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Meaning of Handshake | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈhæn(d)ˌʃeɪk

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية المصافحة مصافحة
বাংলা মুসাফা
Bosanski graba
Català encaixada
Čeština podání ruky
Deutsch Händedruck Händeschütteln Handschlag
Ελληνικά χειραψία
Esperanto manpremo
Español apretón de manos establecimiento comunicacional establecimiento comunicativo estrechadura de manos estrechamiento de manos
Suomi kädenlyönti kädenpuristus kättely
Français établissement d'une liaison handshake poignée de main shake-hand
Hrvatski graba
Magyar kézfogás
Հայերեն ձեռքսեղմում
Bahasa Indonesia jabat tangan
Íslenska handaband
Italiano handshake stretta di mano
日本語 ハンドシェーク ハンドシェイク 握手
Қазақша амандасу
ខ្មែរ ការចាប់ដៃ ការរលាក់ដៃ
한국어 악수 핸드세이크 핸드셰이크 핸드셰이킹
Latviešu rokasspiediens
Македонски ракување
Nederlands handdruk
Polski graba uścisk uścisk dłoni uścisk ręki
Português aperto de mão bacalhau passou-bem
Русский рукопожатие
Српски graba
Svenska handskakning handslag handtryckning
తెలుగు కరచాలనం
ไทย การจับมือ จับมือ
Türkçe tokalaşma
Українська рукостискання

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

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

handshake deal Handshaker Handshakes Handshaking handshape handsheet

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