hand

mano

Parte del corpo all'estremità del braccio, con le dita, compreso il pollice.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: right hand, hold someone’s hand, wash your hand

aiuto, mano

Aiuto nello svolgere qualcosa, soprattutto un lavoro pratico.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: help, assistance

Espressioni comuni: give a hand, lend a hand, need a hand

lancetta

Parte mobile di un orologio che indica le ore, i minuti o i secondi.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: pointer

Espressioni comuni: hour hand, minute hand, second hand

mano

Insieme delle carte che un giocatore tiene durante una partita.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: a strong hand, a winning hand, play a hand

mano, zampa

Zampa o arto usato per afferrare cose da alcuni animali, soprattutto dalle scimmie.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: foot

Espressioni comuni: monkey’s hand, ape’s hand, hawk’s hand

passare, porgere, consegnare

Dare qualcosa a qualcuno, di solito tendendoglielo con la mano.

In inglese semplice: 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?

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

Sinonimi: pass, give

Espressioni comuni: hand someone something, hand something over, hand something to someone

accompagnare, aiutare

Aiutare qualcuno a spostarsi tenendogli la mano o sostenendogli il braccio.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: assist, escort, guide

Espressioni comuni: hand someone into something, hand someone down, hand someone out