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hand 
  n 
  [+person] main  f  
→ I put my hand into my pocket and pulled out the letter.   
to have sth in one's hand  tenir qch à la main 
to be on one's hands and knees   (on all fours)  être à quatre pattes 
to join hands  se donner la main 
→ The children all joined hands and danced in a circle.   
→ Let us join our hands for a brief prayer   
to hold hands   [people] se donner la main 
We were holding hands.  Nous nous donnions la main. 
→ we were holding hands and giggling like teenagers   
hand in hand   (=holding hands) main dans la main 
→ I saw them making their way, hand in hand, down the path.   
to hold sb's hand   (fig) encourager qn 
→ I'm here to hold your hand if you're going through a bad patch.   
to force sb's hand  forcer la main à qn 
to have a free hand  avoir carte blanche 
my hands are tied   (fig)  (=I'm not free to act) j'ai les mains liées 
to throw up one's hands   (expressing anger, frustration)  lever les bras au ciel 
to make money hand over fist  gagner une fortune, ne pas avoir le temps de dépenser ce que l'on gagne 
to lose money hand over fist  perdre des sommes d'argent phénoménales 
to win hands down  gagner haut la main 
→ We should have won the game hands down   
 →  eat 
  (indicating aspect)  on the one hand ... , on the other hand  d'une part ... , d'autre part 
→ On the one hand Kate is old enough to pay the adult fare, but on the other hand she is too young to travel without a paid escort.   
  (indicating possession)  in sb's hands  entre les mains de qn 
→ He is leaving his business in the hands of a colleague.   
→ The Government is openly encouraging the transfer of one of our greatest public buildings into private hands.   
to be in safe hands  être en (de) bonnes mains 
→ We're in safe hands.   
to be in the wrong hands  être en (de) mauvaises mains 
→ I feel that the majority of these dogs are in the wrong hands.   
to get one's hands on sth   (=manage to get) mettre la main sur qch 
→ how was he able to get his hands on that money so easily?   
→ The company is unable to get its hands on new investments   
Wait till I get my hands on him!  Attends que je lui mette la main dessus! 
to lay one's hands on sth   (=manage to get) mettre la main sur qch 
→ She read anything she could lay her hands on.   
to change hands   (=be sold) changer de mains 
  (indicating influence, involvement)  to have a hand in sth  jouer un rôle dans qch 
→ He thanked everyone who had had a hand in his release.   
to go hand in hand   (=be closely related) aller de pair 
→ For us, research and teaching go hand in hand.   
to go hand in hand with sth   (=be closely related to) aller de pair avec qch 
→ Hand in hand with the police inquiries, the government has also announced a full investigation.   
to keep one's hand in  garder la main 
→ He still does a little work for us, just to keep his hand in.   
to keep one's hands off sth/sb  ne pas toucher à qch/qn 
→ modern designers should keep their hands off period properties   
→ Bitch! Keep your hands off my husband   
"hands off!"  "bas les pattes!" 
to play into sb's hands   [person] faire le jeu de qn 
→ The opposition know that if they take him on on this issue they will just play into his hands.   
→ We must not play into the hands of racist bigots who will delight in making trouble from America's plight.   
→ We do not want to play into the hands of our enemies by disclosing sensitive information.   
[events, situation] jouer en la faveur de qn 
→ The tense situation could play into the hands of militant groups wanting to destabilise the peace process.   
→ The crisis in Brussels would play into the hands of the Euro-sceptics.   
to be hand in glove with sb  être de mèche avec qn 
→ They work hand in glove with the pharmaceutical industry   
→ They all operate hand in glove, share in the arrangements and regard themselves as experts whose word cannot be challenged   
  (indicating way of treating sb/sth)  at the hands of sb, He died at the hands of an assassin.  Il mourut des mains d'un assassin., Il mourut assassinée. 
Many people had suffered at his hands.  Nombreux étaient ceux qui avaient souffert entre ses mains. 
He has done nothing to deserve such kind treatment at our hands.  Il n'a rien fait pour mériter un si bon traitement de notre part. 
They were reluctant to risk another defeat at the hands of the opposition.  Ils hésitaient devant le risque de se voir infliger une nouvelle défaite par l'opposition. 
to rule with a heavy hand  gouverner d'une main de fer 
  (indicating responsibility)  to have sth on one's hands   [+problem, responsibility] avoir qch sur les bras 
→ we have a really urgent problem on our hands   
to have a big task on one's hands  avoir du pain sur la planche 
→ We have a big task on our hands to turn this tie around   
to have a fight on one's hands, We have a fight on our hands.  Un véritable combat nous attend. 
→ Tony Blair has a fight on his hands after some in the cabinet expressed disapproval of the measure.   
to be off sb's hands   [problem, task] ne plus être la responsabilité de qn 
→ Cazaril breathed a sigh of relief when it was off his hands at last   
[person] 
I have more free time now the children are off my hands.  J'ai davantage de temps libre sans les enfants sur les bras. 
to take sb/sth off sb's hands  débarrasser qn de qn/qch 
→ The real advantages of using a removal firm are that all the heavy work is taken off your hands   
→ I tried to help by taking the kids off her hands, so she could go shopping on her own or out with friends   
to have one's hands full   (=be occupied) avoir beaucoup à faire 
→ They had their hands full dealing with an experienced Celtic side   
to have one's hands full with sth  avoir beaucoup à faire avec qch 
→ She had her hands full with two new babies to look after.   
to wash one's hands of sth  se laver les mains de qch 
→ Conti was accused of "washing his hands" of the problem of sexual abuse within the family   
→ Moscow has washed its hands of the affair   
to hold up one's hand(s), to hold one's hand(s) up   (=admit responsibility) prendre ses responsabilités 
→ I will hold my hand up and say I was stupid.   
→ Nico is big enough to hold his hand up. He knows he should have done better.   
to hold up one's hand(s) to sth, to hold one's hand(s) up to sth  assumer la responsabilité de qch, endosser la responsabilité de qch 
→ I'll hold my hand up to the mistake.   
  (indicating help, assistance)  to give sb a hand, to lend sb a hand  donner un coup de main à qn 
→ Let me give you a hand.   
Can you give me a hand?  Tu peux me donner un coup de main? 
to give sb a hand to do sth  donner un coup de main à qn pour faire qch 
→ Could you give me a hand to get my raincoat off?   
  (indicating availability)  at hand  à portée de main, à portée de la main 
to be near at hand, to be close at hand  être à portée de main, être à portée de la main 
→ I picked up a book that happened to be near at hand.   
→ Having the right equipment near at hand will help enormously.   
to be on hand   [person] être disponible 
[emergency services] être sur place 
→ The emergency services were on hand in case there was any trouble.   
to hand   (=readily available) 
[information] sous la main, à portée de la main 
→ Sorry, I haven't got my address book to hand.   
→ Keep vital information to hand in the Home Emergency Book   
→ He had an answer ready to hand   
in hand   (=to spare) d'avance 
Hughes finished with 15 seconds in hand.  Hughes finit avec 15 secondes d'avance. 
  (indicating skill)  to turn one's hand to sth  se mettre à qch 
→ Having started his Hollywood career in B-movies, Jolley turned his hand to writing   
→ Wharmby was a decorator before turning his hand to lexicography   
→ He was a Royal Marine for five years before turning his hand to physiotherapy, then the law   
to try one's hand at sth  s'essayer à qch 
→ I had encouraged her to try her hand at writing   
to try one's hand at doing sth  s'essayer à faire qch 
→ DEX Enterprises decided to try its hand at running a water company.   
→ Unable to find the right tiara, Trina volunteered to try her hand at making one.   
 by hand   [make] à la main 
→ Each piece is made by hand.   
→ every piece was painted by hand   
[deliver] en main propre, en mains propres 
→ The parcel had been delivered by hand.   
[wash] à la main 
→ All our clothes had to be washed by hand.   
to do sth by hand  faire qch à la main 
→ I did all the sewing by hand.   
→ Much of the planting and harvesting is done by hand.   
  (indicating control)  in hand   (=in control) en main 
We have the situation in hand.  Nous avons la situation bien en main. 
Matters are in hand.  On a les choses bien en main. 
→ The Olympic organisers say that matters are well in hand.   
to take sb/sth in hand  prendre qn/qch en main 
→ Millions of pounds have been spent since 1978 when the problem was first taken in hand   
→ Had there been a father around to take him in hand, perhaps events would have followed a different course   
to take o.s. in hand  se prendre en main 
→ She smiled, amused and not a little embarrassed by her own fear. She was going to have to take herself in hand   
→ it will give you the incentive to take yourself in hand and change your eating patterns   
to get out of hand   [situation, phenomenon] devenir incontrôlable 
→ things begin to get out of hand   
→ it is a disease that could get out of hand unless tackled early   
→ rates were cut too soon and too deeply, allowing inflation to get out of hand   
→ My girlfriend's violence is getting out of hand.   
[person] devenir incontrôlable 
→ the fans started shouting and yelling and getting out of hand   
→ His son was getting out of hand   
  (indicating continuity)  in hand   (=ongoing) 
[work] en cours 
the job in hand   (British) le travail en cours 
→ Let's deal with the job in hand.   
 out of hand   (adv)   (=completely)  [reject, dismiss] d'emblée 
→ One might even be inclined to dismiss it out of hand.   
→ Rowland had been rejected out of hand as a buyer by the newspaper's trustees   
→ their original £20m bid was rejected out of hand   
  [+clock] aiguille  f 
  (=handwriting) écriture  f  
in sb's hand   (=written by sb) de la main de qn 
→ The manuscripts were written in Bach's own hand.   
  (at cards)  jeu  m  
→ I've had some really bad hands tonight.   
to show one's hand   (=reveal one's intentions) montrer son jeu 
  (=measurement)  [+horse] paume  f  
→ It was a small horse, only fourteen hands.   
  (=worker) ouvrier(-ière)  m/f  
→ He met mill hands, miners and farm labourers.   
hired hand  saisonnier(-ière)  m/f  
 →  farmhand 
  vt 
  (=give, pass) 
to hand sth to sb, to hand sb sth  passer qch à qn 
→ He handed me a piece of paper.   
He handed me the book.  Il m'a passé le livre. 
  (=concede) 
You've got to hand it to her.  Il faut lui rendre cette justice. 
→ You have to hand it to Temple, he's not afraid of difficult subjects.   
→ You've got to hand it to them: there is no end to their ingenuity.   
  modif 
[tool, drill] à main

hand 
3  vt remettre
1  n main  f 
2  a manuel 

Hand's disease   n maladie de Hand-Shüller-Christian  f  
accessory ligaments of digits of hand   n ligaments palmaires des articulations métacarpo-phalangiennes  pl  
accoucheur's hand   n main d'accoucheur  f  
articulations of digits of hand   n articulations interphalangiennes des doigts  pl  
benediction hand   n main de bénisseur  f  
claw hand   n main en griffe  f  
claw hand deformity   n main en griffe  f  
digit of hand   n doigt de la main  m  
drop hand   n main pendante  f  
fascial compartment of hand   n loge palmaire de la main  f  
first-hand experience   n expérience personnelle  f  
griffin-claw hand   n main en griffe  f  
griffinclaw hand   n main en griffe  f  
hand index   n indice de la main  m  
hand ratio   n indice de la main  m  
hand switch   n interrupteur à main  m  
hand with spade-like fingers   n main en forme de battoir  f  
hand-shoulder syndrome   n syndrome épaule-main  m  
heart-hand syndrome   n syndrome de Holt-Oram  m  
intermediate muscles of hand   n groupe moyen muscles de la main  m  
lenticular bone of hand   n pisiforme  m  
lentiform bone of hand   n pisiforme  m  
lobster claw hand   n main en pince de homard  f  
mitten hand   n syndactalie  f  
navicular bone of hand   n scaphoïde  m  
opera-glass hand   n main en lorgnette  f  
scaphoid bone of hand   n scaphoïde  m  
shoulder hand syndrome   n syndrome épaule-main  m  
shoulder-hand syndrome   n syndrome épaule-main  m  
split hand deformity   n main en pince de homard  f  
stubby hand   n main trapue  f  
trained hand   n main exercée  f  
trident hand   n main en trident  f  
volar region of hand   n paume de la main  f 

Dictionnaire Collaboratif     Anglais-Français
hand-held adj. portable   Reverso DG8
hand-held-computer n. un ordinateur de poche Reverso DG8
heavy-handed adj. 1) maladroit, 2) dur   Reverso DG8
hand baggage n. les bagages à main Reverso DG8
hand luggage n. les bagages à main   Reverso DG8
in hand adv. en main Reverso DG8
upper hand n. un avantage   Reverso DG8
whip hand n. un avantage Reverso DG8
have clean hands vi. avoir les mains propres   Reverso DG8
in good hands adv. entre de bonnes mains Reverso DG8
have the upper hand vi. avoir le dessus   Reverso DG8
have the whip hand vi. avoir le dessus Reverso DG8
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'hand' également trouvé dans les traductions du dictionnaire Français-Anglais
corps-à-corps n. 1) hand-to-hand fight (m), 2) hand-to-hand fights (pl.m.) Reverso DG8
corps à corps n. 1) hand-to-hand fight (m), 2) hand-to-hand fights (pl.m.) Reverso DG8
corps-à-corps adv. hand-to-hand Reverso DG8
essuie-mains n. 1) hand towel (m), 2) hand towels (pl.m.) Reverso DG8
combat corps-à-corps nm. hand-to-hand fight Reverso DG8
corps à corps adv. hand-to-hand Reverso DG8
prendre... en main vt. 1) take in hand (vt), 2) taken in hand (pass.) Reverso DG8
apporter... sur un plateau vt. 1) wait on hand and foot (vt), 2) waited on hand and foot (pass.) Reverso DG8
combat corps à corps nm. hand-to-hand fight Reverso DG8
apporter... sur un plateau d'argent vt. 1) wait on hand and foot (vt), 2) waited on hand and foot (pass.) Reverso DG8
servir... sur un plateau d'argent vt. 1) wait on hand and foot (vt), 2) waited on hand and foot (pass.) Reverso DG8
remettre vt. 1) put back (vt), 2) hand (vt), 3) recover (refl), 4) start again (+ inf., refl), 5) put back (pass.), 6) handed (pass.) Reverso DG8
compter sur les doigts d'une main vt. 1) count on the fingers of one hand (vt), 2) counted on the fingers of one hand (pass.) Reverso DG8
baisemain nm. kiss on the hand Reverso DG8
bagage cabine nm. hand luggage Reverso DG8
avoir... la main baladeuse vi. have wandering hands Reverso DG8
avoir... la main lourde vi. be heavy-handed Reverso DG8
avoir... les mains baladeuses vi. have wandering hands Reverso DG8

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