Sentence examples of "by hand" in English

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Did you sew this by hand? Tu l'as cousu à la main ?
The manuscript had been written out by hand. Le manuscrit avait été écrit à la main.
The eagle had to be fed by hand. L'aigle a dû être nourri à la main.
In early times all books were copied by hand. Dans les temps anciens, tous les livres étaient copiés à la main.
We're eating up a lot of time writing letters by hand. Nous passons beaucoup de temps à écrire des lettres à la main.
When he started the book, Hawking was unable to write by hand at all. Quand il commença le livre, Hawking était complètement incapable d’écrire à la main.
It's almost hard to believe all these beautiful things were made by hand such a long time ago. C'est presque difficile de croire que toutes ces choses ont été faites à la main il y a si longtemps.
At the age of six he had learned to use the typewriter and told the teacher that he did not need to learn to write by hand. À six ans il avait appris à se servir d’une machine à écrire et dit au maître qu’il n’avait pas besoin d’apprendre à écrire à la main !
He withdrew his hand from the table. Il retira sa main de la table.
You are holding my hand in that picture. Tu me tiens la main sur la photo.
Better a fowl in hand than two flying. Un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras.
Many kiss the hand they wish to cut off. Nombreux sont ceux qui baisent la main qu'ils souhaitent trancher.
All you have to do is to hand this book to him. Tout ce que tu as à faire c'est de lui remettre ce livre.
What's that thing you have in your hand? Quelle est cette chose que vous avez dans la main ?
He tried to conceal his ineptitude in a not-so-deft sleight of hand. Il tenta de dissimuler son ineptie dans un tour de passe-passe pas très adroit.
Hand mixers provide a nice way to add air to batter. Les batteurs à main sont un bon moyen d'aérer la pâte à beignet.
The thief was bound hand and foot. Le voleur était pieds et poings liés.
It is necessary to fight AIDS with whatever weapons are at hand. Il est nécessaire de combattre le SIDA quelles que soient les armes entre nos mains.
He held out his hand to me. Il me tendit la main.
She pooh-poohed the idea with a disdainful wave of her hand. Elle rejeta l'idée d'un mouvement de main dédaigneux.
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