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

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Qui a pris mon sac à main ? Who has taken my handbag?
Il a une poignée de main ferme. He has a good firm handshake.
C'étaient toutes des choses faites main. All of them were handmade things.
Son sac à main lui a été dérobé. She was robbed of her purse.
À qui est ce sac à main ? Whose handbag is this?
Ils se séparèrent sur une poignée de main ferme. They parted with a firm handshake.
Les produits faits main sont très chers de nos jours. Handmade goods are very expensive nowadays.
Elle serrait fermement les anses de son sac à main. She kept a tight rein on the purse strings.
C'est le sac à main que j'ai acheté en Italie. This is the handbag I bought in Italy.
On me dit que les francs-maçons ont une poignée de main secrète. I hear the Freemasons have a secret handshake.
Les produits faits à la main sont très chers de nos jours. Handmade goods are very expensive nowadays.
Elle se demanda où elle avait perdu son sac à main. She wondered where she had lost her purse.
C'est un chien qui rencontre un crocodile. Le crocodile dit au chien : - Salut, sac à puces ! Et le chien lui répond : - Salut, sac à main ! It is a dog who meets a crocodile. The crocodile tells the dog: - Hello, flea bag! And the dog responds: - Hello, handbag!
J'ai ouï dire que les francs-maçons ont une poignée de main secrète. I hear the Freemasons have a secret handshake.
C'était confectionné à la main. It was handcrafted.
J'en mettrais ma main à couper I'd stake my life on it
Ma grand-mère a la main verte. My grandmother has a green thumb.
Je ne veux pas demander ta main ! I don't want to propose to you!
J'ai passé le test haut la main. I passed the test with flying colors.
Nous le prîmes la main dans le sac. We caught him red-handed.
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