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• 1 a [Anat] hand tengo las manos sucias = my hands are dirty levantar la mano = to raise one's hands, put one's hand up ¡manos arriba! or ¡arriba las manos! = hands up! con la mano en el corazón = hand on heart le hizo adiós con la mano = he waved goodbye to her su carta pasó de mano en mano = her letter was passed around darle la mano a algn (para saludar) = to shake hands with sb, to shake sb's hand; (para ayudar, ser ayudado) = to give sb one's hand dame la mano = hold my hand me tendió la mano = he held out his hand to me me tomó de la mano = she took me by the hand ir (tomados) de la mano = to walk hand in hand mano de obra = labor Definition of hand in the British & World English dictionary Definition of hand in the US English dictionary Translate hand | into French | into German | into Italian b [Zool] (de oso, perro) paw; (de mono) hand; [Equ] forefoot, front foot Definition of paw in the British & World English dictionary Definition of paw in the US English dictionary Translate paw | into French | into German | into Italian

• 2 (control, posesión) gen manos = hands (pl) ha cambiado de manos = it has changed hands cayó en manos del enemigo = it fell into the hands of the enemy haré todo lo que esté en mis manos = I will do everything in my power la oportunidad se nos fue de las manos = we let the opportunity slip through our fingers se tomó la justicia por su propia mano = he took the law into his own hands

• 3 (en fútbol) handball Definition of handball in the British & World English dictionary Definition of handball in the US English dictionary Translate handball | into French | into Italian

• 4 (del mortero) pestle Definition of pestle in the British & World English dictionary Definition of pestle in the US English dictionary Translate pestle | into German | into Italian

• 5 (de pintura, barniz) coat Definition of coat in the British & World English dictionary Definition of coat in the US English dictionary Translate coat | into French | into German | into Italian

• 6 [Jueg] (vuelta, juego) hand; (conjunto de cartas) hand (jugador) soy/eres mano = it's my/your lead Definition of hand in the British & World English dictionary Definition of hand in the US English dictionary Translate hand | into French | into German | into Italian

• 7 (en locs) a mano (no a máquina) = by hand hecho a mano = handmade escrito a mano = handwritten tejido a mano = handwoven las tiendas me quedan muy a mano = the shops are very close by o near siempre tengo un diccionario a mano = I always keep a dictionary by me a la mano (AmL) = close at hand de mano = hand (before n) en mano [lápiz/copa] = in hand agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a algn con las manos en la masa = to catch sb red-handed agarrarle or tomarle la mano a algo (CS) (fam) = to get the hang of sth (colloq) bajo mano = on the quiet, on the sly (colloq) con las manos vacías = empty-handed darse la mano (para saludar) = to shake hands (para cruzar, jugar, etc) to hold hands de segunda mano = secondhand echar or dar una mano = to give o lend a hand echar mano a algo (fam) = to grab sth estar/quedar a mano (AmL) (fam) = to be even o quits (colloq) lavarse las manos = to wash one's hands levantarle la mano a algn = to raise one's hand to sb llegar or pasar a las manos = to come to blows pedir la mano de algn = to ask for sb's hand in marriage ser la mano derecha de algn = to be sb's right-hand man/woman tenderle una mano a algn = to offer sb a (helping) hand tener mano dura = to have a firm hand tener mano para algo = to be good at sth traerse algo entre manos = to be up to sth (colloq) Definition of hold hands in the British & World English dictionary Definition of hold hands in the US English dictionary

• 8 a (lado) side queda de esta mano = it's on this side of the street a mano derecha = on the right Definition of side in the British & World English dictionary Definition of side in the US English dictionary Translate side | into French | into German | into Italian b [Auto] side of the road