hand (redirected from writing hand)

hand  (hnd) n. 1. a. The terminal part of the human arm located below the forearm, used for grasping and holding and consisting of the wrist, palm, four fingers, and an opposable thumb. b. A homologous or similar part in other animals, as the terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates. 2. A unit of length equal to 4 inches (10.2 centimeters), used especially to specify the height of a horse. 3. Something suggesting the shape or function of the human hand, especially: a. Any of the rotating pointers used as indexes on the face of a mechanical clock. b. A pointer, as on a gauge or dial. 4. Printing See index. 5. Lateral direction indicated according to the way in which one is facing: at my right hand. 6. a. A style or individual sample of writing. b. A signature: put my hand to the contract. 7. A round of applause to signify approval. 8. Physical assistance; help: gave me a hand with the bags. 9. hands Sports A handball in soccer. 10. Games a. The cards held in a card game by a given player at any time. b. The number of cards dealt each player; the deal. c. A player or participant in a card game: We need a fourth hand for bridge. d. A portion or section of a game during which all the cards dealt out are played: a hand of poker. 11. a. One who performs manual labor: a factory hand. b. One who is part of a group or crew: the ship's hands. 12. A participant in an activity, often one who specializes in a particular activity or pursuit: an old hand at labor negotiations. 13. a. The degree of immediacy of a source of information; degree of reliability: heard the scandalous tale at third hand. b. The strength or force of one's position: negotiated from a strong hand. 14. a. Possession, ownership, or keeping. Often used in the plural: The books should be in your hands by noon. b. Power; jurisdiction; care: The defendant's fate is in the hands of the jury. Dinner is in the chef's hands. 15. a. Involvement or participation: "In all this was evident the hand of the counterrevolutionaries" John Reed. b. An influence or effect: The manager had a hand in all major decisions. c. Evidence of craft or artistic skill: can see the hand of a genius even in the lighter poems. 16. An aptitude or ability: I tried my hand at decorating. 17. The aesthetic feel or tactile quality of something, such as a fabric, textile, or carpeting, that indicates its fineness, texture, and durability. 18. A manner or way of performing something: a light hand with makeup. 19. a. Permission or a promise, especially a pledge to wed. b. A commitment or agreement, especially when sealed by a handshake; one's word: You have my hand on that. v. hand·ed, hand·ing, hands v.tr. 1. To give or pass with or as if with the hands; transmit: Hand me your keys. 2. To aid, direct, or conduct with the hands: The usher handed the patron to a reserved seat. 3. Nautical To roll up and secure (a sail); furl. 4. Sports a. To give (the ball) directly to a teammate, as in football. Often used with off. b. To carry, strike, or propel (the ball) with the hand or arm in violation of the rules in soccer. v.intr. Sports To make a handoff, as in football. Often used with off. Phrasal Verbs: hand down 1. To bequeath to one's heirs. 2. To make and pronounce (an official decision, especially a court verdict). hand on To turn over to another. hand out 1. To distribute freely; disseminate. 2. To administer or deal out. hand over To release or relinquish to another. hand up To deliver (an indictment) to a higher judicial authority. Idioms: at hand 1. Close by; near. 2. Soon in time; imminent: Retribution is at hand. at the hand/hands of By or through the agency of: favors he received at the hands of his uncle. by hand By using the hands; manually. get/lay (one's) hands on To get possessioon of; acquire or obtain. hand and foot With concerted, never-ending effort: had to wait on them hand and foot. hand in/and glove On intimate terms or in close association: "The folklore of American academia says that publishing and teaching go hand in glove" Edward B. Fiske. hand in hand In cooperation; jointly. hand it to Informal To give credit to: You've got to hand it to her; she knows what she's doing. hand over fist At a tremendous rate: made money hand over fist. hands down 1. With no trouble; easily. 2. Indisputably; unquestionably. in hand 1. In one's possession: arrived with the contract in hand. 2. Under control: kept the tense situation in hand. 3. Under consideration: gave her attention to the matter in hand. 4. In preparation or process: With the work finally in hand, we began to see progress. 5. Sports Remaining to be played by one team but not by another: Their team is ahead in the standings, but our team has two games in hand. off (one's) hands No longer under one's jurisdiction, within one's responsibility, or in one's care: We finally got that project off our hands. on hand 1. Present; available: Are there enough people on hand to hold a meeting? 2. About to happen; imminent; What is on hand for this evening? on/upon (one's) hands In one's possession, often as an imposed responsibility or burden: Now they have the grandchildren on their hands. on the one hand As one point of view; from one standpoint. on the other hand As another point of view; from another standpoint. out of hand 1. Out of control: Employee absenteeism has gotten out of hand. 2. At once; immediately. 3. Over and done with; finished. 4. Uncalled for or improper; indiscreet. to hand 1. Nearby. 2. In one's possession. [Middle English, from Old English.] hander n. handless adj.

hand A. phalanges B. metacarpus C. carpus

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hand

Noun

1. the part of the body at the end of the arm, consisting of a thumb, four fingers, and a palm Related adjective manual

2. a person's style of writing: scrolls written in her own hand

3. the influence a person or thing has over a particular situation: the hand of the military in shaping policy was obvious

4. a part in some activity: I remember with gratitude Fortune's hand in starting my collection

5. assistance: give me a hand with the rice

6. a round of applause: give a big hand to the most exciting duo in the game

7. consent to marry someone: he asked for her hand in marriage

8. a manual worker

9. a member of a ship's crew

10. a pointer on a dial or gauge, esp. on a clock

11.

a. the cards dealt in one round of a card game

b. one round of a card game

12. a position indicated by its location to the side of an object or the observer: on the right hand

13. a contrasting aspect or condition: on the other hand

14. source: I had experienced at first hand many management styles

15. a person who creates something: a good hand at baking

16. a unit of length equalling four inches, used for measuring the height of horses

17. by hand

a. by manual rather than mechanical means

b. by messenger: the letter was delivered by hand

18. from hand to mouth with no food or money in reserve: living from hand to mouth

19. hand in glove in close association

20. hand over fist steadily and quickly: losing money hand over fist

21. in hand

a. under control

b. receiving attention: the business in hand

c. available in reserve: Pakistan have a game in hand

22. keep one's hand in to continue to practise something

23. (near) at hand very close

24. on hand close by; available

25. out of hand

a. beyond control

b. decisively, without possible reconsideration: he dismissed the competition out of hand

26. show one's hand to reveal one's plans

27. to hand accessible

Verb

1. to pass or give by the hand or hands

2. hand it to someone to give credit to someone

See also hand down, hand on, hands, etc. [Old English]

handless adj

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Hand a round of applause, 1590; something resembling a hand in appearance or function. See also bunch.

Examples: hand of applause, 1590; of bananas, 1881; of bridge; of cards, 1630; of herrings [five], 1861; of oranges [five], 1851; of tobacco, 1726; of whist, 1771.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hand - the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" manus, mitt, paw human, human being, homo, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage arteria digitalis, digital arteries - arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes arteria metacarpea, metacarpal artery - dorsal and palmar arteries of the hand intercapitular vein, vena intercapitalis - veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot metacarpal vein, vena metacarpus - dorsal and palmar veins of the hand arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb clenched fist, fist - a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting) hooks, maulers, meat hooks - large strong hand (as of a fighter); "wait till I get my hooks on him" right hand, right - the hand that is on the right side of the body; "he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left"; "hit him with quick rights to the body" left hand, left - the hand that is on the left side of the body; "jab with your left" palm, thenar - the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers finger - any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin" extremity - that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso ball - a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; "the ball at the base of the thumb"; "he stood on the balls of his feet" metacarpus - the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges
	2.	hand - a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand" hired hand, hired man farm worker, farmhand, field hand, fieldhand - a hired hand on a farm drover, herdsman, herder - someone who drives a herd laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor ranch hand - a hired hand on a ranch hostler, ostler, stableboy, stableman, groom - someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
	3.	hand - something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" handwriting, script handwriting - the activity of writing by hand; "handwriting can be slow and painful for one with arthritis" shorthand, stenography, tachygraphy - a method of writing rapidly cursive, cursive script, longhand, running hand - rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper writing - letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible" calligraphy, chirography, penmanship - beautiful handwriting cacography, scrawl, scribble, scratch - poor handwriting
	4.	hand - ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing" ability, power - possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"
	5.	hand - a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand" side - a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location; "they always sat on the right side of the church"; "he never left my side"
	6.	hand - the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand" deal aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole long suit - in a hand, the suit having the most cards bridge hand - the cards held in a game of bridge poker hand - the 5 cards held in a game of poker
	7.	hand - one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..." side - an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect); "he was on the heavy side"; "he is on the purchasing side of the business"; "it brought out his better side"
	8.	hand - a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes" hour hand, little hand - the shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours big hand, minute hand - points to the minutes pointer - an indicator as on a dial second hand - hand marking seconds on a timepiece horologe, timepiece, timekeeper - a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
	9.	hand - a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands" handbreadth, handsbreadth - any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand
	10.	hand - a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck" crewman, sailor - any member of a ship's crew
	11.	hand - a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge" bridge player bidder - someone who makes a bid at cards bridge partner - one of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game card player - someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games declarer, contractor - the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps
	12.	hand - a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand" applause, clapping, hand clapping - a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
	13.	hand - terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos); "the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting"- Springfield (Mass.) Union forepaw - front paw; analogous to the human hand
	14.	hand - physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores" helping hand assist, assistance, help, aid - the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"
Verb	1.	hand - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give give - leave with; give temporarily; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?" transfer - cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children" sneak, slip - pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking" deal - give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades" fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, turn in, deliver, render - to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" relinquish, resign, give up, release, free - part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" entrust, intrust, confide, commit, trust - confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" entrust, leave - put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care" hand down - passed on, as by inheritance; "This ring was handed down through many generations" hand out, pass out, give out, distribute - give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams" fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, turn in, deliver, render - to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"
	2.	hand - guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi" lead, guide, take, conduct, direct - take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"

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hand

noun 1. palm, fist, paw (informal) mitt (slang) hook, meathook (slang)

noun 2. influence, part, share, agency, direction, participation

noun 3. assistance, help, aid, support, helping hand

noun 4. worker, employee, labourer, workman, operative, craftsman, artisan, hired man, hireling

noun 5. round of applause, clap, ovation, big hand

noun 6. writing, script, handwriting, calligraphy, longhand, penmanship, chirography

verb 7. give, pass, hand over, present to, deliver

verb 8. help, guide, conduct, lead, aid, assist, convey >> at or on hand within reach, nearby, handy, close, available, ready, on tap (informal) at your fingertips hand in glove in association, in partnership, in league, in collaboration, in cooperation, in cahoots (informal) hand over fist swiftly, easily, steadily, by leaps and bounds

hand something down

1. pass on or down, pass, transfer, bequeath, will, give, grant, gift, endow

2.

hand something on pass on or down, pass, transfer, bequeath, will, give, grant, relinquish

hand something or someone over

1. give, present, deliver, donate

2. turn over, release, transfer, deliver, yield, surrender hands down easily, effortlessly, with ease, comfortably, without difficulty, with no trouble, standing on your head, with one hand tied behind your back, with no contest, with your eyes closed or shut >> in hand 3. in reserve, ready, put by, available for use

4. under control, in order, receiving attention lay hands on someone

5. attack, assault, set on, beat up, work over (slang) lay into (informal)

6. bless, Christianity confirm, ordain, consecrate lay hands on something get hold of, get, obtain, gain, grab, acquire, seize, grasp >> adjective manual

Translations

hand [hænd] n → mano f [of clock] → aguja, manecilla (= writing); letra (= worker); obrero;

(measurement) [of horse] → palmo

vt (= give) → dar, pasar (= deliver); entregar;

to give sb a hand → echar una mano a algn, ayudar a algn;

to force sb's hand → forzarle la mano a algn;

at hand → a mano;

in hand → entre manos;

we have the matter in hand → tenemos el asunto entre manos;

to have in one's hand [+ knife, victory] → tener en la mano;

to have a free hand → tener carta blanca;

on hand [person, services] → a mano, al alcance;

to hand [information etc] → a mano;

on the one hand ..., on the other hand ... → por una parte ... por otra (parte) ...

hand down vt → pasar, bajar [+ tradition]; transmitir [+ heirloom]; dejar en herencia;

(US) [+ sentence, verdict]; imponer

hand in vt → entregar

hand out vt [+ leaflets, advice] → repartir, distribuir

hand over vt (= deliver) → entregar (= surrender); ceder

hand round vt (BRIT) [+ information, papers]; pasar (de mano en mano): [+ chocolates etc]; ofrecer

hand [hænd] n → main f [of clock]; aiguille f (= handwriting); écriture f;

(at cards) → jeu m (= measurement) [of horse] → paume f (= worker); ouvrier/ière

vt → passer, donner;

to give sb a hand → donner un coup de main à qn;

at hand → à portée de la main;

in hand [situation] → en main; [work] → en cours;

we have the situation in hand → nous avons la situation bien en main;

to be on hand [person] → être disponible; [emergency services] → se tenir prêt(e) (à intervenir);

to hand [information etc] → sous la main, à portée de la main;

to force sb's hand → forcer la main à qn;

to have a free hand → avoir carte blanche;

to have sth in one's hand → tenir qch à la main;

on the one hand ..., on the other hand → d'une part ..., d'autre part

hand down vt → passer [+ tradition, heirloom]; transmettre;

(US) [+ sentence, verdict]; prononcer

hand in vt → remettre

hand out vt → distribuer

hand over vt → remettre [+ powers etc]; transmettre

hand round vt (Brit) [+ information]; faire circuler: [+ chocolates etc]; faire passer

hand [hænd] n → Hand f;

(of clock) → Zeiger m;

(handwriting) → Hand(schrift) f;

(worker) → Arbeiter(in) m(f);

(of cards) → Blatt nt;

(measurement) (of horse) → 10 cm

vt → geben, reichen;

to give or lend sb a hand → jdm helfen;

at hand (place) → in der Nähe;

(time) → unmittelbar bevorstehend;

by hand → von Hand;

in hand (time) → zur Verfügung;

(job) → anstehend;

(situation) → unter Kontrolle;

we have the matter in hand → wir haben die Sache im Griff;

on hand → zur Verfügung;

out of hand adj → außer Kontrolle adv (reject etc) → rundweg;

to hand → zur Hand;

on the one hand ..., on the other hand ... → einerseits ... andererseits ...;

to force sb's hand → jdn zwingen;

to have a free hand → freie Hand haben;

to change hands → den Besitzer wechseln;

to have in one's hand (also fig) → in der Hand halten;

"hands off!" → "Hände weg!"

hand down hand vt (knowledge) → weitergeben;

(possessions) → vererben;

(Law) (judgement, sentence) → fällen

hand in hand vt → abgeben, einreichen

hand out hand vt → verteilen;

(information) → austeilen;

(punishment) → verhängen

hand over hand vt → übergeben

hand round hand vt (Brit) → verteilen;

(chocolates etc) → herumreichen

hand [hænd] n → mano f [of clock] → lancetta (= handwriting); scrittura;

(at cards) → mano: (= game); partita (= worker); operaio/a;

(measurement) [of horse] → dieci centimetri

vt → dare, passare;

to give sb a hand → dare una mano a qn;

at hand → a portata di mano;

in hand → a disposizione; [work] → in corso;

we have the matter in hand → ci stiamo occupando della cosa;

we have the situation in hand → abbiamo la situazione sotto controllo;

to be on hand [person] → essere disponibile; [emergency services] → essere pronto/a a intervenire;

to hand [information etc] → a portata di mano;

to force sb's hand → forzare la mano a qn;

to have a free hand → avere carta bianca;

to have in one's hand (also fig) → avere in mano or in pugno;

on the one hand ..., on the other hand → da un lato ..., dall'altro

hand down vt → passare giù [+ tradition, heirloom]; tramandare;

(US) [+ sentence, verdict]; emettere

hand in vt → consegnare

hand out vt [+ leaflets] → distribuire [+ advice]; elargire

hand over vt → passare; cedere

hand round vt (BRIT) [+ information, papers]; far passare (= distribute) [+ chocolates etc] → far girare; [hostess] → offrire

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hand

n hand [hӕnd]

1 the part of the body at the end of the arm. hand يَد ръка ruka hånd die Hand χέρι mano käsi دست käsi main יָד हाथ šaka, ruka kéz tangan hönd mano 手 손 ranka roka; plauksta tangan hand hånd ręka mão mână кисть руки ruka roka šaka hand มือ el 手 рука ہاتھ bàn tay 手

2 a pointer on a clock, watch etc Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand. wyser عَقْرَب السّاعَه стрелка ručička viser der Zeiger δείκτης manecilla, aguja osuti عقربه osoitin aiguille מַחוֹג सूई kazaljka mutató jarum vísir lancetta 針 (시계의) 바늘 rodyklė [] rādītājs jarum (klokken-)wijzer (ur)viser wskazówka ponteiro limbă (de ceas) стрелка ručička kazalec kazaljka visare เข็มนาฬิกา ibre, gösterge （鐘表等的）指針 стрілка گھڑی کے کانٹے kim đồng hồ （钟表等的）指针

3 a person employed as a helper, crew member etc a farm hand; All hands on deck! werker, handlanger مُساعِد помощник dělník; člen posádky mand; arbejder; medhjælper der Arbeiter,der Mann βοηθός, μέλος πληρώματος trabajador, operario abiline, abimees كمك كار apumies, työmies ouvrier, ière, membre de l'équipage פּוֹעֵל काम करने वाले लोग radnik, radna snaga (segéd)munkás, matróz stb. pekerja mannskapur, vinnumaður membro dell'equipaggio; operaio 人手 승무원, 일손 pagalbinis darbininkas, matrosas Visi uz klāja! pekerja hulp, iemand die een handje helpt mann, arbeider pomocnik, obsługa ajudante lucră­tor; membru al echipajului помощник; член экипажа robotník; člen posádky pomočnik fizički radnik arbetare, []man คนงาน yardımcı, işçi, tayfa 人手；船員 помічник ملازم thuỷ thủ 人手；船员

4 help; assistance Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please. 'n handjie مُساعَدَه помощ pomoc hjælp die Hilfe χεράκι, χείρα βοηθείας mano, ayuda abi كمك apu coup de main עֶזרָה सहायता pomoc segítség bantuan aðstoð mano 手助け 거들기 pagalba, padėjimas palīdzēt bantuan hulp hjelp, assistanse pomoc ajuda ajutor помощь pomoc pomoč pomoć hjälpande hand, handtag ความช่วยเหลือ yardım 幫助 допомога مساعد sự giúp đỡ 帮助

5 a set of playing-cards dealt to a person I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning. hand مَجموعَة مِن وَرَق اللعب ръка list kort das Blatt μοιρασιά στα χαρτιά mano, cartas käsi دست käsi main, jeu יָד ताश का हाथ karte (u ruci, u igri) (kártya)leosztás kartu hönd, spil á hendi mano 持ち札 (가진) 패 (vieno žaidėjo) kortos kārtis (spēlmaņa rokās) daun terup yang telah dibahagi-bahagikan speelkaarten in de hand hånd, kort i/på hånden karty (u jednego gracza) !! 6. added dłoń cartas mână карты на руках (у игрока) karty karte v roki deljenje [] hand ขาไพ่ el 手中的牌 карти на руках в картяра کسی شخص کے حصے میں آیے تاش کے پتے xấp bài 手中的牌

6 a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses a horse of 14 hands. hand مِقياس مِقْدارُه 10 سنتيمتر мярка за измерване височината на кон (около 10 см) pěst håndsbredde die Handbreit παλάμη (μονάδα μέτρησης) palmo käelaius يك وجب kämmenenleveys paume מִידָה הַשָווָה “4 नापने का पैमाना dlan (mjera za visinu konja=4 inca=10cm) marok (lómérték) ukuran untuk tingginya kuda þverhönd, 4 þumlungar palmo １手幅 손바닥의 너비(말의 키를 재는 단위) delnas plauksta (kā mērvienība) tangan handbreed(te) håndsbredd (ca. 10 cm) meio palmo palmă ладонь päsť (dĺžková miera 10,16 cm) dlan (mera) mera za visinu konja tvärhand หน่วยความยาวที่ยาว 4 นิ้ว karış 一掌之寬（約4英寸，量馬高度用） долонь گھوڑوں کی پیمائش کی اکائی gang tay (đơn vị đo chiều cao của ngựa) 一掌之宽（约4英寸，量马高度用）

7 handwriting written in a neat hand. handskrif خَط اليَد почерк rukopis håndskrift die Handschrift γραφικός χαρακτήρας caligrafía käekiri دست خط käsiala écriture כְּתָב יָד लिखावट rukopis kézírás tulisan tangan rithönd scrittura, grafia 筆跡 필치 rašysena rokraksts tulisan tangan handschrift håndskrift pismo caligrafia scris (de mână) почерк rukopis pisava rukopis handstil ลายมือ el yazısı 手跡 почерк, письмо لکھائی kiểu viết tay 手迹

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(often with back, ~down, ~up etc)

1 to give (something) to someone by hand I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me. oorhandig, aangee يُسَلِّم باليَد подавам podat, vrátit række; give geben δίνω caligrafía andma, ulatama تحويل دادن käsiala donner, rendre, transmettre לִמסוֹר देना pružiti (át)ad tulisan tangan rétta dare 手渡す 건네주다 duoti, (į)teikti padot; pasniegt serahkan (aan)geven,(aan)reiken rekke, gi, overrekke wręczać entregar a da, a înmâna, a transmite подавать; передавать podať; vrátiť izročiti dodati ge, räcka ส่ง (ด้วยมือ) elle vermek, uzatmak 給 передавати, вручати کسی کے حوالے کرنا trao; đưa 给

2 to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London. oorgee يُسَلِّم، يُقَدِّم предавам vrátit, připojit zpět overgive zurückgeben παραδίνω,περνώ devolver, pasar üle andma رد کردن؛ ارجاع دادن siirtää remettre, retourner לְהַעֲבִיר אֶל सौंपना vratiti, pružiti dalje kézbesít menyerahkan skila, yfir til consegnare, passare 渡す (...로) 돌리다 perduoti nodot (citam) serahkan teruggeven aan, overgeven aan, doorgeven aan, verder geven aan, geven aan sette over til przekazywać passar a încredinţa передавать prepojiť späť predati predati lämna över ส่ง bağlamak 傳遞 посилати منتقل کرنا chuyển giao 传递

n ˈhandful

1 as much as can be held in one hand a handful of sweets. hand vol حَفْنَه шепа hrst håndfuld die Handvoll χούφτα puñado peotäis يك مشت پر kourallinen poignée חוֹפֶן मुट्ठी भर (puna) šaka necega (tele) maréknyi merepotkan handfylli manciata, pugno ひとつかみ 한 움큼 sauja riekšava; sauja segenggam handvol håndfull, neve garść mancheia o mână de пригоршня hrsť peščica puna šaka näve หนึ่งกำมือ avuç (dolusu) 一把 пригорща, жменя جتنا ہاتھ میں سما سکے một nắm 一把

2 a small number Only a handful of people came to the meeting. handjie vol عَدَد قَليل малко количество hrstka få die Handvoll χούφτα, μικρή ποσότητα puñado käputäis تعداد کم kourallinen poignée קוֹמֶץ थोड़ी संख्या में nekolicina maréknyi sedikit lítilræði; fáeinar sálir manipolo, gruppetto 少数 소량 saujelė neliels skaits; saujiņa beberapa kerat handjevol håndfull garstka punhado o mână de горстка hŕstka prgišče šačica handfull ปริมาณน้อย bir avuç, çok az sayıda 少數 жменька بہت کم تعداد một nhúm 少数

3 a person etc difficult to control Her three children are a (bit of a) handful. hand vol, moeilik شَخْص صَعْب السَّيْطَرَة عليه мъчен човек pěkné kvítko, rarášek noget af en håndfuld die Plage μπελάς dar mucha guerra, ser difícil de controlar tülikas isik مایه شر hankala tapaus (personne) qui donne du fil à retordre שוֹבָב शरारती pune ruke posla nehezen kezelhető merepotkan sem lætur illa að stjórn birichino 手に余るもの 다루기 힘든 사람 kas pridaro daug rūpesčių, gyva bėda [] sodība tidak terkawal handenbinder en (noe) som er vanskelig å styre/håndtere urwanie głowy descontrolado persoană dificilă/greu de stăpânit сущее наказание pekný kvietok, šibal težko obvladljiva oseba problematična osoba person som ger ngn fullt sjå ดื้อ ele avuca sığmaz 難控制的人 хтось (щось), що завдає багато клопоту مشکل سے قابو میں آنے والے người khó chịu 难控制的人

n ˈhandbag

(American usually purse) a small bag carried by women, for personal belongings. handsak حَقيبَة سَفَر дамска чанта kabelka håndtaske die Handtasche τσάντα bolso käekott کیف زنانه käsilaukku sac à main תִּיק יָד दस्ती थैला ženska torbica kézitáska tas tangan handtaska borsetta ハンドバッグ 핸드백, 손가방 rankinukas rokassoma; rokassomiņa tas tangan handtas(je) hånd-/dameveske torebka bolsa poşetă дамская сумочка kabelka ročna torbica ženska tašna handväska กระเป๋าถือของผู้หญิง el çantası 手提包 жіноча сумочка چھوٹا زنانہ پرس یا تھیلا túi xách 手提包

n ˈhandbill

a small printed notice. strooibiljet إعْلان يُوَزَّع باليَد рекламна листовка leták løbeseddel; reklame das Flugblatt διαφημιστικό έντυπο prospecto, folleto reklaamleht برگ اعلان mainoslehtinen prospectus עָלוֹן पर्चा letak szórólap selebaran auglÿsingamiði; dreifimiði volantino, pieghevole ビラ (광고용)전단 reklaminis lapelis reklāmlapiņa surat pemberitahuan vlugschrift, foldertje flygeblad, løpeseddel, plakat ulotka nota impressa flu­tu­raş publicitar, reclamă рекламный листок leták, plagát reklamni listek štampani listić reklamlapp, flygblad ใบปลิว el ilânı 傳單 рекламний листок; оголошення چھوٹا سا چھپا ہوا نوٹس quảng cáo phát tay 传单

n ˈhandbook

a small book giving information about (how to do) something a handbook of European birds; a bicycle-repair handbook. handboek, gids كِتاب وَجيز، كِتاب دَليل ръководство rukověť håndbog das Handbuch εγχειρίδιο, βοήθημα manual (de instrucciones) käsiraamat كتاب راهنما käsikirja manuel מַדרִיך पुस्तिका prirucnik kézikönyv buku petunjuk handbók, uppsláttarbók manuale 手引き書 안내서 žinynas, vadovas rokasgrāmata buku panduan handboek hånd-/oppslagsbok poradnik, podręcznik guia manual справочник; руководство príručka priročnik priručnik handbok หนังสือคู่มือ el kitabı 手冊 посібник; довідник کوئی خاص معلومات فراہم کرنے والی کتاب sổ tay 手册

n ˈhandbrake

(in a car, bus etc) a brake operated by the driver's hand. handrem فَرامِل يَدَوِيَّه ръчна спирачка ruční brzda håndbremse die Handbremse χειρόφρενο freno de mano käsipidur ترمز دستی käsijarru frein à main בֶּלֶם יַד हाथ से लगाया जाने वाला गतिरोधक rucna kocnica kézifék rem tangan handbremsa freno a mano 手動ブレーキ 수동 브레이크 rankinis stabdis rokas bremze brek tangan handrem håndbrems hamulec ręczny travão de mão frână de mână ручной тормоз ručná brzda ročna zavora ručna kočnica handbroms เบรคมือ el freni 手煞車 ручне гальмо ہاتھ سے لگایا جانا والا بریک phanh tay 手煞车

v ˈhandcuff

to put handcuffs on (a person) The police handcuffed the criminal. boei يُقَيِّد، يَضَع القُيود слагам белезници spoutat give håndjern på Handschellen anlegen βάζω χειροπέδες esposar, poner las esposas käeraudu panema دست بند زدن panna käsirautoihin passer les menottes à לִכבּוֹל בַאֲזִיקִים हथकड़ी staviti lisicine na ruke megbilincsel memborgol handjárna ammanettare 手錠をかける 수갑을 채우다 uždėti (kam) antrankius uzlikt roku dzelžus menggari handboei sette håndjern på zakuć w kajdanki algemar a pune cătuşe надевать наручники spútať nadeti komu lisice staviti lisice sätta handbojor på ใส่กุญแจมือ kelepçe takmak 給...上手銬 надіти наручники ہتھکڑی پہنانا khoá bằng còng số tám 给...上手铐

n pl ˈhandcuffs

steel rings, joined by a short chain, put round the wrists of prisoners a pair of handcuffs. handboeie أصْفاد، قُيود، كَلَبْشَه белезници pouta håndjern die Handschellen(pl.) χειροπέδες (πληθ.) esposas käerauad دستبند آهنی käsiraudat menottes אֲזִיקִים हथकडी़ lisicine bilincs borgol handjárn manette 手錠 수갑 antrankiai roku dzelži gari (hand)boeien håndjern kajdanki algemas cătuşe наручники putá lisice lisice handbojor, -klovar กุญแจมือ kelepçe 手銬 наручники, ручні кайдани ہتھکڑیاں còng số tám 手铐

n ˈhand-lens

a magnifying-glass held in the hand. vergrootglas عَدَسَة مُكَبِّرَه باليد лупа lupa (s držátkem) forstørrelsesglas das Vergrößerungsglas, die Lupe μεγεθυντικός φακός lupa luup ذره بین دستی suurennuslasi loupe מַגדֶלֶת वस्तुओं को बड़े रूप में दिखाने वाला शीशा (rucno) povecalo kézi nagyító suryakanta, kaca pembesar stækkunargler lente d'ingrandimento 虫めがね (독서용) 확대경 didinamasis stiklas (rokā turams) palielināmais stikls kanta tangan loep forstørrelsesglass lupa lupa ручная лупа lupa ročno povečevalno steklo lupa förstoringsglas แว่นขยาย el büyüteci 手持放大鏡 ручна лупа ہاتھ میں تھامنے والا مکبر لینس kính lúp 手持放大镜

adj ˌhandˈmade

made with a person's hands or with tools held in the hands, rather than by machines hand-made furniture. handgemaak مَصْنوع باليَد изработен на ръка ruční, rukodělný håndlavet handgemacht χειροποίητος a mano hecho käsitsi tehtud دست ساز käsin tehty fait à