porter la main

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porter la main

\pɔʁ.te la mɛ̃\

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Composé de porter et de main.

verb

Poser sa main sur un objet pour en faire usage. Porter la main à l’épée, porter la main au chapeau, porter la main à la tête (pour la toucher).
Frapper quelqu’un ou faire mine de le frapper. – Ils ne me toucheront pas ! Jamais personne ne portera la main sur moi, tu m’entends, Yunes ?

In English

raise one's hand to assault physically, notionally with the hand or fist

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BibTeX

@misc{porter_la_main_2026,
  title = {porter la main},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/porter%20la%20main},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}