handful

poignée, petit nombre

Un petit nombre de personnes ou de choses.

En anglais simple : A small number of people or things.

• Only a handful of people came.
• We have a handful of tickets left.
• I've visited that town a handful of times.

Comment l'utiliser : a handful of plural noun (Only a handful of students stayed after class.)

Synonymes : a few, a small number

Expressions courantes : handful of people, handful of times, only a handful, handful of countries

poignée

Quantité de quelque chose qu’on peut tenir dans une seule main.

En anglais simple : The amount of something you can hold in one hand.

• She picked up a handful of sand.
• Add two handfuls of rice.
• He pulled a handful of coins from his pocket.

Comment l'utiliser : a handful of something (Add a handful of nuts to the bowl.)

Synonymes : fistful

Expressions courantes : handful of rice, handful of sand, handful of nuts

un sacré numéro, un enfant difficile

Personne, animal ou groupe difficile à gérer ou dont il est difficile de s’occuper.

En anglais simple : A person, animal, or group that is difficult to manage or look after.

• That puppy is a handful.
• The twins were quite a handful today.
• Is your youngest child still a handful?

Comment l'utiliser : be a handful (Our new puppy is a handful.)

Synonymes : a challenge

Expressions courantes : be a handful, quite a handful, a real handful

cinq ans de prison

En argot, une peine de cinq ans de prison.

En anglais simple : A prison sentence lasting five years.

• He got a handful for robbery.
• She served a handful before returning home.
• The inmate said he was doing a handful.

Synonymes : five-year sentence

Expressions courantes : get a handful, serve a handful, do a handful