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close at hand,
close to hand adj | (convenient, nearby) | a la mano loc adj |
| | In flu season, keep a box of tissues close at hand. |
| | En temporada de gripe, ten una caja de pañuelos de papel a la mano. |
| | | a mano loc adj |
| | | cerca adj |
| | En temporada de gripe, ten una caja de pañuelos de papel a mano. |
| come to hand v expr | (become available or visible) | llegar a las manos de loc verb |
give [sb] a hand,
give a hand to [sb] v expr | informal (applaud) | dar un aplauso loc verb |
| | Let's give a big hand to our next act. |
| | Vamos a dar un gran aplauso a nuestro próximo acto. |
give [sb] a handout,
give a handout to [sb],
also UK: give [sb] a hand-out,
give a hand-out to [sb] v expr | (give financial aid) | donar a alguien loc verb |
| | | dar limosna a alguien loc verb |
| | | hacer caridad con alguien loc verb |
| | | dar una mano a alguien loc verb |
give [sb] a helping hand,
give a helping hand to [sb] v expr | (assist, help) | dar una mano solidaria loc verb |
| | You should give a helping hand to the needy. |
| | Deberías dar una mano solidaria a los necesitados. |
| | (coloquial) | echar un cable loc verb |
| | Menos mal que mis hermanas me echaron un cable con las gemelas. |
| | (Cuba) | echar un cabo loc verb |
| | | echar una mano loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | echar un cable loc verb |
give [sb] the glad hand,
give the glad hand to [sb] v expr | informal (greet insincerely) | estrechar la mano a alguien sin sentirlo verdaderamente loc verb |
give [sb] the upper hand,
give the upper hand to [sb] v expr | figurative (allow [sb] else the advantage) | darle ventaja a loc verb |
| go cap in hand to [sb] v expr | figurative (beg, ask for [sth]) | pedir limosna a loc verb |
| hand [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (pass, give: [sth] to [sb]) | dar⇒ vtr |
| | | pasar⇒ vtr |
| | Please hand this form to your parents. |
| | Por favor dale este formulario a tus padres. |
| 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 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. |
| hand-to-mouth adj | figurative (meeting only immediate needs) | precario/a adj |
| | | básico/a adj |
| Note: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective |
| | Since being fired from his job, he has had to live a hand-to-mouth existence. |
| | Desde que lo echaron del trabajo, ha estado llevando una vida precaria. |
| | | al día loc adv |
| | | con lo justo loc adv |
| | Desde que lo echaron del trabajo, ha estado llevando una vida al día. |
| hand to mouth adv | figurative (meeting only immediate needs) | al día loc adv |
| | | con lo justo loc adv |
| | Since Mary was fired from her job, she has struggled through life hand to mouth. |
| hand-to-hand adj | (close-up, taking place at close quarters) | cuerpo a cuerpo loc adj |
| | Even with modern weapons, soldiers still need to learn hand-to-hand combat skills. |
| | Incluso con los armamentos modernos, los soldados todavía necesitan desarrollar habilidades para el combate cuerpo a cuerpo. |
hand-to-hand,
hand to hand adv | (at close quarters, up close) | a mano loc adv |
| | The Vikings were experts in fighting hand-to-hand. |
| hand-to-hand combat n | (war: fighting at close quarters) | combate cuerpo a cuerpo nm |
| | The martial arts will train you in hand-to-hand combat. |
| | En las artes marciales te entrenan para el combate cuerpo a cuerpo. |
have [sth] to hand,
have [sth] on hand v expr | (have [sth] within easy reach) | tener algo a la mano, tener algo a mano loc verb |
| | I'll give you Jo's phone number. Do you have a pen to hand? |
| have to hand it to [sb/sth] v expr | informal (must credit, must concede [sth] to) | tener que darle crédito a loc verb |
| | You have to hand it to the team: they may have lost their last ten matches, but they have never stopped trying! |
| | Tienes que darle crédito al equipo: pueden haber perdido sus últimos diez partidos, ¡pero nunca dejaron de intentarlo! |
| | | tener que reconocer a loc verb |
| | Tienes que reconocer al equipo: pueden haber perdido sus últimos diez partidos, ¡pero nunca dejaron de intentarlo! |
lift a finger to do [sth],
lift a hand to do [sth] v expr | figurative (make effort to help) (figurado) | mover un dedo para loc verb |
| Note: Usually used in the negative. |
| | I wish you would lift a finger to help around the house occasionally. |
live from hand to mouth,
live hand to mouth v expr | (be poor) | vivir con una mano delante y otra detrás expr |
| | Though they appeared wealthy, they actually lived from hand to mouth. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Cuando se separó, se quedó en la ruina. Se fue con una mano delante y otra detrás. |
| | (ES) | estar a dos velas expr |
| | | vivir precariamente vi + adv |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Por entonces vivíamos muy precariamente, apenas si nos alcanzaba para comer. |
turn your hand to [sth],
turn your hand to doing [sth],
put your hand to [sth] v expr | (try, undertake) | hacer bien las cosas loc verb |