Usage examples of "avoir sous la main" in French with translation to English

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Je n'ai aucun bon livre de référence sous la main. I don't have a good reference book to hand.
Malheureusement, je n'ai pas ton formulaire sous la main en ce moment. I don't happen to have your application on hand at the moment.
Garder un bon dictionnaire sous la main. Keep a good dictionary at hand.
Sophie, qui avait faim, mangeait tout ce qui lui tombait sous la main. Sophie, who was hungry, ate everything that she could get her hands on.
Y a-t-il un chat sous la table ? Is there a cat under the table?
Je n'arrive pas à mettre la main sur le gilet de mon costume trois-pièces. I can't find the waistcoat of my three piece suit.
Il y a un chat sous la table. Under the table is a cat.
Je pris la petite fille par la main. I took the little girl by the hand.
Le chat est-il sur ou sous la chaise? Is the cat on or under the chair?
Tu dois t'agenouiller à mes pieds, me baiser la main et jurer que je suis un ange. You must kneel at my feet, kiss my hand and swear that I am an angel.
J'ai attendu le bus sous la neige pendant deux heures. I waited for the bus in the snow as long as two hours.
Je veux juste lui tenir la main. I just want to hold her hand.
Si tu veux vraiment résoudre le problème, alors tu ne peux pas le mettre sous la forme d'un Catch 22. If you're serious about solving the problem, then you cannot pose it as a Catch-22.
Dès que je mets la main dessus, je te l'apporte à ton domicile. As soon as I find it, I'll bring it over to your place.
Il l'a exprimé sous la forme d'une fiction. He expressed it in the form of fiction.
Ma grand-mère a la main verte. My grandmother has a green thumb.
Un chat est sous la table. Under the table is a cat.
Mama ! Cette femme et cet homme se tiennent par la main, ce sont de très bons amis ! Mama! That lady and man are holding hands, they're great friends aren't they!
Il chante toujours sous la douche. He always sings in the shower.
Tu as mordu la main qui te nourrissait. You bit the hand that fed you.
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