Translations for „hand down“ in the English » German Dictionary

hand down VB trans

1. hand down usu passive (pass on):

to hand sth ⇆ down skills, heirlooms

etw weitergeben [o. vererben]

to hand sth ⇆ down tradition

etw überliefern

to hand sth down [or down sth] to sb

jdm etw vererben

to hand sth down from one generation to another

etw von Generation zu Generation [o. einer Generation zur anderen] weitergeben

2. hand down esp Am LAW (make decision public):

to hand sth ⇆ down

etw verkünden

to hand down judgement on sb

das Urteil über jdn verkünden

to hand down a sentence to sb

eine Strafe über jdn verhängen

I . ˈhand-me-down N

hand-me-down

abgelegtes Kleidungsstück

this suit is a hand-me-down from my father

diesen Anzug habe ich von meinem Vater geerbt

II . ˈhand-me-down ADJ attr

hand-me-down clothes:

hand-me-down

abgelegt

hand-me-down

geerbt hum

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pass [or hand] sth down

etw weitergeben [o. überliefern]

to hand down a decision

ein Urteil fällen

to give [or hand down] a ruling

eine Entscheidung fällen

to hand down judgement on sb

das Urteil über jdn verkünden

to bring in [or hand down] a verdict

ein Urteil fällen

to hand down a sentence to sb

eine Strafe über jdn verhängen

to hand sth down [or down sth] to sb

jdm etw vererben

this suit is a hand-me-down from my father

diesen Anzug habe ich von meinem Vater geerbt

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to hand sth down from one generation to another

etw von Generation zu Generation [o. einer Generation zur anderen] weitergeben

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His plan was to hand down the magic to people who would use and protect it while meeting all of the qualifications.

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So he set his hand down on the ground below, and bonded were his joints together!

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He was not able to hand down the ruling before reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70.

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Real-estate agents inform would-be homeowners of the annual event and former homeowners often hand down their decorations to new residents.

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As this did not involve a challenge to the constitutionality of legislation, each judge is free to hand down separate judgements.

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Rule provides procedure for the judge to hand down findings and conclusions following non-jury trials.

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Rather, it is necessary to devise and hand down rules for distinguishing genuine manuscripts from those that are false and interpolated...

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Once this happens, both players discard cards from their hand down to three and the turn ends.

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He described taping his hand down with electrical tape and exposing the hand to the radiation for 30 minutes.

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He then put his hand down in a pool of methanol, which burned his fingers.

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