Spanisch | Englisch |
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a mano preposition | at hand(within easy reach; nearby) by handpreposition on hand(available) |
a mano adjective | handy [handier, handiest](within reach) |
a mano adverb | manually(by hand) |
a mano alzada adjective | freehandadjective |
anda cogidos de la mano verb | go hand in hand(to walk while holding somebody's hand) |
atraco a mano armada noun | daylight robbery(practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) |
con la candela en la mano preposition | on one's last legs(about to die) |
con una mano atrás y otra delante adjective {m} | down and out(in a condition of poverty or debility) |
de la mano adverb | hand in hand(holding or clasping hands) |
de la mano a la boca desaparece la sopa phrase | there's many a slip twixt cup and lip(in any situation something can always go wrong) |
de primera mano adjective | firsthand(direct, without intermediate stages) |
de segunda mano adjective | secondhand(not new; previously owned and used by another) |
echar una mano verb | lend a hand(to help or assist) |
ganar por la mano verb | beat to the punch(to do something before somebody else can) |
habla a la mano verb | talk to the handverb |
hacer a mano verb | craft [crafted, crafting, crafts](to make by hand) |
hecho a mano adjective | handmade(made by hand) self-made(made by oneself) |
ir con el lirio en la mano verb | wear one's heart on one's sleeve(to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions) |
ir de la mano verb | go hand in hand(to be closely related or go together well) |
ir de la mano con verb | go with(match, correspond with) |
la mano izquierda no sabe lo que hace la derecha phrase | the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing(two parts of an organization are unaware of each other's activities) |
mano a mano noun {m} | mano a mano(A head-on conflict or direct competition; a duel) |
morder la mano que te da de comer verb | bite the hand that feeds one(cause harm to a benefactor) |
palma de la mano noun {f} | palm [palms](inner, concave part of hand) |
pedir la mano verb | propose [proposed, proposing, proposes](to ask for one's hand in marriage) |
poner la mano en el fuego por verb | swear by(to wholeheartedly trust) |
robo a mano armada noun {m} | armed robbery(an instance of robbery where the participants are armed) |
saludar con la mano abierta verb | wave [waved, waving, waves](to wave one’s hand) |
segunda mano adjective | secondhand(not new; previously owned and used by another) |
tender una mano verb | lend a hand(to help or assist) |
tener a alguien comiendo de la mano verb | wrap around one's little finger(to successfully control or influence) |
tienda de segunda mano noun {f} | thrift shop(shop which sells used goods) |
untar la mano verb | grease someone's palm(to bribe) |