GENERAL INFO

Mains means "hands". It is a feminine plural noun in French. Its singular form is *main* (hand).

USAGE

It's used in similar contexts to "hands" in English. For example: "Lave tes mains." (Wash your hands.) or "Elle a les mains froides." (She has cold hands.)

TRAPS

Be careful with its gender! Despite ending in -ain (like many masculine nouns, e.g., *un train*), *main* (and therefore mains) is consistently feminine. Remember: *la main*, *les mains*.