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Handstreich
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German
de:
Etymology
de Hand Streich. Originally a synonym for de Handschlag handshake. In the early 19th century repurposed as a de fr coup de main 1.
Pronunciation
de /ˈhantʃtʁaɪ̯ç/
de De-Handstreich.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de aɪç 1
de Hand streich
Noun
m,(e)s
a stroke with the hand:
de Handstrich
de obsolete a handshake
de Handschlag
de obsolete by extension hand money
de Handgeld
de military politics coup de main; a surprise attack
Usage notes
In the literal sense of "stroke with the hand" interchangeably used with de Handstrich, e.g. in the phrases keinen Handstrich/Handstreich tun ("to do nothing") or etwas mit einem Handstrich/Handstreich erledigen ("to get something done with ease").
Declension
m,(e)s
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