hands off
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hands off
interjection hands off ! · hands-off
- Refrain from touching; refrain from initiating any physical contact.
- Cut off a hand: decreed by old admiralty law as punishment for pulling a knife during a fight with a shipmate.
adjective more hands off · most hands off · hands-off
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Tending not to interfere with the decisions and actions of other people (employees, subjects, etc.).
a hands-off policy
Opposite: hands-on
verb hands-off
- third-person singular simple present indicative of hand off
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intj don't touch!
| Español | ¡saca las manos! |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 触るな！ sawaru na! |
| 中文 | 勿動手！ /勿动手！ wù dòngshǒu!, 不許碰！ /不许碰！ bù xǔpèng! |
| Português | tira as mãos!, tira a mão! |
| Français | pas touche !, bas les pattes ! |
| Deutsch | Finger weg!, Hände weg! |
| Italiano | giù le mani!, giù le zampe! |
| Ελληνικά | κάτω τα χέρια! káto ta chéria! |
| Русский | ру́ки прочь! rúki pročʹ! |
| العربية | اِرْفَعْ يَدَكَ irfaʕ yadaka, اِرْفَعي يَدَكِ |
adj not interfering with others' decisions and actions
| 日本語 | 傍観的 bōkan-teki |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 放手的 fàngshǒu de, 不干涉的 bùgānshè de |
| Português | de não interferência/envolvimento, não-intervencionista |
| Français | laissez-faire |
| Deutsch | tun lassen |
| Italiano | lassista, permissivo |
| العربية | عَدَمُ ٱلتَّدَخُّلِ ʕadamu t-tadaḵḵuli |
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@misc{hands_off_2026,
title = {hands off},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hands%20off},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
