OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 1494

hand

/hænd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
mano • pata • patas
That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand.
aguja • estilete • gnomon • manecilla • nomon • saeta • saetilla • índex (desus.)
That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand.
I hear the clock a'ticking on the mantel shelf / See the hands a'moving, but I'm by myself
cacho
That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once.
mano
A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.
[…]on this hand and that hand were hangings[…]
mano de obra • obrero
An agent; a servant, or manual laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty.
For this scene, a large number of supers are engaged, and in order to further swell the crowd, practically all the available stage hands have to ‘walk on’ dressed in various colour…
Large farms need many farm hands.
letra
Handwriting; style of penmanship.
[…]I found written on the other side, in a very good, clear hand, this short message[…]
a good hand
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 1495

hand

/hænd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
alargar • alcanzar • aparar • apurrir • dar • diñar • entregar • pasar • purrir
To give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.
He handed them the letter. She handed me an opportunity.
It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.
llevar
To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.
to hand a lady into a carriage
Phrases
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