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stay hand

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
stay your hand v expr	literary (refrain from acting)	detenerse⇒ v prnl
stay [sb]'s hand, stay the hand of [sb] v expr	literary (stop from acting)	detener a vtr + prep
	The king could have ordered the thief's execution, but mercy stayed his hand.

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