B1adjective · common

handy

handy · handier · handiest

кстати, удобный, полезный, портативный

praktisch, zur Hand, in Reichweite, handlich

Easy to use, usefulEasy to use, useful.

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/ˈhæn.di/

» This may just come in handy someday.

Можливо, це колись знадобиться.

Meaning

5 senses

Easy to use, useful.
Some people regard duct tape as a handy fix-all.
anstellig, handlich, praktisch
удо́бныйudóbnyj, поле́зныйpoléznyj, практи́чныйpraktíčnyj
easy to reach
Nearby, within reach.
You wouldn’t have a screwdriver handy, would you?
I keep a first-aid kit handy in case of emergency.
in Reichweite, griffbereit, zur Hand
Dexterous, skilful. (of a person)
She's very handy: she made all her own kitchen cupboards.
ло́вкийlóvkij, иску́сныйiskúsnyj, уме́лыйumélyj
(slang)Physically violent; tending to use one's fists.
Of a freight ship: having a small cargo capacity (less than 40,000 DWT); belonging to the handysize class.

Examples

106 sentences

This may just come in handy someday.
Можливо, це колись знадобиться. — deniko
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This may come in handy.
Це може стати в нагоді. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
ruЭто может пригодиться. — odexed
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That's very handy.
Це дуже зручно. — rmdas
ruЭто очень удобно. — marafon
deDas ist sehr praktisch. — Tamy
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This is a handy little box.
ruЭто удобная маленькая коробка. — Hellerick
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She's very handy with a saw.
ruОна прекрасно управляется с ручной пилой. — marafon
deSie ist sehr geschickt mit der Säge. — samueldora
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

easy to use:

dexterous:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

easy to use:

within reach:

Origin

From Middle English handy, hondi (attested in personal names), alteration of earlier hendi

From Middle English handy, hondi (attested in personal names), alteration of earlier hendi (“handy, skillful”), from Old English *hendiġ (“skillful”) (attested in listhendiġ (“skilled in art”)), from Proto-West Germanic *handīg, *handag, *handug, from Proto-Germanic *handugaz (“handy, skillful, nimble”), from *handuz (“hand”), equivalent to hand + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian jäntich (“handy”), Middle Low German handich (“skillful, apt”), Middle High German handec, hendec (“manual, hand-held”), Old Norse hǫndugr (“efficient”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐌲𐍃 (handugs, “wise, clever”). Akin to Dutch handig (“handy”), Norwegian hendig (“handy”), Swedish händig (“handy”).

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