Han·dy (h n d ), 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). |
| 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. hand i·ness n. |
handy [ˈhændɪ]
adj handier, handiest
1. conveniently or easily within reach
2. easy to manoeuvre, handle, or use a handy tool
3. skilful with one's hands
handiness n
Handy [ˈhændɪ]
n
(Biographies / Handy, W(illiam) C(hristopher) (1873-1958) M, US, MUSIC: blues musician, MUSIC: songwriter) W(illiam) C(hristopher). 1873-1958, US blues musician and songwriter, esp noted for the song ``St Louis Blues''
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| Noun | 1. | Handy - United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958) |
| Adj. | 1. | handy - easy to reach; "found a handy spot for the can opener" 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" |
handy
adjective
1. useful, practical, helpful, neat, convenient, easy to use, manageable, user-friendly, serviceable handy hints on looking after indoor plants a handy little device
useful awkward, useless, inconvenient, unwieldy
useful awkward, useless, inconvenient, unwieldy
2. convenient, close, near, available, nearby, accessible, on hand, at hand, within reach, just round the corner, at your fingertips This lively town is handy for Londoners. Keep a pencil and paper handy.
convenient awkward, out of the way, inaccessible, inconvenient, unavailable
convenient awkward, out of the way, inaccessible, inconvenient, unavailable
Translations
handy [ˈhændɪ] ADJ (handier (compar) (handiest (superl)))
1. (= at hand) [scissors, book] → a mano; (= conveniently close) [shops, station] → cerca, a mano
have you got a pen handy? → ¿tienes un bolígrafo a mano?
our house is handy for the shops → nuestra casa está or queda cerca de las tiendas
to keep sth handy → tener algo a mano
have you got a pen handy? → ¿tienes un bolígrafo a mano?
our house is handy for the shops → nuestra casa está or queda cerca de las tiendas
to keep sth handy → tener algo a mano
2. (= useful) [tool, gadget, hint] → práctico, útil
credit cards can be handy → las tarjetas de crédito pueden resultar muy prácticas or útiles
it turned out rather handy that the trip was cancelled → nos vino bastante bien que cancelasen el viaje
to come in handy → venir muy bien, ser muy útil
the cheque came in very handy → el cheque nos vino muy bien
credit cards can be handy → las tarjetas de crédito pueden resultar muy prácticas or útiles
it turned out rather handy that the trip was cancelled → nos vino bastante bien que cancelasen el viaje
to come in handy → venir muy bien, ser muy útil
the cheque came in very handy → el cheque nos vino muy bien
3. (= skilful) [carpenter, mechanic] → hábil, diestro
he's handy around the home → es un manitas en la casa
to be handy with sth: she's handy with a paint brush/needle → es muy mañosa para la pintura/costura, se le da muy bien la pintura/costura
to be handy with a gun → saber manejar una pistola
to be handy with one's fists → saber pelear, saber defenderse con los puños
he's handy around the home → es un manitas en la casa
to be handy with sth: she's handy with a paint brush/needle → es muy mañosa para la pintura/costura, se le da muy bien la pintura/costura
to be handy with a gun → saber manejar una pistola
to be handy with one's fists → saber pelear, saber defenderse con los puños
handy [ˈhændi] adj
(= close at hand) [object] → sous la main; [place] → proche
Have you got a pen handy? → Est-ce que tu as un stylo sous la main?
Have you got a pen handy? → Est-ce que tu as un stylo sous la main?
(= useful, convenient) [object] → pratique; [tip, hint, guide] → pratique
This knife's very handy → Ce couteau est très pratique.
to come in handy → être utile
to be handy for doing sth → être utile pour faire qch
This knife's very handy → Ce couteau est très pratique.
to come in handy → être utile
to be handy for doing sth → être utile pour faire qch
handy
adj (+er)
(= useful, convenient) tool, device → praktisch; hint, tip → nützlich, praktisch; car, size → handlich; to come in handy → sich als nützlich erweisen; that key will come in handy → den Schlüssel wirst du noch gut gebrauchen können; the salary increase comes in handy → die Gehaltserhöhung kommt sehr gelegen; my experience as a teacher comes in handy → meine Lehrerfahrung kommt mir zugute; a handy way to do something → eine praktische Art, etw zu tun; this is a handy way to take notes → auf diese Art kann man leicht or gut Notizen machen
(= skilful) → geschickt; he’s handy around the home or house → er ist ein geschickter Heimwerker; to be handy with a tool → mit einem Werkzeug gut umgehen können
(= conveniently close) → in der Nähe; the house is (very) handy for the shops → das Haus liegt (ganz) in der Nähe der Geschäfte; to keep or have something handy → etw griffbereit or zur Hand haben
handy [ˈhændɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl)))
handy [ˈhændɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl)))
a. (close at hand) → a portata di mano, sottomano
b. (convenient) → comodo/a; (useful, machine, gadget) → pratico/a, utile
to come in handy → tornare utile
that would come in very handy → farebbe proprio molto comodo
to come in handy → tornare utile
that would come in very handy → farebbe proprio molto comodo
handy [ˈhændɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl)))
a. (close at hand) → a portata di mano, sottomano
b. (convenient) → comodo/a; (useful, machine, gadget) → pratico/a, utile
to come in handy → tornare utile
that would come in very handy → farebbe proprio molto comodo
to come in handy → tornare utile
that would come in very handy → farebbe proprio molto comodo
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 käden ulottuvilla à portée (de la main) קָרוֹב आसान prirucan, praktican, zgodan kéznél lévő siap pakai við höndina; handhægur sottomano 手近の 가까이 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 方便取用的 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 편리하게 이용할 수 있는 patogus, naudingas ērts (lietošanai) mudah digunakan handig nyttig wygodny w użyciu útil practic удобный šikovný pripraven zgodan praktisk, lätthanterlig สะดวก yararlı, kullanışlı 容易使用的，有用的 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; facilidad en el 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 yleismies homme à tout faire 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 做雜活的人 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 tarpeen servir לְהָבִיא תוֹעֶלֶת उपयोगी होना dobro poslužiti hasznos (lehet) berguna koma í góðar þarfir essere utile 役に立つ 도움이 되다 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
Handy → في المتناول po ruce praktisk praktisch βολικός a mano kätevä commode priručan utile 便利な 가까이 있는 handig for hånden zręczny conveniente удобный praktisk ใช้สะดวก el altında tiện sử dụng 手边的
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