mano

/ˈmano/, [ˈma.no]

hand


Noun mano f (plural manos)

  1. (anatomy, of a person) hand
  2. (of an animal) front foot
  3. (in a game) round; hand
  4. (of paint) coat, lick
  5. (of a clock) hand
  6. skill, talent
  7. mano (a stone resembling a rolling pin, used to grind maize or other grain on a metate)
  8. (colloquial, Central America, Caribbean, Mexico) buddy, bro, man, mate, pal

Noun mano m (plural manos, feminine mana, feminine plural manas)

  1. (slang, Mexico) buddy, friend

Verb mano

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of manar.

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Nunca muerdas la mano que te da de comer.

    Never bite the hand that feeds you.

  • Nunca le puse la mano encima.

    I never laid a finger on her.

  • Si tienes una pregunta, por favor alza tu mano derecha.

    If you have a question, please raise your right hand.

  • Levanta la mano antes de responder.

    Raise your hand before you answer.

  • Sin mano no hay puño; sin boca no hay canción.

    You can't have a fist without a hand; you can't have a song without a mouth.

  • Ella escribe con la mano izquierda.

    She writes with her left hand.

  • Él se lastimó su mano izquierda.

    He hurt his left hand.

  • Le di la mano.

    I shook hands with her.

  • Llevaba un libro en la mano.

    He had a book in his hand.

  • Toma mi mano.

    Take my hand.

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