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1) (as much as can be held in one hand: a handful of sweets.) puñado2) (a small number: Only a handful of people came to the meeting.) puñado3) (a person etc difficult to control: Her three children are a (bit of a) handful.) dar mucha guerra, ser difícil de controlarhandful n puñadotr['hændfʊl]1 puñado\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be quite a handful ser difícil de controlar, dar mucha guerrahandful ['hænd.fʊl] n: puñado madv.• manojo adv.n.• manada s.f.• manojo s.m.• puñado s.m.• puño s.m.'hændfʊla) ( amount) puñado mb) ( small number) (+ sing o pl vb) puñado mc) ( troublesome person or people) (no pl)['hændfʊl]N (=quantity) manojo m, puñado m ; (=small number) puñado m* * *['hændfʊl]a) ( amount) puñado mb) ( small number) (+ sing o pl vb) puñado mc) ( troublesome person or people) (no pl)
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