hand down in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N

1. hand:

hand
mano f
he had a pencil, book in his hand
aveva una matita, un libro in mano
she had a pistol, umbrella in her hand
teneva in mano una pistola, un ombrello
he stood there, gun, suitcase in hand
stava lì con la pistola, la valigia in mano
to get or lay one's hands on money, information
mettere le mani su
to get or lay one's hands on key
trovare
to get or lay one's hands on person
mettere le mani addosso a
he eats, steals everything he can get or lay his hands on
mangia, ruba tutto quello che riesce ad arraffare
to keep one's hands off computer, money
tenere giù le mani da or non toccare
to keep one's hands off sb
lasciare in pace qn
they could hardly keep their hands off each other
riuscirono a stento a non mettersi le mani addosso
to take sb's hand
prendere la mano di qn
to take sb by the hand
prendere qn per mano
they were holding hands
si tenevano per mano
to hold sb's hand
tenere la mano a qn
to hold sb's hand (give support) fig person:
tendere la mano a qn
to hold sb's hand government:
sostenere qn
to do or make sth by hand
fare qc a mano
the letter was delivered by hand
la lettera fu consegnata, recapitata a mano
“by hand” (on envelope)
“Sue Proprie Mani”, s.p.m.
they gave me 50 dollars in my hand
mi misero in mano 50 dollari
from hand to hand
di mano in mano
look! no hands! (on bicycle)
guarda! senza mani!
to have one's hands full
avere le mani piene
to have one's hands full fig
essere occupatissimo or avere molto da fare
to seize an opportunity with both hands
afferrare al volo un'opportunità
hands up, or I shoot!
mani in alto o sparo!
to be on one's hands and knees
essere carponi
we can always use another pair of hands
possiamo sempre trovare qualcun altro che ci dia una mano
hands off! inf
giù le mani!
“hands off our school” (slogan at rally)
“giù le mani dalla nostra scuola”
please put your hands together for Max!
fate un bell'applauso a Max!

7. hand (possession):

to be in sb's hands money, painting, document, power, affair:
essere nelle mani di qn
the painting is in private hands
il dipinto è nelle mani di un privato
to change hands
cambiare di proprietario
to fall or get into sb's hands information, equipment:
cadere in mano a qn
to fall or get into the wrong hands documents, weapons:
arrivare nelle mani sbagliate
in the right hands this information could be useful
nelle mani giuste, questa informazione potrebbe essere utile
to be in good or safe hands child, money:
essere in buone mani
to put one's life in sb's hands
affidare la propria vita nelle mani di qn
to place or put [sth] in sb's hands department, office
affidare [qc] a qn
to place or put [sth] in sb's hands matter, affair
mettere [qc] nelle mani di qn
to play into sb's hands
fare il gioco di qn
the matter is out of my hands
la questione non è di mia pertinenza

III.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] VB trans (give)

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I.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADV Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English (go down fall down get down keep down put down etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede/è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede/si sta sedendo. - When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in Italian: to go down to London = andare a Londra down in Brighton = a Brighton. - For examples and further usages, see this entry.

2. down (indicating position at lower level):

down below
giù, in basso
down below (when looking down from height)
laggiù
the noise was coming from down below
il rumore veniva da giù
they could see the lake down below
vedevano il lago a valle
down there
laggiù
“where are you?” - “down here!”
“dove sei?” - “quaggiù!”
to keep one's head down
tenere la testa bassa, abbassata
the blinds were down
le tapparelle erano abbassate
a sports car with the hood down
un'automobile sportiva con la capote abbassata
several trees were blown down
diversi alberi erano stati abbattuti dal vento
a bit further down
un po' più giù
their office is two floors down
il loro ufficio è due piani sotto, più giù
it's on the second shelf down
è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto
the coal lies 900 metres down
il carbone si trova 900 metri più in basso
it's down at the bottom of the lake
è giù in fondo al lago
the telephone lines are down
le linee telefoniche sono fuori uso

II.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] PREP

III.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADJ

IV.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] VB trans inf

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V.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

VI.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn]

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down2 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

down3 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

1. down → downs

See also downs

downs [Brit daʊnz] N npl Brit (hills)

hand down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hand down in the English»Italian Dictionary

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Phrases:

to make money hand over fist
fare soldi rapidamente
to lose money hand over fist
perdere soldi rapidamente
to be hand in glove with sb
essere pappa e ciccia con qu
to put one's hand in one's pocket
mettere mano alla borsa
with a firm hand
con mano dura
at first hand
personalmente
to have one's hands full
essere molto impegnato
with a heavy [or an iron] hand
con mano dura
to play a lone hand
agire da solo
on the one hand … on the other (hand) …
da un lato…, dall'altro (lato)…
to have one's hands tied
avere le mani legate
to force sb's hand
forzare la mano a qu
to get one's hands on sb
acciuffare qu
to lay one's hands on sth
trovare qc
to not soil one's hands with sth
non sporcarsi le mani con qc
to throw in one's hand
darsi per vinto
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6. down (not functioning) computer, server, telephone lines:

to be down
non funzionare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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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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Once this happens, both players discard cards from their hand down to three and the turn ends.
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Before this law, tribal courts were limited in the scope of punishment they could hand down in criminal cases, giving them the impression of a lower, less serious court.
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The court's sentence was unexpected, and even the prosecution expected the court to hand down a suspended sentence, meant solely as a deterrent.
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In cities with no veche, tysyatskies were appointed by the knyazs or prince from among the noble boyars and could hand down their post to their sons.
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The athlete starts with one hand down on the ground and runs to the middle cone and touches it.
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Grips can be face down or opposing with one hand down and one hand up, to prevent dropping.
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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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This allowed most of the welding of the hull to be done hand down which is much easier.
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Rule provides procedure for the judge to hand down findings and conclusions following non-jury trials.
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