Sentence examples of "hand on" in English

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I lay a hand on his shoulder. Je pose la main sur son épaule.

He rested his hand on my shoulder. Il posa sa main sur mon épaule.

He put his hand on his heart. Il mit la main sur son cœur.

Father laid his hand on my shoulder. Mon père a posé sa main sur mon épaule.

I cut my right hand on a piece of glass. Je me suis coupé la main droite sur un bout de verre.

How can you accuse me of such a thing? I would never lay a hand on my child. Comment peux-tu m'accuser d'une telle chose ? Je ne lèverais jamais la main sur mon enfant.

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.

Don't put out your hand. Ne sortez pas vos mains.

I led him by the hand. Je lui ai mené par la main.

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