a mano
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “at hand”.
Prepositional phrase edit
- by hand, manually
- fatto a mano ― made by hand
- lavorare a mano ― to work by hand
- (relational) hand; handheld
- trapano a mano ― hand drill
Anagrams edit
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
a mano (invariable)
Adverb edit
- by hand; manually; without the use of a machine
- Synonym: manualmente
- Puedes escribir una carta con una máquina de escribir, o puedes hacerla a mano.
- You can write a letter with a typewriter or you can do it by hand.
- at hand, on hand, to hand, handy (within easy reach; nearby)
- No tengo la información a mano, pero puedo buscarla.
- I don't have the information at hand, but I can look it up.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “a mano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014