show of hands in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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Translations for show of hands 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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I.show [Brit ʃəʊ, Am ʃoʊ] N

3. show (outward display):

show (of feelings)
prova f
show (of feelings)
dimostrazione f (of di)
show (of strength)
dimostrazione f (of di)
show (of wealth)
ostentazione f (of di)
a show of affection, unity
una dimostrazione di affetto, di unità
a show of defiance
un gesto di sfida
to make or put on a (great) show of doing
ostentare or fare sfoggio di (sapere) fare
to put on a show
mettersi in mostra
he made a show of gratitude, concern
ostentava la sua gratitudine, preoccupazione
to be all show
essere solo apparenza or essere molto fumo e poco arrosto
the meal was all for or just for show
il pranzo era una scusa per mettersi in mostra
the glitter and show of the circus
lo splendore e il fascino del circo
the roses make a splendid show
le rose fanno una bellissima figura

II.show <pt showed, pp shown> [Brit ʃəʊ, Am ʃoʊ] VB trans

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III.show <pt showed, pp shown> [Brit ʃəʊ, Am ʃoʊ] VB intr

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V.show [Brit ʃəʊ, Am ʃoʊ]

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of [Brit ɒv, (ə)v, Am əv] PREP

show of hands in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for show of hands in the English»Italian Dictionary

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II.show <showed, shown> [ʃoʊ] VB trans

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III.show <showed, shown> [ʃoʊ] VB intr

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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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of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PREP

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Election of delegates is by show of hands.
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Elections were direct, and all voting consisted of a show of hands or a division into yea-or-nay camps.
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