dead hand in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for dead hand in the English»French Dictionary

I.dead [Brit dɛd, Am dɛd] N

II.dead [Brit dɛd, Am dɛd] ADJ

1. dead (no longer living):

drop dead inf!
dead and buried lit, fig

III.dead [Brit dɛd, Am dɛd] ADV (absolutely, completely)

dead esp Brit
dead drunk inf
dead tired inf
crevé inf
dead tired inf
I was dead scared inf!
génial! inf
you're dead on inf! Am

I.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N

1. hand ANAT:

hands off inf!
pas touche! inf
hands off inf!

7. hand (possession):

dead hand in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dead hand in the English»French Dictionary

Phrases:

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
In no other realm of our national life are we so hampered and stultified by the dead hand of the past, as we are in this field of immigration.
en.wikipedia.org
He was also known to have a dead hand, due to nerve damage from putting it through a plate glass window.
en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Look up "dead hand" in other languages


Choose your language Deutsch | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Srpski