hand over in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for hand over in the English»French Dictionary

I.hand over VB [Brit hand -, Am hænd -] (hand over to [sb])

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II.hand over VB [Brit hand -, Am hænd -] (hand over [sth], hand [sth] over)

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III.hand over VB [Brit hand -, Am hænd -] (hand [sb] over, hand over [sb])

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I.over1 [Brit ˈəʊvə, Am ˈoʊvər] PREP Over is used after many verbs in English (change over, fall over, lean over etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change, fall, lean etc.).
over is often used with another preposition in English (to, in, on) without altering the meaning. In this case over is usually not translated in French: to be over in France = être en France; to swim over to sb = nager vers qn.
over is often used with nouns in English when talking about superiority (control over, priority over etc.) or when giving the cause of something (delays over, trouble over etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate noun entry (control, priority, delay, trouble etc.).
over is often used as a prefix in verb combinations (overeat), adjective combinations (overconfident) and noun combinations (overcoat). These combinations are treated as headwords in the dictionary.
For particular usages see the entry below.

III.over1 [Brit ˈəʊvə, Am ˈoʊvər] ADJ ADV

See also trouble, priority, leave over, lean, fall away, fall, delay, control, change

I.trouble [Brit ˈtrʌb(ə)l, Am ˈtrəb(ə)l] Troubles N

1. trouble U (problems):

trouble (gen)
problèmes mpl
trouble (specific)
problème m
trouble (personal)
ennuis mpl
that's the trouble
là est le problème
engine trouble
problèmes mécaniques
to cause or give sb trouble exam question:
poser des problèmes à qn
to cause or give sb trouble person:
créer des ennuis à qn
his leg/car is giving him trouble
il a des problèmes avec sa jambe/sa voiture
this car has been nothing but trouble
cette voiture ne m'a apporté que des ennuis
to get sb into trouble
créer des ennuis à qn
to get or run into all sorts of trouble person, business:
connaître ennui sur ennui
to make trouble for oneself
s'attirer des ennuis
to be asking for trouble
chercher des ennuis
the/my etc trouble is that…
le/mon etc problème c'est que…
the trouble with you/them etc is that…
l'ennui avec toi/eux etc c'est que…
heart/kidney trouble
ennuis mpl cardiaques/rénaux
back trouble
mal m de dos
what's the trouble?
qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?
to have man or woman trouble inf
avoir des problèmes de cœur

3. trouble (effort, inconvenience):

trouble
peine f
it's not worth the trouble
cela n'en vaut pas la peine
to take the trouble to do
se donner la peine de faire
to go to the trouble of doing
se donner le mal de faire
to save sb/oneself the trouble of doing
épargner à qn/s'épargner la peine de faire
he put me to the trouble of doing
à cause de lui j'ai été obligé de faire
to go to a lot of trouble
se donner beaucoup de mal
I don't want to put you to any trouble
je ne veux pas te déranger
it's no trouble
cela ne me dérange pas
to be more trouble than it's worth
donner plus de mal qu'il n'en vaut la peine
not to be any trouble child, animal:
être sage
not to be any trouble task:
ne poser aucun problème
all that trouble for nothing
tout ce mal pour rien
it was a lot of trouble
cela n'a pas été facile
it's less/more trouble to do it this way
c'est moins/plus compliqué de faire ça comme ça
nothing is too much trouble for him
il est très serviable
leave it, it's too much trouble
laisse, c'est trop pénible
if it's too much trouble, say so
si ça t'ennuie, dis-le-moi
all the trouble and expense
tous les dérangements et toutes les dépenses

4. trouble:

trouble (discord)
problèmes mpl
trouble (discord)
histoires fpl inf
trouble (with personal involvement)
ennuis mpl
trouble (between groups)
conflits mpl
trouble (disturbance)
incidents mpl
trouble (reaction of displeasure)
remous m
to cause trouble between the two factions
créer des conflits entre les deux factions
I don't want any trouble
je ne veux pas d'ennuis
there'll be trouble
il y aura du remous
to expect trouble police, pub landlord:
s'attendre à des incidents
to be looking for trouble agitator, thug:
chercher les ennuis
to get into trouble schoolchild, employee:
s'attirer des ennuis
to make trouble
faire des histoires
it will lead to trouble
ça va mal finir
here comes trouble! hum
voilà les ennuis qui arrivent!
he looks like trouble inf
il a une sale gueule sl
to get into trouble with police
avoir des démêlés avec
to get into trouble with authorities, taxman
avoir des ennuis avec
at the first sign of trouble
au moindre signe d'agitation
there's trouble brewing
il y a de l'orage dans l'air fig

III.trouble [Brit ˈtrʌb(ə)l, Am ˈtrəb(ə)l] Troubles VB trans

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V.trouble [Brit ˈtrʌb(ə)l, Am ˈtrəb(ə)l] Troubles

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priority [Brit prʌɪˈɒrɪti, Am praɪˈɔrədi] N

I.leave over VB [Brit liːv -, Am liv -] (leave [sth] over)

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I.lean [Brit liːn, Am lin] N (meat)

II.lean [Brit liːn, Am lin] ADJ

III.lean <pret, pp leaned or leant> [Brit liːn, Am lin] VB trans

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IV.lean <pret, pp leaned or leant> [Brit liːn, Am lin] VB intr

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fall away VB [Brit fɔːl -, Am fɔl -]

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I.fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] N

III.fall <pret fell, pp fallen> [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] VB intr

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1. fall (come down):

fall
tomber
falling rain
la pluie qui tombe
he was hurt by falling masonry
il a été blessé par une pierre qui tombait de la façade
to fall 10 metres
tomber de 10 mètres
five centimetres of snow fell
il est tombé cinq centimètres de neige
to fall from or out of boat, nest, bag, hands
tomber de
to fall off or from chair, table, roof, bike, wall
tomber de
the skirt falls in pleats from a waistband
la jupe tombe en plis à partir de la ceinture
to fall on person, town
tomber sur
it fell on my head
cela m'est tombé sur la tête
to fall on the floor
tomber par terre
to fall on one's back
tomber sur le dos
to fall in or into bath, river, sink
tomber dans
to fall down hole, shaft, stairs
tomber dans
to fall under table
tomber sous
to fall under bus, train
passer sous
to fall through ceiling, hole
passer à travers
to fall through the air
tomber dans le vide
to fall to earth
tomber sur terre
to fall to the floor or to the ground
tomber par terre

9. fall ground → fall away

IV.fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl]

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I.delay [Brit dɪˈleɪ, Am dəˈleɪ] N

II.delay [Brit dɪˈleɪ, Am dəˈleɪ] VB trans

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III.delay [Brit dɪˈleɪ, Am dəˈleɪ] VB intr

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I.control [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] N

1. control U (domination):

control (of animals, children, crowd, country, organization, party, situation)
contrôle m (of de)
control (of investigation, operation, project)
direction f (of de)
control (of others' behaviour)
influence f (over sur)
control (of life, fate)
maîtrise f (of, over de)
control (of disease, pests, social problem)
lutte f (of contre)
to be in control of territory, town
contrôler
to be in control of operation, organization, project
diriger
to be in control of problem
maîtriser
to have control over territory, town
contrôler
to have control over animals, crowd, children, others' behaviour
avoir du pouvoir sur
to have control over fate, life
maîtriser
to take control of territory, town
prendre le contrôle de
to take control of operation, organization, project
prendre la direction de
to take control of situation
prendre [qc] en main
to be under sb's control to be under the control of sb person:
être sous la direction de qn
to be under sb's control to be under the control of sb army, government, organization, party:
être sous le contrôle de qn
to be under control fire, problem, riot, situation:
être maîtrisé
is the situation under control?
est-ce que nous maîtrisons la situation?
everything's under control
tout va bien
to bring or get or keep [sth] under control animals, crowd, fire, problem, riot
maîtriser
to bring or get or keep [sth] under control hair
discipliner
to be out of control animals, children, crowd, riot:
être déchaîné
to be out of control fire:
ne plus être maîtrisable
the situation is out of control
la situation est devenue incontrôlable
to let sth get out of control , to lose control of sth
perdre le contrôle de qc
to be beyond or outside sb's control animal, child:
échapper au contrôle de qn
the situation is beyond control
la situation échappe à tout contrôle
due to circumstances beyond our control
pour des raisons indépendantes de notre volonté

II.control <pres part controlling; pret, pp controlled> [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] VB trans

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to control oneself refl < pres part controlling; pret, pp controlled>:

to control oneself
se contrôler

I.change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ] N

1. change (alteration):

change (by replacement)
changement m
change (by adjustment)
modification f
the change in the schedule
la modification du programme
change of air/of diet
changement d'air/de régime
change of direction
changement de direction
change of plan
changement de programme
a change for the better/worse
un changement en mieux/pire
a time of economic/social change
une époque de changements économiques/sociaux
to make a change in sth
changer qc
to make a small/big change in sth
faire un petit/grand changement dans qc
to make changes in text
apporter des changements à
to make changes in room, company
faire des changements dans
there will have to be a change in your attitude
il va falloir que vous changiez d'attitude
people opposed to change
les personnes qui sont contre le progrès

II.change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ] VB trans

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III.change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ] VB intr

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V.change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ]

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over2 [Brit ˈəʊvə, Am ˈoʊvər] N SPORTS

I.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N

1. hand ANAT:

hand
main f
he had a pencil/book in his hand
il avait un crayon/un livre dans la main
she had a pistol/umbrella in her hand
elle avait un pistolet/un parapluie à la main
he stood there, gun/suitcase in hand
il était là, un pistolet/une valise à la main
to get or lay one's hands on money, information, key, person
mettre la main sur
he eats/steals everything he can get or lay his hands on
il mange/vole tout ce qui lui passe sous le nez
to keep one's hands off sth computer, money
ne pas toucher à
to keep one's hands off sb
laisser qn tranquille
they could hardly keep their hands off each other
ils avaient du mal à se retenir pour ne pas se toucher
to take sb's hand
prendre la main de qn
to take sb by the hand
prendre qn par la main
they were holding hands
ils se donnaient la main
to hold sb's hand lit
tenir qn par la main
to hold sb's hand (give support) fig person:
tenir la main à qn
to hold sb's hand government:
soutenir qn
to do or make sth by hand
faire qc à la main
the letter was delivered by hand
la lettre a été remise en mains propres
‘by hand’ (on envelope)
‘par porteur’
they gave me 50 dollars in my hand
il m'ont donné 50 dollars de la main à la main
from hand to hand
de main en main
look! no hands!
regarde! sans les mains!
to have one's hands full lit
avoir les mains pleines
to have one's hands full fig
avoir assez à faire
to seize an opportunity with both hands
saisir l'occasion à deux mains
hands up, or I shoot!
les mains en l'air, ou je tire!
to be on one's hands and knees
être à quatre pattes
we can always use another pair of hands
une autre paire de bras ne serait pas de trop
hands off inf!
pas touche! inf
hands off inf!
bas les pattes! inf
‘hands off our schools’ (slogan at rally)
‘ne touchez pas à nos écoles’
please put your hands together for Max!
s'il vous plaît applaudissez Max!

7. hand (possession):

to be in sb's hands money, painting, document, power, affair:
être entre les mains de qn
the painting is in private hands
le tableau est entre les mains d'un particulier
to change hands
changer de mains
to fall or get into sb's hands information, equipment:
tomber entre les mains de qn
to fall or get into the wrong hands documents, weapons:
tomber en mauvaises mains
in the right hands this information could be useful
en bonnes mains, cette information pourrait être utile
to be in good or safe hands child, money:
être en bonnes mains
to put one's life in sb's hands
remettre sa vie entre les mains de qn
to place or put sth in sb's hands department, office
confier qc à qn
to place or put sth in sb's hands matter, affair
remettre qc entre les mains de qn
to play into sb's hands
jouer le jeu de qn
the matter is out of my hands
cette affaire n'est plus de mon ressort

II.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] VB trans

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hand over in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hand over in the English»French Dictionary

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I.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] PREP

II.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] ADV

III.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] ADJ inv

See also under

I.under [ˈʌndəʳ, Am -dɚ] PREP

II.under [ˈʌndəʳ, Am -dɚ] ADV

Phrases:

a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush)
un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras
to be hand in glove
être de mèche
to make/lose money hand over fist
s'enrichir/perdre de l'argent rapidement
I only have one pair of hands
je n'ai que deux mains
to put one's hand in the till
puiser dans la caisse
to keep a firm hand on sth
garder une main ferme sur qc
at first hand
à première vue
to have one's hands full
avoir du pain sur la planche
on the one hand ... on the other (hand) ...
d'une part ... d'autre part ...
at second hand
par ouï-dire
I could beat you with one hand tied
Je pourrais te battre avec une main dans le dos
to ask for sb's hand in marriage form
demander la main de qn
to go hand in hand with sth
aller de pair avec qc
to have got sb on one's hands
avoir qn à sa charge
to lay one's hands on sth
s'emparer de qc
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Since then, despite study taking the upper hand over squash she has continued to improve.
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But they must hand over their entire existing wardrobe and be prepared for some harsh criticism and to receive fashion advice from two experts.
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The information he claimed he would hand over included classified information.
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But with a price tag of around $2 billion, it's still good advice not to hand over a blank cheque until the analysis is in.
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It is not sufficient to pass a wet hand over the dry place.
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He might also hand over his son as collateral.
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The music consists of fast, improvisatory (i.e. lacking any strict rhythmic framework) passages in the right hand over slow moving left hand (or pedal) part.
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He raises his hand over the king's head.
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The aforementioned institutions have agreed to hand over the artworks in exchange for loans of other treasures.
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Mobs forced merchants to hand over their stocks, as the food was distributed to the hungry by popular committees.
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