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Romanian
Etymology
Literally, “put the hand”.
Verb
a pune mâna (third-person singular present pune mâna, past participle pus mâna) 3rd conj.
- to touch with one’s hand
Vă rugăm nu puneți mâna pe exponate.- Please do not touch the exhibited objects.
- (informal, figurative) to come into possession of something, often by dubious means
- (informal, figurative) to apprehend, detain
- (colloquial, without object) to start applying oneself, stop being lazy
2017, chapter 50, in Ruxandra Toma, transl., Ce-am găsit al meu să fie, Nemira Publishing, translation of Finders Keepers by Stephen King, →ISBN:Trebuie să o scapi din mâna nemernicului, așa că pune mâna și gândește, fir-ai tu să fii!- You need to save her from the scoundrel’s hand, so get off your ass and think, damn you!
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pune, mâna.
Își pune mâna în buzunar.- He puts his hand in his pocket.
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