Spanska | Engelska |
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ensuciarse las manos verb | |
equipaje de mano noun | carry-on(the luggage which is taken onto an airplane with a passenger) |
freno de mano noun {m} | handbrake(hand-operated brake in a car) |
ganar de mano verb | beat to the punch(to do something before somebody else can) |
ganar por la mano verb | beat to the punch(to do something before somebody else can) |
gibón de manos negras noun {m} | black-handed gibbon(Hylobates agilis) |
granada de mano noun {f} | hand grenade(explosive device) |
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) |
herramienta de mano noun {f} | hand tool(tool powered by human muscle) |
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) |
juego de manos noun {m} | sleight of hand(performance) |
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) |
lavarse las manos verb | wash one's hands of(absolve oneself of responsibility) |
licuadora de mano noun {f} | immersion blender(tool) |
llave en mano adjective | turnkey(ready to use without further assembly) |
mano a mano noun {m} | mano a mano(A head-on conflict or direct competition; a duel) |
mano sobre mano verb | sit on one's hands(to remain idle when action is needed) |
más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando phrase | a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush(small but certain advantage is preferable) |
meter mano verb | cop a feel(to stealthily fondle someone) grope [groped, groping, gropes](to touch closely and sexually) touch up(fondle or to grope someone, usually in an inappropriate way) |
molino de mano noun {m} | quern(mill) |
morder la mano que te da de comer verb | bite the hand that feeds one(cause harm to a benefactor) |
muchas manos en un plato causan arrebato phrase | too many cooks spoil the broth(with too many people a task won't be done very well) |
palma de la mano noun {f} | palm [palms](inner, concave part of hand) |
parada de manos noun {f} | handstand(a movement or position in which a person is upside down) |
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) |
presión manométrica noun {f} | gauge pressure(the absolute pressure minus the atmospheric pressure) |
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) |
ser mano de santo verb | work wondersverb |
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) |