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handle [ˈhændl]1. noun[of basket, bucket] anse f ; [of broom, spade, knife] manche m ; [of door, drawer, suitcase] poignée f ; [of saucepan] queue f• to have a handle on [+ problem, state of affairs] comprendrea. [+ fruit, food] toucher à ; ( = move by hand) manipuler• "handle with care" « fragile »b. ( = deal with) [+ ship, car] manœuvrer ; [+ weapon, money, person, animal] manier• you didn't handle that very well! vous ne vous y êtes pas bien pris !• to handle well [car] être facile à manier* * *['hændl] 1.1) (on door, drawer, bag) poignée f; (on bucket, cup, basket) anse f; ( on frying pan) queue f; (on saucepan, cutlery, hammer, spade) manche m; (on wheelbarrow, pump) bras m2.transitive verb1) ( touch) manipuler [explosives, samples, food]; manier [gun, tool]to handle somebody gently/roughly — traiter quelqu'un gentiment/rudement
to handle something gently/roughly — manier quelque chose délicatement/brutalement
‘handle with care’ — ‘fragile’
to handle the ball — ( in football) faire une faute de main
2) ( manage) manier [horse]; manœuvrer [car]3) ( deal with) traiter [case, negotiations]; faire face à [situation, crisis]; supporter [stress, pace]4) ( process) [organization] traiter [money, clients, order]; [airport, port] accueillir [passengers, cargo]; [factory] traiter [waste]; [person] manier [information, money, accounts]; [computer] manipuler [graphics, information]; [department, official] s'occuper de [complaints, enquiries]; [agent] s'occuper de [sale]; [lawyer] s'occuper de [case]; traiter [theme]3.intransitive verb Automobilethe car handles well/badly — la voiture manœuvre bien/mal
••to fly off the handle — (colloq) piquer une crise (colloq)
to be too hot to handle — ( of situation) être trop risqué
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A n1 (on door, drawer) poignée f ; (on bucket, cup, basket) anse f ; (on bag, suitcase) poignée f ; ( on piece of cutlery) manche m ; (on frying pan, saucepan) queue f ; (on hammer, screwdriver) manche m ; (on broom, spade) manche m ; (on wheelbarrow, pump) bras m ; a knife with a wooden handle un couteau à manche de bois ; to pick sth up by the handle prendre qch par la poignée or par le manche ; to hold sth by the handle tenir qch par la poignée or par le manche ;2 fig ( hold) to get a handle on sb comprendre qn fig ; to use sth as a handle against sb se servir de qch comme d'une arme contre qn ;4 ○ ( on CB radio) indicatif m.B vtr1 ( touch) manipuler [explosives, samples, food] ; to handle sb gently/roughly traiter qn gentiment/rudement ; to handle sth gently/roughly manier qch délicatement/brutalement ; to handle stolen goods faire du trafic de marchandises volées ; to handle drugs faire du trafic de drogue ; to handle a gun manier un pistolet ; ‘handle with care’ ‘fragile’ ; ‘please do not handle (the goods)’ ‘prière de ne pas toucher (à la marchandise)’ ; to handle the ball ( in football) faire une faute de main ;2 ( manage) manier [horse] ; manœuvrer [car] ; to know how to handle children/clients savoir s'y prendre avec les enfants/les clients ; he's hard to handle il n'a pas un caractère facile ; this car handles bends well cette voiture tient bien la route dans les virages ;3 ( deal with) traiter [grievances, case, negotiations] ; affronter, faire face à [emergency, crisis] ; supporter [stress] ; he couldn't handle the pace/pressure il n'a pas supporté le rythme/la pression ; she handled the situation very well elle a très bien fait face à la situation ; I can't handle any more problems at the moment! j'ai assez de problèmes comme ça en ce moment! ; can you handle another sausage/drink ○ ? hum est-ce que tu peux encore avaler une saucisse/un verre? ; leave it to me, I can handle it laisse-moi faire, je peux m'en occuper ;4 ( process) [organization] traiter [money, clients, order] ; [airport, port] accueillir [traffic, passengers, cargo] ; [factory] traiter [waste, pesticides] ; [person] manier [information, money, accounts] ; [person] examiner [job application] ; [computer] manipuler [graphics, information] ; [department, official] s'occuper de [complaints, immigration, enquiries] ; [agent] s'occuper de [sale] ; [lawyer] s'occuper de [case] ;5 ( artistically) traiter [theme, narrative, rhythms].C vi Aut the car handles well/badly la voiture manœuvre bien/mal ; it handles well on bends/on wet surfaces elle prend bien les virages/elle tient bien la route sur chaussée humide.to fly off the handle ○ piquer une crise ○ ; to be too hot to handle ( of situation) être trop risqué. -
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handle ['hændəl]manche ⇒ 1 (a) poignée ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) anse ⇒ 1 (a) queue ⇒ 1 (a) toucher à ⇒ 2 (a) manœuvrer ⇒ 2 (b) conduire ⇒ 2 (b) manier ⇒ 2 (b) traiter ⇒ 2 (c), 2 (d) s'occuper de ⇒ 2 (d) répondre ⇒ 31 noun(a) (of broom, knife, screwdriver) manche m; (of suitcase, box, drawer, door) poignée f; (of cup) anse f; (of saucepan) queue f; (of stretcher) bras m;(b) familiar (name → of citizens' band user) nom m de code□ ; (→ which sounds impressive) titre m de noblesse□∎ to get a handle on sth piger qch;∎ I'll get back to you once I've got a handle on the situation je vous recontacterai quand j'aurai la situation en main;∎ the first thing to do is to get a handle on the export market la première chose à faire est de nous familiariser avec le marché à l'exportation□∎ please do not handle the goods (sign) ne pas toucher;∎ handle with care (on package) ≃ fragile;∎ pesticides should be handled with caution les pesticides doivent être manipulés avec précaution;∎ to handle the ball (in football) faire une main(b) (operate → ship) manœuvrer, gouverner; (→ car) conduire; (→ gun) se servir de, manier; (→ words, numbers) manier;∎ have you any experience of handling horses? savez-vous vous y prendre avec les chevaux?(c) (cope with → crisis, problem) traiter; (→ situation) faire face à; (→ crowd, traffic, death) supporter;∎ you handled that very well tu as très bien réglé les choses;∎ I couldn't have handled it better myself je n'aurais pas mieux fait;∎ he's good at handling people il sait s'y prendre avec les gens;∎ I don't know how to handle her je ne sais pas comment la prendre;∎ leave this to me, I'LL handle him laisse-moi m'en occuper, je me charge de lui;∎ four babies are a lot for one person to handle quatre bébés, cela fait beaucoup pour une seule personne;∎ do you think you can handle the job? penses-tu être capable de faire le travail?;∎ I couldn't handle it if Dad died si papa mourait, je ne le supporterais pas;∎ how is she handling it? comment s'en sort-elle?;∎ familiar he can't handle his drink il ne tient pas l'alcool;∎ it's nothing I can't handle je me débrouille∎ she handles my tax for me elle s'occupe de mes impôts;∎ we're too small to handle an order of that size notre entreprise est trop petite pour traiter une commande de cette importance;∎ could you handle this task as well? pourriez-vous également vous charger de ce travail?;∎ the airport handles two hundred planes a day chaque jour deux cents avions passent par l'aéroport;∎ to handle stolen goods receler des objets volés;∎ we don't handle chemical products nous ne faisons pas de produits chimiques(car, ship) répondre;∎ how does she handle? (car) est-ce qu'elle répond bien? -
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fence [fens]1 noun∎ electric/barbed-wire fence clôture f électrique/en fil barbelé(b) (in show-jumping) obstacle m;∎ to rush one's fences (horse) arriver trop vite sur l'obstacle; figurative aller trop vite en besogne∎ to come down on the right/wrong side of the fence choisir le bon/mauvais parti;∎ to be on the other side of the fence être de l'autre côté de la barricade;∎ to mend one's fences (with fans, electorate) se refaire une réputation; (with friends, colleagues) se regagner des faveurs;∎ to mend one's fences with sb (fans, electorate) se refaire une réputation auprès ou regagner les faveurs de qn; (friends, colleagues) se réconcilier avec qn;∎ to sit on the fence ne pas se prononcer, rester neutre;∎ stop sitting on the fence, come down off the fence prononce-toi►► fence post piquet m de clôture∎ he feels fenced in il se sent enfermé, il étouffe;∎ to feel fenced in by sth étouffer sous le poids de qchséparer à l'aide d'une clôture
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