à mains nues
French, adjective/a mɛ̃ ny/
à mains nues is a French adjective meaning “barehanded, with one's bare hands” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does à mains nues mean in English?
adjective
- 1
barehanded, with one's bare hands
un combat à mains nues
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. En n’ayant rien dans les mains, aucun outil, aucune arme.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of à mains nues
- à main nue alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce à mains nues?
- /a mɛ̃ ny/
- \a mɛ̃ ny\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to à mains nues
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.