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Mémoires
handfuls

in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Italian
Italian
English
English

manciata [manˈtʃata] N f

manciata
handful
manciata
fistful
una manciata di riso
a handful of rice
a manciate
by the handful, in handfuls
English
English
Italian
Italian
handful
manciata f
by the handful or in handfuls
a manciate
fistful
manciata f (of di)
scattering (of people)
manciata f
trickle (of investment, orders)
manciata f

in the PONS Dictionary

Italian
Italian
English
English

manciata [man·ˈtʃa:·ta] N f

1. manciata (pugno):

manciata
handful

2. manciata fig (piccola quantità):

manciata
couple
una manciata di secondi
a couple of seconds
English
English
Italian
Italian
handful
manciata f

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

una manciata di secondi
a couple of seconds

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Rimaneva solo da inventare un eroe, un'eroina e una manciata di altri personaggi, che facessero quelle cose che, sapevo, le persone reali avevano fatto.
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Una manciata di bambini orfani, traumatizzati e confusi, dichiarano in un'intervista di non poter visualizzare il loro futuro, ed esprimono un desiderio di essere "niente".
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Flora afferma che è di altissima qualità, il che significa che potrebbe provenire solo da una manciata di panifici.
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La prima manciata di operaie, cresciute dalla sola regina, rimane di piccole dimensioni.
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In una manciata di pagine della parte finale del libro è raccontato un aneddoto molto suggestivo, dal quale trae il titolo l'intero libro.
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