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NOUN

la main | les mains

NOUN1	a main \| mains	edit
NOUN2	mains \| -	edit

essuie-mains {m}

électr. le secteur {m}

the mains {pl} [Br.] [electricity supply]

électr. réseau {m} (électrique)

mains

électr. réseau {m} d'électricité

mains supply

3 Words: Others

à deux mains {adj}

à mains nues {adv}

with one's bare hands

3 Words: Verbs

battre des mains

to clap (one's hand)

battre les mains

to clap one's hands

taper des mains

to clap (one's hand)

3 Words: Nouns

battement {m} de mains

clap [of hands]

relig. imposition {f} (des mains)

laying on of hands

4 Words: Others

mil. Haut les mains !

4 Words: Verbs

arracher qc. des mains de qn.

to snatch sth. out of sb.'s hands

attacher les mains de qn.

to tie sb.'s hands

attraper qc. à deux mains

to catch hold of sth. with both hands

avoir les mains libres

to have one's hands free

avoir les mains libres [fig.]

to be a free agent

avoir les mains liées [aussi fig.]

to have one's hands tied [also fig.]

avoir les mains pleines

to have one's work cut out [idiom]

avoir les mains propres [fig.]

to have a clean slate [idiom] [fig.]

en venir aux mains

to come to blows [physically fight]

frapper dans ses mains

to clap (one's hand)

frapper dans ses mains

to clap (one's hands)

garder les mains libres

to keep one's hands free

garder les mains libres [fig.]

to remain a free agent

glisser des mains de qn. [savon, bouteille]

to slip out of sb.'s hands [soap, bottle]

passer aux mains (de qn.)

to fall into the hands (of sb.)

se frotter les mains [also fig.]

to rub one's hands [also fig.]

se laver les mains

to wash one's hands

se tordre les mains

to wring one's hands

tomber aux mains de qn.

to fall into sb.'s hands

4 Words: Nouns

cosm. crème {f} pour les mains

mains {f.pl} en porte-voix

one's hands cupped around one's mouth

relig. mains {f.pl} jointes pour prier

hands joined in prayer

5+ Words: Others

Aux innocents les mains pleines. [loc.]

Beginner's luck. [idiom]

Jeux de mains, jeux de vilains. [loc.]

It will end in tears. [idiom]

Les mains en l'air !

5+ Words: Verbs

avoir du sang sur les mains [fig.]

to have blood on one's hands [fig.]

cacher son visage dans ses mains

to bury one's face in one's hands

anat. vêt. enfoncer ses mains dans ses poches

to dig one's hands into one's pockets

être doué de ses mains

to be good with one's hands

être entre les mains de qn.

to be in the hands of sb.

être un simple instrument entre les mains de qn./qc. [fig.]

to be a mere tool in the hands of sb./sth. [fig.]

glisser entre les mains de qn.

to slip through sb.'s fingers

laisser les mains libres à qn.

to give sb. a free hand

laisser les mains libres à qn.

to give sb. a free rein [fig.]

prendre son courage à deux mains [loc.]

to take one's courage in both hands [idiom]

retirer les mains de ses poches

to take one's hands out of one's pockets

se secouer les mains pour les sécher

to shake one's hands dry

sortir les mains de ses poches

to take one's hands out of one's pockets

Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi)

zool. T

gibbon {m} à mains blanches [Hylobates lar]

zool. T

gibbon {m} à mains blanches [Hylobates lar]

white-handed gibbon

zool. T

hurleur {m} aux mains rousses [Alouatta belzebul]

red-handed howler

zool. T

singe {m} araignée aux mains noires [Ateles geoffroyi]

black-handed spider monkey

zool. T

singe {m} araignée aux mains noires [Ateles geoffroyi]

Geoffroy's spider monkey

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