serré la main

shook hands

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shook hands Part of the expression « serrer la main à quelqu’un », meaning to shake someone’s hand.
FR: J’ai serré la main à mon collègue en partant.
EN: I shook my colleague’s hand as I was leaving.

Tom m'a serré la main.

Tom shook my hand.

On s'est serré la main.

We shook hands.

— Rushmore (1998)

M'ayant serré la main il s'éloigna.

After shaking my hand, he walked away.

Il m'a serré la main.

He shook my hand.

Je lui ai serré la main.

I shook his hand.

Elle lui a serré la main.

She shook his hand.

Sir Francis Cromarty avait serré la main de l'intrépide garçon.

Sir Francis Cromarty had shaken the intrepid young man's hand.