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main:
- hand; paw; palm
Wiktionary:
- main → hand, handball
- main → hand

French

Detailed Translations for main from French to English

main:

main [la ~] nom

la main (poing; patte; griffe)
the hand
– the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb ¹
- hand [the ~] nom
  - he had the hands of a surgeon¹
the paw; the palm
- paw [the ~] nom
- palm [the ~] nom
la main
the hand
– terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos) ¹
- hand [the ~] nom
  - the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting¹

Translation Matrix for main:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
hand	griffe; main; patte; poing	aide; aiguille; assistant; clerc; domestique; employé; membre du personnel; ouvrier; ouvrier agricole; petite main; poignée; poignée de main; salarié; serrement de main; travailleur; valet; valet de chambre; valet de ferme
palm	griffe; main; patte; poing	palme; palmier; paume
paw	griffe; main; patte; poing	doigt
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
hand		donner; déléguer; déposer; faire circuler; livrer; offrir; passer; passer quelque chose à quelqu'un; porter; présenter; remettre; remettre aux mains; rendre; tendre; tendre quelque chose à quelqu'un; transmettre; étendre
palm		convaincre; refiler
paw		frotter; gratter; griffer; racler; se gratter; égratigner

Synonyms for "main":

dextre; droit; droite; gant; gantelet; mitaine; moufle; paumelle; poucier; paluche; patoche; pogne

Wiktionary Translations for main:

main

noun

anatomie|fr Partie du corps humain située au bout du bras, qui s’étend du poignet jusqu’au bout des doigts, qui sert à la préhension et au toucher.
- main → hand

main

noun

football offence
- handball → main
set of cards held by a player in a card game
- hand → main
part of the fore limb
- hand → main

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• main	→ hand	↔ Hand — Anatomie: Greiforgan bei Menschen und Affen

Related Translations for main

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