Traduzione inglese <> italiano di To shake hands
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Traduzione e definizione
to shake hands: stringersi la mano
Icarus won't shake hands with you until you've washed them. He won't take your hand in his until it's clean. Icarus non ti stringerà la mano finché non te la sarai lavata. Non prenderà la tua mano nella sua finché non sarà pulita.
a handshake: una stretta di mano
Esempi
- "The man has become a celebrity, attending Hollywood premieres, shaking hands with politicians and kissing babies."
- "Or, we could just end this meeting and shake hands, and you can go back to doing whatever it is you do for us."
- "Brian : Well it probably came off when you were shaking Bruno's hand!"
- "Waiting for Human Handshake Protocol."
- "Philip (singing) : I'm a twenty-first century guy, I don't shake hands when I say "Hi"!"
- "Brian : No, I won't shake the hand of this imposter!"
- "He does have a very firm hand shake."
Esercizio 1
Fill in the blanks with words from the conversation.
Find the common idiom: If something is secure and in no danger of being hurt or damaged, then it said to be " and ".
When two business people meet each other, it is customary for them to hands.
Find the common idiom: If something is secure and in no danger of being hurt or damaged, then it said to be " and ".
When two business people meet each other, it is customary for them to hands.
Fill in the blanks with words from the conversation.
Find the common idiom: If something is secure and in no danger of being hurt or damaged, then it said to be "[not done] safe 1 and [not done] sound 2".
When two business people meet each other, it is customary for them to [not done] shake 3 hands.
Find the common idiom: If something is secure and in no danger of being hurt or damaged, then it said to be "[not done] safe 1 and [not done] sound 2".
When two business people meet each other, it is customary for them to [not done] shake 3 hands.
1 safe: "Safe" means secure or protected. "Safe and sound" is a common idiom that means "free from danger" or unharmed. Example: I called my mother to let her know that I had arrived home SAFE AND SOUND. In the conversation, Brian says that Shaun's "arm is safe and sound", to confirm that his artificial arm has been found and will be looked after until Shaun collects it.
2 sound: Of course, "sound" is usually used a synonym of "noise". However, "sound" can also mean "to be free from injury" or healthy (the patient is of SOUND body and mind); financially strong or secure (this is a SOUND investment); or competent or valid (I always trust his advice - he has very SOUND judgment).
3 shake: "To shake hands" is to take someone's hand and move it up and down with your own - it is a strange ritual, but very popular when greeting people! The verb "to shake" means to agitate or move something up and down quickly (for example when making a cocktail). "To shake hands" can be used as a noun, as used in the conversation when Brian says Bruno "has a very firm HAND SHAKE".
Esercizio 2
Bruno proposes several possibilities to Kevin in response to his requests.
Which of the following is NOT one of Bruno's proposals?
Which of the following is NOT one of Bruno's proposals?
Bruno proposes several possibilities to Kevin in response to his requests.
Which of the following is NOT one of Bruno's proposals?
Which of the following is NOT one of Bruno's proposals?
Bruno suggests that they should "end this meeting now", which expresses that Bruno wants to conclude their meeting.
This is the only choice which is not true. Bruno has another appointment, and so he wants Kevin to leave his office as soon as possible. He never proposes continuing the meeting at a different time.
Bruno suggests to Kevin that they should "shake hands and end this meeting".
Bruno actually asks Kevin if he wants to talk about "lowering" his salary, which means to "decrease" or "reduce" Kevin's pay.
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