minute hand in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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Translations for minute hand in the English»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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minute1 [Brit ˈmɪnɪt, Am ˈmɪnɪt] N

3. minute (exact instant):

the minute I heard the news I telephoned
ho chiamato non appena ho avuto la notizia
at that very minute
in quel preciso istante
they're due to arrive any minute now
dovrebbero arrivare da un momento all'altro
stop talking this minute!
smetti immediatamente di parlare!
I was just this minute going to phone you
stavo per telefonarti proprio ora
he's at this minute starting his speech
sta iniziando il suo discorso in questo preciso istante
to arrive at the last minute
arrivare all'ultimo momento
to leave things to the last minute
ridursi all'ultimo
to put sth off to the last minute
rimandare qc all'ultimo momento
not for one minute did I think she was lying
non ho pensato che mentisse neanche per un istante
he's always up to the minute with the news
è sempre al corrente delle ultime notizie
she's always up to the minute in her clothes
veste sempre all'ultima moda

minute2 [Brit mʌɪˈnjuːt, Am maɪˈn(j)ut] ADJ

minute hand in the PONS 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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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The minute hand is mounted on a slipping friction sleeve which allows it to be turned on its arbor.
en.wikipedia.org
It contains the illuminated head-pieces, the at the top of the pages, with a commentary on three sides of the text in a very minute hand.
en.wikipedia.org
The minute hand is re-examined this time every year with it sometimes remaining the same and even being moved in the opposite direction.
entertainment.ie
The minute hand on the symbolic countdown clock was today moved by two minutes -- from five to three -- in a warning sign to mankind.
www.express.co.uk
It doesn't change every year; in fact, the group has only moved the minute hand four times this century.
www.businessinsider.com.au
The moving parts were painted bright orange, and a minute hand with a 180 degree dial was added.
en.wikipedia.org
All you need on a clock is to see the hour and minute hand and those elements come to the fore in this design.
www.fastcodesign.com
In '85 they replaced the sweep hand (minute hand) and the face.
news.nationalpost.com
But expectations will continue to rise -- a phone without email, for instance, will become like a watch without a minute hand in due course.
www.telegraph.co.uk
If a clock is stopped for a minute every ten minutes, how long will it take the minute hand to complete a revolution?
www.dailymail.co.uk

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