handful

hand·ful  (hndfl)

n. pl. hand·fuls

1. The amount that a hand can hold.

2. A small, undefined number or quantity: only a handful of people on the street.

3. Informal One that is difficult to control or handle: The hyperactive toddler is a real handful.

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handful [ˈhændfʊl]

n pl -fuls

1. the amount or number that can be held in the hand

2. a small number or quantity

3. Informal a person or thing difficult to manage or control

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Handful a quantity that would fill a hand; a small company or number—Wilkes.

Examples: handful of days, 1633; of men, 1525; of straw, 1489; of wit, 1536; of words, 1876.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	handful - a small number or amount; "only a handful of responses were received" smattering small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
	2.	handful - the quantity that can be held in the hand fistful containerful - the quantity that a container will hold

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handful

noun few, sprinkling, small amount, small quantity, smattering, small number a handful of potential investors
few a lot, scores, loads (informal), crowd, masses (informal), plenty, stacks, mob, heaps, horde, large quantity, large number

nuisance, bother, pest, pain in the neck (informal), pain in the backside (informal) Zara can be a handful sometimes.

Translations

handful [ˈhændfʊl] N (= quantity) → manojo m, puñado m; (= small number) → puñado m
a handful of people → un puñado de gente
that child's a real handful → ese niño es muy travieso

handful [ˈhændfʊl] n

(= small number) a handful of [+ people] → une poignée de, un petit nombre de; [+ places, buildings] → quelques
There was only a handful of people at the concert → Il n'y avait qu'une poignée de gens au concert.
a handful of times → à quelques rares occasions

(= contents of the hand) → poignée f
a handful of soil → une poignée de terre

(= nuisance)
She's quite a handful → Elle n'est pas de tout repos.
hand grenade n → grenade f

handful

n

→ Hand f → voll; (of hair, fur) → Büschel nt; a handful of soil → eine Handvoll Erde; by the handful, in handfuls → händeweise; (hair, fur) → büschelweise

(= small number) → Hand f → voll

(fig) those children are a handful → die Kinder können einen ganz schön in Trab halten; his new girl’s quite a handful (hum) → an seiner neuen Freundin ist ganz hübsch was dran (inf)

handful [ˈhændfʊl] n (quantity) → manciata, pugno
a handful of people → uno sparuto gruppo di persone
that child's a real handful (fam) → quel bambino è proprio un terremoto

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handful [ˈhændfʊl] n (quantity) → manciata, pugno
a handful of people → uno sparuto gruppo di persone
that child's a real handful (fam) → quel bambino è proprio un terremoto