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by the handful ou in handfuls

  • 1 handful

    1 ( fistful) poignée f ; by the handful ou in handfuls par poignées ;
    2 ( small number) ( of people) poignée f ; (of buildings, events, objects, works) petit nombre m ;
    3 (troublesome person, animal) to be a handful [child] ne pas être de tout repos ; [horse] être difficile à monter ; [dog] être épuisant.

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  • 2 handful

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    [English Word] handful
    [English Plural] handfuls
    [Swahili Word] gao
    [Swahili Plural] magao
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [English Word] handful
    [English Plural] handfuls
    [Swahili Word] kichopo
    [Swahili Plural] vichopo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
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    [English Word] handful
    [English Plural] handfuls
    [Swahili Word] kikofi
    [Swahili Plural] vikofi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Related Words] kofi, ukufi
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    [English Word] handful
    [Swahili Word] konzi
    [Swahili Plural] makonzi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [English Word] handful
    [Swahili Word] ng'anda
    [Swahili Plural] ng'anda
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [English Word] handful
    [Swahili Word] oya
    [Swahili Plural] maoya
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [English Word] handful
    [English Plural] handfuls
    [Swahili Word] ukofi
    [Swahili Plural] kofi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 11/10
    [English Definition] the amount of anything that will lie on the palm of the hand
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    [English Word] handful
    [English Plural] handfuls
    [Swahili Word] fumba
    [Swahili Plural] mafumba
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [English Word] handful (what can be held in fingers)
    [Swahili Word] chopa
    [Swahili Plural] machopa
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Derived Word] chopa v
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    English-Swahili dictionary > handful

  • 3 handful

    noun
    1) Handvoll, die

    a few handfuls of nuts — ein paar Handvoll Nüsse

    2) (fig. coll.): (troublesome person[s] or thing[s])

    these children are/this dog is a real handful — die Kinder halten/der Hund hält einen ständig auf Trab (ugs.)

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    1) (as much as can be held in one hand: a handful of sweets.) die Handvoll
    2) (a small number: Only a handful of people came to the meeting.) die Handvoll
    3) (a person etc difficult to control: Her three children are a (bit of a) handful.) die Plage
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    ˈhand·ful
    [ˈhæn(d)fʊl]
    n
    1. (quantity holdable in hand) Handvoll f
    he threw \handfuls of snow on her er bewarf sie händeweise mit Schnee
    a \handful of hair ein Büschel nt Haare
    2. (small number) Handvoll f
    only a \handful of people turned up for the party nur wenige Leute kamen zu der Party
    3. no pl (person hard to manage) Nervensäge f, Plage f
    she's a bit of a \handful sie ist eine ziemliche Nervensäge
    4. ( iron: a lot)
    quite [or rather] a \handful eine ganze Menge
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    ['hndfʊl]
    n
    1) Hand f voll; (of hair, fur) Büschel nt

    by the handful, in handfuls — händeweise; (hair, fur) büschelweise

    2) (= small number) Hand f voll
    3) (fig)

    his new girl's quite a handful (hum)an seiner neuen Freundin ist ganz hübsch was dran (inf)

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    handful [ˈhændfʊl; ˈhænfʊl] s
    1. (eine) Handvoll (auch fig Personen)
    2. umg Plage f (lästige Person oder Sache), Nervensäge f:
    be quite a handful for sb jemandem ganz schön zu schaffen machen
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    noun
    1) Handvoll, die
    2) (fig. coll.): (troublesome person[s] or thing[s])

    these children are/this dog is a real handful — die Kinder halten/der Hund hält einen ständig auf Trab (ugs.)

    * * *
    adv.
    handvoll adv.

    English-german dictionary > handful

  • 4 handful

    {'hændful}
    1. шепа (количество)
    by the HANDFUL, in HANDFULs с/на шепи
    2. разг. недисциплинирано/буйно дете, мъчен човек, трудна задача
    that child is quite a HANDFUL с това дете ще ми побелеят косите
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    {'handful} n (pl -fuls) 1. шепа (количество); by the handful, in handfuls
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    шепа; стиска;
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    1. by the handful, in handfuls с/на шепи 2. that child is quite a handful с това дете ще ми побелеят косите 3. разг. недисциплинирано/буйно дете, мъчен човек, трудна задача 4. шепа (количество)
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    handful[´hændful] n 1. шепа ( количество) (и прен.); by the \handful, in \handfuls с (на) шепи; a \handful of students solved the problem шепа ученици решиха задачата; 2. разг. недисциплинирано (буйно, палаво, разг. щуро) дете; мъчен човек, тежък (труден) характер; трудна задача; that boy is a real \handful това момче е цяло наказание.

    English-Bulgarian dictionary > handful

  • 5 handful

    [ʹhændfʋl] n
    1. горсть, пригоршня

    to give away smth. by the handful /in handfuls/ - раздавать что-л. (целыми) горстями /пригоршнями/

    to throw away handfuls of money - швырять деньги направо и налево, сорить деньгами

    2. горсть, горстка, горсточка; небольшое количество
    3. разг. кто-л. или что-л. доставляющее много хлопот; «наказание», «беда»

    that child is (quite) a handful! - этот ребёнок - истинное наказание!

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  • 6 handful

    'hand·ful [ʼhæn(d)fʊl] n
    1) ( quantity holdable in hand) Handvoll f;
    he threw \handfuls of snow on her er bewarf sie händeweise mit Schnee;
    a \handful of hair ein Büschel nt Haare
    2) ( small number) Handvoll f;
    only a \handful of people turned up for the party nur wenige Leute kamen zu der Party
    3) no pl ( person hard to manage) Nervensäge f, Plage f;
    she's a bit of a \handful sie ist eine ziemliche Nervensäge;
    4) (iron: a lot)
    quite [or rather] a \handful eine ganze Menge

    English-German students dictionary > handful

  • 7 пригоршнями

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    Русско-персидский словарь > пригоршнями

  • 8 puñado

    m.
    handful, fistful.
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    1 handful
    \
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    noun m.
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    a puñados — by handfuls, in plenty

    me mola un puñado* I like it a lot, I love it

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    masculino handful

    había cucarachas a puñadosthere were loads o hundreds of cockroaches

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    Ex. Some friends have scavenged the boxes of books and taken away a few handfuls.
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    * a puñados = by the sackful, by the handful.
    * un puñado de = a bunch of, a handful of, a clutch of.
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    masculino handful

    había cucarachas a puñadosthere were loads o hundreds of cockroaches

    * * *

    Ex: Some friends have scavenged the boxes of books and taken away a few handfuls.

    * a puñados = by the sackful, by the handful.
    * un puñado de = a bunch of, a handful of, a clutch of.

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    handful
    un puñado de arena a handful o fistful of sand
    un puñado de clientes a handful of customers
    había cucarachas a puñados there were loads o hundreds of cockroaches
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    puñado sustantivo masculino
    handful
    puñado sustantivo masculino handful: sólo había un puñado de personas, there was only a handful of people
    ♦ Locuciones: a puñados, loads o hundreds of sthg
    ' puñado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    atajo
    - escabullirse
    - tierra
    English:
    handful
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    handful;
    a puñados by the handful;
    había policías/ratas a puñados the place was swarming with police/rats
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    m handful;
    a puñados by the handful;
    había … a puñados there were loads of … fam
    * * *
    1) : handful
    2)
    a puñados : lots of, by the handful
    * * *
    puñado n handful

    Spanish-English dictionary > puñado

  • 9 a puñados

    adv.
    by the handful, by handfuls, in handfuls.
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    familiar galore
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    = by the sackful, by the handful
    Ex. Kolya transported the harvested cucumbers to the village store where the locals bought them by the sackful.
    Ex. On Crete the locals eat them by the handful and spit out the pits like watermelon seeds.
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    = by the sackful, by the handful

    Ex: Kolya transported the harvested cucumbers to the village store where the locals bought them by the sackful.

    Ex: On Crete the locals eat them by the handful and spit out the pits like watermelon seeds.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a puñados

  • 10 manojo

    m.
    bunch.
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    1 bunch
    \
    ser un manojo de nervios to be a bundle of nerves
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    noun m.
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    SM
    1) (=conjunto) handful, bunch
    2) Caribe bundle of raw tobacco ( about 2lbs)
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    masculino bunch

    ser un manojo de nerviosto be a bundle of nerves

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    Ex. Some friends have scavenged the boxes of books and taken away a few handfuls.
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    * a manojos = by the handful.
    * arrancarse el pelo a manojos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.
    * un manojo de llaves = a set of + keys.
    * un manojo de nervios = a bundle of nerves.
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    masculino bunch

    ser un manojo de nerviosto be a bundle of nerves

    * * *

    Ex: Some friends have scavenged the boxes of books and taken away a few handfuls.

    * a manojos = by the handful.
    * arrancarse el pelo a manojos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.
    * un manojo de llaves = a set of + keys.
    * un manojo de nervios = a bundle of nerves.

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    (de flores, hierbas) bunch; (de llaves) bunch
    ser un manojo de nervios to be a bundle of nerves
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    manojo sustantivo masculino
    bunch;
    ser un manojo de nervios to be a bundle of nerves

    manojo sustantivo masculino bunch: estás hecha un manojo de nervios, you are a bundle of nerves

    ' manojo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    liar
    - mazo
    English:
    bunch
    - nervous
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    manojo nm
    1. [de hierbas] bunch;
    estar hecho o [m5] ser un manojo de nervios to be a bundle of nerves
    2. [de llaves] bunch
    3. [gran cantidad] loads;
    tiene un manojo de gatos she's got loads of cats
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    m handful;
    manojo de llaves bunch of keys;
    manojo de nervios fig bundle of nerves
    * * *
    manojo nm
    puñado: handful, bunch
    * * *
    manojo n bunch [pl. bunches]

    Spanish-English dictionary > manojo

  • 11 קומץ

    קוֹמֶץ, קֹמֶץm. (b. h.; קָמַץ) bending the three middle fingers over the hollow of the hand; (with מלא, or sub. מלא) grab, handful, contrad. to חוֹפֶן. Ber.3b אין הק׳ משביעוכ׳ one grab cannot satisfy a lion. Gen. R. s. 20 ק׳ עפרוכ׳ is not the handful of dust of the ground of which thou hast been made, booty in thy possession (which thou must give back to the earth)? Ib. s. 90 אין בה ק׳ ק׳ there would not be a handful for each person; Yalk. ib. 148 אינן מספיקין מק׳ ק׳; a. e.Esp. the handful of the meal offering which the priest takes to be put on the altar (Lev. 6:8). Men.III, 2 נתערב קוּמְצָהּ בק׳וכ׳ if the handful of one meal offering became mixed up with that of another meal offering. Ib. 3 ק׳ שנתערבוכ׳ if a ḳomets became mixed up with a meal offering from which no ḳomets was yet taken. Y.Shek.VI, end, 50b בקְמְצוֹ של כהן measured by the officiating priests handful; בק׳ של בעלים by the owners handful. Koh. R. to IV, 6 חביב עלי מלא קמצו של עניוכ׳ the handful of the poor mans offering is more precious to me than the fistfuls of the high priests frankincense; a. fr.Pl. קְמָצִים, קְמָצִין, קוּמְצִין. Gen. R. s. 5 חפנו … שמונה ק׳ Moses one fistful contained eight ordinary handfuls. Y. Shek. l. c. (ed. Zyt. קומצין); a. fr.

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  • 12 קמץ

    קוֹמֶץ, קֹמֶץm. (b. h.; קָמַץ) bending the three middle fingers over the hollow of the hand; (with מלא, or sub. מלא) grab, handful, contrad. to חוֹפֶן. Ber.3b אין הק׳ משביעוכ׳ one grab cannot satisfy a lion. Gen. R. s. 20 ק׳ עפרוכ׳ is not the handful of dust of the ground of which thou hast been made, booty in thy possession (which thou must give back to the earth)? Ib. s. 90 אין בה ק׳ ק׳ there would not be a handful for each person; Yalk. ib. 148 אינן מספיקין מק׳ ק׳; a. e.Esp. the handful of the meal offering which the priest takes to be put on the altar (Lev. 6:8). Men.III, 2 נתערב קוּמְצָהּ בק׳וכ׳ if the handful of one meal offering became mixed up with that of another meal offering. Ib. 3 ק׳ שנתערבוכ׳ if a ḳomets became mixed up with a meal offering from which no ḳomets was yet taken. Y.Shek.VI, end, 50b בקְמְצוֹ של כהן measured by the officiating priests handful; בק׳ של בעלים by the owners handful. Koh. R. to IV, 6 חביב עלי מלא קמצו של עניוכ׳ the handful of the poor mans offering is more precious to me than the fistfuls of the high priests frankincense; a. fr.Pl. קְמָצִים, קְמָצִין, קוּמְצִין. Gen. R. s. 5 חפנו … שמונה ק׳ Moses one fistful contained eight ordinary handfuls. Y. Shek. l. c. (ed. Zyt. קומצין); a. fr.

    Jewish literature > קמץ

  • 13 קוֹמֶץ

    קוֹמֶץ, קֹמֶץm. (b. h.; קָמַץ) bending the three middle fingers over the hollow of the hand; (with מלא, or sub. מלא) grab, handful, contrad. to חוֹפֶן. Ber.3b אין הק׳ משביעוכ׳ one grab cannot satisfy a lion. Gen. R. s. 20 ק׳ עפרוכ׳ is not the handful of dust of the ground of which thou hast been made, booty in thy possession (which thou must give back to the earth)? Ib. s. 90 אין בה ק׳ ק׳ there would not be a handful for each person; Yalk. ib. 148 אינן מספיקין מק׳ ק׳; a. e.Esp. the handful of the meal offering which the priest takes to be put on the altar (Lev. 6:8). Men.III, 2 נתערב קוּמְצָהּ בק׳וכ׳ if the handful of one meal offering became mixed up with that of another meal offering. Ib. 3 ק׳ שנתערבוכ׳ if a ḳomets became mixed up with a meal offering from which no ḳomets was yet taken. Y.Shek.VI, end, 50b בקְמְצוֹ של כהן measured by the officiating priests handful; בק׳ של בעלים by the owners handful. Koh. R. to IV, 6 חביב עלי מלא קמצו של עניוכ׳ the handful of the poor mans offering is more precious to me than the fistfuls of the high priests frankincense; a. fr.Pl. קְמָצִים, קְמָצִין, קוּמְצִין. Gen. R. s. 5 חפנו … שמונה ק׳ Moses one fistful contained eight ordinary handfuls. Y. Shek. l. c. (ed. Zyt. קומצין); a. fr.

    Jewish literature > קוֹמֶץ

  • 14 קֹמֶץ

    קוֹמֶץ, קֹמֶץm. (b. h.; קָמַץ) bending the three middle fingers over the hollow of the hand; (with מלא, or sub. מלא) grab, handful, contrad. to חוֹפֶן. Ber.3b אין הק׳ משביעוכ׳ one grab cannot satisfy a lion. Gen. R. s. 20 ק׳ עפרוכ׳ is not the handful of dust of the ground of which thou hast been made, booty in thy possession (which thou must give back to the earth)? Ib. s. 90 אין בה ק׳ ק׳ there would not be a handful for each person; Yalk. ib. 148 אינן מספיקין מק׳ ק׳; a. e.Esp. the handful of the meal offering which the priest takes to be put on the altar (Lev. 6:8). Men.III, 2 נתערב קוּמְצָהּ בק׳וכ׳ if the handful of one meal offering became mixed up with that of another meal offering. Ib. 3 ק׳ שנתערבוכ׳ if a ḳomets became mixed up with a meal offering from which no ḳomets was yet taken. Y.Shek.VI, end, 50b בקְמְצוֹ של כהן measured by the officiating priests handful; בק׳ של בעלים by the owners handful. Koh. R. to IV, 6 חביב עלי מלא קמצו של עניוכ׳ the handful of the poor mans offering is more precious to me than the fistfuls of the high priests frankincense; a. fr.Pl. קְמָצִים, קְמָצִין, קוּמְצִין. Gen. R. s. 5 חפנו … שמונה ק׳ Moses one fistful contained eight ordinary handfuls. Y. Shek. l. c. (ed. Zyt. קומצין); a. fr.

    Jewish literature > קֹמֶץ

  • 15 bergenggam-genggam

    in handfuls
    * * *
    in handfuls, by the handful

    Indonesia-Inggris kamus > bergenggam-genggam

  • 16 пригоршня

    жен. hand(ful) мерить полными пригоршнями ≈ to give good measure хватать полными пригоршнями ≈ to seize with both hands
    пригоршн|я - ж. handful;
    ~ями by the handful, in handfuls;
    полными ~ями lavishly, abundantly;
    набрать в ~ю воды take* some water in one`s cupped hands.

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > пригоршня

  • 17 fumba

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    [Swahili Word] -fumba
    [English Word] close (by bringing things or parts together)
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -fumbama, -fumbata, -fumbua, -fumbuka, fumbo, mfumba, mfumbua, ufumbuzi
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    [Swahili Word] -fumba
    [English Word] bring together
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -fumbama, -fumbata, -fumbua, -fumbuka, fumbo, mfumba, mfumbua, ufumbuzi
    [Swahili Example] alifumba macho
    [English Example] she closed her eyes
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    [Swahili Word] -fumba
    [English Word] shut
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -fumbama, -fumbata, -fumbua, -fumbuka, fumbo, mfumba, mfumbua, ufumbuzi
    [Swahili Example] moyo wa Bahati ulikuwa umefumba katika hali ya unyonge [Sul],
    [English Example] Bahati's heart was shut in a state of misery
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    [Swahili Word] -fumba macho
    [English Word] close the eyes
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] macho
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    [Swahili Word] -fumba mdomo
    [English Word] close the mouth
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] mdomo
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    [Swahili Word] -fumba
    [English Word] complicate
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -fumbama, -fumbata, -fumbua, -fumbuka, fumbo, mfumba, mfumbua, ufumbuzi
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    [Swahili Word] -fumba
    [English Word] elude
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -fumbama, -fumbata, -fumbua, -fumbuka, fumbo, mfumba, mfumbua, ufumbuzi
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    [Swahili Word] -fumba mdomo
    [English Word] keep quiet
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] mdomo
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    [Swahili Word] fumba
    [Swahili Plural] mafumba
    [English Word] track (of animals)
    [English Plural] tracks
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [English Definition] hoofprint or footprint left by an animal on the ground
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    [Swahili Word] -fumba
    [English Word] disguise
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -fumbama, -fumbata, -fumbua, -fumbuka, fumbo, mfumba, mfumbua, ufumbuzi
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    [Swahili Word] -fumba
    [English Word] mystify
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -fumbama, -fumbata, -fumbua, -fumbuka, fumbo, mfumba, mfumbua, ufumbuzi
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    [Swahili Word] -fumba
    [English Word] puzzle
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -fumbama, -fumbata, -fumbua, -fumbuka, fumbo, mfumba, mfumbua, ufumbuzi
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    [Swahili Word] -fumba
    [English Word] make a secret of
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -fumbama, -fumbata, -fumbua, -fumbuka, fumbo, mfumba, mfumbua, ufumbuzi
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    [Swahili Word] -fumba maneno
    [English Word] speak mysteriously
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] maneno
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    [Swahili Word] -fumba maneno
    [English Word] speak in riddles
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] maneno
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    [Swahili Word] -jifumba
    [English Word] be self-absorbed
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] reflexive
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    [Swahili Word] -jifumba
    [English Word] be self-centered
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] reflexive
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    [Swahili Word] -jifumba
    [English Word] be wrapped up in oneself
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -jifumba
    [English Word] live in a world of one's own
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] reflexive
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    [Swahili Word] kufumba na kufumbua
    [English Word] in the bat of an eye
    [Part of Speech] phrase
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    [Swahili Word] kufumba na kufumba
    [English Word] in a moment
    [Part of Speech] phrase
    [Related Words] -fumbua
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    [Swahili Word] fumba
    [Swahili Plural] mafumba
    [English Word] sleeping bag
    [English Plural] sleeping bags
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [Swahili Word] mkeka wa fumba
    [Swahili Plural] mikeka ya fumba
    [English Word] woven sleeping bag
    [English Plural] woven sleeping bags
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
    [Related Words] mkeka
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    [Swahili Word] -funika fumba
    [English Word] get into a sleeping bag
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -funika
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    [Swahili Word] fumba
    [Swahili Plural] mafumba
    [English Word] burial mat
    [English Plural] burial mats
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] kifumba, kifumbu
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    [Swahili Word] mkeka wa fumba
    [Swahili Plural] mikeka ya fumba
    [English Word] woven burial shroud
    [English Plural] woven burial shrouds
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
    [Related Words] mkeka
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    [Swahili Word] fumba
    [Swahili Plural] mafumba
    [English Word] bag made of matting
    [English Plural] bags
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] kifumba, kifumbu
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    [Swahili Word] fumba
    [Swahili Plural] mafumba
    [English Word] basket (for harvesting cloves)
    [English Plural] baskets
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [Swahili Word] fumba
    [Swahili Plural] mafumba
    [English Word] lump
    [English Plural] lumps
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] kifumba, kifumbu
    [Swahili Example] fumba la unga
    [English Example] lump of flour
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    [Swahili Word] fumba
    [Swahili Plural] mafumba
    [English Word] heap
    [English Plural] heaps
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] kifumba, kifumbu
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    [Swahili Word] fumba
    [Swahili Plural] mafumba
    [English Word] handful
    [English Plural] handfuls
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    Swahili-english dictionary > fumba

  • 18 ukofi

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    [Swahili Word] ukofi
    [Swahili Plural] kofi
    [English Word] palm of the hand (upturned)
    [English Plural] palms
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 11/10
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    [Swahili Word] ukofi
    [Swahili Plural] kofi
    [English Word] handful
    [English Plural] handfuls
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 11/10
    [English Definition] the amount of anything that will lie on the palm of the hand
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    Swahili-english dictionary > ukofi

  • 19 kichopo

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    [Swahili Word] kichopo
    [Swahili Plural] vichopo
    [English Word] handful
    [English Plural] handfuls
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
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    [Swahili Word] kichopo
    [Swahili Plural] vichopo
    [English Word] trifle
    [English Plural] trifles
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
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    [Swahili Word] kichopo
    [Swahili Plural] vichopo
    [English Word] small ingredient
    [English Plural] small ingredients
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Swahili Example] kufika sokoni kutimiza ghasia ghasia na vichopochopo vilivyohitajika kwa chakula cha mgeni [Ya]
    [English Example] to go to the market and quickly grab up the small ingredients that were needed for the guest's food
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    Swahili-english dictionary > kichopo

  • 20 gao

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    [Swahili Word] gao
    [Swahili Plural] magao
    [English Word] handful
    [English Plural] handfuls
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [Swahili Word] gao
    [Swahili Plural] magao
    [English Word] palm of the hand
    [English Plural] palms of the hand
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [Swahili Word] gao
    [Swahili Plural] magao
    [English Word] facade
    [English Plural] facades
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Swahili Definition] upande wa mbele au wa nyuma wa nyumba
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    [Swahili Word] gao
    [Swahili Plural] magao
    [English Word] housefront
    [English Plural] housefronts
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Swahili Definition] upande wa mbele au wa nyuma wa nyumba
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    [Swahili Word] gao
    [Swahili Plural] magao
    [English Word] shield (large)
    [English Plural] shields (large)
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Swahili Definition] kitu bapa chenye mshikio kati kilichotengenezwa kwa ngozi au mti au kitu cha madini na kinachotumiwa kujikinga na mkuki au mshale katika mapigano
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    Swahili-english dictionary > gao

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  • handful — hand ful (h[a^]nd f[.u]l), n.; pl. {handfuls} (h[a^]nd f[.u]lz). [AS. handfull.] 1. As much as the hand will grasp or contain. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. A hand s breadth; four inches. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Knap the tongs together about a handful …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • handful — /hand fool/, n., pl. handfuls. 1. the quantity or amount that the hand can hold: a handful of coins. 2. a small amount, number, or quantity: a handful of men. 3. Informal. a person or thing that is as much as one can manage or control: The baby s …   Universalium

  • handful — noun (plural handfuls; also handsful) Date: before 12th century 1. as much or as many as the hand will grasp 2. a small quantity or number < a handful of people > 3. as much as one can manage < the kids are quite a handful > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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