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Pronunciation: /hænd/
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Spanish translation of hand
n
- 1 [Anat] mano (f) hands off! = ¡quita las manos de ahí! hands up all those in favor = que levanten la mano los que estén a favor hands up! = ¡manos arriba!
- 2 (in phrases)
at hand
help was at hand = 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 hand in hand = la pobreza y la enfermedad van de la manoon hand
the police were on hand = la policía estaba cerca to have sth on hand = tener* algo a manoout of hand
the situation is getting out of hand = la situación se nos ( or les etc) va de las manos to reject sth out of hand = rechazar* algo de plano to hand (BrE) (within reach) = al alcance de la mano, a (la) mano; (available) = disponible to beat sb/win hands down = ganarle a algn/ganar sin problemas to get one's hands on sb/sth 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 sb/have a free hand = darle* a algn/tener* carta blanca to know a place like the back of one's hand = conocer* un sitio al dedillo to try one's hand (at sth) = probar* (a hacer algo)
- 3 a (agency) mano (f) to have a hand in sth = tener* parte en algo the town had suffered at the hands of invaders = la ciudad había sufrido a manos de los invasores b (assistance) (colloq) to give sb a hand = echarle or darle* una mano a algn if you need a hand = si necesitas ayuda c to change hands = cambiar de dueño in good/capable hands = en buenas manos my life is in your hands = mi vida depende de ti we've got a problem on our hands = tenemos un problema the matter is out of my hands = el asunto no está en mis manos
- 4 (side) on sb's right/left hand = a la derecha/izquierda de algn on the one hand … on the other (hand) … = por un lado … por otro (lado) …
- 8 (handwriting) (liter) letra (f)