Handy

Han·dy  (hnd), W(illiam) C(hristopher) 1873-1958.

American musician and composer. He was the first person to recognize the importance of blues as a legitimate musical form and the first to publish a blues composition, "The Memphis Blues" (1911).

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hand·y  (hnd)

adj. hand·i·er, hand·i·est

1. Skillful in using one's hands; manually adroit. See Synonyms at dexterous.

2. Readily accessible: found a handy spot for the hammer.

3. Useful; convenient: a handy tool.

4. Easy to use or handle: a handy reference book.

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handi·ness n.

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handy

Adjective

[handier, handiest]

1. conveniently within reach

2. easy to handle or use

3. good at manual work

handily adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Handy - United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958) W. C. Handy, William Christopher Handy
Adj.	1.	handy - easy to reach; "found a handy spot for the can opener" ready to hand accessible - capable of being reached; "a town accessible by rail"
	2.	handy - easy to use; "a handy gadget" convenient - suited to your comfort or purpose or needs; "a convenient excuse for not going"
	3.	handy - skillful with the hands; "handy with an axe" adroit - quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator"

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handy

adjective 1. useful, practical, helpful, neat, convenient, easy to use, manageable, user-friendly, serviceable << OPPOSITE useless

adjective 2. convenient, close, near, available, nearby, accessible, on hand, at hand, within reach, just round the corner, at your fingertips << OPPOSITE inconvenient

adjective 3. skilful, skilled, expert, clever, adept, ready, deft, nimble, proficient, adroit, dexterous << OPPOSITE unskilled

Translations

handy [ˈhændɪ] adj (close at hand) → a mano (= useful) [machine, tool etc] → práctico (= skilful); hábil, diestro;

to come in handy → venir bien

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handy [ˈhændɪ] adj [person] → adroit(e) (= close at hand); sous la main (= convenient); pratique;

to come in handy → être (or s'avérer) utile

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handy [ˈhændɪ] adj → praktisch;

(skilful) → geschickt;

(close at hand) → in der Nähe;

to come in handy → sich als nützlich erweisen

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handy [ˈhændɪ] adj [person] → bravo/a (= close at hand); a portata di mano (= convenient); comodo/a (= useful) [machine etc] → pratico/a, utile;

to come in handy → servire

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handy

adj handy [ˈhӕndi]

1 ready (to use); in a convenient place I like to keep my tools handy; This house is handy for the shops. byderhand, gerieflik قَريب، يَسْهُل الوصول إليهِ на удобно място u ruky; výhodně položený nær ved hånden; i nærheden in der Nähe πρόχειρος, σε βολική θέση a mano, cercano käepärast آماده käsillä à portée (de la main) קָרוֹב आसान prirucan, praktican, zgodan kéznél lévő siap pakai við höndina; handhægur sottomano 手近の 곁에 있는 po ranka, patogus tuvumā; pa rokai; parocīgs mudah dicapai klaar voor gebruik, bij de hand, handig praktisk, for hånden, hendig poręczny, pod ręką conveniente la înde­mână; apropiat (de) под рукой; близкий pri ruke; výhodne položený pri roki pri ruci till hands, alldeles intill ใกล้มือ el altında, yakın 近便的 близький; такий, що є під рукою استعمال میں آسان sẵn có; thuận tiện 近便的

2 easy to use; useful a handy tool. handig مُلائِم، سَهْل للإسْتِعْمال удобен за управление šikovný bekvem; praktisk handlich χρήσιμος, εύχρηστος práctico; útil mugav سودمند kätevä pratique קַל לְשִימוּש उपयोगी praktican, jednostavan za upotrebu ügyes, alkalmas berguna, praktis handhægur, hentugur utile 手ころな 다루기 쉬운 patogus, naudingas ērts (lietošanai) mudah digunakan handig nyttig wygodny w użyciu útil practic удобный šikovný pripraven zgodan praktisk, lätthanterlig สะดวก yararlı, kullanışlı 便於使用的 зручний کار آمد dễ sử dụng; có ích 便于使用的

n handiness

handigheid مُلائَمَه، سُهولَة الإسْتِعْمال удобство příhodnost det at være bekvem die Gewandtheit εξυπηρετικότητα, βολικότητα, ευχρησία conveniencia; en el facilidad manejo mugavus سودمندي kätevyys habileté, commodité מוכשָר आसान prirucnost, spretnost ügyesség kesiapan handlagni abilità, comodità 手ごろさ 다루기 쉬움 patogumas, naudingumas parocīgums sifat yang mudah digunakan handigheid, nut som faller godt/lett i hånden, håndterlighet podręczność conveniência îndemânare; utilitate удобство vhodnosť ročnost, udobnost zgodnost lätthanterlighet, flinkhet beceriklilik 方便 зручність керування کار آمدی sự tiện lợi 方便

n handyman [ˈmӕn]

a man who does jobs, for himself or other people, especially around the house. nutsman ماهِر في ممارسَة الأعْمال اليدويَّه момче за всичко všeuměl, kutil altmuligmand das Mädchen für alles (πολυ)τεχνίτης manitas meistrimees نوکر؛ مستخدم apumies à tout faire homme שִׁיפּוצנִיק सर्वकर्मकार covjek (majstor) za sve sitne poslove ezermester tukang serabutan snúningamaður; þúsundþjala-/heimasmiður uomo tuttofare よろず屋 잡역부 visų galų meistras meistars visos mājas darbos orang yang boleh membuat kerja-kerja rencam klusjesman altmuligmann majster do wszystkiego faz-tudo om priceput la toate на все руки мастер (domáci) majster, údržbár za vse pripraven človek majstor allt i allo, tusenkonstnär คนที่รับจ้างทำงานเล็ก ๆ น้อย ๆ elinden her iş gelen kişi 干雜活者 майстер на всі руки گھریلو مرمتوں ، ہنگامی کاموں کو انجام دینے والا شخص người làm những công việc lặt vặt 干杂活者

come in handy

to be useful I'll keep these bottles – they might come in handy. goed te pas kom يَكون مُفيدا бивам полезен hodit se blive til nytte gelegen kommen φαίνομαι χρήσιμος servir, ser útil tarvis minema به درد خوردن olla käyttöä servir לְהָבִיא תוֹעֶלֶת उपयोगी होना dobro poslužiti hasznos (lehet) berguna koma í góðar þarfir essere utile 役に立つ 편리하다 praversti noderēt boleh digunakan nanti handig zijn, van pas komen komme godt med, passe bra przydawać się ser útil a fi de folos пригодиться hodiť sa prav priti poslužiti komma till nytta (pass) ซึ่งนำไปใช้ประโยชน์ได้ işe yaramak 有用 знадобитися مفید ہونا có ích 迟早有用