hand·stand (h nd stnd )n. The act of balancing on the hands with one's feet in the air. |
handstand [ˈhændˌstænd]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Gymnastics) the act or instance of supporting the body on the hands alone in an upside down position
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| Noun | 1. |  handstand - the act of supporting yourself by your hands alone in an upside down positiongymnastic exercise - (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus) kick up - raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand |
Translations
handstand [ˈhændstænd] n
to do a handstand → faire l'arbre droit
hand-to-hand hand to hand [ˌhændtəˈhænd]
to do a handstand → faire l'arbre droit
hand-to-hand hand to hand [ˌhændtəˈhænd]
adj [fighting] → corps à corps
adv
to fight hand-to-hand → combattre corps à corps
hand to mouth adv
to live hand to mouth → vivre au jour le jour
hand-to-mouth [ˌhændtəˈmaʊθ] adj
to live a hand-to-mouth existence → vivre au jour le jour
hand towel n → essuie-mains m inv
hand wash hand-wash [ˈhændwɒʃ] vt → laver à la main
hand-woven [ˌhændˈwəʊvən] adj → tissé(e) à la main
to fight hand-to-hand → combattre corps à corps
hand to mouth adv
to live hand to mouth → vivre au jour le jour
hand-to-mouth [ˌhændtəˈmaʊθ] adj
to live a hand-to-mouth existence → vivre au jour le jour
hand towel n → essuie-mains m inv
hand wash hand-wash [ˈhændwɒʃ] vt → laver à la main
hand-woven [ˌhændˈwəʊvən] adj → tissé(e) à la main
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