Engelsk navneord: hand | |||
1. | hand (i anatomi) the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He had the hands of a surgeon. He extended his mitt. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | manus, mitt, paw | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | extremity | ||
Mere specifikke termer | clenched fist, fist, hooks, left, left hand, maulers, meat hooks, right, right hand | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | arteria digitalis, arteria metacarpea, ball, digital arteries, finger, intercapitular vein, metacarpal artery, metacarpal vein, metacarpus, palm, thenar, vena intercapitalis, vena metacarpus | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | arm, homo, human, human being, man | ||
2. | hand (om person) a hired laborer on a farm or ranch | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The hired hand fixed the railing. A ranch hand. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | hired hand, hired man | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | jack, laborer, labourer, manual laborer | ||
Mere specifikke termer | drover, farm worker, farmhand, field hand, fieldhand, groom, herder, herdsman, hostler, ostler, ranch hand, stableboy, stableman | ||
3. | hand (om kommunikation) something written by hand | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She recognized his handwriting. His hand was illegible. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | handwriting, script | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | writing | ||
Mere specifikke termer | cacography, calligraphy, chirography, cursive, cursive script, longhand, penmanship, running hand, scratch, scrawl, scribble, shorthand, stenography, tachygraphy | ||
Overordnet emneområde | handwriting | ||
4. | hand (om erkendelse) ability | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He wanted to try his hand at singing. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | ability, power | ||
5. | hand (om sted) a position given by its location to the side of an object | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Objections were voiced on every hand. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | side | ||
6. | hand (om gruppe) the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I didn't hold a good hand all evening. He kept trying to see my hand. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | deal | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bridge hand, poker hand | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | long suit | ||
7. | hand (om erkendelse) one of two sides of an issue | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | On the one hand..., but on the other hand.... | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | side | ||
8. | hand (om genstand) a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The big hand counts the minutes. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | pointer | ||
Mere specifikke termer | big hand, hour hand, little hand, minute hand, second hand | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | horologe, timekeeper, timepiece | ||
9. | hand (om mængde el. mål) a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The horse stood 20 hands. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | handbreadth, handsbreadth | ||
10. | hand (om person) a member of the crew of a ship | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | All hands on deck. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | crewman, sailor | ||
11. | hand (om person) a card player in a game of bridge | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | We need a 4th hand for bridge. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | bridge player | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | card player | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bidder, bridge partner, contractor, declarer | ||
12. | hand (om kommunikation) a round of applause to signify approval | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Give the little lady a great big hand. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | applause, clapping, hand clapping | ||
13. | hand (om dyr) terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | forepaw | ||
14. | hand (om handling) physical assistance | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Give me a hand with the chores. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | helping hand | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | aid, assist, assistance, help | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: hand | |||
1. | hand (om forhold) place into the hands or custody of | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Hand me the spoon, please. Turn the files over to me, please. He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They hand the food to the people, They hand the people the food | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | give, pass, pass on, reach, turn over | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | transfer | ||
Mere specifikke termer | commit, confide, deal, deliver, entrust, entrust, fork out, fork over, fork up, free, give, give up, hand over, intrust, leave, release, relinquish, render, resign, slip, sneak, trust, turn in | ||
2. | hand (om bevægelse) guide or conduct or usher somewhere | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Hand the elderly lady into the taxi. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | conduct, direct, guide, lead, take | ||