hand-to-hand

(hănd'tə-hănd')
adj.
Being at close quarters: hand-to-hand combat.

hand to hand hand to hand adv.

1.  In close combat; also, at close quarters. For example, If the enemy came any closer they would soon be fighting hand to hand. This expression, dating from about 1400, is usually restricted to military contexts but occasionally sees more general use.
2.  from hand to hand. From one person to another; through a succession of persons. For example, The instructions were passed from hand to hand until everyone had seen them, or Over the generations the family albums went from hand to hand. [Mid-1500s]

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: being at close quarters

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - mand mod mand

Nederlands (Dutch)
man tegen man (vechten), gezamenlijk

Français (French)
adj. - corps à corps

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Mann gegen Mann

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πολύ κοντά, εκ του συστάδην

Italiano (Italian)
corpo a corpo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - corpo a corpo

Русский (Russian)
рукопашный, врукопашную

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cuerpo a cuerpo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - man mot man

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
逼近的, 白刃战的, 直接交手的, 传递到手的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 逼近的, 白刃戰的, 直接交手的, 傳遞到手的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 상접하여, 일대 일로 붙은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 至近距離の, 直接手渡しの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) باشتباك متلاحم في شجار أو معركه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פנים אל פנים, בקרב מגע, קרוב‬

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