hand down

transmettre, léguer

Transmettre des connaissances, des traditions ou des biens à des personnes plus jeunes qui les conserveront ou les utiliseront.

En anglais simple : To pass knowledge, traditions, or possessions to younger people who will continue to keep or use them.

• Families hand down their traditions.
• This ring was handed down to me by my grandmother.
• These stories have been handed down for centuries.

Comment l'utiliser : hand something down to someone (Grandma handed her recipes down to us.); hand something down from someone (These songs were handed down from our ancestors.)

Synonymes : pass down, transmit

Expressions courantes : hand down traditions, hand down stories

prononcer, rendre

Pour un tribunal, annoncer officiellement sa décision ou la peine prononcée.

En anglais simple : When a court does this, it officially announces its decision or punishment.

• The court handed down its decision.
• The judge handed down a heavy sentence yesterday.
• When will the final ruling be handed down?

Comment l'utiliser : hand down a decision/sentence (The judge handed down a five-year sentence.)

Synonymes : issue, deliver, pronounce

Expressions courantes : hand down sentences, hand down rulings

donner ses affaires, passer

Donner ses vêtements ou objets déjà utilisés à quelqu’un d’autre, souvent à un membre plus jeune de la famille.

En anglais simple : To give your used clothes or other belongings to someone else, often a younger family member.

• We hand down clothes to our cousins.
• His older brother handed down a bicycle to him.
• These shoes have been handed down twice.

Comment l'utiliser : hand something down to someone (My sister handed her old coat down to me.)

Synonymes : pass on, give away

Expressions courantes : hand down clothes, hand down toys

transmettre la décision

Envoyer la décision d’un tribunal supérieur au fonctionnaire chargé de la faire appliquer.

En anglais simple : To send a higher court’s decision to the official responsible for carrying it out.

• The clerk handed down the decision.
• The appeal court’s judgment was handed down to the proper officer.
• Has the clerk handed down the ruling for enforcement?

Comment l'utiliser : hand down something to someone (The clerk handed down the judgment to the responsible officer.)

Synonymes : forward, transmit

Expressions courantes : hand down decisions, hand down judgments