handful

handful

handful (plural handfuls or handsful)

1. As much as the hand will grasp or contain. - Joseph Addison
2. (obsolete) A hands breadth; four inches.

   Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom. - Francis Bacon

3. A small quantity, usually approximately equal to five, the number of fingers on a hand.

   This handful of men were tied to very hard duty. - Fuller

4. Something which can only be managed with difficulty.

   Those twins are a real handful to look after.

	manciata
	amount held in hand
	small quantity
	Piccola quantità che può essere contenuta in una mano.

	pugno
	breadth of hand
	amount held in hand
	small quantity

	manipolo
	breadth of hand
	small quantity

	birichino
	handled with difficulty

	gruppetto
	breadth of hand

	indisciplinato
	handled with difficulty

	irrequieto
	handled with difficulty

fascio

mazzo

Altri significati:

As much as the hand will grasp or contain. - Joseph Addison

Something which can only be managed with difficulty.

A small quantity, usually approximately equal to five, the number of fingers on a hand.

(obsolete) A hand's breadth; four inches.

Traduzione 'veloce'

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