noun
1 [of knife, brush, spade, saucepan] mango (m); [of broom] palo (m); [of basket, bucket, jug] asa (f); [of drawer] tirador (m); manija (f); [of door] (round knob) pomo (m); (lever) picaporte (m); manilla (f); (LAm) [of stretcher, wheelbarrow] brazo (m); [of pump] palanca (f); (for winding) manivela (f) the handle of a cricket bat protruded from under his arm a broom handle if the basket has a handle you can decorate it with ribbon it is dangerous to leave saucepan handles projecting over the edge of the cooker it's a nice piece of furniture but I don't like the handles on the drawers I turned the handle and found the door was open a beautiful Victorian mahogany chest of drawers with the original handles he was cranking the handle for all he was worth I grabbed the handle and started pumping
to fly off the handle perder los estribos; salirse de sus casillas he flew off the handle at the slightest thing
2 (pretext) excusa (f); pretexto (m); (opportunity) oportunidad (f) 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 it we've got to show the clients that we know what they're after - that we have a handle on it the government seems to have a handle on inflation the police thought they had a handle on youth crime look to the company's balance sheet to get a handle on a firm's financial risk sometimes I think I haven't got a handle on things anymore I 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) tocarplease do not handle the fruit se 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 newsprint tiene las manos negras de andar con or andar manipulando periódicos; flowers need to be handled gently las flores necesitan que se las trate con cuidado
handle with care manéjese or trátese con cuidado
the police handled him roughly la policía lo maltrató
digging out and handling ancient artefacts he steered him towards the car, handling him gently he handled the fragile antique carefully essential oils are very powerful substances, and must be handled with respect wash your hands thoroughly before handling food wear rubber gloves when handling cat litter they then had to repeat the distasteful chore of handling the corpse he wasn't wearing gloves when he handled the glass
to handle sb with kid gloves tratar a algn con guantes de seda she needs handling with kid gloves
3 (use) [+gun, machine] manejar he knows how to handle a gun sabe cómo manejar una pistola
I had never handled an automatic he slipped the pistol deftly from the holster, handling it as naturally as a pipe smoker handles a pipe
"not to be taken before handling machinery" "no ingerir en caso de ir a manejar maquinaria"
4 (drive, steer) [+car] conducir; manejar; (LAm) [+ship] gobernar; [+horse] manejar she had an excellent reputation for handling headstrong horses she handled the Honda far better than I'd handled Keller's Golf
5 (tackle) [+situation] manejar; [+people] tratar he handled the situation very well manejó or llevó muy bien la situación; I could have handled it better than I did podría haberlo manejado mejor de lo que lo hice
she didn't know how to handle the problem how would you handle this problem? I think I would handle a meeting with Mr Siegel very badly the kind of person you are and how you handle your relationships he knew he could have handled it by telephone I was satisfied with the way my complaint was handled if not handled carefully, this situation could escalate into a major conflict
6 (manage effectively) [+people] manejar bien; [+emotions] controlar she can certainly handle children no cabe duda de que maneja bien a or sabe manejarse con los niños
she has no idea how to handle the press you must learn how to handle your anger
she can't handle pressure no puede con la presión; I don't know if I can handle the job no sé si puedo sacar adelante el trabajo
can you handle dogs? I knew absolutely nothing about handling or feeding a baby how to build self-confidence by handling negative thoughts that undermine body image I handled anxiety in my usual way - I smiled more brightly start by asking yourself how your parents handled their anger he knows how to handle his son this child is very hard to handle
7 (be responsible for) [+case, investigation] llevar; encargarse de the solicitor handling your case el abogado que lleva or se encarga de tu caso; we don't handle criminal cases nosotros no nos encargamos or ocupamos de las causas penales
do you handle tax matters?
the treasurer handles large sums of money el tesorero maneja grandes cantidades de dinero; I'll handle this yo me encargo (de esto)
she handled travel arrangements for the press corps during the presidential campaign the investigation is being handled by Scotland Yard's anto-terrorist branch the estate agent handling the sale of the house I'd always handled the household budget
8 (deal in) [+goods] comerciar con we don't handle that type of product no comerciamos con ese tipo de productos; we don't handle that type of business no hacemos ese tipo de trabajos
her husband's accusation that her son had been handling dope
to handle stolen goods comerciar con objetos robados
9 (process) a computer can store and handle large amounts of information un 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 refuse el actual sistema de recogida y tratamiento de residuos; there is an extra fee for handling and packing your order hay un recargo por tramitación y embalaje de su pedido; we handle ten per cent of their total sales movemos 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 day por aquí pasan 2.000 viajeros cada día
