(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
the handle of a cricket bat protruded from under his arma broom handleif the basket has a handle you can decorate it with ribbonit is dangerous to leave saucepan handles projecting over the edge of the cookerit's a nice piece of furniture but I don't like the handles on the drawersI turned the handle and found the door was opena beautiful Victorian mahogany chest of drawers with the original handleshe was cranking the handle for all he was worthI grabbed the handle and started pumping
to fly off the handleperder los estribos;salirse de sus casillas
to get a handle on sth (informal)llegar a saber cómo lidiar con algo;to have a handle on sth (informal)tener algo controlado
when you have got a handle on your anxiety you can begin to control itwe've got to show the clients that we know what they're after - that we have a handle on itthe government seems to have a handle on inflationthe police thought they had a handle on youth crimelook to the company's balance sheet to get a handle on a firm's financial risksometimes I think I haven't got a handle on things anymoreI couldn't get a handle on the guy and it was frustrating m
3(title)título (m);(name)nombre (m)
to have a handle to one's name(aristocratic)tener un título nobiliario
he acquired the handle of "Hurricane Higgins"
transitive verb
1(touch with hands)tocar
please do not handle the fruitse ruega no tocar la fruta
to handle the ball(Ftbl)tocar la pelota con la mano
2(manipulate, move with hands)[+food]manipular
her hands are black from handling newsprinttiene las manos negras de andar con or andar manipulando periódicos;flowers need to be handled gentlylas flores necesitan que se las trate con cuidado
handle with caremanéjese or trátese con cuidado
the police handled him roughlyla policía lo maltrató
digging out and handling ancient artefactshe steered him towards the car, handling him gentlyhe handled the fragile antique carefullyessential oils are very powerful substances, and must be handled with respectwash your hands thoroughly before handling foodwear rubber gloves when handling cat litterthey then had to repeat the distasteful chore of handling the corpsehe wasn't wearing gloves when he handled the glass
to handle sb with kid glovestratar a algn con guantes de seda
she had an excellent reputation for handling headstrong horsesshe handled the Honda far better than I'd handled Keller's Golf
5(tackle)[+situation]manejar;[+people]tratar
he handled the situation very wellmanejó or llevó muy bien la situación;I could have handled it better than I didpodría haberlo manejado mejor de lo que lo hice
she didn't know how to handle the problemhow would you handle this problem?I think I would handle a meeting with Mr Siegel very badlythe kind of person you are and how you handle your relationshipshe knew he could have handled it by telephoneI was satisfied with the way my complaint was handledif not handled carefully, this situation could escalate into a major conflict
she can certainly handle childrenno cabe duda de que maneja bien a or sabe manejarse con los niños
she has no idea how to handle the pressyou must learn how to handle your anger
she can't handle pressureno puede con la presión;I don't know if I can handle the jobno sé si puedo sacar adelante el trabajo
can you handle dogs?I knew absolutely nothing about handling or feeding a babyhow to build self-confidence by handling negative thoughts that undermine body imageI handled anxiety in my usual way - I smiled more brightlystart by asking yourself how your parents handled their angerhe knows how to handle his sonthis child is very hard to handle
7(be responsible for)[+case, investigation]llevar;encargarse de
the solicitor handling your caseel abogado que lleva or se encarga de tu caso;we don't handle criminal casesnosotros no nos encargamos or ocupamos de las causas penales
do you handle tax matters?
the treasurer handles large sums of moneyel tesorero maneja grandes cantidades de dinero;I'll handle thisyo me encargo (de esto)
she handled travel arrangements for the press corps during the presidential campaignthe investigation is being handled by Scotland Yard's anto-terrorist branchthe estate agent handling the sale of the houseI'd always handled the household budget
8(deal in)[+goods]comerciar con
we don't handle that type of productno comerciamos con ese tipo de productos;we don't handle that type of businessno hacemos ese tipo de trabajos
her husband's accusation that her son had been handling dope
to handle stolen goodscomerciar con objetos robados
9(process)
a computer can store and handle large amounts of informationun ordenador puede almacenar y trabajar con or procesar muchísima información;can the port handle big ships?¿tiene capacidad el puerto para buques grandes?;the present system of handling refuseel actual sistema de recogida y tratamiento de residuos;there is an extra fee for handling and packing your orderhay un recargo por tramitación y embalaje de su pedido;we handle ten per cent of their total salesmovemos or trabajamos un diez por ciento del total de sus ventas
sawmillers handling high quality cedar for a specialized market
we handle 2,000 travellers a daypor aquí pasan 2.000 viajeros cada día
intransitive verb
[+car, plane, horse]comportarse;[+ship]gobernarse
this car handles like a dreameste coche va or se comporta de maravilla
I found it handled better with fifteen gallons-plus in the tankshe handled beautifully when we flew her to her mastit handled well on its first flight and achieved a speed of 182 mphshe handled rather heavily at firstcotton handles easier than linenel algodón es más fácil de manejar trabajar que el lino
