les mains vides

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les mains vides

\le mɛ̃ vid\

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Composé de main et de vide.

adverb

figuratively Sans argent à donner, de présent à faire, de documents à fournir, de preuves à donner. La panique règne dans cette pharmacie d’une banlieue d’Athènes, d’où les deux femmes viennent de ressortir les mains vides.

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emptyhanded having nothing to give

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"les mains vides." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/les%20mains%20vides. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

"les mains vides." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/les%20mains%20vides.

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@misc{les_mains_vides_2026,
  title = {les mains vides},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/les%20mains%20vides},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}