Handshake

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

ˈhæn(d)ˌʃeɪk

Definitions

The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement.
An exchange of signals between two devices when communications begin in order to ensure synchronization.

Equivalents

Españolapretón de manos establecimiento comunicacional establecimiento comunicativoestrechadura de manos estrechamiento de manos

Françaisétablissement d'une liaison handshake poignée de mainshake-hand

DeutschHändedruck Händeschütteln Handschlag

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العربيةالمصافحة مصافحة

বাংলামুসাফা

Bosanskigraba

Catalàencaixada

Češtinapodání ruky

Ελληνικάχειραψία

Esperantomanpremo

Suomikädenlyönti kädenpuristus kättely

Hrvatskigraba

Magyarkézfogás

Հայերենձեռքսեղմում

Bahasa Indonesiajabat tangan

Íslenskahandaband

Italianohandshake stretta di mano

日本語ハンドシェークハンドシェイク握手

Қазақ тіліамандасу

ភាសាខ្មែរការចាប់ដៃ ការរលាក់ដៃ

한국어악수 핸드세이크 핸드셰이크핸드셰이킹

Latviešurokasspiediens

Македонскиракување

Nederlandshanddruk

Polskigraba uścisk uścisk dłoniuścisk ręki

Portuguêsaperto de mão bacalhau passou-bem

Русскийрукопожатие

Српскиgraba

Svenskahandskakning handslag handtryckning

తెలుగుకరచాలనం

ไทยการจับมือ จับมือ

Türkçetokalaşma

Українськарукостискання

Examples

“Eccles' handshake, eager and practiced and hard, seems to symbolize for him an embrace. For an instant Rabbit fears he will never let ⟳ go.”

CEFR level

Mastery
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