Handshake
//ˈhæn(d)ˌʃeɪk//
Translations of "handshake" (59 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | handdruk(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Albanian | duarshtrëngim(grasping of hands by two people), shtrëngim duarsh(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Arabic | مُصَافَحَة(grasping of hands by two people) | muṣāfaḥa | |
| Armenian | ձեռքսեղմում(grasping of hands by two people) | jeṙkʻseġmum | |
| Asturian | choque de manos(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Azerbaijani | əl sıxma(grasping of hands by two people), əl vermə(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Belarusian | по́ціск(grasping of hands by two people), по́ціск рук(grasping of hands by two people), по́ціск рукі́(grasping of hands by two people) | pócisk, pócisk ruk, pócisk rukí | |
| Bengali | মুসাফা(grasping of hands by two people) | muśapha | |
| Bulgarian | ръкости́скане(grasping of hands by two people), ръку́ване(grasping of hands by two people) | rǎkostískane, rǎkúvane | |
| Catalan | encaixada(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Chinese | 握手(grasping of hands by two people) | ak-chhiú | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 握手(grasping of hands by two people) | ak¹ sau² / aak¹ sau² | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 握手(grasping of hands by two people), 握手(an exchange of signals between two devices) | wòshǒu, wòshǒu | |
| Czech | podání ruky(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Danish | håndtryk(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Dutch | handdruk(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Esperanto | manpremo(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Estonian | käepigistus(grasping of hands by two people), käesurumine(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Finnish | kättely(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| French | handshake(an exchange of signals between two devices), poignée de main(grasping of hands by two people), shake-hand(grasping of hands by two people), établissement d'une liaison(an exchange of signals between two devices) | — | |
| Georgian | ხელის ჩამორთმევა(grasping of hands by two people) | xelis čamortmeva | |
| German | Handschlag(grasping of hands by two people), Händedruck(grasping of hands by two people), Händeschütteln(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Greek | χειραψία(grasping of hands by two people) | cheirapsía | |
| Hebrew | לְחִיצַת יָד(grasping of hands by two people) | lekhitsát yad | |
| Hindi | करमर्दन(grasping of hands by two people) | karmardan | |
| Hungarian | kézfogás(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Icelandic | handaband(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Indonesian | jabat tangan(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Iranian Persian | دَسْتدادَن(grasping of hands by two people), مُصافَحِه(grasping of hands by two people) | dast-dâdan, mosâfahe | |
| Italian | stretta di mano(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Japanese | ハンドシェイク(an exchange of signals between two devices), ハンドシェーク(grasping of hands by two people), 握手(grasping of hands by two people) | handosheiku, handoshēku, akushu | |
| Kapampangan | dalamanu(grasping of hands by two people), galamanu(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Kazakh | амандасу(grasping of hands by two people), қол алысу(grasping of hands by two people) | amandasu, qol alysu | |
| Khmer | ការចាប់ដៃ(grasping of hands by two people), ការរលាក់ដៃ(grasping of hands by two people) | kaa cap day, kaa rɔɔrɔlĕək day | |
| Korean | 악수(grasping of hands by two people), 핸드세이크(grasping of hands by two people), 핸드셰이크(grasping of hands by two people), 핸드셰이킹(an exchange of signals between two devices) | aksu, haendeuseikeu, haendeusyeikeu, haendeusyeiking | |
| Kyrgyz | кол алышуу(grasping of hands by two people), кол кармашуу(grasping of hands by two people), кол кысышуу(grasping of hands by two people) | kol alışuu, kol karmaşuu, kol kısışuu | |
| Lao | ການຈັບມື(grasping of hands by two people), ຈັບມື(grasping of hands by two people) | kān chap mư̄, chap mư̄ | |
| Latvian | rokasspiediens(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Lithuanian | rankos paspaudimas(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Macedonian | ракување(grasping of hands by two people) | rakuvanje | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | håndtrykk(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | handtrykk(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Polish | uścisk dłoni(grasping of hands by two people), uścisk ręki(grasping of hands by two people), wymiana potwierdzeń(an exchange of signals between two devices), uściskać dłoń(sense 1), uścisnąć dłoń(sense 1), wymieniać potwierdzenia(sense 2), wymienić potwierdzenia(sense 2) | — | |
| Portuguese | aperto de mão(grasping of hands by two people), bacalhau(grasping of hands by two people), passou-bem(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Romanian | strângere de mână(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Russian | рукопожа́тие(grasping of hands by two people) | rukopožátije | |
| Serbo-Croatian | rukovanje(grasping of hands by two people), руковање(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Slovak | podanie ruky(grasping of hands by two people), stisk ruky(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Slovene | rokovanje(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Spanish | apretón de manos(grasping of hands by two people), establecimiento comunicacional(an exchange of signals between two devices), establecimiento comunicativo(an exchange of signals between two devices), estrechadura de manos(grasping of hands by two people), estrechamiento de manos(grasping of hands by two people), apretarse la mano(sense 1), darse la mano(sense 1), diñarse la mano(sense 1), establecer comunicación(sense 2), estrecharse la mano(sense 1) | — | |
| Swedish | handskakning(grasping of hands by two people), handskakning(an exchange of signals between two devices), handslag(grasping of hands by two people), handtryckning(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Tajik | дастфушурӣ(grasping of hands by two people), мусофаҳа(grasping of hands by two people) | dastfušuri, musofaha | |
| Telugu | కరచాలనం(grasping of hands by two people) | karacālanaṁ | |
| Thai | การจับมือ(grasping of hands by two people), จับมือ(grasping of hands by two people) | gaan-jàp-mʉʉ, jàp-mʉʉ | |
| Turkish | el sıkma(grasping of hands by two people), el sıkışma(grasping of hands by two people), tokalaşma(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Ukrainian | по́тиск(grasping of hands by two people), рукостиска́ння(grasping of hands by two people) | pótysk, rukostyskánnja | |
| Urdu | مُصافَحَہ(grasping of hands by two people) | musāfaha | |
| Uzbek | qoʻl berib(grasping of hands by two people), qoʻl siqish(grasping of hands by two people) | — | |
| Vietnamese | cái bắt tay(grasping of hands by two people), sự bắt tay(grasping of hands by two people) | — |
handdruk
duarshtrëngim, shtrëngim duarsh
choque de manos
əl sıxma, əl vermə
encaixada
podání ruky
håndtryk
handdruk
manpremo
käepigistus, käesurumine
kättely
handshake, poignée de main, shake-hand, établissement d'une liaison
Handschlag, Händedruck, Händeschütteln
kézfogás
handaband
jabat tangan
stretta di mano
dalamanu, galamanu
rokasspiediens
rankos paspaudimas
håndtrykk
handtrykk
uścisk dłoni, uścisk ręki, wymiana potwierdzeń, uściskać dłoń, uścisnąć dłoń, wymieniać potwierdzenia, wymienić potwierdzenia
aperto de mão, bacalhau, passou-bem
strângere de mână
rukovanje, руковање
podanie ruky, stisk ruky
rokovanje
apretón de manos, establecimiento comunicacional, establecimiento comunicativo, estrechadura de manos, estrechamiento de manos, apretarse la mano, darse la mano, diñarse la mano, establecer comunicación, estrecharse la mano
handskakning, handskakning, handslag, handtryckning
el sıkma, el sıkışma, tokalaşma
qoʻl berib, qoʻl siqish
cái bắt tay, sự bắt tay
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