hand

main

Partie du corps au bout du bras, qui porte les doigts, dont le pouce.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : right hand, hold someone’s hand, wash your hand

coup de main, aide

Aide apportée pour faire quelque chose, surtout une tâche pratique.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : give/lend someone a hand with something (Could you give me a hand with these boxes?)

Synonymes : help, assistance

Expressions courantes : give a hand, lend a hand, need a hand

aiguille

Petite tige mobile d'une horloge ou d'une montre qui indique les heures, les minutes ou les secondes.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : pointer

Expressions courantes : hour hand, minute hand, second hand

main

Ensemble des cartes qu'un joueur possède pendant une partie.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : a strong hand, a winning hand, play a hand

main, patte

Patte ou membre permettant de saisir des choses chez certains animaux, surtout les singes.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : foot

Expressions courantes : monkey’s hand, ape’s hand, hawk’s hand

passer, tendre, remettre

Donner quelque chose à quelqu'un, généralement en le lui tendant.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : hand someone something (Please hand me a clean towel.); hand something to someone (She handed the keys to her brother.)

Synonymes : pass, give

Expressions courantes : hand someone something, hand something over, hand something to someone

aider, accompagner

Aider quelqu'un à se déplacer en lui tenant la main ou en lui soutenant le bras.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : hand someone into/out of something (He handed her into the carriage.)

Synonymes : assist, escort, guide

Expressions courantes : hand someone into something, hand someone down, hand someone out