sleight of hand in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sleight of hand in the English»Italian Dictionary

sleight of hand [Brit slʌɪt əv ˈhand, Am ˌslaɪd əv ˈhænd] N

1. sleight of hand (dexterity):

sleight of hand

destrezza f (di mano)

2. sleight of hand (cunning):

sleight of hand

scaltrezza f

3. sleight of hand (trick):

sleight of hand

gioco m di destrezza

sleight of hand

trucco m

Translations for sleight of hand in the English»Italian Dictionary

out of hand

senza pensarci, d'acchito

the flat of hand

il palmo di

Translations for sleight of hand in the Italian»English Dictionary

supervalutazione dell'usato

overvaluation of second-hand goods

cadere dalle mani di qn

to slip out of sb's hand

degenerare rissa, manifestazione:

to get out of hand

mangiare dalla mano di qn

to eat out of sb's hand

Translations for sleight of hand in the English»Italian Dictionary

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!

2. hand (handwriting):

hand

scrittura f

hand

calligrafia f

in a neat hand

con una bella calligrafia

in her own hand

scritto di suo pugno

3. hand (influence, involvement):

to have a hand in decision, project

avere parte or mano in

to have a hand in demonstration

partecipare or prendere parte a

to have a hand in robbery

avere lo zampino in

to have a hand in planning, organizing sth

partecipare alla progettazione, all'organizzazione di qc

to stay or hold one's hand

trattenersi, indugiare

I thought I recognized your hand

ho creduto di riconoscere il tuo tocco

4. hand (assistance):

hand

mano f

to give or lend sb a (helping) hand

dare una mano a qn

I need a hand with my suitcases

ho bisogno di una mano per portare le valigie

5. hand (round of applause):

to give sb a big hand

fare un bell'applauso a qn

let's have a big hand for the winner!

un grande applauso per il vincitore!

6. hand (consent to marriage):

to ask for, win sb's hand (in marriage)

chiedere, ottenere la mano di qn

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

8. hand (control):

to get out of hand expenditure, inflation:

sfuggire al controllo

to get out of hand children:

diventare indisciplinato

to get out of hand fans:

diventare incontrollabile

to get out of hand demonstration, party:

degenerare

things are getting out of hand

le cose ci stanno sfuggendo di mano

to take [sth] in hand situation

prendere in mano

to take [sth] in hand problem

affrontare, occuparsi di

to take [sb] in hand child, troublemaker

fare rigare diritto, tenere a freno

9. hand GAMES:

hand (cards dealt)

carte fpl

hand (game)

mano f

to show one's hand

scoprire le proprie carte also fig

to throw in one's hand

abbandonare la partita also fig

10. hand (worker):

hand

lavoratore m / lavoratrice f

hand

operaio m / operaia f

hand NAUT

membro m dell'equipaggio

hand NAUT

marinaio m

the ship went down with all hands

la nave colò a picco con tutto l'equipaggio

11. hand (responsibility):

to have [sth, sb] on one's hands unsold stock, surplus

avere [qc, qn] sulle spalle

to take sb, sth off sb's hands

liberare qn da qn, qc or levare di torno qn, qc a qn

to have sth off one's hands

sbarazzarsi di or non essere più responsabile di qc

they'll have a strike on their hands if they're not careful

se non stanno attenti rischiano di dover affrontare uno sciopero

12. hand (available):

to keep, have [sth] to hand passport, pen, telephone number

tenere, avere [qc] a portata di mano or sottomano

to be on hand person:

essere a disposizione, disponibile

the fire extinguisher was close to hand or near at hand

l'estintore era a portata di mano

help was close at hand

i soccorsi erano vicini

to grab the first coat that comes to hand

prendere il primo cappotto che capita sottomano

13. hand (skill):

to try one's hand at photography, marketing

cimentarsi in

to try one's hand at driving, painting

cimentarsi nella guida, nella pittura

to set or turn one's hand to sth, doing

dedicarsi a qc, a fare

she can turn her hand to almost anything

riesce a fare praticamente di tutto

to keep one's hand in

non perdere la mano a

to get one's hand in

fare or prendere la mano a

14. hand (pointer):

hand (on clock, dial)

lancetta f

the hour, minute hand

la lancetta delle ore, dei minuti

15. hand (in measuring horses):

hand

palmo m (= 10, 16 cm)

hand

spanna f (= 10, 16 cm)

16. hand FOOD (of bananas):

hand

casco m

a hand of pork

una spalla di maiale

17. hand (signature) arch:

to set one's hand to document

apporre la propria firma a

18. hand (source):

I got the information first, second hand

ho avuto queste informazioni di prima, di seconda mano

19. hand (aspect, side):

on the one hand…, on the other hand…

da un lato… dall'altro… or da un canto… d'altro canto

on the other hand (conversely)

d'altra parte, tuttavia, però

on every hand

da tutte le parti

20. hand (current):

in hand

in questione

the job, matter in hand

il lavoro, l'argomento in questione

the job, matter in hand (underway)

in corso

work on the road is already in hand

i lavori sulla strada sono già in corso

the preparations are well in hand

i preparativi sono già a buon punto

(to spare) I've got 50 dollars in hand

ho 50 dollari da parte

she finished the exam with 20 minutes in hand

ha finito l'esame con venti minuti di anticipo

I'll do it when I have some time in hand

lo farò quando avrò un po' di tempo a disposizione

stock in hand COMM

giacenza or merci in magazzino

21. hand reject, condemn, dismiss:

out of hand

senza pensarci, d'acchito

22. hand:

at the hands of

da parte di, a opera di

his treatment at the hands of his captors

il trattamento che subì a opera dei suoi rapitori

our defeat at the hands of the Italian team

la sconfitta inflittaci dalla squadra italiana

II.-handed COMP

heavy-handed

dalla mano pesante

left-handed

mancino

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

to hand sb sth or to hand sth to sb form, letter, ticket

dare qc a qn

to hand sb sth or to hand sth to sb knife, screwdriver

passare qc a qn

to hand sb sth or to hand sth to sb trophy

consegnare qc a qn

to hand sb out of a car

aiutare qn a uscire dalla macchina

IV.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd]

the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing

la mano sinistra non sappia quello che fa la destra

to know sth like the back of one's hand

conoscere qc a menadito or come le proprie tasche

many hands make light work prov

= la collaborazione rende il lavoro più facile

I could do that with one hand tied behind my back!

riuscirei a farlo con un braccio legato dietro la schiena!

he never does a hand's turn

non fa un bel niente or non muove mai un dito

to win hands down

vincere a mani basse

you've got to hand it to her, them…

bisogna riconoscerle, riconoscergli…

of [Brit ɒv, (ə)v, Am əv] PREP

1. of (in most uses):

of

di

the leg of the table

la gamba del tavolo

the difficulty of the work

la difficoltà del lavoro

the king of beasts

il re degli animali

2. of (made or consisting of):

a ring (made) of gold

un anello d'oro

a plaque (made) of grey marble

una targa di marmo grigio

a will of iron fig

una volontà di ferro

a heart of stone fig

un cuore di pietra

3. of (indicating an agent):

that's kind of you, him

è molto gentile da parte tua, sua

4. of (indicating a proportion or fraction):

some of us stayed for dinner

alcuni di noi si fermarono a cena

several of them were rotten

parecchi di essi erano marci

of the twelve of us only nine could swim

su dodici di noi solo nove sapevano nuotare

5. of Brit (in expressions of time):

of an evening

la sera or di sera

of a morning

il mattino, al mattino, (al)la mattina, di mattina

I like to play golf of an afternoon

mi piace giocare a golf il or di pomeriggio

sleight of hand in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sleight of hand in the English»Italian Dictionary

sleight of hand [ˌslaɪt·ɑ:f·ˈhænd] N

sleight of hand

gioco m di prestigio

Translations for sleight of hand in the English»Italian Dictionary

a hand of poker

una mano a poker

to get out of hand things, situation

sfuggire di mano

back of a hand

dorso m

the flat of one's hand

il palmo m della mano

beat stroke of the hand

battuta f

Translations for sleight of hand in the Italian»English Dictionary

scivolare di mano a qu

to slip out of sb's hand

dorso della mano

back of the hand

manrovescio

slap with the back of the hand

mi è sfuggita la penna di mano

the pen slipped out of my hand

Translations for sleight of hand in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hand [hænd] N

1. hand ANAT:

hand

mano f

to be good with one's hands

avere le mani d'oro

to deliver a letter by hand

consegnare a mano una lettera

to do sth by hand

fare qc a mano

to keep one's hands off

non toccare

to shake hands with sb

stringere la mano a qu

to take sb by the hand

prendere qu per mano

to tie hand and foot a. fig

legare mani e piedi

hand in hand

mano nella mano

get your hands off!

giù le mani!

hands up!

mani in alto!

to ask for sb's hand (in marriage)

chiedere la mano di qu

2. hand (handy, within reach):

at hand

a portata di mano

to keep sth close at hand

tenere qc a portata di mano

to be at hand

essere vicino

on hand (available to use)

disponibile

to be on hand object

essere a portata di mano

to be on hand person

essere a disposizione

3. hand (what needs doing now):

the problem at hand

il problema in questione

in hand (being arranged), preparations are in hand

i preparativi sono in corso

4. hand pl (responsibility, authority, care):

to be in good hands

essere in buone mani

to fall into the hands of sb

cadere nelle mani di qu

to put sth into sb's hands

mettere qc in mano a qu

at the hands of sb (because of)

per mano di qu

5. hand (assistance):

to give (sb) a hand (with sth)

dare (a qu) una mano (con qc)

to keep one's hand in

non perdere la mano a

6. hand (control):

to get out of hand things, situation

sfuggire di mano

to have sth in hand

avere qc per le mani

to have sth well in hand

avere qc sotto controllo

to have a hand in sth

intervenire in qc

to take sb in hand

far rigare dritto qu

7. hand GAMES:

to have a good/poor hand

avere delle belle/brutte carte

to show one's hand a. fig

scoprire le proprie carte

a hand of poker

una mano a poker

8. hand (on clock):

hand

lancetta f

the hour/the minute hand

la lancetta delle ore/dei minuti

9. hand:

hand (manual worker)

operaio(-a) m (f)

hand (sailor)

marinaio m

farm hand

bracciante mf

10. hand (skillful person):

old hand

veterano(-a) m (f)

to be an old hand at sth

avere molta pratica in qc

to try one's hand at sth

provare qc

to be able to turn one's hand to anything

sapere fare un po' di tutto

11. hand (applause):

hand

applauso m

let's have a big hand for …

un applauso per…

12. hand (measurement for horses):

hand

spanna f

13. hand (handwriting):

hand

calligrafia f

in his own hand

di suo pugno

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

II.hand [hænd] VB trans

1. hand (give):

hand

passare

will you hand me my bag?

mi passi la borsa?

2. hand (give credit to):

you've got to hand it to him

gli va riconosciuto

of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PREP

1. of:

of

di

2. of (belonging to):

of

di

the works of Twain

le opere di Twain

a friend of mine/theirs

un mio/loro amico

3. of (done by):

it's kind of him

è gentile da parte sua

4. of (representing):

of

di

a drawing of Paul/the sun

un disegno di Paul/del sole

5. of (without):

a tree bare of leaves

un albero spoglio

free of charge

gratis

free of tax

non soggetto a imposta

to cure sb of a disease

guarire qu da una malattia

6. of (with):

a man of courage

un uomo coraggioso

a man of no importance

un uomo senza importanza

a city of wide avenues

una città dai grandi viali

7. of (away from):

to be north of Atlanta

essere a nord di Atlanta

8. of (temporal):

the 4th of May

il 4 (di) maggio

in May of 2005

nel maggio del 2005

9. of (to):

it is ten/(a) quarter of two

sono le due meno dieci/un quarto

10. of (consisting of):

of

di

a ring of gold

un anello d'oro

to smell/to taste of cheese

sapere di formaggio

to consist of six parts

essere composto di sei parti

11. of (characteristic):

with the patience of a saint

con la pazienza di un santo

this idiot of a plumber

questo idiota di idraulico

doctor of medicine

dottore in medicina

12. of (concerning):

his love of jazz

la sua passione per il jazz

to know sth of sb's past

sapere qc del passato di qu

to approve of sb's idea

essere d'accordo con l'idea di qu

what has become of him?

che cosa ne è stato di lui?

what do you think of him?

cosa pensi di lui?

13. of (cause):

because of sth/sb

a causa di qc/qu

to die of grief

morire di dolore

it happened of itself

è accaduto da sé

14. of (a portion of):

there's a lot of it

ce n'è molto

one of the best

uno dei migliori

the best of friends

grandi amici

many of them came

molti di loro sono venuti

there are five of them

ce ne sono cinque

he knows the five of them

conosce tutti e cinque

two of the five

due dei cinque

he of all people knows that

lui dovrebbe saperlo meglio di tutti

today of all days

proprio oggi

15. of (to amount of):

80 years of age

80 anni

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His expert sleight of hand technique and extensive knowledge garnered him respect among fellow magicians.

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Fraudulent faith healers have also been shown to employ sleight of hand to give the appearance of removing chicken-giblet tumors from patients' abdomens.

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A person could then pretend to pull snacks out of the device by reaching beneath it and retrieving a previously-hidden snack using sleight of hand.

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Spike makes use of sleight of hand techniques to win card games, pickpocket, and slip things onto other people unnoticed.

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At this point the magician can select the target card through sleight of hand.

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Whilst in hospital, a friend gave him a book on card tricks, which is where he developed his interest in sleight of hand.

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Practitioners use sleight of hand to make it appear as though they are reaching into a patients body and extracting tumours.

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He spent most of his youth studying sleight of hand magic, practicing for eight hours a day.

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He also demonstrates, in his first televised appearance, a penchant for sleight of hand.

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The tricks vary from creating misdirection to using gimmicks or taking or planting objects through sleight of hand.

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