mano
( pl mani )sostantivo femminile
| 1. | [gen]
hand
a mano by hand fatto a mano handmade lavare a mano to handwash a mano armata armed a mano libera freehand dare una mano a qn to give sb a hand avere o tenere qc in mano to be holding sthg prendere qn per mano to take sb by the hand avere le mani bucate to spend money like water avere le mani legate [essere impotente] to have one's hands tied avere qc per le mani (fig) to have sthg in hand darsi la mano to shake hands mano nella mano hand in hand starsene con le mani in mano to be doing nothing venire alle mani to come to blows di seconda mano secondhand |
| 2. | [di vernice] coat |
Mani Pulite
sostantivo femminile plurale
an investigation into bribes involving Italian political parties at the beginning of the 1990s
