handy

útil, práctico

Que resulta útil o fácil de usar.

En inglés sencillo: Useful or easy to use.

• This is a handy little tool.
• Your advice came in handy yesterday.
• The book contains some handy tips for beginners.

Sinónimos: useful, practical

Antónimos: useless

Expresiones frecuentes: a handy tool, a handy guide, come in handy

a mano

Que está lo bastante cerca para alcanzarlo o usarlo fácilmente.

En inglés sencillo: Close enough to reach or use easily.

• Keep your phone handy.
• Do you have a pen handy?
• She always kept a towel handy beside the sink.

Sinónimos: nearby, at hand

Expresiones frecuentes: keep something handy, have something handy

mañoso, habilidoso

Que sabe hacer o reparar cosas, especialmente con las manos.

En inglés sencillo: Good at making or repairing things, especially with your hands.

• She is handy with tools.
• We need someone handy to fix this shelf.
• He was always handy around the house.

Cómo se usa: handy with something (My uncle is handy with a hammer.)

Sinónimos: skilful, skilled

Antónimos: clumsy

Expresiones frecuentes: handy with tools, a handy person