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one-handed (having only one hand) adverb [UK: wʌn ˈhæn.dɪd] [US: wʌn ˈhæn.dəd] | mancoadverb |
out of hand (not under control, out of control) adjective [UK: ˈaʊt əv hænd] [US: ˈaʊt əv ˈhænd] | )adjective de las manosadjective fuera de controladjective |
panhandle [panhandled, panhandling, panhandles] (beg for money) verb [UK: ˈpæn.hæn.dl̩] [US: ˈpæn.ˌhæn.dl̩] | pordiosearverb |
red-handed (in the act of wrongdoing) adjective [UK: ˈred.ˈhæn.dəd] [US: ˈred.ˈhæn.dəd] | con las manos en la masaadjective en flagranciaadjective in fragantiadjective |
right hand [right hands] noun [UK: raɪt hænd] [US: ˈraɪt ˈhænd] | mano derechanoun |
right-hand man (trusted assistant) noun [UK: raɪt hænd mæn] [US: ˈraɪt ˈhænd ˈmæn] | mano derechanoun |
right-handed (of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.) noun [UK: raɪt ˈhæn.dɪd] [US: ˈraɪt ˈhæn.dəd] | diestranoun diestronoun |
Scotch hands (butter beaters) noun [UK: skɒtʃ hændz] [US: ˈskɑːtʃ ˈhændz] | manos escocesasnoun |
secondhand (not new; previously owned and used by another) adjective [UK: ˈsek.ənd.ˌhænd] [US: ˈsek.ənd.ˌhænd] | de segunda manoadjective segunda manoadjective |
shandy (mixture of lemonade and beer) noun [UK: ˈʃæn.di] [US: ˈʃæn.di] | claranoun |
shorthand (rough and rapid method of writing) noun [UK: ˈʃɔːt.hænd] [US: ˈʃɔːrt.ˌhænd] | estenografíanoun taquigrafíanoun |
shorthanded (understaffed) adverb | falta de personaladverb personal insuficienteadverb poco personaladverb |
sit on one's hands (to remain idle when action is needed) verb | mano sobre manoverb |
sleight of hand (performance) noun [UK: slaɪt əv hænd] [US: sˈlaɪt əv ˈhænd] | juego de manosnoun |
sleight of hand (skill) noun [UK: slaɪt əv hænd] [US: sˈlaɪt əv ˈhænd] | escamoteonoun prestidigitaciónnoun |
take the law into one's own hands (punish someone according to one's own idea of justice) verb [UK: teɪk ðə lɔː ˈɪn.tə wʌnz əʊn hændz] [US: ˈteɪk ðə ˈlɑː ˌɪn.ˈtuː wʌnz ˈoʊn ˈhændz] | |
talk to the hand verb | habla a la manoverb |
the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing (two parts of an organization are unaware of each other's activities) phrase | |
tip one's hand (to inadvertently reveal any secret) verb | enseñar la pataverb |
underhand (dishonest and sneaky) adjective [UK: ˈʌn.də.hænd] [US: ˈʌn.də.hænd] | bajunoadjective solapadoadjective |
wait on someone hand and foot (attend to someone's every need) verb | bailarle el aguaverb |
wash one's hands of (absolve oneself of responsibility) verb [UK: wɒʃ wʌnz hændz əv] [US: ˈwɑːʃ wʌnz ˈhændz əv] | desentenderseverb |