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1 handful
noun1) Handvoll, diea 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.)
* * *1) (as much as can be held in one hand: a handful of sweets.) die Handvoll2) (a small number: Only a handful of people came to the meeting.) die Handvoll* * *ˈhand·ful[ˈhæn(d)fʊl]na \handful of hair ein Büschel nt Haareonly a \handful of people turned up for the party nur wenige Leute kamen zu der Partyshe's a bit of a \handful sie ist eine ziemliche Nervensäge* * *['hndfʊl]nby the handful, in handfuls — händeweise; (hair, fur) büschelweise
2) (= small number) Hand f voll3) (fig)those children are a handful — die Kinder können einen ganz schön in Trab halten
his new girl's quite a handful (hum) — an seiner neuen Freundin ist ganz hübsch was dran (inf)
* * *handful [ˈhændfʊl; ˈhænfʊl] s2. umg Plage f (lästige Person oder Sache), Nervensäge f:be quite a handful for sb jemandem ganz schön zu schaffen machen* * *noun1) Handvoll, die2) (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.
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