English-Swedish translations for handful

• handfull en
  En handfull män, däribland Michail Chodorkovskij, tjänade otroligt mycket på detta.A handful of men, such as Khodorkovsky, benefited enormously.
  Idag är vi endast en handfull parlamentariker som representerar dessa grupper.Today we are only a handful of MEPs who represent these groups.
  Vi har en energi- och transportpolitik för en handfull stora företag.We have an energy and transport policy for a handful of big companies.
• näve en
  Du får 10 miljoner kronor i näven och måste placera dem direkt, vad gör du?
  en näve jord

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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