handling

han·dling  (hndlng)

n.

1. A touching, feeling, or manipulating with the hands.

2. The process of packing and distributing merchandise: a charge for shipping and handling.

3. The way in which something is handled or taken care of: a situation that required delicate handling.

4. The way in which a presentation, especially an artistic or theatrical work, is treated.

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handling [ˈhændlɪŋ]

n

1. the act or an instance of picking up, turning over, or touching something

2. treatment, as of a theme in literature

3. (Business / Commerce)

a.  the process by which a commodity is packaged, transported, etc.

b.  (as modifier) handling charges

4. (Law) Law the act of receiving property that one knows or believes to be stolen

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	handling - manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something manual labor, manual labour - labor done with the hands materials handling - act of loading and unloading and moving goods within e.g. a factory especially using mechanical devices loading - the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.; "the loading took 2 hours" unloading - the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.
	2.	handling - the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means manipulation touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights" fielding - (baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field
	3.	handling - the management of someone or something; "the handling of prisoners"; "the treatment of water sewage"; "the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system" treatment management, direction - the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?" bioremediation - the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances dealing - method or manner of conduct in relation to others; "honest dealing"

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handling

noun management, running, treatment, approach, administration, conduct, manipulation The family has criticized the military's handling of the affair.

Translations

handling [ˈhændlɪŋ]

A. N

1. (lit) (= treatment) → trato m; (= manipulation) → manejo m; (= exposure to hands) → manoseo m
the care and handling of antique textiles → el cuidado y el trato de tejidos antiguos
the problem of safe handling of radioactive waste → el problema del manejo seguro de los residuos radiactivos
all that handling has not improved the book's condition → tanto manoseo no ha favorecido para nada el estado de conservación del libro
rough handling → mal trato m

2. (= management) [of situation, animal, money] → manejo m; [of person] → trato m
the minister was criticized for his handling of the economy → el ministro fue criticado por su forma de manejar or llevar la economía

3. (Comm) → porte m

4. (Aut) [of car] → conducción f, manejo m (LAm)

B. CPD handling charges NPL → gastos mpl de tramitación

handling [ˈhændlɪŋ] n

(= treatment) [situation, complaint] his handling of the matter → la façon dont il a traité l'affaire

[stolen goods] → recel m

[car] → maniabilité f
handling charges npl

(for goods) → frais mpl de manutention

(BANKING) → agios mpl
hand lotion n → lotion f pour les mains
hand luggage hand-luggage [ˈhændlʌgɪdʒ] n → bagages mpl à main
one piece of hand luggage → un bagage à main

handling

n

(= touching) → Berühren nt

(of plant, animal, matter, problem) → Behandlung f (→ of +gen); (of person, patient etc) → Umgang m → (of mit), Behandlung f (→ of +gen); (of vehicle, plane, ship, drug, explosive) → Umgang m → (of mit); (of tool, weapon, machine) → Umgang m → (of mit), Handhabung f; (of writer’s material) → Verarbeitung f, → Bearbeitung f; (of legal or financial matters) → Erledigung f; (= official handling of matters, of legal case) → Bearbeitung f; his adroit handling of the car/troops → sein geschickter Umgang mit dem Auto/den Truppen; her adroit handling of the economy → ihre geschickte Handhabung der Wirtschaft; the policeman’s tactful handling of the drunk/crowd → das taktvolle Verhalten des Polizisten gegenüber dem Betrunkenen/der Menge; his handling of the matter/situation → die Art, wie er die Angelegenheit/die Situation angefasst hat; his successful handling of the crisis/task → seine Bewältigung der Krise/der Aufgabe; his expert handling of the deal → sein Geschick beim Abschluss des Geschäfts; toxic waste requires very careful handling → mit Giftmüll muss sehr vorsichtig umgegangen werden; this package needs careful handling → dieses Paket muss vorsichtig behandelt werden; these goods were damaged in handling (Comm) → diese Waren wurden beschädigt

(of vehicle) what’s its handling like? → wie fährt es sich?; a car not renowned for its easy handling → ein Auto, das sich nicht gerade durch leichte Lenkung auszeichnet

handling [ˈhændlɪŋ] n

a. (touching, fingering) → maneggio
these goods have been damaged through too much handling → questa merce è danneggiata perché è stata maneggiata troppo

b. (of theme, animals) → trattamento; (of resources) → amministrazione f; (of car, ship) → controllo; (of gun) → maneggiamento
he was criticized for his handling of the situation/the crowd → fu criticato per il suo modo di affrontare or trattare la situazione/la folla