| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
hand [sth] over,
hand over [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (object: give, relinquish) | entregar⇒ vtr |
| | | dar⇒ vtr |
| | | transferir⇒ vtr |
| | The police officer persuaded Taylor to hand the knife over. |
| | El agente de policía convenció a Taylor para entregar el cuchillo. |
| hand [sth] over to [sb] v expr | (object: give, relinquish to [sb]) | entregar algo a alguien loc verb |
| | | dar algo a alguien loc verb |
| | Jackson claimed that he had intended to hand the gun over to the police the next day. |
| | Jackson aseguró que su intención era entregar la pistola a la policía el día siguiente. |
hand [sth/sb] over,
hand [sb/sth] over vtr phrasal sep | figurative (territory, child: surrender) | entregar⇒ vtr |
| | | ceder⇒ vtr |
| | Damascus has given the kidnappers of eight Syrian workers until Tuesday to hand the hostages over. |
| | Damasco ha dado a los secuestradores de ocho trabajadores sirios hasta el martes para entregar a los secuestrados. |
hand [sth/sb] over to [sb],
hand over [sth/sb] to [sb] v expr | figurative (territory, child: surrender to [sb]) | ceder⇒ vtr |
| | | entregar⇒ vtr |
| | Spain agreed to hand over the territory to Morocco. |
| | España accedió a ceder el territorio a Marruecos. |