hand out

distribuire

Dare delle cose a più persone, di solito una a ciascuna.

In inglese semplice: To give things to several people, usually one to each person.

• Please hand out these papers.
• Volunteers handed out food at the station.
• Who will hand the prizes out?

Come si usa: hand something out to someone (They handed blankets out to the families.); hand it out (There is enough food to hand it out to everyone.)

Sinonimi: give out, distribute, pass out

Contrari: collect

Espressioni comuni: hand out leaflets, hand out something

aiutare a scendere

Sostenere una persona per mano mentre scende da un veicolo.

In inglese semplice: To support someone by the hand as they leave a vehicle.

• He handed her out of the carriage.
• The driver politely handed the elderly passenger out.
• She waited for someone to hand her out of the coach.

Come si usa: hand someone out of something (He handed her out of the carriage.)

Sinonimi: help out, assist out

Espressioni comuni: hand someone out, hand out a passenger

impressionare con menzogne

Cercare di impressionare qualcuno con racconti inventati o affermazioni false.

In inglese semplice: To try to impress someone with false stories or claims.

• He tried to hand us out with grand claims.
• She handed the guests out with tales of famous friends.
• They hoped to hand him out by boasting about imaginary victories.

Come si usa: hand someone out (He tried to hand the visitors out with stories of his wealth.)

Sinonimi: bluff, hoodwink

Espressioni comuni: hand someone out, hand out someone

giocatore eliminato, cambio servizio

Annuncio che un giocatore è fuori dal gioco o ha perso il diritto di servire.

In inglese semplice: An announcement that a player is out of the game or has lost the right to serve.

• The referee called, “Hand out!”
• After the lost rally, the umpire announced, “Hand out!”
• She heard “Hand out” and prepared to serve.

Espressioni comuni: hand out, hand out again