mano

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hand

sustantivo

mano

feminine noun

1. hand (de persona)

a mano -> by hand; (sin máquina) to hand, handy (cerca)
hecho a mano -> handmade
¿tienes el encendedor a mano? -> have you got your lighter handy o to hand?
votación a mano alzada -> show of hands
a mano armada -> armed
dar o estrechar la mano a alguien -> to shake hands with somebody
darse o estrecharse la mano -> to shake hands
lavarse las manos -> to wash one's hands
¡manos arriba!, ¡arriba las manos! -> hands up!

2. forefoot (zoology) (en general); (front) paw (de perro, gato); (front) trotter (de cerdo)

3. (economics)

mano de obra -> labor, workers
mano de obra barata -> cheap labor costs
mano de obra especializada -> skilled labor o workers

4. coat (de pintura)

5. pestle (de mortero)

6. (lado)

a mano derecha/izquierda -> on the right/left
gire a mano derecha -> turn right

7. game (partida de naipes)

ser mano -> to (be the) lead

8. series (serie, tanda)

9. handball (sport) (falta)

10. (expresiones)

a manos de -> at the hands of
alzar la mano contra alguien -> to raise one's hand to somebody
bajo mano -> secretly
caer en manos de alguien -> to fall into somebody's hands
cargar la mano -> to go over the top
coger o ->
agarrar a alguien con las manos en la masa -> to catch somebody red-handed o in the act (peninsular SpanishAm)
con una mano delante y otra detrás -> without a penny to one's name, in the clothes one is standing up in
de primera mano -> brand new; (vehículo) first-hand (noticias)
de segunda mano -> second-hand
dejar de la mano -> to abandon
dejar algo en manos de alguien -> to leave something in somebody's hands
echar mano de algo -> to make use of something, to resort to something
echar/tender una mano -> to give/offer a hand
ensuciarse las manos -> to get one's hands dirty
escaparse de las manos a alguien -> to slip through somebody's hands; (oportunidad) to get out of hand for somebody (control, proyecto)
estar dejado de la mano de Dios -> to be godforsaken; (lugar) to be a total failure (persona)
ganar por la mano a alguien -> to beat somebody to it
írsele la mano a alguien -> to lose control; (perder el control) to go too far (exagerar)
se me fue la mano con la sal -> I overdid the salt
¡yo me lavo las manos! -> I wash my hands of it!
llevarse las manos a la cabeza -> to throw one's hands in the air (in horror); (gesticular) to be horrified (figurative)
mano a mano -> tête-à-tête
con mano dura o de hierro -> with a firm hand
mano sobre mano -> sitting around doing nothing
¡manos a la obra! -> let's get down to it!
meter mano a alguien -> to get onto somebody, to start to investigate somebody; (investigar) to grope somebody; (sobar sin consentimiento) to touch somebody up (sobar con consentimiento)
meter mano a algo -> to tackle something
meter la mano en algo -> to poke one's nose in(to) something, to meddle in something (intervenir)
pedir la mano de una mujer -> to ask for a woman's hand (in marriage)
ponerse en manos de alguien -> to put oneself in somebody's hands
ser la mano derecha de alguien -> to be somebody's right hand man
tener mano con alguien -> to have influence with somebody (influencia)
tener buena mano para algo -> to have a knack for something
tener las manos largas -> to be fond of a fight
tener mano izquierda con algo -> to know how to deal with something
traerse entre manos algo -> to be up to something
venir o llegar a las manos -> to come to blows

masculine noun

11. pal (informal) (Am salvo RP), mate (British), buddy (United States)

mano [mah’-no]

noun

1. The hand. (f)

2. Fore foot of a quadruped. (f)

3. Among butchers, the feet of cattle after being cut off. (f)

4. Proboscis, the snout or trunk of an elephant. (f)

5. Hand, side, right or left. (f)

6. Hand of a clock or watch (reloj). (f)

7. Pestle. (f)

8. A long cylindrical stone, with which cocoa is ground, to make chocolate. (f)

9. Quire of paper. (f)

10. Command, power. (f)

11. Reprimand, censure. (f)

12. The musical scale. (f)

13. First hand at play (cartas). (f)

14. Workmanship; power or means of making or attaining something. (f)

15. Hand, time or turn in correcting something. (f)

16. Cover, or varnish, colors, coat, laid over a thing (pintura). (f)

17. Industry. (f)

18. (f)

verb

19. PATROCINIO.

20.

verb

21. SOCORRO.

noun, plural

22. Handicraft, handiwork.

23. Works of the hand considered by themselves.

24. Lot, series (grupo).

25. Skill, dexterity (destreza).

26. Misfortune (desgracia), mishap; unexpected event (imprevisto). (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)

27. One-way street. (Ante Meridian & Automate & Latin American) (m)

Mano en el juego -> deal, in a game
A la mano -> at hand, near at hand
A mano -> at hand; with the hand, studiously
Manos de carnero -> sheep’s trotters
Manos de vaca, cow-heels. ¡Manos a la obra -> (Naut.) bar a hand
Manos libres, emoluments annexed to an office or place. A dos mano -> willingly, readily
A manos llenas -> liberally, abundantly, copiously
Ser sus pies y sus manos -> to be one’s chief support and consolation in distress
Venir con sus manos lavadas, to usurp the fruit of another’s labor. Bajo man -> or de mano, underhandedly, secretly
Estar a mano -> to be square, to be quits
Alzar la mano -> (Met.) (1) to lift the hand, threatening to strike
Mano de santo -> sure remedy
Bordado a mano -> handembroidered
Llegó a mis manos -> it reached me
Coger a uno con las manos en la masa -> to catch somebody red-handed
De segunda mano -> second-hand
Ha hecho cuanto ha estado en su mano -> he has done all in his power
Darse la mano -> to shake hands
Se le fue la mano -> his hand slipped
Llevarse las manos a la cabeza -> to throw one's hands in the air
No hay quien le meta mano -> there's nobody to touch him
Tener mano para -> to be clever at
Mano de obra -> labor

to work! (2) To cease protecting an individual. (3) To leave off attending to a business which one had begun to care for.

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