"meter mano a" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

Forms: meto mano a [first-person, present, singular], metí mano a [first-person, preterite, singular], metido mano a [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “to stick hand in”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to stick hand in}} “to stick hand in”, {{lit|to stick hand in}} Literally, “to stick hand in” Head templates: {{es-verb}} meter mano a (first-person singular present meto mano a, first-person singular preterite metí mano a, past participle metido mano a)
  1. (idiomatic) to touch up, grope Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-meter_mano_a-es-verb-Jz0ur212 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 76 24
  2. (idiomatic) to deal with; tackle Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-meter_mano_a-es-verb-e6~oPc59
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to stick hand in"
      },
      "expansion": "“to stick hand in”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to stick hand in"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “to stick hand in”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to stick hand in”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "meto mano a",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metí mano a",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metido mano a",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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      "name": "es-verb"
    }
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  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "63 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "75 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "76 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Mount Urugull was said to be the place couples go to cop a feel […]",
          "ref": "1987, José Luis Olaizola, Planicio:",
          "text": "decían que al monte Urgull iban las parejas a meterse mano[…]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "to touch up, grope"
      ],
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          "touch up",
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        [
          "grope",
          "grope"
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        "(idiomatic) to touch up, grope"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He is willing to deal with anything annoying, without distinguishing between the rich and the poor.",
          "ref": "1902, Benito Pérez Galdós, Narváez:",
          "text": "se halla dispuesto a meter mano a todo el que perturbe, sin distinción de pobres y ricos.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "they're asking DATT to get down to the signage in the area",
          "ref": "2022 March 23, Orlando Ramos Esalas, “Piden al DATT que pinte las cebras sobre la Pedro Romero”, in Alerta Caribe:",
          "text": "están pidiendo al DATT, que le meta mano a la señalización de esa zona",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "to deal with; tackle"
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          "deal with",
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          "tackle"
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        "(idiomatic) to deal with; tackle"
      ],
      "tags": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "to stick hand in"
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      "args": {
        "1": "to stick hand in"
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  ],
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "meto mano a",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metí mano a",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metido mano a",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "meter mano a (first-person singular present meto mano a, first-person singular preterite metí mano a, past participle metido mano a)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Spanish idioms",
        "Spanish terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Mount Urugull was said to be the place couples go to cop a feel […]",
          "ref": "1987, José Luis Olaizola, Planicio:",
          "text": "decían que al monte Urgull iban las parejas a meterse mano[…]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "to touch up, grope"
      ],
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          "touch up",
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          "grope",
          "grope"
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        "(idiomatic) to touch up, grope"
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
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        "Spanish idioms",
        "Spanish terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "He is willing to deal with anything annoying, without distinguishing between the rich and the poor.",
          "ref": "1902, Benito Pérez Galdós, Narváez:",
          "text": "se halla dispuesto a meter mano a todo el que perturbe, sin distinción de pobres y ricos.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "they're asking DATT to get down to the signage in the area",
          "ref": "2022 March 23, Orlando Ramos Esalas, “Piden al DATT que pinte las cebras sobre la Pedro Romero”, in Alerta Caribe:",
          "text": "están pidiendo al DATT, que le meta mano a la señalización de esa zona",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to deal with; tackle"
      ],
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          "deal with",
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        ],
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          "tackle",
          "tackle"
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        "(idiomatic) to deal with; tackle"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "meter mano a"
}

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