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A trusted assistant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: right-hand man, right-hand woman
the hand that is on the right side of the body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left
- hit him with quick rights to the body
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: right
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hand, manus, mitt, paw
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
70 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afar:
mígda
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Afar:
mídga
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Arabic:
يَمِين
(yamīn)
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Arabic:
يُمْنَى
(yumnā)
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Arabic:
يَد يُمْنَى
(yad yumnā)
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Bengali:
ডানহাত
(ḍanohat)
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Chinese Cantonese:
右手
(jau6 sau2)
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Gan Chinese:
右手
('iu5 siiu3)
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Hakka Chinese:
右手
(yu-sú)
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Hakka Chinese:
正手
(chṳn-sú)
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Chinese:
正手
(zh-min-nan)
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Chinese Mandarin:
右手
(yòushǒu)
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Czech:
pravačka
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Finnish:
oikea käsi
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French:
main droite
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Georgian:
მარჯვენა ხელი
(marǯvena xeli)
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German:
rechte Hand
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Hungarian:
jobb kéz
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Hungarian:
jobb
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Irish:
deasóg
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Japanese:
右手
(migite)
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Jeju:
ᄂᆞ단손
(nawdanson)
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Jeju:
오른손
(oreunson)
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Korean:
오른손
(oreunson)
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Korean:
바른손
(bareunson)
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Macedonian:
десница
(desnica)
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Macedonian:
десна рака
(desna raka)
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Classical Nahuatl:
mayectli
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Polish:
prawa ręka
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Portuguese:
mão direita
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Romanian:
mână dreaptă
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Serbo-Croatian:
desnica
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Serbo-Croatian:
десница
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Slovak:
pravačka
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Spanish:
mano derecha
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Swahili:
mkono wa kulia
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Swahili:
mkono wa kuume
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Swedish:
högerhand
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Tamil:
வலதுகை
(valatukai)
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Tamil:
வலக்கை
(valakkai)
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Tamil:
சோற்றாங்கை
(cōṟṟāṅkai)
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Tamil:
சோற்றுக்கை
(cōṟṟukkai)
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Tausug:
tū
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Tok Pisin:
raithan
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Ukrainian:
прави́ця
(pravýcja)
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Vietnamese:
tay phải
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Welsh:
llaw dde
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Chinese Mandarin:
左膀右臂
(zuǒbǎngyòubì)
— trusted assistant
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Finnish:
oikea käsi
— trusted assistant
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French:
bras droit
— trusted assistant
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French:
factotum
— trusted assistant
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French:
grouillot
— trusted assistant
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German:
rechte Hand
— trusted assistant
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Hawaiian:
lima ʻākau
— trusted assistant
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Indonesian:
tangan kanan
— trusted assistant
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Italian:
braccio destro
— trusted assistant
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Japanese:
右腕
(migiude)
— trusted assistant
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Korean:
오른팔
(oreunpal)
— trusted assistant
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Macedonian:
де́сна ра́ка
(désna ráka)
— trusted assistant
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Malay:
orang kanan
— trusted assistant
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Polish:
prawa ręka
— trusted assistant
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Portuguese:
braço direito
— trusted assistant
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Serbo-Croatian:
desna ruka
— trusted assistant
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Slovak:
pravá ruka
— trusted assistant
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Spanish:
mano derecha
— trusted assistant
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Spanish:
privanza
— trusted assistant
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Spanish:
factótum
— trusted assistant
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Swedish:
högra hand
— trusted assistant
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Turkish:
sağ kol
— trusted assistant
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Vietnamese:
cánh tay phải
— trusted assistant
