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hands-off

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hands-off (hndzôf, -f)
adj.
Characterized by nonintervention: a hands-off foreign policy.
hands-off
adj
(of a machine, device, etc.) without need of manual operation
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Adj.1.hands-off - not involving participation or intervention; "a hands-off foreign policy"
passive, inactive - lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
Translations
hands-off [hændzˈɒf] ADJ [policy, approach] → de no intervención
hands-off
adj approach etc → passiv; a hands-off manager → ein Geschäftsführer, der die Zügel gern locker lässt; they have a hands-off policy/attitude → sie lassen die Zügel gern locker


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