handy

pratique, utile

Qui est utile ou facile à utiliser.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : useful, practical

Contraires : useless

Expressions courantes : a handy tool, a handy guide, come in handy

à portée de main

Assez proche pour pouvoir l’atteindre ou l’utiliser facilement.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : nearby, at hand

Expressions courantes : keep something handy, have something handy

bricoleur, habile

Qui sait bien fabriquer ou réparer des choses, surtout avec ses mains.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : handy with something (My uncle is handy with a hammer.)

Synonymes : skilful, skilled

Contraires : clumsy

Expressions courantes : handy with tools, a handy person