mano
hand
ma·no
feminine
- anatomy hand
- zoology pata forefoot, front paw
- trompa del elefante elephant's trunk
- culinary foot, trotter
- del reloj hand (of a clock)
- almirez pestle, pounder
- capa coat una mano de barniz - a coat of varnish
- de papel quire (of paper)
- lado side el río está a mano izquierda - the river is on the left side
- lance hand, round echar una mano de dominó - to play a round of dominoes
- el primero a jugar lead yo soy mano - I am the lead
- figurative, colloquial serie series, string le di una mano de palos - I dealt him a series of blows
- figurative ayuda hand, help echar una mano - to lend a hand
- worker, hired hand hay que contratar manos - we have to hire workers
- reprensión reprimand, reproach
- destreza hand, skill
- influencia influence el tiene mano con el director - he has influence with the director
- America conjunto group of four or five objects
- accidente mishap, accident
- gajo de plátanos bunch (of bananas)
abrir la mano
- figurative to be more lenient
a la mano
- on hand, at hand
alzar la mano a
- to raise one's hand to, threaten
a mano
- by hand escrito a mano - written by hand
- cerca at hand, on hand
a mano airada
- violently
a mano armada
- armed, by force
a mano derecha izquierda
- on the right (left) side
a manos llenas
- generously, openly
asentar la mano a
- to reprimand, reproach
bajo mano
- underhandedly, secretly
buena mano
- figurative skill, dexterity
cargar la mano
- to be heavy-handed
coger a alguien con las manos en la masa
- colloquial to catch someone red-handed, catch in the act
con el corazón en la mano
- straight from the heart
con las manos vacías
- empty-handed
dar la mano a
- to shake hands with
dar la última mano a
- figurative to put the finishing touches on
darse las manos
- unirse to join hands, unite
- saludarse to shake hands
dar una mano a
- to lend a hand to
dejar de la mano
- to abandon
de la mano
- by the hand me llevó de la mano - he led me by the hand
- figurative closely, hand-in-hand trabajar de la mano con la investigadora - to work closely with the investigator
de mano
- hand equipaje de mano - hand luggage
de mano a mano
- from hand to hand
de manos a boca
- suddenly, unexpectedly
de primera mano
- firsthand
de segunda mano
- secondhand
echar mano de
- to make use of
estrechar la mano a
- to shake hands with
ganar a alguien por la mano
- to beat someone to it
hacer lo que está en sus manos
- to do everything within one's power
hecha a mano
- handmade
imponer las manos
- religion to lay on hands
mano a mano
- juntos hand in hand, jointly
- sin ventaja even, on equal terms
mano de gato
- make-up
mano de obra
- labor
mano derecha or diestra
- figurative right-hand man
mano de santo
- figurative sure cure
mano oculta
- figurative secret partner
¡manos a la obra!
- let's get to work!
¡manos arriba!
- hands up!
manos libres
- figurative perquisites
manos limpias
- figurative integrity, honesty
manos muertas
- law mortmain
meter mano en
- figurative, colloquial to interfere, butt in
pedir la mano a
- to ask for someone's hand (in marriage)
tener algo entre manos
- to be working on something
traer algo entre manos
- to be involved in or mixed up in something
untar la mano a alguien
- to grease someone's palm, bribe
venir a mano
- to be convenient
venir or llegar a las manos
- to come to blows
vivir de or por sus manos
- colloquial to fend for oneself
friend
ma·no
masculine
- AmericaMexicocolloquial friend, pal
