handful

handful
noun
1) Handvoll, die

a 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.)

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noun
1) (as much as can be held in one hand: a handful of sweets.) die Handvoll
2) (a small number: Only a handful of people came to the meeting.) die Handvoll
3) (a person etc difficult to control: Her three children are a (bit of a) handful.) die Plage
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ˈhand·ful
[ˈhæn(d)fʊl]
n
1. (quantity holdable in hand) Handvoll f
he threw \handfuls of snow on her er bewarf sie händeweise mit Schnee
a \handful of hair ein Büschel nt Haare
2. (small number) Handvoll f
only a \handful of people turned up for the party nur wenige Leute kamen zu der Party
3. no pl (person hard to manage) Nervensäge f, Plage f
she's a bit of a \handful sie ist eine ziemliche Nervensäge
4. (iron: a lot)
quite [or rather] a \handful eine ganze Menge
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['hndfʊl]
n
1) Hand f voll; (of hair, fur) Büschel nt

a handful of soil — eine Handvoll Erde

by the handful, in handfuls — händeweise; (hair, fur) büschelweise

2) (= small number) Hand f voll
3) (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)

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handful [ˈhændfʊl; ˈhænfʊl] s
1. (eine) Handvoll (auch fig Personen)
2. umg Plage f (lästige Person oder Sache), Nervensäge f:
be quite a handful for sb jemandem ganz schön zu schaffen machen
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noun
1) Handvoll, die

a 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.)

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adv.
handvoll adv.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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