Compound Forms:
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hand in glove,
also US: hand and glove expr | figurative (in partnership) | codo a codo, codo con codo loc adv |
| | | mano a mano loc adv |
| | | de la mano loc adv |
| | | unido/a adj |
| | The mayor and the contractor were working hand in glove to get the project approved. |
| | El Alcalde y el contratista trabajaron codo a codo para conseguir que se aprobara el proyecto. |
hand in glove,
also US: hand and glove adj | figurative (in partnership) (con fines ilícitos) | confabulado adj |
| | The government and the tech giants are hand in glove when it comes to the issue of privacy infringement. |
| | El Gobierno y los gigantes de la tecnología están confabulados en lo que se refiere a la invasión de la privacidad. |
hand in glove with [sb/sth],
also US: hand and glove with [sb/sth] adj + prep | figurative (in partnership) (con fines ilícitos) | confabulado con adj + prep |
| | | unido con adj + prep |
| | Organized crime bosses are hand in glove with the construction industry. |
| | Los jefes del crimen organizado están confabulados con la industria de la construcción. |
hand in hand,
hand-in-hand adv | (holding hands) | tomados de la mano, agarrados de las manos loc adv |
| | The girls were best friends and could often be seen walking hand in hand. |
| | Las chicas eran íntimas amigas y a menudo se las podía ver caminando tomadas de la mano. |
| | | de la mano loc adv |
| | Las chicas eran íntimas amigas y a menudo se las podía ver caminando de la mano. |
hand in hand,
hand-in-hand adj | (holding hands) | de la mano loc adj |
| | Hand in hand, the protesters stormed the palace. |
| | Los manifestantes desfilaban por la avenida cogidos de la mano. |
hand in hand,
hand-in-hand adv | figurative (together) | codo con codo, codo a codo loc adv |
| | | de la mano loc adv |
| | | juntos adj |
| | Poverty and social unrest usually go hand in hand. |
| | La pobreza y la inestabilidad social van siempre codo con codo. |
hand in hand,
hand-in-hand adv | figurative (in close collaboration) | codo con codo, codo a codo loc adv |
| | | conjuntamente adv |
| | The two employees worked hand in hand to see the project through to the end. |
| | Los dos empleados trabajaron codo con codo para terminar el proyecto. |
hand job,
handjob n | slang (masturbation of the penis) (vulgar) | paja nf |
| | (CR, vulgar) | sobada nf |
| | (MX, vulgar) | puñeta, chaqueta nf |
| | (vulgar) | manuela nf |
| | I can't believe you gave him a hand job in his car! |
| | ¡No me puedo creer que le hicieras una paja en el coche! |
hand lens,
hand glass n | (magnifying glass) | lupa nf |
| hand line n | often plural (crease in palm of hand) | línea de la mano nf + loc adj |
| hand lotion n | (skin moisturizer for hands) | crema para manos, crema de manos nf + loc adj |
| hand luggage n | (carry-on baggage) | equipaje de mano nm + loc adj |
| | Most airlines allow only one piece of hand luggage. |
| | You cannot carry aerosols or sharp instruments in your hand luggage. |
| | No se pueden llevar aerosoles o instrumentos filosos en el equipaje de mano. |
| hand mirror n | (small mirror with handle) | espejo de mano nm + loc adj |
| hand mixer n | (cookery: handheld electric tool for mixing) | batidora eléctrica grupo nom |
| | Use your hand mixer to whip the egg whites into a stiff peak. |
| | Usa la batidora eléctrica para batir las claras en picos. |
| | | batidora nf |
| | Usa la batidora para batir las claras en picos. |
| | | batidora de mano grupo nom |
| | Usa la batidora de mano para batir las claras en picos. |
| hand mower | (lawn mower) | cortadora de césped manual nf + loc adj |
| 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 over fist adv | figurative, informal (continuously) | a manos llenas expr |
| | This contract is losing us money hand over fist. |
| | Este contrato nos está haciendo perder dinero a manos llenas. |
| hand over hand adv | (grasping with alternate hands) | una mano detrás de la otra loc adv |
| | I know the rope bridge is scary but just go slowly hand over hand and stop screaming. |
| | Ya sé que el puente colgante da miedo, pero sólo ve despacio una mano detrás de la otra y deja de gritar. |
| | (México fam) | paso a pasito loc adv |
| | Ya sé que el puente colgante da miedo, pero sólo ve paso a pasito y deja de gritar. |
| hand over hand adv | figurative (in an out-of-control way) | a cuatro manos loc adv |
| Note: También se utiliza a dos manos |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La noche que volvió del campamento, mi hermano empezó a comer a cuatro manos, del hambre que había pasado. |
| hand play n | (sexual touching) (sexual) | juego de manos loc nom m |
| | | jugueteo nm |
| | The couple were enjoying some hand play. |
| hand press n | (pressing machine worked manually) | prensa manual nf |
| | My family uses their hand press to make homemade apple cider. |
| hand press n | (printing press worked manually) | imprenta manual nf |
| | Early newspapers were printed on a hand press. |
| hand pump n | (device for inserting air or liquid) | bomba manual nf |
hand puppet (US),
glove puppet (UK) n | (puppet worn like a glove) | títere de guante nm |
| | El espectáculo incluía una obra, para adultos, hecha con títeres de guantes. |
| hand quilting n | (patchwork sewn by hand) (de colchas) | bordado a mano loc nom m |
hand sanitizer,
also UK: hand sanitiser n | (disinfectant: gel, etc.) | desinfectante de manos nm + loc adj |
| | (en gel) | gel desinfectante nm + adj mf |
| hand signal n | (indication made by hand) | señal con la mano nf |
| | Cyclists should use hand signals when turning or stopping for greater road safety. |
| | Los ciclistas deben hacer señales con las manos cuando doblen o paren, para mayor seguridad en la carretera. |
| hand-to-mouth adj | figurative (meeting only immediate needs) | al día loc adv |
| | | con lo justo loc adv |
| 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 al día. |
| | | precario/a adj |
| | | básico/a adj |
| | Desde que lo echaron del trabajo, ha estado llevando una vida precaria. |
| 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 tool n | (handheld instrument) | herramienta nf |
| | The man selected the appropriate hand tool for the DIY task. |
| | | herramienta manual nf |
| hand towel n | (small towel for drying the hands) | toalla de mano grupo nom |
| | It is usual to only lay out a hand towel in the spare bathroom. |
hand truck (US),
sack truck (UK) n | (2-wheeled trolley) | carretilla de carga nf + loc adj |
| | (MX) | diablito nm |
| | (CL) | yegua nf |
| | (VE) | carrucha nf |
| | Sally used a hand truck to move the heavy boxes. |
| | Sally usó una carretilla de carga para mover las cajas pesadas. |
hand wash,
handwash n | (liquid soap) | jabón líquido nm + adj |
hand-wash [sth],
handwash [sth]⇒ vtr | (wash by hand) | lavar a mano loc verb |
| hand-clapping n as adj | (relating to hand-clapping) (persona) | que aplaude loc adj |
| | (persona) | que hace palmas loc adj |
| | | de aplauso loc adj |
| | | de palmas loc adj |
| | The hand-clapping backing singers sometimes got so loud, you could hardly hear the band! |
| | Los coristas que aplaudían a veces lo hacían tan fuerte que apenas podías escuchar a la banda. |
| hand-crafted adj | (made with skill by hand) | hecho a mano loc adj |
| | | artesanal adj mf |
| hand-feed [sth]⇒ vtr | (animal: feed by hand) | alimentar a mano loc verb |
| hand-knitted adj | (garment, etc.: knitted by hand) | tejido adj |
| hand-me-down n | (used garment) | ropa usada nf + adj |
| | Bill became used to wearing his brother's hand-me-downs. |
| | Bill se acostumbró a usar la ropa usada de su hermano. |
| hand-me-down n | (used item) | cosa usada nf + adj |
| | | cosa de segunda mano nf + loc adj |
| | (formal) | objeto de segunda mano nm + loc adj |
| | Mandy saved a lot of money on items for her baby thanks to hand-me-downs from her family. |
| | Mandy ahorró mucho dinero en cosas para su bebé gracias a las cosas usadas de su familia. |
| hand-me-down adj | (second-hand) | usado/a adj |
| | | de segunda mano loc adj |
| | Emma was given all her sister's hand-me-down clothes. |
| | A Emma le daban toda la ropa usada de su hermana. |
| hand-printed adj | (design: put on by hand) | dibujado a mano loc adj |
| | | hecho a mano loc adj |
| hand-stitched adj | (sewn by hand) | cosido a mano loc adj |
| hand-tight adj | (screws, nuts) | ajustado a mano loc adv |
| 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. |
| hand-wound adj | (mechanism: wound up manually) | manual adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El freno de la transportadora era manual, no había ningún mecanismo automático de detención. |
| hand's turn n | UK, regional, informal (stroke of work) | trabajo nm |
| | | esfuerzo nm |
| | | trabajar⇒ vi |
handbrake,
hand brake n | (vehicle's security brake) | freno de mano nm + loc adj |
| | Since they were parked on a steep slope, Frank made sure the car's handbrake was on. |
| | Como estacionaron en una pendiente, Frank se aseguró de tener puesto el freno de mano. |
handbrake,
hand brake n | (brake operated by hand) | freno de mano nm + loc adj |
| | The front brake on a motorcycle is a hand brake. |
handheld,
hand-held adj | (small, compact) | de mano loc adj |
| | | manual adj mf |
| | Internet content must now be optimized for handheld devices. |
| | El contenido de internet ahora debe optimizarse para dispositivos de mano. |
handoff,
hand-off n | (American football: hand ball to another) | pase nm |
| | The defense didn't anticipate a handoff, and the running back easily gained a first down. |
| | El defensor no anticipó el pase y el corredor ganó una oportunidad. |
handoff,
hand-off n | (rugby: push away opponent) (voz inglesa) | hand-off loc nom m |
| | | defensa con brazo rígido loc nom f |
| | Hand-offs must be made with the palm of the hand, not with the elbow. |
handoff,
hand-off n | (project: pass on to [sb] else) | traspaso nm |
| | | transferencia nf |
| | A clear checklist will ensure a smooth handoff. |
handout,
also UK: hand-out n | (information sheet) | folleto, volante nm |
| | | impreso nm |
| | (prensa) | nota de prensa nf + loc adj |
| | The handout says you have to register online. |
| | The secretary ensured there were enough copies of the handout for everyone who would be attending the meeting. |
| | El folleto dice que debes registrarte online. |
handout,
also UK: hand-out n | ([sth] given to beggar) | limosna nf |
| | | donativo nm |
| | The street was lined with homeless people seeking handouts. |
| | La calle estaba plagada de indigentes pidiendo limosna. |
handout,
also UK: hand-out n | often plural ([sth] given for free) (monetario) | limosna nf |
| | | donativo nm |
handouts,
also UK: hand-outs npl | (benefits, financial aid) | ayuda financiera nf + adj |
| | | apoyo financiero nm + adj |
| | Even working people sometimes need handouts to make ends meet. |
| | Hasta los trabajadores necesitan a veces ayuda financiera para llegar a fin de mes. |
handpick [sb/sth],
hand-pick [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (select personally) | seleccionar cuidadosamente, elegir cuidadosamente loc verb |
| | | seleccionar personalmente, elegir personalmente loc verb |
| | | escoger⇒ vtr |
| | | recoger a mano, cosechar a mano loc verb |
| | The manager handpicked Charlotte for the position because of her extensive experience. |
| | El gerente seleccionó cuidadosamente a Charlotte para la posición debido a su extensa experiencia. |
handpicked,
hand-picked adj | (fruit, etc.: plucked by hand) | seleccionado a mano loc adj |
| | | escogido a mano loc adj |
handpicked,
hand-picked adj | figurative (person: chosen by [sb] with power) (coloquial) | elegido a dedo loc adj |
| handrail n | (support rail: on stairs, etc.) | pasamanos nm inv |
| | | barandal nm |
| | | baranda nf |
| | The stairs were steep, and Nina was glad there was a handrail. |
handspun,
hand-spun adj | (spun by hand) | hilado a mano loc adj |
handwoven,
hand-woven adj | (fabric: woven by hand) | tejido a mano loc adj |
| hat in hand adv | figurative (begging) (figurado) | pidiendo limosna, como quien pide limosna loc adv |
| | The budget defecits mean we must go hat in hand to borrow billions from countries like China. |
| | El déficit de presupuesto significa que debemos acudir como quien pide limosna a países como China para que nos presten billones. |
| have a hand in [sth] v expr | informal (be involved) | participar en vi + prep |
| | | estar involucrado en v cop + loc adj |
| | (informal) | tener que ver con loc verb + prep |
| | Wilson scored one goal and had a hand in two others. |
| | Wilson hizo un gol y participó en otros dos. |
| have a hand in doing [sth] v expr | informal (be involved) | estar involucrado en v cop + loc adj |
| | | intervenir en vi + prep |
| | Gwyneth had a hand in persuading Celia to change her mind. |
| | Gwyneth estuvo involucrada en convencer a Celia de que cambiara de opinión. |
| have [sb] eating out of your hand v expr | figurative (have [sb] under your control) (coloquial) | tener a alguien comiendo de la mano loc verb |
| | | tener a alguien en la palma de la mano loc verb |
| | The politician thought he had the voters eating out of his hand, but he soon discovered he was wrong. |
| | El político creyó que tenía a los votantes comiendo de la mano pero pronto descubrió que estaba equivocado. |
| have in hand v expr | figurative (have under control) (figurado) | tener controlado expr |
| | We have the matter in hand. |
| | Tenemos el tema controlado. |
| have [sb] in the palm of your hand v expr | figurative (have in your power) | tener a alguien en la palma de la mano loc verb |
| have the upper hand v expr | figurative (have an advantage: over [sb]) | tener ventaja loc verb |
| have the upper hand v expr | figurative (be in control of [sb]) | tener el control loc verb |
| | The thief had the upper hand because he had the gun. |
| | El ladrón tenía el control porque tenía el arma. |
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! |
| have your hand in the cookie jar v expr | US, informal (abuse position for personal gain) (coloquial) | estar untado v cop + adj |
| | (AR) | meter la mano en la lata loc verb |
| heavy hand n | figurative (lack of tact or subtlety) | mano dura loc nom f |
| | The principal accused the teacher of using a heavy hand in correcting her students. |
| | El director acusó a la maestra de haber usado mano dura para corregir a sus estudiantes. |
| heavy hand n | (lack of delicacy or gentleness) | rudeza nf |
| heavy hand n | figurative (oppressive force) | mano dura loc nom f |
| | The state responded to the protests with a heavy hand, swiftly imprisoning thousands of people. |
| | El estado respondió a la protesta con mano dura, encarcelando rápidamente a miles de personas. |
| helping hand n | (assistance) (coloquial) | mano amiga loc nom f |
| | | ayuda nf |
| | I shall never forget the helping hand you offered me in my time of trouble. |
| | Nunca olvidaré la mano amiga que me diste cuando estaba en problemas. |
| hired hand n | (temporary worker) | asalariado, asalariada nm, nf |
| | | empleado, empleada nm, nf |
| | | trabajador por cuenta ajena, trabajadora por cuenta ajena loc nm, loc nf |
| | | trabajador a terceros, trabajadora a terceros loc nm, loc nf |
| hour hand n | (clock's shorter hand) | manecilla de las horas nf |
| | The hour hand makes two complete rotations of the clock face every day. |
| | | manecilla horaria nf |