handful in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for handful in the English»Spanish Dictionary

handful [Am ˈhæn(d)ˌfʊl, Brit ˈhan(d)fʊl, ˈhan(d)f(ə)l] N

1. handful (amount):

handful

puñado m

his hair was coming out by the handful

el pelo se le caía a mechones or manojos

2. handful (small number):

handful + sing or pl vb

puñado m

only a handful of people were there

había poca gente

only a handful of people were there

solo había un puñado de personas

3. handful (troublesome person or people) no pl:

they are a real handful children:

dan mucho trabajo

they are a real handful children:

son muy traviesos

they are a real handful adults:

son muy difíciles

they are a real handful adults:

son de armas tomar

Translations for handful in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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manotada

handful

puñado

handful

un puñado de arena

a handful o fistful of sand

un puñado de clientes

a handful of customers

dar lidia Col ¡qué lidia dan estos niños!

these children are a real handful!

cuatro gatos inf

a handful of people

en el pueblo no quedan más que cuatro gatos

there's hardly a soul o there's only a handful of people left in the village

de abrigo Spain inf es un niño de abrigo

he's a real handful inf

estos niños tienen tela

these kids are a real handful inf

un puñado de hombres logró someter a todo el país

a handful of men managed to subjugate o conquer the whole country

este crío se las trae

this kid's a terror o handful inf

handful in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for handful in the English»Spanish Dictionary

handful [ˈhændfʊl] N no pl

1. handful a. fig (small amount):

handful

puñado m

a handful of people

un puñado de personas

2. handful (person):

to be a real handful child

ser un bicho

to be a real handful adult

ser de armas tomar

Translations for handful in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

puñado

handful

a puñados (mucho)

by the handful

puño

handful

dar mucha guerra inf

to be a real handful

handful Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a handful of people

un puñado de personas

to be a real handful child

ser un bicho

to be a real handful adult

ser de armas tomar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Hers was one of a handful of votes who put him over the top to secure the democratic nomination.

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By 1800, being a geisha was considered a female occupation (though there are still a handful of male geisha working today).

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However, the party never became much bigger than a handful of people.

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After the war, only a handful of the most prolific big bands survived.

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A handful of lawyers are lined up for the mind-readers to read.

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The relief column marches on towards the fort but heat, lack of water and a sand castle building competition gone wrong decimates the force to a handful.

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The audiobooks are presented in unabridged format with the exception of a handful of missing stories from the first book.

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Since then a handful of further courses have been added, and a few have been dropped.

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There are also a handful of other such markets.

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His identity is unknown, but only a handful of people actually know it.

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