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main dans la main

French, adverb/mɛ̃ dɑ̃ la mɛ̃/

main dans la main is a French adverb meaning “hand in hand, together” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “En se tenant par la main, en se donnant la main, paume contre paume”.

What does main dans la main mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    hand in hand, together

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adverb: 1. En se tenant par la main, en se donnant la main, paume contre paume. 2. Collaborativement, ensemble.

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 main dans la main

  • la main dans la main

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce main dans la main?

  • /mɛ̃ dɑ̃ la mɛ̃/
  • \mɛ̃ dɑ̃ la mɛ̃\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.