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have one's hands tied (be powerless to act) verb | |
heavy-handed (excessive, overdone) adjective [UK: ˌhe.vɪ ˈhæn.dɪd] [US: ˌhe.vɪ ˈhæn.dɪd] | excessif◼◼◼adjectif |
helping hand (any assistance, help or aid) noun | coup de main◼◼◼nom {m} coup de pouce◼◼◻nom {m} |
high-handed (using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others) adjective [UK: haɪ ˈhæn.dɪd] [US: ˈhaɪ ˈhæn.dəd] | autoritaire◼◼◼adjectif arrogant◼◼◻adjectif despotique◼◼◻adjectif cavalier◼◼◻adjectif hautain◼◻◻adjectif autocratiqueadjectif impérieuxadjectif morgueadjectif |
hour hand (hand of clock) noun [UK: ˈaʊə(r) hænd] [US: ˈaʊər ˈhænd] | petite aiguille◼◼◼nom {f} |
I lost my handbag phrase | |
idle hands are the devil's workshop (One who is idle will likely come to do evil) phrase | |
in good hands (under guidance) preposition | entre de bonnes mains◼◼◼preposition en bonnes mains◼◼◻preposition |
in hand (held in the hand) preposition [UK: ɪn hænd] [US: ɪn ˈhænd] | en main◼◼◼preposition |
in hand (at one's disposal) preposition [UK: ɪn hænd] [US: ɪn ˈhænd] | sous la main◼◻◻preposition |
in safe hands (in the possession of or protected by someone who can be trusted) adverb | entre de bonnes mains◼◼◼adverbe sous bonne escorteadverbe |
invisible hand noun | main invisible◼◼◼nom {f} |
Jharkhand (state in eastern India) proper noun | Jharkhand◼◼◼nom propre |
kitchenhand (person who is employed to assist a cook in a kitchen) noun | |
know like the back of one's hand (be intimately knowledgable about) verb [UK: nəʊ ˈlaɪk ðə ˈbæk əv wʌnz hænd] [US: ˈnoʊ ˈlaɪk ðə ˈbæk əv wʌnz ˈhænd] | |
laying on of hands (using touch to communicate spiritual energy from one person to another) noun | imposition des mains◼◼◼nom {f} apposition des mains◼◻◻nom {f} |
left-handed (preferring the left hand over the right) noun [UK: left ˈhæn.dɪd] [US: ˈleft ˈhæn.dəd] | gaucher◼◼◼nom |
left-handedness (state of being left-handed) noun [UK: left ˈhæn.dəd.nəs] [US: ˈleft ˈhæn.dəd.nəs] | gaucherie◼◼◼nom {f} sinistralité [technical]nom {f} |
left-hander [left-handers] (a person who is left-handed) noun [UK: left ˈhæn.də(r)] [US: ˈleft ˈhæn.dər] | gaucher◼◼◼nom {m} gauchèrenom {f} |
love handle (protruding area of fat on the side of the body) noun [UK: ˈlʌv ˈhæn.dl̩] [US: ˈlʌv ˈhæn.dl̩] | poignée d’amour◼◼◼nom {f} |
many hands make light work (a large number of people cooperating can perform tasks easily) phrase | l'union fait la force◼◼◼phrase |
merchandise (goods offered for sale) noun [UK: ˈmɜː.tʃən.daɪz] [US: ˈmɝː.tʃən.ˌdaɪz] | marchandise◼◼◼nom {f}This merchandise sells well. = Cette marchandise se vend bien. bien◼◼◻nom {m} |
merchandising [merchandisings] (promotion of goods for sale in a store; promotion of any goods or services for sale) noun [UK: ˈmɜː.tʃən.daɪz.ɪŋ] [US: ˈmɝː.tʃən.ˌdaɪz.ɪŋ] | merchandising◼◼◼nom {m} marchandisage◼◼◻nom {m} |