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handle [ˈhændəl] n 1. the part of a utensil, drawer, etc., designed to be held in order to move, use, or pick up the object 2. NZ a glass beer mug with a handle 3. Slang a person's name or title 4. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) a CB radio slang name for call sign 5. an opportunity, reason, or excuse for doing something his background served as a handle for their mockery 6. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) the quality, as of textiles, perceived by touching or feeling 7. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) the total amount of a bet on a horse race or similar event fly off the handle Informal to become suddenly extremely angry vb (mainly tr)
1. to pick up and hold, move, or touch with the hands 2. to operate or employ using the hands the boy handled the reins well 3. to have power or control over my wife handles my investments 4. to manage successfully a secretary must be able to handle clients 5. to discuss (a theme, subject, etc.) 6. to deal with or treat in a specified way I was handled with great tact 7. (Business / Commerce) to trade or deal in (specified merchandise) 8. (intr) to react or respond in a specified way to operation or control the car handles well on bends [Old English; related to Old Saxon handlon (vb), Old High German hantilla towel] handleable adj handled adj handleless adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
handle noun verb 2. deal with, manage, take care of, administer, conduct, supervise She handled travel arrangements for the press corps. 3. control, manage, direct, operate, guide, use, steer, manipulate, manoeuvre, wield One report said the aircraft would become difficult to handle. 4. hold, feel, touch, pick up, finger, grasp, poke, paw (informal), maul, fondle Be careful when handling young animals. 6. discuss, report, treat, review, tackle, examine, discourse on I think we should handle the story very sensitively. fly off the handle (Informal) lose your temper, explode, lose it (informal), lose the plot (informal), let fly (informal), go ballistic (slang, chiefly U.S.), fly into a rage, have a tantrum, wig out (slang), lose your cool (slang), blow your top, flip your lid (slang), hit or go through the roof (informal) He flew off the handle at the slightest thing. Translations handle [ˈhændl] A. N 1. [of knife, brush, spade, saucepan] → mango m; [of broom] → palo m; [of basket, bucket, jug] → asa f; [of drawer] → tirador m, manija f; [of door] (= round knob) → pomo m; (= lever) → picaporte m, manilla f (LAm); [of stretcher, wheelbarrow] → brazo m; [of pump] → palanca f; (for winding) → manivela f to fly off the handle → perder los estribos, salirse de sus casillas 2. (fig) (= pretext) → excusa f, pretexto m; (= opportunity) → oportunidad f to get a handle on sth > → llegar a saber cómo lidiar con algo to have a handle on sth > → tener algo controlado 3. (= title) → título m; (= name) → nombre m to have a handle to one's name (aristocratic) → tener un título nobiliario B. VT 1. (= touch with hands) → tocar "please do not handle the fruit" → se ruega no tocar la fruta to handle the ball (Ftbl) → tocar la pelota con la mano 2. (= manipulate, move with hands) [+ food] → manipular her hands are black from handling newsprint → tiene las manos negras de andar con or andar manipulando periódicos flowers need to be handled gently → las flores necesitan que se las trate con cuidado "handle with care" → manéjese or trátese con cuidado the police handled him roughly → la policía lo maltrató to handle sb with kid gloves → tratar a algn con guantes de seda see also hot A3 3. (= use) [+ gun, machine] → manejar he knows how to handle a gun → sabe cómo manejar una pistola "not to be taken before handling machinery" → "no ingerir en caso de ir a manejar maquinaria" 5. (= tackle) [+ situation] → manejar; [+ people] → tratar he handled the situation very well → manejó or llevó muy bien la situación I could have handled it better than I did → podría haberlo manejado mejor de lo que lo hice 6. (= manage effectively) [+ people] → manejar bien; [+ emotions] → controlar she can certainly handle children → no cabe duda de que maneja bien a or sabe manejarse con los niños she can't handle pressure → no puede con la presión I don't know if I can handle the job → no sé si puedo sacar adelante el trabajo 7. (= be responsible for) [+ case, investigation] → llevar, encargarse de the solicitor handling your case → el abogado que lleva or se encarga de tu caso we don't handle criminal cases → nosotros no nos encargamos or ocupamos de las causas penales the treasurer handles large sums of money → el tesorero maneja grandes cantidades de dinero I'll handle this → yo me encargo(de esto) 8. (= deal in) [+ goods] → comerciar con we don't handle that type of product → no comerciamos con ese tipo de productos we don't handle that type of business → no hacemos ese tipo de trabajos to handle stolen goods → comerciar con objetos robados 9. (= process) a computer can store and handle large amounts of information → un ordenador puede almacenar y trabajar con or procesar muchísima información can the port handle big ships? → ¿tiene capacidad el puerto para buques grandes? the present system of handling refuse → el actual sistema de recogida y tratamiento de residuos there is an extra fee for handling and packing your order → hay un recargo por tramitación y embalaje de su pedido we handle ten per cent of their total sales → movemos or trabajamos un diez por ciento del total de sus ventas we handle 2,000 travellers a day → por aquí pasan 2.000 viajeros cada día C. VI [car, plane, horse] → comportarse; [ship] → gobernarse this car handles like a dream → este coche va or se comporta de maravilla handle [ˈhændəl] n [door, cupboard] → poignée f; [cup] → anse f; [knife, fork, spade, broom] → manche m; [saucepan] → queue f; (for winding) → manivelle f to fly off the handle → piquer > une crise (= take, fix) to get a handle on [+ problem, situation] → saisir vt (= deal with, tackle) [+ situation, problem, arrangements] → s'occuper de, traiter; [+ sale, business, complaints] → s'occuper de; [person] [+ customers, clients] → s'occuper de, prendre en charge; [airport, port etc] [+ passengers] → accueillir Kath handled the travel arrangements → Kath s'est occupée de l'organisation du voyage. (= deal with successfully, manage) [+ situation] → gérer; [+ pressure] → supporter; [+ feelings] → gérer; [+ people] → s'y prendre avec She's good at handling children → Elle sait s'y prendre avec les enfants. He can't handle his drink → Il ne tient pas l'alcool. to handle doing sth → réussir à faire qch [+ gun] → manier [+ animal, dog] → dresser vi "handle with care" → "fragile" [car] → répondre, se conduire handle n → Griff m; (of door) → Klinke f, → Griff m; (esp of broom, saucepan) → Stiel m; (esp of basket, bucket, casserole, cup, jug etc) → Henkel m; (of handbag) → Griff m, → Bügel m; (of pump) → Schwengel m; (of car: = starting handle) → (Anlass- or Start)kurbel f; to fly off the handle (inf) → an die Decke gehen (inf); to have/get a handle on something (inf) → etw im Griff haben/in den Griff bekommen (fig, = pretext) → Handhabe f vt (= touch, use hands on) → anfassen, berühren; (Ftbl) ball → mit der Hand berühren; be careful how you handle that → gehen Sie vorsichtig damit um; please do not handle the goods → Waren bitte nicht berühren; “handle with care” → „Vorsicht - zerbrechlich“; → „Vorsicht Glas/Blumen“ etc (= deal with) person, animal, plant, tool, weapon, machine, words, numbers, money etc → umgehen mit; economy → handhaben; legal or financial matters → erledigen; legal case → handhaben, bearbeiten; applicant, matter, problem → sich befassen mit; material for essay etc → bearbeiten, verarbeiten; (= tackle) problem, interview etc → anfassen, anpacken; (= succeed in coping with) child, drunk, situation, problem, emergency → fertig werden mit; (= resolve) matter → erledigen; (= control) vehicle, plane, ship → steuern; how would you handle the situation? → wie würden Sie sich in der Situation verhalten?; you have to handle this situation very carefully → in dieser Situation müssen Sie sehr behutsam vorgehen; you didn’t handle the situation very well → du bist mit der Situation nicht gut fertig geworden; you have to handle these people very carefully → Sie müssen mit diesen Leuten sehr vorsichtig umgehen; a car that is easy to handle → ein Auto, das leicht zu fahren or zu steuern ist; I can’t handle pressure → ich komme unter Druck nicht zurecht; six children are too much for one woman to handle → mit sechs Kindern kann eine Frau allein nicht fertig werden; there’s a salesman at the door — I’ll handle him → ein Vertreter ist an der Tür — ich werde ihn abfertigen; you keep quiet, I’ll handle this → sei still, lass mich mal machen; the accused decided to handle his own defence (Brit) or defense (US) → der Angeklagte beschloss, seine eigene Verteidigung zu übernehmen; who’s handling the publicity for this? → wer macht die Öffentlichkeitsarbeit dafür?; could you handle these interviews for me? → könnten Sie diese Interviews für mich machen? (Comm) types of goods, items → handeln mit or in (+dat); orders → bearbeiten; prescriptions → ausführen; shares, securities → handeln; financial affairs → besorgen; airport workers refused to handle goods for Uganda → die Flughafenarbeiter weigerten sich, Waren nach Uganda abzufertigen; we handle tax problems for several big companies → wir bearbeiten die Steuerangelegenheiten mehrerer großer Firmen; the millionaire has several secretaries to handle his business → der Millionär hat mehrere Sekretäre, die seine Geschäfte für ihn führen; this department handles all the export business → diese Abteilung bearbeitet den gesamten Export vi (ship, plane) → sich steuern lassen; (car, motorbike) → sich fahren or lenken lassen; (gun) → sich handhaben lassen; how does the car handle? → wie fährt sich der Wagen? vr he handles himself well in a fight → er kann sich in einer Schlägerei behaupten; they observed how the applicant handled himself → sie beobachteten, wie der Bewerber sich verhielt handle [ˈhændl] 1. n (gen) → manico; (of knife) → manico, impugnatura; (of door, drawer) → maniglia; (of wheelbarrow) → stanga; (of pump) → braccio; (for winding) → manovella; (of cup) → ansa to fly off the handle (fig) → perdere le staffe, uscire dai gangheri 2. vt a. (touch) → toccare "handle with care" → "fragile" the police handled him roughly → è stato malmenato dalla polizia to handle the ball (Ftbl) → fare un fallo di mano b. (deal with, theme) → trattare; (situation) → far fronte a; (resources) → amministrare; (cope with, people) → saper come prendere; (animals) → occuparsi di (Comm) (goods) → trattare, occuparsi di; (ship, car) → manovrare; (use, gun, machine, money) → maneggiare I'll handle this → me ne occupo io, ci penso io she knows how to handle her son → sa come prendere suo figlio we handle 2000 travellers a day → abbiamo un traffico di 2000 passeggeri al giorno 3. vi (ship, plane, car) → rispondere ai comandi handle [ˈhændl] 1. n (gen) → manico; (of knife) → manico, impugnatura; (of door, drawer) → maniglia; (of wheelbarrow) → stanga; (of pump) → braccio; (for winding) → manovella; (of cup) → ansa to fly off the handle (fig) → perdere le staffe, uscire dai gangheri 2. vt a. (touch) → toccare "handle with care" → "fragile" the police handled him roughly → è stato malmenato dalla polizia to handle the ball (Ftbl) → fare un fallo di mano b. (deal with, theme) → trattare; (situation) → far fronte a; (resources) → amministrare; (cope with, people) → saper come prendere; (animals) → occuparsi di (Comm) (goods) → trattare, occuparsi di; (ship, car) → manovrare; (use, gun, machine, money) → maneggiare I'll handle this → me ne occupo io, ci penso io she knows how to handle her son → sa come prendere suo figlio we handle 2000 travellers a day → abbiamo un traffico di 2000 passeggeri al giorno 3. vi (ship, plane, car) → rispondere ai comandi n handle [ˈhӕndl] the part of an object by which it may be held or grasped I've broken the handle off this cup; You've got to turn the handle in order to open the door. handvatsel مِقْبَض، يَد дръжка rukojeť, držadlo, klika håndtag; hank der Griff χερούλι,λαβή mango; asa; manilla, pomo(puerta) sang, link, käepide دسته kahva anse, poignée יָדִית मूठ rucka, kvaka fogantyú pegangan handfang manico; maniglia 取っ手 손잡이 rankena, rankenėlė rokturis; kāts; spals tangkai hengsel, handgreep, oor van kop of beker, deurkruk, hendel håndtak, skaft, hank rączka, ucho, uchwyt, klamka asa mâner ручка, рукоятка rukoväť, držadlo, kľučka; ucho, uško (na hrnci, pohári ap.) ročaj drška handtag ที่จับ sap, kol 把手 ручка, держак دستہ، قبضہ quai; tay cầm 把手 v 1 to touch or hold with the hand Please wash your hands before handling food. hanteer يَلْمَس пипам dotýkat se have at gøre med anfassen αγγίζω, πιάνω manipular, manejar puudutama دست زدن به käsitellä manipuler לִנגוֹעַ हाथ से छूना dirati, rukovati hozzányúl menangani handleika toccare 手にする 손으로 만지다 liesti, imti ņemt/turēt rokās memegang behandelen, in de handen houden, door de handen laten gaan ta på/i, holde dotykać, manipulować tocar em a pune mâna pe касаться руками dotýkať sa, ohmatať dotakniti se dodirnuti ta i, beröra ถือ ellemek 觸摸 брати ہاتھ سے چھونا sờ; cầm 触摸 2 to control, manage or deal with He'll never make a good teacher – he doesn't know how to handle children. hanteer, beheer يَتَعامَل مع работя jednat tage sig af; have med at gøre umgehen mit χειρίζομαι, κουμαντάρω tratar käsitsema کنترل کردن käsitellä s'y prendre avec לְהִתמוֹדֵד प्रबन्ध करना postupati s irányít, kezel berurusan, menangani meðhöndla trattare 取り扱う 처리하다 susitvarkyti su izturēties mengendalikan behandelen behandle, tumle med, styre obchodzić się z lidar com a se purta/a umbla cu обходиться zaobchádzať s ravnati z postupati sa hantera, handskas med จัดการ idare etmek 管理,應付 обходитися, поводитися قابو کرنا یا سمبھالنا xử lý; quản lý 管理 3 to buy or sell; to deal in I'm afraid we do not handle such goods in this shop. handel dryf met يبيع أو يَشْتَري търгувам с vést, prodávat handle med handeln mit εμπορεύομαι comerciar con, tratar kauplema معامله کردن myydä tenir, vendre לִקנוֹת וְלִמכוֹר कारोबार करना baratati, raditi s kereskedik berdagang versla með, selja trattare 商う 장사하다 prekiauti tirgot jual atau beli handeldrijven, handelen in forhandle, føre, handle med handlować negociar a ţine, a vinde торговать predávať, držať trgovati prodavati handla med, föra ค้าขาย alıp satmak 買賣,經營 торгувати خرید و فروخت buôn bán 买卖 4 to treat in a particular way Never handle animals roughly. hanteer يُعامِل بصورة معيَّنَه третирам zacházet behandle behandeln μεταχειρίζομαι tratar kohtlema رفتار كردن kohdella traiter לְטַפֵּל बरताव करना postupati s bánik memperlakukan meðhöndla trattare 扱う 다루다 elgtis su apieties; rīkoties layan behandelen behandle, gi en (ublid) medfart traktować tratar a trata обращаться zaobchádzať s ravnati tretirati behandla ใช้ davranmak 對待 поводитися ایک مخصوص انداز میں سلوک کرنا đối xử như thế nào đó 处理 -handled a long-handled knife. -handvatsel مُسْتَعْمَل с ... дръжка s ... rukojetí -skaftet -stielig με χειρολαβή (ως β΄ συνθ.) de mango... ... varrega دسته دار -kahvainen à manche (...) עִם יִדית हत्था लगा koji ima rucku nyelű bertangkai með (löngu/stuttu) skafti, skeftur með a manico (...) -取手つきの ...손잡이가 달린 -kotis -ar spalu/kātu berhulu met een bepaalde greep, heft med skaft, –skaftet o... rękojeści, uchwycie de cabo (comprido, etc.) cu mâner (...) с такой-то ручкой s ... rukoväťou z (...) ročajem -ručkom med [] handtag (skaft) จับ ...saplı 柄 з ручкою کسی خاص قسم کے دستے والا có cán 柄 n handler a person who trains and controls an animal (especially a dog) a police dog and its handler. afrigter مُرَوِّض الحيوانات дресъор psovod træner der Führer εκπαιδευτής (σκυλιών) cuidador dresseerija تربیت کننده؛ مربی kouluttaja dresseur/-euse (de chiens) מְאַמֵן जानवरों को प्रशिक्षण देने एवं उनका देख-भाल करने वाला व्यक्ति dreser, timaritelj kezelő, idomár pawang umsjónarmaður dÿrs (hunda) addestratore, addestratrice 調教師 조련사 dresiruotojas dresētājs jurulatih binatang dierentemmer trener, fører treser, opiekun tratador dresor дрессировщик psovod dreser dreser skötare, []förare ผู้จัดการ hayvan terbiyecisi 馴獸師 хендлер جانوروں کی تربیت اور تدریب کرنے والا شخص người huấn luyện 驯兽者 n pl handlebars the bar at the front of a bicycle etc which is held by the rider and by which the bicycle etc is steered The cyclist was thrown over the handlebars when the bike crashed. handvatsel, stuur مِقْوَد кормило на велосипед řidítka cykelstyr die Lenkstange τιμόνι ποδηλάτου, μοτοσικλέτας κτλ. manillar lenkstangid دسته دوچرخه ohjaustanko guidon כִּידוֹן हैंडल upravljac na biciklu, volan kormány setang stÿri manubrio ハンドル (자전거의) 핸들 vairas (velosipēda) stūre hendal fietsstuur sykkelstyre kierownica guiador ghidon руль (велосипеда) kormidlo balanca pri kolesu volan bicikla styre ที่สำหรับมือจับ gidon (自行車)把手 руль سائکل کے اگلے پہۓ پر لگی لمبی چھڑ جس سے سائیکل کے دونوں دستے لگے ہوتے ہیں tay lái (自行车)把手 handle → مقبض, يُعَامل rukojeť, zacházet håndtag, håndtere Griff, handhaben χειρίζομαι, χειρολαβή asa, manejar kädensija, käsitellä manier, poignée drška, rukovati maniglia, occuparsi ハンドル, 取り扱う 다루다, 손잡이 hanteren, hendel håndtak, håndtere posłużyć się, uchwyt alça, manusear, pega ручка, управлять handtag, hantera จัดการ, ด้าม elle yapmak, kol cái tay cầm, điều khiển 处理, 手柄 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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