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• You may know by a (the) handful the whole sack - По образчику узнают и сукно (П) -
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handful имя существительное: -
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1) hollow of the hand; cupped hand
2) (количество)
handful прям. и перен.* * ** * *hollow of the hand; cupped hand* * *handhandfulpalm -
10 этот ребёнок - истинное наказание!
1) General subject: that child is ( quite) a handful!2) Makarov: that child is quite a handful!Универсальный русско-английский словарь > этот ребёнок - истинное наказание!
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11 По образчику узнают и сукно
We can judge of the quality of a whole thing by a little pieceCf: By a small sample we may judge the whole piece (Am.). The sack is known by the sample (Br.). You don't have to eat a whole tub of butter to get the taste (Am.). You may know by a handful the whole sack (Br.). You may know by the handful the whole sack (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > По образчику узнают и сукно
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ж.2) ( небольшое количество) handful, knot, cluster (of people)собира́ться ку́чками — gather in knots, cluster together
••"Могу́чая ку́чка" (группа русских композиторов) — the Mighty Handful ( nickname of a group of 19th-century Russian composers)
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ж.при́го́ршня ви́шен — a handful of cherries
он сы́пал зерно́ по́лными при́го́ршнями — he scattered the grain in handfuls
пить во́ду при́го́ршнями — drink water from cupped hands
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жhandful, fistfulгорсть конфе́т — handful of sweets
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19 высказывать опасения
•Just a few years ago these concerns were voiced only by a handful of environmentalists.
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20 высказывать опасения
•Just a few years ago these concerns were voiced only by a handful of environmentalists.
Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > высказывать опасения
См. также в других словарях:
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
handful — (n.) O.E. handful; see HAND (Cf. hand) (n.) + FUL (Cf. ful). Originally the quality that can be held in a hand; also a medieval linear measurement of four inches. Meaning a small portion or part is from c.1400. Figurative meaning as much as one… … Etymology dictionary
handful — [hand′fool΄] n. pl. handfuls [ME < OE handfull] 1. as much or as many as the hand will hold 2. a relatively small number or amount [a mere handful of people] 3. Informal as much as one is able to manage; someone or something hard to manage … English World dictionary
handful — has the plural form handfuls. See ful … Modern English usage
handful — [adj] a small quantity few, scattering, small number, smattering, some, spattering, sprinkling; concept 789 Ant. lot, mass … New thesaurus
handful — ► NOUN 1) a quantity that fills the hand. 2) a small number or amount. 3) informal a person who is difficult to deal with or control … English terms dictionary
handful — noun 1 amount that can be held in one hand ADJECTIVE ▪ good ▪ double ▪ She bent and pulled up a double handful of weeds. PREPOSITION ▪ handful of … Collocations dictionary
handful — hand|ful [ˈhændful] n 1.) an amount that you can hold in your hand handful of ▪ The boy picked up a handful of stones and started throwing them at us. 2.) a handful of sth a very small number of people or things ▪ There were only a handful of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
handful — [[t]hæ̱ndfʊl[/t]] handfuls 1) N SING: usu N of n A handful of people or things is a small number of them. He surveyed the handful of customers at the bar... One spring morning a handful of potential investors assembled in Quincy. 2) N COUNT: usu… … English dictionary
handful */*/ — UK [ˈhæn(d)fʊl] / US [ˈhæn(d)ˌfʊl] noun Word forms handful : singular handful plural handfuls 1) [singular] a very small number of people or things The game was dominated by a handful of players. 2) [countable] the quantity of something that you… … English dictionary
handful — noun 1 (C) an amount that you can hold in your hand (+ of): a handful of nuts 2 a handful of a very small number of people or things: Only a handful of countries have implemented these regulations. 3 a handful informal someone, especially a child … Longman dictionary of contemporary English