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de mãos abanando

Portuguese, adverb

de mãos abanando is a Portuguese adverb meaning “empty-handed (having given or received nothing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does de mãos abanando mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    empty-handed (having given or received nothing)

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

Forms of de mãos abanando

  • com as mãos abanando alternative
  • com as mãos a abanar alternative
  • de mãos a abanar alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).