handed
Past participle of hand.
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hand
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (anatomy)
a. la main (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The pianist had small, delicate hands.Le pianiste avait de petites mains délicates.
a. l'aiguille (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Gavin watched the clock's hands slowly creep toward quitting time.Gavin regardait les aiguilles de l'horloge avancer lentement vers la fin de sa journée de travail.
3. (colloquial) (help; used with "a")
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. le coup de main (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Can you give me a hand moving this couch?Tu peux me donner un coup de main pour déplacer ce canapé ?
4. (worker)
a. l'ouvrier (M), l'ouvrière (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The hands worked all day until they were exhausted.Les ouvriers ont travaillé toute la journée jusqu'à l’épuisement.
b. le membre d'équipage (M) (nautical)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Three hands climbed onto the boom to furl the sail.Trois membres d'équipage sont montés sur la bôme pour enrouler la voile.
a. l'écriture (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
This has to be my father's diary. I recognize his hand.Ça doit être le journal de mon père. Je reconnais son écriture.
6. (applause)
a. no direct translation
The following examples show ways to translate this word or phrase without using a direct equivalent.
My sister got a big hand from the crowd at the end of her recital.Ma sœur a été chaleureusement applaudie par la salle à la fin de son récital.
The audience gave the group a hand at the end of the song.Le public a applaudi le groupe à la fin de la chanson.
a. la paume (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
It was the biggest horse I had ever seen. He measured 20 hands!C'était le plus grand cheval que j'aie jamais vu. Il mesurait 20 paumes !
a. la partie (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Shall we play another hand?On fait une autre partie ?
a. la main (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
You should bet all your chips when you're dealt a hand like that.Tu devrais miser tous tes jetons quand on te distribue une main comme celle-là.
b. le jeu (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
This is the worst hand I've had all night!C'est le pire jeu que j'ai eu de toute la soirée !
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
Conjugations
Indicative of "hand"
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