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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespoignée de main
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pwa-nye duh man
"Il m'a offert une chaleureuse poignée de main."
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An act of grasping someone's right hand with one's own, usually moving it up and down briefly as a greeting or to signal agreement.
"The two leaders sealed the treaty with a firm handshake."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English words 'hand' (from Old English 'hond') and 'shake' (from Old Norse 'skaka'). Originally referring to the physical grasping and shaking of hands as a gesture of alliance, greeting, or agreement dating back to medieval times to prove an absence of weapons.
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poignée de main
Transliteration: pwa-nye duh man
"Il m'a offert une chaleureuse poignée de main."
Händedruck
Transliteration: hɛndədrʊk
"Zur Begrüßung tauschten sie einen festen Händedruck aus."
stretta di mano
Transliteration: stretta di mano
"Ci siamo accordati con una stretta di mano."
apretón de manos
Transliteration: a-pre-ton de ma-nos
"El acuerdo se selló con un firme apretón de manos."
aperto de mão
Transliteration: a-per-to di mão
"Eles trocaram um aperto de mão amigável."
हथिलाप
Transliteration: hathmilap
"उनकी मुलाकात एक गर्मजोशी भरे हाथमिलाप के साथ शुरू हुई।"
握手
Transliteration: wòshǒu
"他们以一个坚定的握手结束了会谈。"
악수
Transliteration: aksu
"두 대표는 정중하게 악수를 나눴다."
握手
Transliteration: akushu
"彼らは固い握手で契約を結んだ。"
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