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Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

mão de frade

English translation:

soft-skinned hands

Added to glossary by Oliver Simões
Jul 21, 2021 17:30
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Portuguese term

mão de frade

Portuguese to English Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Mão de frade
1 Mão sem calos, macia, de pessoa pouco afeita a trabalho manual.
Proposed translations (English)
4 soft-skinned hands
4 foppish hands
3 white-collar hand

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soft-skinned hands

Literally , a friar's hand, but something like the above suggestion.

A hand without calluses, soft, of a person not very fond of manual work.
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white-collar hand

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White-collar workers historically have been the "shirt and tie" set, defined by office jobs and management, and not "getting their hands dirty."
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foppish hands

foppish hands
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