hand
noun
1 noun ANAT part of bodylámh fem2 hold the fork in your left hand coinnigh an forc i do lámh chlécatch it with both hands ceap é leis an dá lámhhe had oil on his hands bhí ola ar a lámhahe was throwing a ball from hand to hand bhí sé ag caitheamh liathróide ó lámh go lámhshe laid her hands on the back of the chair leag sí a lámha ar chúl na cathaoireach 2 noun on clock etcsnáthaid fem2 lámh fem2 Taispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun handwritinglámh fem2 peannaireacht fem3 scríbhneoireacht fem3 it's written in her own hand tá sé scríofa ina lámh féin, tá sé scríofa ina peannaireacht féin 4 noun influence, involvementto have a hand in sth baint a bheith agat le rud, bheith páirteach i rudshe had a major hand in the process bhí baint mhór aici leis an bpróiseas, bhí ról lárnach aici sa phróiseasdid you have any hand in organising it? an raibh aon bhaint agatsa lena eagrú?, an raibh tusa páirteach ina eagrú?I see his sister's hand in this feicim lámh a dheirféar sa ghnó seo 5 noun controlto take sth in hand rud a ghlacadh as láimh, cúram ruda a ghlacadh chugat féinto take sb in hand duine a ghlacadh as láimh, duine a thógáil faoi do chúram 6 noun skillto keep your hand in lámh a choinneáil ar an gcleachtadhI'm still just getting my hand in nílim ach ag dul i dtaithí ar rudaí fós, níl mé ach ag teacht isteach ar chúrsaí go fóill 7 noun MEAS, SPOR unit of horse's heightlámh fem2 sixteen hands high sé lámh déag ar airde 8 noun sourceI saw it first hand chonaic mé le mo dhá shúil féin é, chonaic mé le mo shúile cinn éa third hand account cuntas scéal scéil 9 noun in contrastive expressionson the one hand ar thaobh amháin, ar lámh amháinon the other hand ar an lámh eile, os a choinne sin, ar an taobh eile den scéal 10 noun EMPL, AGR workeroibrí masc4 11 noun NAUT crew memberduine den chriú the ship went down with all hands cailleadh an long agus a raibh ar bordall hands on deck gach uile dhuine ar deic 12 noun helplámh chúnta lámh chuidithe I got a hand from the neighbours fuair mé lámh chúnta ó na comharsana, chuidigh na comharsana liomto give sb a hand (also to lend sb a hand) lámh chúnta a thabhairt do dhuine, lámh chuidithe a thabhairt do dhuine, cúnamh a thabhairt do dhuinedo you need a hand with that? an bhfuil cabhair ag teastáil uait leis sin? 13 noun GAMES game of cardscluiche masc4 they played a hand of poker d'imir siad cluiche pócair 14 noun GAMES cards dealtlámh fem2 to throw in your hand do lámh a chaitheamh isteach, do lámh a chur i bpaca 15 noun fatecinniúint fem3 this is the hand fate has dealt me is é seo a bhí i ndán dom, seo í mo chinniúintlife dealt them a tough hand ba throm an chros a leag an chinniúint orthu 16 noun applausegive them a big hand tugaigí bualadh bos mór dóibh 17 noun FOOD of bananasa hand of bananas crobhaing bananaí 18 noun FOOD of porka hand of pork gualainn mhuiceola
verb
19 verb give, pass TRANSITIVEto hand sb sth (also to hand sth to sb) rud a thabhairt do dhuine, rud a shíneadh chuig duinehe handed me the keys thug sé na heochracha dom 20 verb award TRANSITIVEbronn ar PhrV tabhair do PhrV we handed them an easy win thugamar bua éasca dóibhthey handed the contract to his son bhronn siad an conradh ar a mhac 21 verb assist (sb) into vehicle TRANSITIVElámh a thabhairt do dhuine isteachthe prisoners were handed into trucks cuireadh na príosúnaigh isteach i dtrucailí