1 noun possessionthe castle is in private handstá an caisleán faoi úinéireacht phríobháideachthe estate passed through several handsbhí an t-eastát ag úinéirí éagsúlaif it falls into the wrong handsmá fhaigheann na daoine míchearta greim airthey're in the right hands with Liamtá siad ag an duine ceart ag Liam, tá siad faoi chúram an duine chirt ag Liamthe lands still in the hands of the Churchna tailte atá fós i seilbh na hEaglaiseit's a dangerous weapon in the hands of an amateuris uirlis dhainséarach í i lámha amaitéaraighit'll be safe in their handsbeidh sé sábháilte acusan, coinneoidh siadsan sábháilte é2 noun responsibilityyou have a lot on your handstá do dhóthain de chúram ort, tá go leor idir lámha agatthey have a major task on their handstá tasc nach beag rompuwe have a disaster on our handstá tubaiste sa mhullach orainnit's all in our own handstá sé go léir ag brath orainn féin, is fúinn féin atá sé uiligthe farm is in good handstá an fheirm ag máistir maith, tá an fheirm faoi chúram maiththe decision is out of our hands nowní muidne atá freagrach as an gcinneadh feasta, ní fúinne atá an cinneadh anoisit was taken out of my handsbaineadh as mo lámhasa é, tógadh an cúram díomsashe places the responsibility in the hands of the staffligeann sí don fhoireann an fhreagracht a ghlacadhI wouldn't place something so important in his handsní chuirfinnse rud chomh tábhachtach sin faoina chúramsanI had a full class on my handsbhí rang iomlán faoi mo chúramhe took the registration off my handsghlac seisean cúram an chláraithe uaimmy mother took the kids off my handsbhain mo mháthair cúram na bpáistí díom, thug mo mháthair aire do na páistí domit was a relief to have them off our handsba mhór an faoiseamh a bheith réidh leo → féach hand
