hand

mano

Parte del cuerpo situada al final del brazo, con dedos, incluido el pulgar.

En inglés sencillo: The part at the end of your arm that has fingers and a thumb.

• Please hold my hand.
• She washed her hands before lunch.
• He raised his hand to ask a question.

Expresiones frecuentes: right hand, hold someone’s hand, wash your hand

ayuda

Apoyo para hacer algo, especialmente una tarea práctica.

En inglés sencillo: Help with doing something, usually a practical task.

• Can you give me a hand?
• She lent us a hand with the washing.
• I needed a hand moving the sofa.

Cómo se usa: give/lend someone a hand with something (Could you give me a hand with these boxes?)

Sinónimos: help, assistance

Expresiones frecuentes: give a hand, lend a hand, need a hand

aguja, manecilla

Pieza móvil de un reloj que señala las horas, los minutos o los segundos.

En inglés sencillo: A moving pointer on a clock that shows the hour, minute, or second.

• The minute hand points to six.
• Both hands on the clock have stopped.
• Does the red hand show the seconds?

Sinónimos: pointer

Expresiones frecuentes: hour hand, minute hand, second hand

mano

Conjunto de cartas que tiene un jugador durante una partida.

En inglés sencillo: The playing cards a player holds during a game.

• I have a strong hand.
• She showed her hand after the final bet.
• He won three hands of poker in a row.

Expresiones frecuentes: a strong hand, a winning hand, play a hand

mano, pata

Pata o extremidad que sirve para agarrar cosas en ciertos animales, especialmente los monos.

En inglés sencillo: A foot or gripping limb of certain animals, especially monkeys.

• The monkey reached out its hand.
• The ape held a branch with both hands.
• A hawk’s foot was traditionally called a hand.

Sinónimos: foot

Expresiones frecuentes: monkey’s hand, ape’s hand, hawk’s hand

pasar, entregar

Dar algo a alguien, normalmente acercándoselo con la mano.

En inglés sencillo: To give something to someone, usually by holding it out to them.

• Please hand me the salt.
• He handed his ticket to the driver.
• Could you hand these papers to the teacher?

Cómo se usa: hand someone something (Please hand me a clean towel.); hand something to someone (She handed the keys to her brother.)

Sinónimos: pass, give

Expresiones frecuentes: hand someone something, hand something over, hand something to someone

ayudar, acompañar

Ayudar a alguien a desplazarse sujetándole la mano o sosteniéndole el brazo.

En inglés sencillo: To help someone move somewhere by holding or supporting their arm or fingers.

• He handed her down the steps.
• The gentleman handed his guest into the carriage.
• She handed the elderly passenger out of the boat.

Cómo se usa: hand someone into/out of something (He handed her into the carriage.)

Sinónimos: assist, escort, guide

Expresiones frecuentes: hand someone into something, hand someone down, hand someone out