handle

handle
handle [ˈhændl]
1. noun
[of basket, bucket] anse f ; [of broom, spade, knife] manche m ; [of door, drawer, suitcase] poignée f ; [of saucepan] queue f
• to have a handle on [+ problem, state of affairs] comprendre
2. transitive verb
   a. [+ fruit, food] toucher à ; ( = move by hand) manipuler
• please do not handle the goods prière de ne pas toucher aux marchandises
• "handle with care" « fragile »
   b. ( = deal with) [+ ship, car] manœuvrer ; [+ weapon, money, person, animal] manier
• he handled the situation very well il a très bien géré la situation
• I could have handled it better than I did j'aurais pu mieux m'y prendre
• you didn't handle that very well! vous ne vous y êtes pas bien pris !
• I'll handle this je vais m'en occuper
• he knows how to handle his son il sait s'y prendre avec son fils
• this child is very hard to handle cet enfant est très difficile
• Orly handles 5 million passengers a year le trafic à Orly est de 5 millions de voyageurs par an
• we handle 200 passengers a day nos services accueillent 200 voyageurs par jour
   c. ( = sell) we don't handle that type of product nous ne faisons pas ce genre de produit
• to handle stolen goods receler des objets volés
• to handle drugs être revendeur de drogue
3. intransitive verb
• to handle well [car] être facile à manier
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['hændl] 1.
noun
1) (on door, drawer, bag) poignée f; (on bucket, cup, basket) anse f; (on frying pan) queue f; (on saucepan, cutlery, hammer, spade) manche m; (on wheelbarrow, pump) bras m
2) fig (hold)

to get a handle on somebody — comprendre quelqu'un

2.
transitive verb
1) (touch) manipuler [explosives, samples, food]; manier [gun, tool]

to handle somebody gently/roughly — traiter quelqu'un gentiment/rudement

to handle something gently/roughly — manier quelque chose délicatement/brutalement

to handle stolen goods — faire du trafic de marchandises volées

‘handle with care’ — ‘fragile’

to handle the ball — (in football) faire une faute de main

2) (manage) manier [horse]; manœuvrer [car]

to know how to handle children — savoir s'y prendre avec les enfants

he's hard to handle — il n'a pas un caractère facile

3) (deal with) traiter [case, negotiations]; faire face à [situation, crisis]; supporter [stress, pace]
4) (process) [organization] traiter [money, clients, order]; [airport, port] accueillir [passengers, cargo]; [factory] traiter [waste]; [person] manier [information, money, accounts]; [computer] manipuler [graphics, information]; [department, official] s'occuper de [complaints, enquiries]; [agent] s'occuper de [sale]; [lawyer] s'occuper de [case]; traiter [theme]
3.
intransitive verb Automobile

the car handles well/badly — la voiture manœuvre bien/mal

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to fly off the handle — (colloq) piquer une crise (colloq)

to be too hot to handle — (of situation) être trop risqué


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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