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English handy (ready [to use]; in a convenient place)

◊ I like to keep my tools handy.

◊ This house is handy for the shops.

Afrikaans byderhand, gerieflik 

Arabic قَريب، يَسْهُل الوصول إليهِ 

Azerbaijani əl altında, yaxın

Bulgarian на удобно място 

Catalan a mà, proper 

Chinese Simplified 近便的, 方便的 

Chinese Traditional 方便取用的 

Croatian prirucan, praktican, zgodan 

Czech u ruky, výhodně položený 

Danish nær ved hånden, i nærheden 

Dutch klaar voor gebruik, bij de hand, handig 

Estonian käepärast

Farsi آماده 

Finnish käden ulottuvilla 

French à portée de main, proche 

Frisian klear (om te brûken), by de hân, handich 

German in der Nähe 

Greek πρόχειρος, σε βολική θέση 

Hebrew קָרוֹב 

Hindi आसान 

Hungarian kéznél lévő 

Icelandic við höndina, handhægur 

Indonesian siap pakai

Italian sottomano 

Japanese 手近の 

Korean 가까이 있는 

Lithuanian po ranka, patogus 

Latvian tuvumā, pa rokai, parocīgs 

Malay mudah dicapai 

Norwegian praktisk, for hånden, hendig 

Polish poręczny, pod ręką

Portuguese Brazil conveniente

Portuguese Portugal conveniente

Romanian la îndemână, apropiat (de) 

Russian под рукой, близкий 

Serbian pri ruci 

Slovak pri ruke, výhodne položený 

Slovene pri roki 

Spanish a mano, cercano 

Swedish till hands, alldeles intill 

Thai ใกล้มือ 

Turkish el altında, yakın 

Urdu استعمال میں آسان 

Vietnamese sẵn có, thuận tiện

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English on hand (near; present; ready for use, etc.)

◊ We always keep some candles on hand in case there’s a power failure.

Afrikaans byderhand 

Arabic قَريب، جاهِز، في متناول اليد 

Azerbaijani əl altında

Bulgarian на разположение 

Catalan a mà, de reserva 

Chinese Simplified 现有，在手头

Chinese Traditional 現有，手頭上

Croatian pri ruci  

Czech při ruce 

Danish i nærheden, i reserve 

Dutch bij de hand, aanwezig, ter beschikking 

Estonian käeulatuses

Farsi آماده؛ نزدیک 

Finnish käsillä 

French sous la main, disponible 

Frisian by/efter de hân, oanwêzich, ta beskikking 

German zur Hand 

Greek πρόχειρος, διαθέσιμος 

Hebrew מָצוּי, מוּכָן לְשִימוּש 

Hindi  उपयोग के लिए तैयार 

Hungarian kéznél 

Icelandic við höndina, til reiðu 

Indonesian dekat, sedia 

Italian a disposizione 

Japanese 手元に 

Korean 가까이에, 박두하여 

Latvian pa rokai, tuvumā 

Lithuanian po ranka 

Malay sedia untuk digunakan 

Norweigian for hånden, parat, på lager 

Polish pod ręką

Portuguese Brazil à mão

Portuguese Portugal à mão

Romanian la îndemână 

Russian под рукой 

Serbian pri ruci 

Slovak pri ruke 

Slovene pri roki 

Spanish a mano, de reserva 

Swedish till hands, på lager 

Thai มีอยู่ในครอบครอง 

Turkish el altında, hazır 

Urdu تیار، قریب 

Vietnamese gần, sẵn có để dùng

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English to hand (here; easily reached)

◊ All the tools you need are to hand.

Afrikaans byderhand 

Arabic هنا، سهل الوصول إليها 

Azerbaijani əl altında, əl çatan

Bulgarian на разположение 

Catalan a mà 

Chinese Simplified  在手头，近在手边 

Chinese Traditional 在這裡，容易拿到 

Croatian pri ruci 

Czech při ruce 

Danish let tilgængelig, let at nå 

Dutch binnen handbereik 

Estonian käeulatuses

Farsi در دسترس 

Finnish käden ulottuvilla 

French à portée de (la) main, sous la main 

Frisian ûnder hânberik 

German zur Hand 

Greek προσβάσιμος, πρόχειρος 

Hebrew בְּהֵישֶׂג יָד 

Hindi पास में 

Hungarian kéznél 

Icelandic við höndina, tiltækur 

Indonesian mudah diraih 

Italian a dispozizione, a portata di mano 

Japanese 手元に 

Korean 손 닿는 곳에 

Lithuanian ranka pasiekiamas 

Latvian pa rokai, tuvumā 

Malay mudah dicapai 

Norwegian like for hånden 

Polish w zasięgu ręki

Portuguese Brazil à disposição

Portuguese Portugal à disposição

Romanian la îndemână 

Russian здесь, под рукой 

Serbian pri ruci 

Slovak pri ruke 

Slovene pri roki 

Spanish a mano 

Swedish till hands 

Thai ในมือ 

Turkish burada, yakın 

Urdu رسائی ہونا 

Vietnamese trong tầm tay

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English at one’s elbow (close to one)

◊ The journalist always works with a dictionary at his elbow.

Afrikaans byderhand 

Arabic في مُتَناوَل اليَد 

Azerbaijani əlinin altında

Bulgarian под ръка 

Catalan a mà 

Chinese Simplified 近在手边 

Chinese Traditional 近在手邊 

Croatian pri ruci 

Czech u ruky 

Danish ved siden af sig 

Dutch naast zich 

Estonian käeulatuses

Farsi در دسترس؛ نزدیک  

Finnish kainalossaan 

French à portée de la main 

Frisian neist jin 

German bei der Hand 

Greek από κοντά, παραμάσχαλα 

Hebrew קָרוֹב מְאוֹד 

Hindi बगल में रखना 

Hungarian keze ügyében van 

Icelandic við höndina 

Indonesian dekat 

Italian a portata di mano 

Japanese 手近に 

Korean 가까이에 

Lithuanian po ranka 

Latvian pie rokas, tuvu 

Malay di samping 

Norwegian for hånden, like ved 

Polish pod ręką

Portuguese Brazil à mão

Portuguese Portugal à mão

Romanian lângă el, la îndemână 

Russian под рукой 

Serbian kraj sebe 

Slovak pri ruke 

Slovene pri roki 

Spanish a mano 

Swedish tätt intill, till hands 

Thai ใกล้เคียง 

Turkish elinin altında, yanı başında 

Urdu قریب رکھنا 

Vietnamese sát cánh với