noun · common

handful

handful · handfuls · handsful

поверхове знання

горсть, горстка

Handvoll

The amount that a hand will grasp or containThe amount that a hand will grasp or contain.

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/ˈhæn(d)fʊl/

» Only a handful of people know the fact.

Лишь немногие знают об этом.

Мало хто знає про цей факт.

Meaning

6 senses

The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.
A small number, usually approximately five.
Handvoll
го́рсткаgórstka, горстьgorstʹ
a small number or amount
A group or number of things; a bunch.
(informal)Something which can only be managed with difficulty.
Those twins are a real handful to look after.
(slang)A five-year prison sentence.
Handvoll
горстьgorstʹ, при́горшняprígoršnja, жме́няžménja
жме́няžménja
(obsolete)A hand's breadth; four inches.
Handbreite

Examples

83 sentences

Only a handful of people know the fact.
Мало хто знає про цей факт.
ruЛишь немногие знают об этом.
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Tom ate a handful of raisins.
ruТом съел горсть изюма.
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Tom ate a handful of peanuts.
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Grab a handful of jelly beans.
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Tom was eating peanuts by the handfuls.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

amount held in hand:

Русский

By meaning 2

small number:

amount held in hand:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

breadth of hand:

small number:

Origin

From Middle English handful, hondful, from Old English handfull (“handful”), from Proto-Ge

From Middle English handful, hondful, from Old English handfull (“handful”), from Proto-Germanic *handufullō, *handufulliz (“handful”), from Proto-Germanic *handuz (“hand”) + *fullaz (“full”); equivalent to hand + full (“fullness, plenty”) or hand + -ful. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Hondful (“handful”), West Frisian hânfol (“handful”), Dutch handvol (“handful”), German Handvoll (“handful”), Danish håndfuld (“handful”), Swedish handfull (“handful”), Icelandic handfylli (“handful”).

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