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handful [ˈhændfʊl]a. poignée f* * *['hændfʊl]1) ( fistful) poignée f2) ( small number) ( of people) poignée f; (of buildings, objects, works) petit nombre m3) (colloq) (person, animal) -
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handful n3 ○ (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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handful ['hændfʊl]∎ figurative a handful of (a few) quelques;∎ a handful of people quelques personnes;∎ how many people were there? - only a handful combien de personnes y avait-il? - seulement quelques-unes∎ to be a handful être difficile□ ;∎ that child is a real handful cet enfant-là me donne du fil à retordre;∎ he's proving to be a real handful for the defence il donne du fil à retordre à la défense adverse✾ Book ✾ Film 'A Handful of Dust' Waugh, Sturridge 'Une Poignée de cendre' (book), 'A Handful of dust' (film) -
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1) (as much as can be held in one hand: a handful of sweets.) poignée2) (a small number: Only a handful of people came to the meeting.) poignée3) (a person etc difficult to control: Her three children are a (bit of a) handful.) (personne) qui donne du fil à retordre -
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[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) main2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) aiguille3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) ouvrier, ière, membre de l'équipage4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) coup de main5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) main, jeu6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) paume7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) écriture2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) donner, rendre, transmettre2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) remettre, retourner•- handful- handbag - handbill - handbook - handbrake - handcuff - handcuffs - hand-lens - handmade - hand-operated - hand-out - hand-picked - handshake - handstand - handwriting - handwritten - at hand - at the hands of - be hand in glove with someone - be hand in glove - by hand - fall into the hands of someone - fall into the hands - force someone's hand - get one's hands on - give/lend a helping hand - hand down - hand in - hand in hand - hand on - hand out - hand-out - handout - hand over - hand over fist - hands down - hands off! - hands-on - hands up! - hand to hand - have a hand in something - have a hand in - have/get/gain the upper hand - hold hands with someone - hold hands - in good hands - in hand - in the hands of - keep one's hand in - off one's hands - on hand - on the one hand... on the other hand -... on the other hand - out of hand - shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand - shake hands with / shake someone's hand - a show of hands - take in hand - to hand -
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