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What is the American English word for ""la poignée de main""?

French

la poignée de main

la poignée de main-handshake.svg
American English

handshake

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More "Bonnes Manières" Vocabulary in American English

French
American English
l'espace personnel
l'espace personnel-personal space.svg
personal space
envoyer un baiser
envoyer un baiser-air kiss.svg
air kiss
le code vestimentaire
le code vestimentaire-dress code.svg
dress code
tope là
tope là-high five.svg
high five
faire un check
faire un check-fist bump.svg
fist bump
la révérence
la révérence-curtsy.svg
curtsy
faire une révérence
faire une révérence-bowing.svg
bowing
les dames d'abord
les dames d'abord-ladies first.svg
ladies first
le contact visuel
le contact visuel-eye contact.svg
eye contact
jurer
jurer-cursing.svg
cursing
l'interruption
l'interruption-interruption.svg
interruption
le geste de la main
le geste de la main-hand gesture.svg
hand gesture
je fais un compliment
je fais un compliment-I compliment.svg
I compliment
je fais un signe de la main
je fais un signe de la main-I wave.svg
I wave
je m'excuse
je m'excuse-I apologize.svg
I apologize
je tiens la porte
je tiens la porte-I hold the door.svg
I hold the door
je lève mon chapeau
je lève mon chapeau-I tip my hat.svg
I tip my hat
bonjour
bonjour-hi.svg
hi
au revoir
au revoir-bye.svg
bye
NOTAVAILABLE
NOTAVAILABLE-Good morning!.svg
Good morning!
NOTAVAILABLE
NOTAVAILABLE-Good afternoon!.svg
Good afternoon!
Bonne nuit !
Bonne nuit !-Good night!.svg
Good night!
Comment ça va ?
Comment ça va ?-How are you doing?.svg
How are you doing?

Example sentences

American EnglishThey sealed their agreement with a handshake.

How ""la poignée de main"" is said across the globe.

Hungariankézfogás
Korean악수
Castilian Spanishel apretón de manos
Japaneseあくしゅ
Mandarin Chinese握手
Italianla stretta di mano
Germander Händedruck
Russianрукопожатие
Brazilian Portugueseo aperto de mãos
Hebrewלחיצת יד
Arabicمصافحة
Turkishtokalaşmak
Danishhåndtryk
Swedishhandskakning
Norwegianhåndtrykk
Hindiहाथ मिलाना
Tagalogpakikipagkamay
Vietnamesebắt tay
Esperantomanpremo
Dutchde handdruk
Icelandichandaband
Indonesianjabat tangan
British Englishhandshake
Mexican Spanishel apretón de manos
European Portugueseo aperto de mão
Cantonese Chinese握手
Thaiการจับมือทักทาย
Polishuścisk dłoni
HawaiianNOTAVAILABLE
Māorihariru
Samoanfa'atalofa
Greekχειραψία
Finnishkättely
Persianدست دادن
Estoniankäepigistus
Croatianrukovanje
Serbianруковање
Bosnianrukovanje
Sanskrit
Swahilikupeana mikono
Yorubaìbọraẹnilọ́wọ́
Igbonkwe n'aka
Ukrainianрукостискання
Catalan
Galician
Romanian
IrishNOTAVAILABLE

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