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hands off en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. Tending not to interfere with the decisions and actions of other people (employees, subjects, etc.).
    • a hands-off policy

Forms

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hands-off adjective, alternative lexicographic
most hands off Degree=Sup lexicographic
more hands off Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

hands-on

Relateds

unhand · hands-free · hands down · handless

Translations (16)

de tun lassen (not interfering with others' decisions and actions) · ta தலையிடாத (not interfering with others' decisions and actions) · fi puuttumaton (not interfering with others' decisions and actions) · nl laat maar doen (not interfering with others' decisions and actions) · it lassista (not interfering with others' decisions and actions) · cmn 不干涉的 (not interfering with others' decisions and actions) · pl dający wolną rękę (not interfering with others' decisions and actions) · pt não-intervencionista (not interfering with others' decisions and actions) · ar عَدَمُ ٱلتَّدَخُّلِ (not interfering with others' decisions and actions) · fr laissez-faire (not interfering with others' decisions and actions) · ja 傍観的 (not interfering with others' decisions and actions) · et mittesekkumis (not interfering with others' decisions and actions) · fi sekaantumaton (not interfering with others' decisions and actions) · pt de não interferência/envolvimento (not interfering with others' decisions and actions) · it permissivo (not interfering with others' decisions and actions) · cmn 放手的 (not interfering with others' decisions and actions)

hands off en · INTJ

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (informal) Refrain from touching; refrain from initiating any physical contact.
  2. (historical) Cut off a hand: decreed by old admiralty law as punishment for pulling a knife during a fight with a shipmate.

Forms

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hands off ! canonical lexicographic
hands-off adjective, alternative lexicographic

Translations (40)

el κάτω τα χέρια! (don't touch!) · sv inte röra! (don't touch!) · sh ne dírati! (don't touch!) · ar اِرْفَعي يَدَكِ (don't touch!) · cs nesahat! (don't touch!) · ary قلع يدك (don't touch!) · de Hände weg! (don't touch!) · et käed eemale! (don't touch!) · ta தொடாதே! (don't touch!) · nl hand af! (cut off a hand!) · ja 触るな! (don't touch!) · es ¡saca las manos! (don't touch!) · hu el a kezekkel! (don't touch!) · fi näpit irti! (don't touch!) · sv bort med tassarna! (don't touch!) · it giù le mani! (don't touch!) · ru ру́ки прочь! (don't touch!) · fi irti! (don't touch!) · ml തൊടരുത്! (don't touch!) · sh да̏ље руке! (don't touch!) · nl niet aanraken! (don't touch!) · fr bas les pattes ! (don't touch!) · sh не ди́рати! (don't touch!) · de Finger weg! (don't touch!) · pt tira a mão! (don't touch!) · pt tira as mãos! (don't touch!) · it giù le zampe! (don't touch!) · sv bort med händerna! (don't touch!) · fr pas touche ! (don't touch!) · ar اِرْفَعْ يَدَكَ (don't touch!) · sq shporru! (don't touch!) · pl łapy precz (don't touch!) · pl odciąć ręce (cut off a hand!) · cmn 勿動手! /勿动手! (don't touch!) · cs ruce pryč! (don't touch!) · sh dȁlje ruke! (don't touch!) · hu ne nyúlj hozzá! (don't touch!) · sq mos prek! (don't touch!) · cmn 不許碰! /不许碰! (don't touch!) · nl afblijven! (don't touch!)

hands off en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of hand off
    form of hand off

Forms

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hands-off adjective, alternative lexicographic