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hand1 /hænd/ sustantivo
- (Anat) mano f;
~s off! ¡quita las manos de ahí!;
~s up all those in favor que levanten la mano los que estén a favor;
~s up! ¡manos arriba!
- (in phrases) at hand: help was at ~ la ayuda estaba en camino;
by hand ‹make/write/wash› a mano;
‹deliver› en mano;
hand in hand (tomados or agarrados or (esp Esp) cogidos) de la mano;
poverty and disease go ~ in ~ la pobreza y la enfermedad van de la mano;
on hand: the police were on ~ la policía estaba cerca;
to have sth on ~ tener(conj.⇒) algo a mano;
out of hand: the situation is getting out of ~ la situación se nos (or les etc) va de las manos;
to reject sth out of ~ rechazar(conj.⇒) algo de plano;
to hand (BrE) (within reach) al alcance de la mano, a (la) mano;
(available) disponible;
to beat sb/win ~s down ganarle a algn/ganar sin problemas;
to get one's ~s on sb/sth: just wait till I get my ~s on him! ¡vas a ver cuando lo agarre!;
she can't wait to get her ~s on the new computer se muere por usar la computadora nueva;
to give sb/have a free ~ darle(conj.⇒) a algn/tener(conj.⇒) carta blanca;
to know a place like the back of one's ~ conocer(conj.⇒) un sitio al dedillo;
to try one's ~ (at sth) probar(conj.⇒) (a hacer algo)
- (agency) mano f;
to have a ~ in sth tener(conj.⇒) parte en algo;
the town had suffered at the ~s of invaders la ciudad había sufrido a manos de los invasores
- (assistance) (colloq): to give sb a ~ echarle or darle(conj.⇒) una mano a algn;
if you need a ~ si necesitas ayuda
- hands pl (possession, control, care): to change ~s cambiar de dueño;
in good/capable ~s en buenas manos;
my life is in your ~s mi vida depende de ti;
we've got a problem on our ~s tenemos un problema;
the matter is out of my ~s el asunto no está en mis manos
- (agency) mano f;
- (side): on sb's right/left ~ a la derecha/izquierda de algn;
on the one ~ … on the other (~) … por un lado … por otro (lado) …
- (Games)
- (set of cards) mano f, cartas fpl
- (round of card game) mano f
- (worker) obrero, -ra m,f;
(farm ~) peón m
- (Naut) marinero m
- (experienced person): an old ~ un veterano, una veterana
- (worker) obrero, -ra m,f;
- (applause) (colloq) (no pl): a big ~ for … un gran aplauso para …
- (handwriting) (liter) letra f
- (on clock) manecilla f, aguja f, puntero m (Andes)
hand2 verbo transitivo to ~ sb sth, to ~ sth TO sb pasarle algo a algn
Phrasal Verbs
hand around, (BrE also) hand round v + o + adv, v + adv + o (distribute) repartir, distribuir(conj.⇒);
(offer round) ‹cakes› ofrecer(conj.⇒) hand down v + o + adv, v + adv + o (pass down) ‹custom/heirloom/story› transmitir;
‹clothes› pasar hand in v + o + adv, v + adv + o ‹homework/form/ticket› entregar(conj.⇒);
‹resignation› presentar hand on v + o + adv, v + adv + o ‹skills/knowledge› transmitir, pasar;
‹object/photograph› pasar hand out v + o + adv, v + adv + o repartir, distribuir(conj.⇒);
‹advice› dar(conj.⇒) hand over v + o + adv, v + adv + o
Phrasal Verbs
hand around, (BrE also) hand round v + o + adv, v + adv + o (distribute) repartir, distribuir(conj.⇒);
(offer round) ‹cakes› ofrecer(conj.⇒) hand down v + o + adv, v + adv + o (pass down) ‹custom/heirloom/story› transmitir;
‹clothes› pasar hand in v + o + adv, v + adv + o ‹homework/form/ticket› entregar(conj.⇒);
‹resignation› presentar hand on v + o + adv, v + adv + o ‹skills/knowledge› transmitir, pasar;
‹object/photograph› pasar hand out v + o + adv, v + adv + o repartir, distribuir(conj.⇒);
‹advice› dar(conj.⇒) hand over v + o + adv, v + adv + o
- (relinquish) entregar(conj.⇒)
- (transfer) transferir(conj.⇒)
hand: handbag~bag sustantivo (used by women) cartera f or (Esp) bolso m or (Méx) bolsa f;
(small suitcase) (AmE) maletín m;
hand baggage~ baggage, (BrE) ~ luggage n uncountable
equipaje m de mano;
handball~ball sustantivo
manual m;
handbrake~brake sustantivo (on bicycle) (AmE) freno m (de pastilla);
(BrE Auto) freno m de mano;
handcraft~craft sustantivo See Also→ handicraft;
hand cream~ cream n uncountable or countable
crema f de manos or para las manos;
handcuff~cuff verbo transitivo
esposar, ponerle(conj.⇒) esposas a;
handcuffs~cuffs sustantivo plural
esposas fpl
(small suitcase) (AmE) maletín m;
hand baggage~ baggage, (BrE) ~ luggage n uncountable
equipaje m de mano;
handball~ball sustantivo
- uncountable (game — in US) frontón m, pelota f;
(— in Europe) balonmano m, handball m (AmL)
- uncountable or countable (in soccer) mano f;
manual m;
handbrake~brake sustantivo (on bicycle) (AmE) freno m (de pastilla);
(BrE Auto) freno m de mano;
handcraft~craft sustantivo See Also→ handicraft;
hand cream~ cream n uncountable or countable
crema f de manos or para las manos;
handcuff~cuff verbo transitivo
esposar, ponerle(conj.⇒) esposas a;
handcuffs~cuffs sustantivo plural
esposas fpl
hand:hand grenade sustantivo
granada f (de mano)
granada f (de mano)
hand:handkerchief /'hæŋkərtʃəf/ , /-tʃi:f / || /'hæŋkətʃɪf/ , /-tʃi:f/ sustantivo (pl -chieves /-tʃi:vz/ or -chiefs) pañuelo m
hand: hand luggage~ luggage n uncountable (BrE) equipaje m de mano;
handmade~made /'hænd'meɪd/ adjetivo
hecho a mano;
hand-me-down~-me-down sustantivo: prenda usada o heredada;
handout~out sustantivo
cuidadosamente seleccionado;
handrail~rail sustantivo (on stairs, slope) pasamanos m;
(on bridge, ship) baranda f, barandilla f;
handset~set sustantivo
auricular m, tubo m (RPl);
handshake~shake sustantivo
apretón m de manos;
hand signal~ signal sustantivo (Auto) seña f (hecha con la mano);
(by referee, coach) (AmE) señal f
handmade~made /'hænd'meɪd/ adjetivo
hecho a mano;
hand-me-down~-me-down sustantivo: prenda usada o heredada;
handout~out sustantivo
- (of money, food) dádiva f
- (advertising leaflet) folleto m
- (at lecture, in class) notas fpl (que se distribuyen a los asistentes);
cuidadosamente seleccionado;
handrail~rail sustantivo (on stairs, slope) pasamanos m;
(on bridge, ship) baranda f, barandilla f;
handset~set sustantivo
auricular m, tubo m (RPl);
handshake~shake sustantivo
apretón m de manos;
hand signal~ signal sustantivo (Auto) seña f (hecha con la mano);
(by referee, coach) (AmE) señal f
hand: hands-on~s-on /'hændz'ɑ:n / || /'hændzˌɒn/ adjetivo (before n)
hand-to-mouth~-to-mouth /'hændtə'maʊθ/ adjetivo
pobre, precario;
hand-wash~-wash /'hænd'wɔ:ʃ / ||/'hændˌwɒʃ/ verbo transitivo
lavar a mano;
handwriting~writing n uncountable
letra f;
handwritten~written /'hænd'rɪtn̩/ adjetivo
manuscrito, escrito a mano
- ‹instruction/experience› práctico
- (Comput) manual;
hand-to-mouth~-to-mouth /'hændtə'maʊθ/ adjetivo
pobre, precario;
hand-wash~-wash /'hænd'wɔ:ʃ / ||/'hændˌwɒʃ/ verbo transitivo
lavar a mano;
handwriting~writing n uncountable
letra f;
handwritten~written /'hænd'rɪtn̩/ adjetivo
manuscrito, escrito a mano
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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
hand [hænd]
| I | nombre 1 mano: give me a hand, échame una mano the solution is in your hands, la solución está en tus manos to get sthg/sb off one's hands, deshacerse de algo/alguien to have one's hands full, estar muy ocupado,-a to lay one's hands on, dar con to shake hands, dar la mano by hand, a mano: made/delivered by hand, hecho/entregado,-a a mano hand in hand, cogidos de la mano 2 to have first hand experience, tener experiencia directa to try one's hand at sthg, intentar hacer algo 3 control, cuidado to gain the upper hand, ganar ventaja in hand/out of hand, bajo/fuera de control in good hands, en buenas manos 4 lado left/right hand, izquierda/derecha on one hand..., on the other hand.., por un lado..., por otro lado... 5 (cerca) at hand, cerca, a mano in hand, de reserva on/to hand, al alcance de la mano 6 Teat fam aplauso: a big hand for Estrellita!, ¡un gran aplauso para Estrellita! 7 (persona) operario, obrero an old hand, veterano,-a 8 (de reloj) manecilla |
| II | verbo transitivo dar, entregar ♦ LOC: my hands are tied, tengo las manos atadas I could do it with one hand tied behind my back, lo podría hacer con la gorra many hands make light work, muchas manos hacen el trabajo más fácil figurado to show one's hand, revelar su intención to force sb's hand, obligar a alguien a actuar precipitadamente o decir algo to wash one's hands of sb, no querer saber nada de alguien |
hand: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009
| Compound Forms: | |||||||||
| bad hand | cartas | mala mano nf | |||||||
| be on hand | estar disponible | ||||||||
| bound hand and foot | adj | (with hands and feet tied) Esp | atado de pies y manos loc adj | ||||||
| bound hand and foot | adj | figurative (inescapably obligated) | atado de pies y manos loc adj | ||||||
| Durante toda mi gestión estuve atado de pies y manos porque el presupuesto que nos habían asignado era irrisorio. | |||||||||
| España | sin escapatoria loc adv | ||||||||
| business at hand | n | (urgent matter for discussion) | tema que nos ocupa nm | ||||||
| tema por tratar nm | |||||||||
| by hand | adv | (manually, not by machine) | a mano loc adv | ||||||
| El aparato está hecho totalmente a mano | |||||||||
| manual, manualmente adj, adv | |||||||||
| cap in hand | como mendigo | ||||||||
| cash in hand | efectivo disponible | ||||||||
| cash in hand | efectivo en caja | ||||||||
| cash in hand | caja | ||||||||
| close at hand | adj | (nearby) | a mano loc adj | ||||||
| When I work long hours my extra-large coffee cup is always close at hand. | |||||||||
| a la mano loc adj | |||||||||
| close at hand | adj | (imminent) fam | a un paso loc adv | ||||||
| Nuclear war is close at hand! was emblazoned on the black and yellow leaflets. | |||||||||
| inminente adj | |||||||||
| fam | a la vuelta de la esquina loc adv | ||||||||
| close at hand | adj | (handy, at a convenient distance) | disponible, a la mano loc adj | ||||||
| In flu season keep a box of tissue close at hand. | |||||||||
| a mano loc adj | |||||||||
| deck hand | marinero de cubierta nm | ||||||||
| dismiss out of hand | vtr | (disregard completely) | hacer caso omiso loc verb | ||||||
| I know it sounds like a conspiracy theory, but I beg you not to dismiss it out of hand. | |||||||||
| desestimar vtr | |||||||||
| Era una propuesta sin pies ni cabeza, la desestimé sin mayor trámite. | |||||||||
| dismissed out of hand | dado por seguro n | ||||||||
| farm hand | n | agricultura | ranchero nm | ||||||
| farm hand | n | agricultura | trabajador agrícola nm | ||||||
| field hand | n | empleado de granja nm | |||||||
| field hand | n | ranchero nm | |||||||
| free hand | n | (carte blanche, unrestricted freedom) | carta blanca nf | ||||||
| Le dieron carta blanca para llevar a cabo la investigación | |||||||||
| from hand to hand | de mano en mano adv | ||||||||
| from hand to mouth | adv | (in a state of poverty) | precariamente adv | ||||||
| Though they appeared wealthy, they actually lived from hand to mouth. | |||||||||
| Por entonces vivíamos muy precariamente, apenas si nos alcanzaba para comer. | |||||||||
| con una mano delante y otra detrás loc adv | |||||||||
| Cuando se separó, se quedó en la ruina. Se fue con una mano delante y otra detrás. | |||||||||
| España | estar a dos velas loc verb | ||||||||
| full hand | mano completa adj | ||||||||
| full hand | manual adj | ||||||||
| full hand | (poker hand) mano de póker | full nm | |||||||
| gain the upper hand | vi | (attain an advantage: over sb) | sacar ventaja loc verb | ||||||
| Whilst injuries have decimated the first choice team, an early goal has given them the upper hand. | |||||||||
| La potranca sacó mucha ventaja en la salida y la mantuvo hasta el disco. | |||||||||
| get out of hand | figurative | descontrolarse v | |||||||
| get the upper hand | llevar la delantera v | ||||||||
| give a hand | echar una mano v | ||||||||
| give a helping hand | vi | (assist, help) | echar una mano loc verb | ||||||
| You should give a helping hand to the needy. | |||||||||
| dar una mano solidaria loc verb | |||||||||
| Deberías dar una mano solidaria a los necesitados. | |||||||||
| fam | echar un cable loc verb | ||||||||
| Menos mal que mis hermanas me echaron un cable con las gemelas. | |||||||||
| Cuba | echar un cabo loc verb | ||||||||
| give sb a hand | vi | (help sb) | echar una mano loc verb | ||||||
| I needed help carrying the wardrobe and the neighbour gave me a hand. | |||||||||
| dar una mano loc verb | |||||||||
| go hand in hand | ir cogidos de la mano v | ||||||||
| good hand | (cards) cartas | buena mano nf | |||||||
| hand baggage | n | equipaje de mano nm | |||||||
| hand down | vtr | (pass on to a successor) | legar vtr | ||||||
| Before I die, I will hand down to you, my son, my entire estate. | |||||||||
| heredar vtr | |||||||||
| La casa se la heredó una pariente lejana que murió sin descendencia. | |||||||||
| hand gear | palanca nf | ||||||||
| hand gliding | n | (alternative term for hang gliding) | ala delta nf | ||||||
| hand grenade | n | granada de mano nf | |||||||
| hand guard | cazoleta de espada nf | ||||||||
| hand in | dar a un superior v | ||||||||
| hand in glove | en equipo adv | ||||||||
| hand in hand | (together) | mano a mano adv | |||||||
| hand in hand | (clasp) | de la mano adv | |||||||
| hand labor | US | trabajo manual nm | |||||||
| hand lens | lupa nf | ||||||||
| hand line | (fishing) | cuerdas de mano nf | |||||||
| hand list | lista nf | ||||||||
| hand me down | n | (sth used passed on to another) | pasar algo usado vtr | ||||||
| Note: Usually hyphenated: hand-me-down | |||||||||
| Emma's sister gave her a hand me down skirt. | |||||||||
| David pasa sus prendas usadas a su hermano menor. | |||||||||
| heredar vtr | |||||||||
| Emma heredó la falda de su hermana mayor. | |||||||||
| hand mixer | n | (cookery: handheld electric tool for mixing) | batidora eléctrica nf | ||||||
| Use your hand mixer to whip the egg whites into a stiff peak. | |||||||||
| batidora nf | |||||||||
| batidora de mano nf | |||||||||
| Prepare el sabayón a baño maría utilizando la batidora de mano. | |||||||||
| hand of friendship | lazos de amistad n | ||||||||
| hand on | pasar información v | ||||||||
| hand on | pasar el control v | ||||||||
| hand out | distribuir algo v | ||||||||
| hand over | entregar en mano v | ||||||||
| hand over fist | adv | informal (rapidly, in great amounts) | a espuertas loc adv | ||||||
| This contract offers great prestige but is losing money hand over fist. | |||||||||
| a lo lindo / de lo lindo loc adv | |||||||||
| Era un negocio interesante y educativo, pero perdía dinero a lo lindo. | |||||||||
| a raudales loc adv | |||||||||
| Tuvieron un éxito espectacular, la plata ingresaba a raudales. | |||||||||
| España, fam | a mogollón loc adv | ||||||||
| Llegaron cartas a mogollón a raíz del llamamiento por la radio. | |||||||||
| hand over hand | adv | literal (grasping with alternate hands) | una mano detrás de la otra loc adv | ||||||
| I know the rope bridge is scary but just go slowly hand over hand and stop screaming. | |||||||||
| Atravesó el pasamanos de la forma usual, una mano detrás de la otra hasta llegar al otro extremo. | |||||||||
| México fam | paso a pasito loc adv | ||||||||
| Paso, a pasito, llegaré... era parte de la letra de una canción de los setentas escrita por Manzanero e interpretada por Angélica María. | |||||||||
| hand over hand | adv | figurative (in an out-of-control way) | a cuatro manos loc adv | ||||||
| La noche que volvió del campamento, mi hermano empezó a comer a cuatro manos, del hambre que había pasado. | |||||||||
| hand play | juego de manos nm | ||||||||
| hand press | n | (pressing machine worked manually) | prensa manual nf | ||||||
| My family uses their hand press to make homemade apple cider. | |||||||||
| hand press | n | (printing press worked manually ) | imprenta manual nf | ||||||
| Early newspapers were printed on a hand press. | |||||||||
| hand signal | n | seña nf | |||||||
| hand sth on | vi | (pass on or transmit sth) | pasar a vtr + prep | ||||||
| Can you hand it on to her when you've finished with it please? | |||||||||
| ¿Puedes pasarme el secador cuando acabes con él? | |||||||||
| hand to | vtr | (give to, pass to) | pasar a vtr + prep | ||||||
| Will you hand the book to your sister, please? | |||||||||
| hand-to-hand | adj | (close-up, taking place at close quarters) | cuerpo a cuerpo fr hecha | ||||||
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun | |||||||||
| Even with modern weapons, soldiers still need to learn hand to hand combat skills. | |||||||||
| hand-to-mouth | adj | (meeting only immediate needs) | vivir al día vi | ||||||
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun | |||||||||
| Since being fired from his job, he has had to live a hand-to-mouth existence. | |||||||||
| No sabe de dónde sacará el dinero mañana; se limita a vivir al día. | |||||||||
| una vida precaria nf | |||||||||
| A causa de su situación económica tiene una vida económicamente precaria. | |||||||||
| lo básico loc nom | |||||||||
| Vive con lo básico. | |||||||||
| hand tool | n | (handheld instrument) | herramienta nf | ||||||
| The man selected the appropriate hand tool for the DIY task. | |||||||||
| herramienta manual nf | |||||||||
| hand towel | n | (small towel for drying the hands) | toalla de manos nf | ||||||
| It is usual to only lay out a hand towel in the spare bathroom. | |||||||||
| hand truck | n | (2-wheeled trolley) Argentina | carrito nm | ||||||
| A hand truck, or sack truck, is used to move heavy bags and boxes without lifting them. | |||||||||
| No encuentro carritos para cargar el equipaje. | |||||||||
| Argentina | changuito nm | ||||||||
| Venía de la feria con el changuito cargado de verduras. | |||||||||
| México | carrito del mandado nm | ||||||||
| hand-held recorder | grabadora portátil n | ||||||||
| hand in hand | adv | literal (with hands clasped in one another's) | de la mano loc adv | ||||||
| Hand-in hand, the protesters stormed the palace. | |||||||||
| Los manifestantes desfilaban por la avenida cogidos de la mano. | |||||||||
| hand in hand | adv | figurative (together) | de la mano loc adv | ||||||
| Poverty and social unrest usually go hand-in-hand. | |||||||||
| La pobreza y la agitación social normalmente van de la mano. | |||||||||
| hand in hand | adv | (in close collaboration ) | codo con codo loc adv | ||||||
| The two employees worked hand-in-hand to see the project through to the end. | |||||||||
| De la crisis económica solo podremos salir trabajando codo con codo, nunca a los codazos. | |||||||||
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Forum discussions with the word(s) "hand" in the title:
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5 fingers on each hand - grammar
A bird in the hand is better than one hundred flying birds landing on two birds in a bush?
A defiant wave of her hand.
A finger on his right hand / a finger of his right hand
a guiding hand
a hand up is better than a handout.
a hand up rather than a hand out
A hand up, not a hand out
A happy couple is walking hand in hand along the street!
A lead in a double hand of no/trumps. (bridge)
a light hand
a pat down inspection and hand-wanded
a slap on the hand
A strong hand
a warm hand off
airy wave of her hand
Alas, I show my hand.
alcohol-based gel hand disinfectant
alcohol-based hand wipes and gel sanitizers - medical
alike were on hand
all the information is second hand
allow / not only as / On the one hand
Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades...
amazing potential first hand
an antique hand carved desk
an invisible hand and eye, as it were
and other good and valuable consideration of the GRANTORS in hand paid by GRANTEE, the receipt whereof - legal
anyway Vs. On the other hand
Appropriate to the problem at hand
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5 fingers on each hand - grammar
A bird in the hand is better than one hundred flying birds landing on two birds in a bush?
A defiant wave of her hand.
A finger on his right hand / a finger of his right hand
a guiding hand
a hand up is better than a handout.
a hand up rather than a hand out
A hand up, not a hand out
A happy couple is walking hand in hand along the street!
A lead in a double hand of no/trumps. (bridge)
a light hand
a pat down inspection and hand-wanded
a slap on the hand
A strong hand
a warm hand off
airy wave of her hand
Alas, I show my hand.
alcohol-based gel hand disinfectant
alcohol-based hand wipes and gel sanitizers - medical
alike were on hand
all the information is second hand
allow / not only as / On the one hand
Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades...
amazing potential first hand
an antique hand carved desk
an invisible hand and eye, as it were
and other good and valuable consideration of the GRANTORS in hand paid by GRANTEE, the receipt whereof - legal
anyway Vs. On the other hand
Appropriate to the problem at hand
more...
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Spanish:
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hand
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hand drier
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hand in
hand on
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hamburger
hamlet
hammer
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hammering
hammock
hamper
hamster
hamstring
hand
hand around
hand back
hand controls
hand down
hand drier
hand dryer
hand in
hand on
hand out
hand over
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