English-Dutch translations for handful

  • handvolEen handvol mensen, zoals de heer Chodorkovski, had destijds enorm geprofiteerd. A handful of men, such as Khodorkovsky, benefited enormously. Er is niet veel meer dan een handvol van dergelijke gevallen. There is not much more than a big handful of those best cases. Op basis van dit amendement zou slechts een handvol Brusselse federaties geraadpleegd hoeven te worden. It restricts consultation to a handful of Brussels federations.
  • beetje
  • handbreed
  • handbreedte
  • handenbinder
  • handjevolEr is een energie- en vervoersbeleid voor een handjevol grote bedrijven. We have an energy and transport policy for a handful of big companies. Hoe kunt u dat bereiken met slechts een handjevol medewerkers bij de Commissie? How can you achieve this with just a handful of officials in the Commission? Alleen een handjevol aandeelhouders en speculanten heeft belang bij deze deregulering. Only a handful of shareholders and investors have benefited from deregulation.
  • lastpost

Definition of handful

  • The amount that a hand will grasp or contain
  • A hand's breadth; four inches
  • A small number, usually approximately five
  • A group or number of things; a bunch
  • Something which can only be managed with difficulty

Examples

  • I put two or three corns in my mouth, liked it, stole a handful, went into my chamber, chewed it, and for two months after never failed taking toll of every pennyworth of oatmeal that came into the house. - Joseph Addison, The Spectator, Vol. VI
  • Those twins are a real handful to look after

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