hand in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hand in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.hand [hænd] N

1. hand ANAT:

hand

šaka f

get your hands off!

ruke k sebi!

hands up!

ruke uvis!

hands up who wants to come!

neka digne ruku ko hoće da ide!

the pupil put up her hand

učenica je digla ruku

to be good with one's hands

biti vešt s rukama

to get one's hands dirty also fig

uprljati ruke

to hold sb's hand

uzeti nekoga za ruku

to take [or lead] sb by the hand

voditi nekoga za ruku

by hand (manually)

ručno

by hand (by messenger)

po kuriru

in one's [left/right] hand

u (levoj/desnoj) ruci

hand in hand

ruku pod ruku

on hands and knees

četvoronoške

2. hand (control):

to be in good/safe hands

biti u dobrim/sigurnim rukama

to fall into the wrong hands

dospeti u pogrešne ruke

to have sth well in hand

držati nešto pod kontrolom

to leave sth in sb's hands

prepustiti nešto nekome

to take sb/sth in hand

preuzeti brigu o nekome/nečemu

to turn one's hand to sth

latiti se nečega

at hand (current, needing attention)

tekući

at hand (close)

pri ruci

on hand

na raspolaganju

he's got a lot of time on his hands

ima puno vremena na raspolaganju

to be out of sb's hands

biti van nečije kontrole

to get out of hand situation

izmaći kontroli

to get out of hand children

izgubiti kontrolu nad

3. hand (assistance):

would you like a hand?

treba li ti pomoć?

to give [or lend] sb a hand

pomoći nekome

4. hand:

hand (manual worker)

fizički radnik(-ica) m (f)

hand (sailor)

mornar m

5. hand (skilful person) inf:

I'm an old hand at ...

ja sam majstor za...

6. hand (on clock, watch):

hand

kazaljka f

7. hand CARDS:

hand

ruka f

8. hand (horse measurement):

hand

mera koja odgovara širini dlana, približno 10 cm

9. hand (handwriting):

hand

rukopis m

10. hand (applause):

to give sb a big hand

pozdraviti nekoga velikim aplauzom

Phrases:

to live from hand to mouth

jedva sastavljati kraj s krajem

many hands make light work prov

u slozi je spas

a firm hand

čvrsta ruka

to have one's hands full

imati pune ruke posla

on the one hand ... on the other [hand] ...

s jedne strane ... s druge strane

sb's hands are tied

biti vezanih ruku

to ask for sb's hand in marriage form

zatražiti nečiju ruku

to ask for sb's hand in marriage form

zaprositi

to get one's hands on sb

dočepati se nekoga

to wait on sb hand and foot

ispunjavati nekome sve želje

to win hands down

pobediti kao od šale

II.hand [hænd] VB trans

to hand sb sth

dodati // dodavati nekome nešto

Phrases:

you've got to hand it to sb

moraš odati priznanje (nekome)

I.'first-hand ADJ

first-hand

neposredan

first-hand

iz prve ruke

II.'first-hand ADV

first-hand

neposredno

'hand saw N

hand saw

ručna testera f

hand-'op·er·at·ed ADJ

hand-operated

ručno upravljan

whip 'hand N

to get/hold the whip hand

imati/držati kontrolu

hand-'picked ADJ

hand-picked

pažljivo odabran

I.'sec·ond-hand ADJ

1. second-hand (used):

second-hand

polovan

second-hand

korišćen

second-hand clothes

nošen

second-hand car

polovan automobil

2. second-hand attr (for second-hand goods):

second-hand

koji se odnosi na polovnu robu

second-hand bookshop

prodavnica polovnih knjiga

second-hand shop

prodavnica polovnih stvari

3. second-hand (obtained from sb else):

second-hand information, experience

iz druge ruke

II.'sec·ond-hand ADV

1. second-hand (in used condition):

second-hand

korišćeno

second-hand

polovno

2. second-hand (from third party):

second-hand

iz druge ruke

sec·ond 'hand N

second hand

sekundara f

'hour hand N

hour hand

mala kazaljka f

'hand gre·nade N

hand grenade

ručna bomba f

hand Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

hand in hand

ruku pod ruku

on the one hand ... on the other [hand] ...

s jedne strane ... s druge strane

to ask for sb's hand in marriage form

zatražiti nečiju ruku

to ask for sb's hand in marriage form

zaprositi

to hand on sth ⇄ on [to sb]

predati // predavati nešto (nekome)

to hand on sth ⇄ on [to sb] (through family)

ostaviti

to hand on sth ⇄ on [to sb] (through family)

preneti

to thrust the money into sb's hand

tutnuti novac nekome u ruku

he clamped his hand over her mouth

pritisnuo je šaku o njena usta

Brit be a dab hand at/with something

biti dobar u nečemu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

On the other hand, some things do tend to niggle at me.

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A small diameter hand-held roller is manipulated forcefully over a sheet of molten glass to produce heavy ripples, while folding and creasing the entire sheet.

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The act of imagining unexperienced childhood events, such as being rescued by a lifeguard or breaking a window with one's hand, increased confidence that the events had occurred.

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His cobber takes his hand, and then the two turn, put their feet on the firing step, and start to pray together.

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My grandmother - who brought me up - would buy my clothes from there, and the rest were hand-me-downs from my brother.

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The scissors he uses are too small, and it hurts his hand, so he sneaks into his teacher's desk and takes the sharper, bigger scissors.

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The ventriloquist dummy is controlled by the one hand of the ventriloquist.

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Make a slip-knot in yarn and put it on the crochet hook or right-hand needle.

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He reaches twice with his right hand toward what appears to be an inside pocket of his jacket.

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It is hand launched and belly landed, has a quiet electric motor and propeller, and carries a detachable camera payload.

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