/great/dab hand at голям майстор съм в/на, бива ме в 38. to be a new hand at новак съм в 39. to be in hand започнат съм (за работа) 40. to be ip someone's hands в ръцете/властта съм на иякого 41. to bite the hand that feeds you показвам черна неблагодарност 42. to bring up/feed by hand отглеждам с биберон, храня изкуствено, на ръка, по човек/куриер 43. to call/decare/show one's hand откривам/разкривам картите си (и прен.) 44. to force someone's hand принуждавам някого да си разкрие картите (и прен.), принуждавам някого да действува прибързано/против убежденията си 45. to get a good/big hand имам голям успех, посрещат ме с бурни аплодисменти 46. to get one's hand in свиквам (с работа и пр.) 47. to get something off one's hands отървавам се от нещо, махам го от главата си 48. to give one's hand (up) on it обещавам тържествено, вричам се 49. to give one's hand to давам ръката си на, съгласявам се да се оженя за 50. to give someone a good/big hand посрещам някого с бурни ръкопляскания, аплодирам някого бурно 51. to give/put the last hand to something довършвам/доизкусурявам/слагам последните щрихи на нещо 52. to go on o/s hands and knees лазя на четири краха (при търсене на нещо), прен. моля коленопреклонно 53. to have a hand in something имам пръст в нещо 54. to have in hand имам (на разположение) 55. to have one's hand in във форма съм 56. to have one's hands full имам много работа/грижи 57. to have someone in the hollow of one's hand държа някого в ръцете си, имам пълна власт над някого 58. to hold one's hand пасувам, въздържам се 59. to keep one's hand in упражнявам се, поддържам си формата 60. to lend/give/bear someone a (helping) hand помагам някому 61. to lift (up) /rafae one's hand against someone вдигам ръка срещу някого 62. to live from hand to mouth живея ден за ден, каквото изчукам изпукам 63. to play a good hand играя добре 64. to play for one's own hand 65. to set one's hand to слагам подписа си на 66. to take something /someone in hand заемам се с нещо/някого 67. to take something off someone's hands освобождавам/отървавам някого от грижата за нещо 68. to take something out of someone's hand снемам отговорността за нещо от някого 69. to write (in) a small hand пиша ситно/дребно 70. two portraits by the same hand два портрета от същия автор 71. under your hand and seal с вашия подпис и лечат 72. winter is at hand зимата наближава 73. with a sparing hand икономично, пестеливо 74. with open hand с широка ръка, щедро 75. в обстоятелствени изрази 76. източник 77. карти ръка, карти (които получава всеки играч) 78. майстор, автор 79. мор. свивам, прибирам (платно) 80. направляван с ръка hand of bananas кичур банани 81. подавам, поднасям 82. подпис 83. почерк 84. работник, работна ръка, моряк 85. сръчност, умение, ръка, майсторство 86. страна
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hand[hænd] I. n 1. ръка (от китката надолу); предна лапа на животно; прен. ръка, власт; • the \hand of God пръст Божи; an open \hand щедра (широка) ръка; a light \hand лека ръка, ловкост, сръчност; деликатност, такт; a heavy ( iron) \hand прен. желязна ръка; тирания, деспотизъм; dead \hand 1) негативно влияние, "спирачка"; 2) = mortmain; to win \hands down побеждавам (спечелвам победа) без всякакви усилия; \hands off не пипай! \hands up горе ръцете! предай се! вдигнете ръцете! (за гласуване); here's my \hand on it ето ръката ми, съгласен съм; обещавам; to give up o.'s \hand (up)on s.th. обещавам тържествено, вричам се; in the turn( ing) of a \hand мигновено, докато усетиш; a show of \hands гласуване с вдигане на ръка, открито (явно) гласоподаване; a high \hand арогантност, надменност; нахалство; произвол; деспотично държание ( отношение); to carry off with a high \hand върша ( нещо) произволно; with a sparing \hand икономично, пестеливо; with both \hands с все сила; to bite the \hand that feeds you показвам черна неблагодарност; to change \hands минавам от една ръка в друга (от един собственик в друг); to fold o.'s \hands скръствам ръце (и прен.); бездействам, нищо не правя; to gain ( have, get) the upper \hand, to have the better (ост. the higher) \hand удържам победа, вземам надмощие (връх) (над); to take s.th. off s.o.'s \hands освобождавам (отървам) някого от грижата за нещо; the children are off my \hands now вече не е необходимо да се грижа за децата; to give a helping \hand to s.o., to bear ( lend, give) s.o. a \hand помагам на някого; to give o.'s \hand to давам ръката си на, съгласявам се да се оженя за; to give s.o. the glad \hand ам. посрещам (приемам) топло (сърдечно); to give s.o. a free \hand давам картбланш някому; to go on o.'s \hands and knees лазя на четири крака; time hangs heavily on my \hands чудя се какво да правя с времето си, времето ми минава много бавно; to have a \hand like a foot насърчен съм; to have a \hand in s.th. имам пръст в нещо; to have ( keep) o.'s \hand in във форма съм; to have o.'s \hands full имам много работа (грижи); to have o.'s \hands tied вързани ми са ръцете (и прен.); to have s.o. in the hollow ( palm) of o.'s \hand държа някого в ръцете си, имам пълна власт над някого; to lay \hands on хващам, пипвам, слагам ръка на; to lay violent \hands on хващам насила; употребявам насилие спрямо; to lay violent \hands on o.s. посягам (слагам край) на живота си; to lift ( lift up, put forth, raise, stretch forth) o.'s \hand against s.o. вдигам ръка срещу някого; not to lift a \hand не си мръдвам пръста; to live by o.'s \hands изкарвам си хляба със собствените си ръце (труд); to live from \hand to mouth живея от ден за ден; каквото изчуквам, изпуквам; to put o.'s \hand to the plough залавям се за работа; to receive s.th. at the \hands of s.o. получавам нещо от (ръцете на) някого; to set ( put) o.'s \hands at a task започвам (заемам се, залавям се с) работа; to strengthen s.o.'s \hand подпомагам (оказвам помощ на) някого; to give s.o. a big \hand аплодирам шумно (ентусиазирано); to sit on o.'s \hands аплодирам вяло (без ентусиазъм); бездействам, седя със скръстени ръце; to take ( lead) s.o. by the \hand хващам (водя) някого за ръка; to take a \hand in намесвам се в, участвам в; to try o.'s \hand at опитвам се в, опитвам си силите в; to turn o.'s \hand to върша, заемам се с; he can turn his \hand to anything за всичко го бива; всякаква работа може да върши; to wash o.'s \hands (of) прен. измивам си ръцете, свалям от себе си отговорността (за); 2. в обстоят. изрази: at \hand наблизо, под ръка; winter is at \hand зимата наближава; close ( near) at \hand близко (по време или място); by \hand с ръка, на ръка; made by \hand ръчна изработка; to bring up ( feed) a child by \hand отглеждам дете с биберон, храня изкуствено; to send a letter by \hand изпращам писмо по човек (по куриер); from \hand to \hand от ръка на ръка, от човек на човек, от един собственик на друг; in \hand 1) с ... в ръка; hat in \hand с шапка в ръка; 2) наличен; cash ( stock) in \hand налични суми (стоки); the question ( matter) in \hand разглежданият въпрос; to take s.th. in \hand заемам се с нещо; to have in \hand имам на разположение, разполагам с; контролирам, държа под контрол; to have a piece of work in \hand работя върху нещо; the business is in \hand въпросът се разглежда; to keep a horse well in \hand здраво държа юздите на кон, здраво управлявам кон; to keep o.s. well in \hand владея се; the situation is well in \hand положението е овладяно; to be in \hand принуден съм да върна топката в полукръга, от който съм започнал (в билярда); off \hand вж offhand; on \hand наличен, на разположение, на склад; supplies on \hand налични запаси; work on \hand текуща работа, работа, с която се занимавам в момента; to have s.th. on o.'s \hands имам да свършвам (да се грижа за) нещо; to have an hour on o.'s \hands имам един час свободно време; out of \hand изведнъж, без подготовка, изненадващо; който не може да се контролира, изтърван; to shoot s.o. out of \hand застрелвам някого веднага, без много да се церемоня (без да ми мигне окото); to get out of \hand преставам да се подчинявам на дисциплина; разхайтвам се, разгащвам се; to \hand: to come to \hand пристига, получава се (за писмо и пр.); намира се, излиза; ready to o.'s \hand наблизо, под ръка, на разположение; \hand and glove, \hand in glove много близък, интимен ( with, together); \hand and foot: to serve ( wait on) s.o. \hand and foot угаждам на някого, изпълнявам всички прищевки на някого; \hand in \hand ръка за ръка; в съгласие; \hand over \hand ( fist) много бързо; \hand to \hand ръкопашен (за бой); 3. работник, работничка, работна ръка; моряк; майстор; \hands wanted търсят се работници; factory \hands, field \hands фабрични (земеделски) работници; a ship's \hands екипаж на кораб; all \hands on deck! целият екипаж (всички) на палубата! to be a good ( great) \hand at голям майстор съм в (на), бива ме в; to be a new \hand at новак съм в; to be an old \hand опитен човек; рецидивист; безстрашен (дързък, нахален) човек; green \hand новак, неопитен работник; 4. източник; at first ( second) \hand от първа (втора) ръка (за сведения и пр.); 5. почерк; a big ( small, round) \hand едър (дребен, закръглен) почерк; to write (in) a small \hand пиша ситно (дребно); in o.'s own \hand със собствената си ръка (почерк); собственоръчно; 6. подпис; to set o.'s \hand to слагам подписа си на; under your \hand and seal с Вашия подпис и печат; 7. страна; on the right/left \hand отдясно (ляво), от дясната (лявата) страна; on all \hands, on every \hand от всички страни; a fact admitted on all \hands всепризнат факт; on the one ( the other) \hand от една (от друга) страна; on either \hand от двете страни; 8. карти ръка (карти, които получава всеки играч); to have a wretched \hand имам лоши (ужасни) карти; to call ( declare, show) o.'s \hand откривам (разкривам) си картите (и прен.); to force s.o.'s \hand принуждавам някого да си разкрие картите (и прен.); a nap \hand хубави (отлични) карти; прен. изгодно положение; to play a good \hand играя добре; to play into one another's \hands помагаме си, поддържаме се, подкрепяме се; to overplay o.'s \hands отивам твърде далеч; to play a lone \hand действам сам; to play into s.o.'s \hand наливам вода в чужда мелница; to play o.'s \hand for all it is worth използвам напълно възможностите си, пускам в ход всички средства; to throw in o.'s \hand отказвам се, предавам се, вдигам ръце; the elder ( younger) \hand играч, който започва първи (втори) (когато играят двама); the eldest ( youngest) \hand играч, който започва първи (последен) (когато играят повече от двама); 9. игра, партия; let's have a \hand of poker да изиграем една партия покер; 10. мярка (около 10 см) за измерване височина на кон; 11. стрелка (на часовник); крило (на семафор); стрела (на пътен знак); изображение на ръка с насочен пръст; 12. театр. sl аплодисменти; овации; big \hand посрещам някого с бурни аплодисменти, аплодирам някого бурно; 13. тех. характеристика на режещ инструмент (ляв, десен); 14. тех. направление (напр. на винтова линия)м 15. ам. хенд (единица за дължина: 101,6 mm); 16. attr ръчен; портативен; който се направлява с ръка; \hand luggage ръчен багаж; \hand stoking ръчно палене; • a \hand of bananas кичур банани; a \hand of tobacco една шепа тютюневи листа; Bloody H. хералд. червена ръка (емблема на баронет); II. v 1. (пре)давам, връчвам (to); 2. подавам; 3. изпращам (с писмо и пр.); • to \hand it to s.o. признавам превъзходството на някого; for craft we must \hand it to him трябва да признаем, че по майсторлък ни надминава; to \hand a sail мор. свивам (прибирам) платно;

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[hænd] 1. noun
1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) mão

2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) ponteiro

3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) ajudante

4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) ajuda

5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) cartas

6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) meio palmo

7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) caligrafia
2. verb
(often with back, down, up etc)

1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) entregar

2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) passar

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- handful
- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand
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[hænd] n 1 mão ou qualquer coisa semelhante em forma ou função. 2 pata dianteira. 3 autoridade, controle, posse. 4 perícia, habilidade, destreza. 5 promessa de casamento. 6 fonte, origem. 7 auxílio, ajuda. 8 trabalhador braçal, auxiliar. 9 cartas que cada um dos jogadores tem. 10 vez de iniciar (em jogos como tênis). 11 caligrafia, estilo. 12 assinatura. 13 palmo (de comprimento). 14 ponteiro de relógio. 15 aplauso. 16 lado. • vt 1 dar, entregar, passar. 2 assistir, conduzir. • adj de mão, para mão, por mão, na mão. a good hand uma pessoa hábil. all hands Naut toda a tripulação. an old hand um velho experiente. a poor hand uma pessoa inábil. at first hand de primeira mão. at hand perto, à mão. at second hand de segunda mão. at the hand of someone da parte de alguém. a wretched hand um jogo (de cartas) ruim. by hand manual. by the hand of por intermédio de. for one’s own hand por conta própria. from good hands de primeira fonte. green hand homem ou operário inexperiente. hands off! não toque! hands up! mãos ao alto! in a hand’s turn num instante. near at hand à mão, perto. off hand a) de vez em quando. b) de improviso. on hand a) em estoque, à disposição. b) perto, à mão. c) presente. on the one hand, on the other hand por um lado, por outro lado. out of hand a) de improviso. b) feito, terminado, completo. the matter is well in hand a situação está sob controle. to ask the hand of pedir em casamento. to bear a hand dar uma mão, ajudar. to be hand and glove ser carne e unha. to be off hand ser rude, descortês. to bring up by hand criar sem leite materno. to change hands mudar de dono. to fall into someone’s hands cair em poder de alguém. to fight hand to hand lutar corpo-a-corpo. to give the hand of dar em casamento. to hand about fazer passar de mão em mão. to hand down a) passar para baixo. b) transmitir, legar. to hand in (into) a) passar para dentro. b) entregar (requerimento). c) ajudar (alguém) a entrar. to hand on passar adiante. to hand out distribuir, repartir. to hand over ceder, legar. to have a hand in estar metido em. to have one’s hand out ter perdido a prática. to have someone on one’s hands ter de cuidar de alguém. to keep a firm hand over manter rigorosamente em ordem. to keep one’s hand in conservar a prática. to lay hands on a) tirar, pegar, obter. b) prender. c) atracar. d) prejudicar, magoar. e) benzer pondo a mão. to lay hands upon a thing empreender alguma coisa, pôr mãos à obra. to lend a hand ajudar. to put one’s hand into one’s pocket sacar a carteira. to shake hands dar um aperto de mão. to show one’s hand pôr suas cartas na mesa. to take in hand empreender, assumir. to try one’s hand at experimentar, fazer alguma coisa. to wash one’s hands of desligar-se de. to wash one’s hands of something lavar as próprias mãos de, declarar-se alheio ao assunto ou inocente. to write a clear hand ter letra legível. under hand and seal assinado e selado. with a high hand violento.

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