Usage examples of "de main en main" in French with translation to English

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Tom a quelque chose en main. Tom has something in his hand.
Il s'est blessé la main en tombant. He hurt his hand when he fell.
Désolé, je voulais juste donner un coup de main. I'm sorry, I just wanted to help.
Il est venu vers moi avec un couteau en main. He came at me with a knife in his 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.
Je garde toujours un dictionnaire à portée de main. I always keep a dictionary close at hand.
Il se demandait quoi faire du portefeuille qu'il avait en main. He wondered what to do about the wallet he was holding.
Je lui fis signe de la main en retour. I waved him back.
Donne-moi un coup de main pour mon boulot s'il te plait. Please give me a hand with my job.
Il avait un livre en main. He had a book in his hand.
Tom s'est accidentellement ouvert la main en coupant des carottes. Tom accidentally cut his hand when he was slicing carrots.
Je n'oublierai jamais la poignée de main au Président l'année dernière. I'll never forget shaking the President's hand last year.
Il prit un chapeau en main et le mit, pour voir de quoi il avait l'air avec. He picked up a hat and put it on to see how it would look.
J'ai un gratte-dos en bois dont l'extrémité est en forme de main. I have a wooden back-scratcher whose tip is carved in the shape of a hand.
Ne fais jamais confiance à une femme qui a un pistolet en main. Never trust a woman with a pistol in hand.
Et tous ceux qui regardent ce soir d'au-delà nos côtes, des parlements et des palais, à ceux qui sont serrés autour des radios dans les coins perdus du monde, nos histoires sont singulières, mais notre destin est partagé et une nouvelle aube de la gouvernance étasunienne est à portée de main. And all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.
On m'a demandé de donner un coup de main. I've been asked to help out.
On me dit que les francs-maçons ont une poignée de main secrète. I hear the Freemasons have a secret handshake.
Il a une poignée de main ferme. He has a good firm handshake.
Il me donna une poignée de main ferme. He gave me a firm hand grasp.
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