French: "Jeux de mains"English translation: Let your hands do the talking / Talking hands 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | French term or phrase: | "Jeux de mains" | | English translation: | Let your hands do the talking / Talking hands | | Entered by: | Rachel Davenport |
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Art/Literary - Media / Multimedia / television | | French term or phrase: "Jeux de mains" | | This is the title of a television programme about deaf and dumb people. Any ideas? I can't remember the English saying for "Jeux de mains, jeux de vilains" |
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| | Let your hands do the talking / Talking hands | Explanation:
Were you thinking of "the devil will find work for idle hands"? I'm not sure that "Idle hands" would be an appropriate title, although I haven't seen the programme! I presume that the reference to "mains" may be something to do with the use of sign language, hence my suggestions. |
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Tom Bishop
United Kingdom
| Note from asker to answererAs this was to do with sign language, it had to be this one!
Thank you all for your help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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| Jeux de mains Let your hands do the talking / Talking hands
Explanation:
Were you thinking of "the devil will find work for idle hands"? I'm not sure that "Idle hands" would be an appropriate title, although I haven't seen the programme! I presume that the reference to "mains" may be something to do with the use of sign language, hence my suggestions.
| Tom Bishop
United Kingdom
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 8
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| Note from asker to answererAs this was to do with sign language, it had to be this one!
Thank you all for your help! |
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