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handy [Brit ˈhandi, Am ˈhændi] ADJ

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1. handy (useful):

handy book, index, skill

handy bag, tool, pocket

to be handy for doing

être pratique pour faire

a handy hint or tip

un conseil utile

to come in handy for sb/sth

servir à qn/qc

to come in handy for doing

servir à faire

don't throw the box away, it might come in handy

ne jette pas la boîte, elle peut toujours servir

an ability to speak Spanish could come in handy

savoir parler espagnol pourrait être utile

that's handy to know

c'est bon à savoir

3. handy (skilful) inf:

handy player, footballer

doué (at doing pour faire)

to be handy with a paintbrush/ one's fists

savoir se servir d'un pinceau/de ses poings

to be handy about the house

être bricoleur/-euse m/f

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to come in useful or handy box, compass, string etc:

être utile, servir

to come in useful or handy skill, qualification:

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être utile allumette, parapluie:

to come in handy

votre canif m'a été très utile

your penknife came in very handy

commode instrument, outil

handy

cela peut toujours resservir

it may come in handy again inf

cela peut toujours servir

it might come in handy

pratique appareil, objet

handy, practical

ça peut toujours rendre service

it might come in handy

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handy ADJ

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1. handy (useful):

handy

to come in handy

2. handy (nearby):

handy

à portée de main

3. handy (skilful):

handy

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a handy hint

to come in handy/useful

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maniable livre, outil

handy

handy

ça tombe bien/mal

that's handy/a nuisance

to come in handy

to come in handy/useful

a handy hint

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He is extremely good with video games and is somewhat of an otaku, but proves to be quite handy with making things. en.wikipedia.org

Sugar packets are also handy forms of advertisement for businesses. en.wikipedia.org

Whenever family disputes occurred, he was always handy to resolve differences. en.wikipedia.org

She said she had always been handy with tools, and had wanted to build a home for herself, a goal which she eventually realized. en.wikipedia.org

Lane was a 168 cm rover and handy goalkicker. en.wikipedia.org

This allows for handy specification and realization discovery, and navigation. en.wikipedia.org

He opens the bottle, pours some of the mixture onto a handy spoon and drinks it. en.wikipedia.org

Handy was an educated musician who used folk material in his compositions. en.wikipedia.org

Her ability to switch treasure is quite handy. en.wikipedia.org

Handy was noted for taking only a one-percent profit on the films, while he could have taken as much as seven percent. en.wikipedia.org

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