handful

[US]/ˈhændfʊl/
[UK]/ˈhændfʊl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. et lille antal ting holdt i ens hånd
Word Forms
Pluralhandfuls

Phrases & Collocations

a handful of

en lille håndfuld

small handful

lille håndfuld

grab a handful

grib en håndfuld

just a handful

bare en håndfuld

handful of people

en håndfuld mennesker

handful of sand

en håndfuld sand

large handful

stor håndfuld

handful of nuts

en håndfuld nødder

Example Sentences

a handful of loose change.

en lille håndfuld løsepenge.

only a handful of people on the street.

kun en lille håndfuld mennesker på gaden.

a small handful of fresh coriander.

en lille håndfuld frisk koriander.

controlled ultimately by a handful of firms.

ultimativt kontrolleret af en håndfuld virksomheder.

only a handful are hard enough to join the SAS.

kun en lille håndfuld er hårde nok til at slutte sig til SAS.

he pinched a handful of sweets.

han knuppede en håndfuld slik.

he shook out a handful of painkillers.

han rystede en håndfuld smertestillende midler ud.

scoop up a handful of jelly beans.

skovl en håndfuld jelly beans op.

shafts of wood flighted with a handful of feathers.

træstammer med fjer, der er blevet fløjet med en håndfuld fjer.

little more than a few pounds and a handful of shrapnel.

kun lidt mere end et par pund og en håndfuld skrammel.

A handful of good life is better than a bushel of learning.

En håndfuld godt liv er bedre end en bushel med læring.

the road was so strait that a handful of men might have defended it.

vejen var så lige, at en håndfuld mænd kunne have forsvareret den.

"They invited a dozen companies, but only a handful of them came."

»De inviterede tolv virksomheder, men kun en håndfuld af dem kom.«

We invited 30 people, but only a handful came.

Vi inviterede 30 mennesker, men kun en håndfuld kom.

When you squeeze a handful of snow, the flakes cohere to make a snowball.

Når du knuger en håndfuld sne, hænger snefnuggene sammen og laver en snebold.

But today I found that in Wuhu there are still a handful of people who still firmly believe in Christianity in this unreligious nation.

Men i dag fandt jeg ud af, at der stadig er en håndfuld mennesker i Wuhu, der stadig stædigt tror på kristendommen i denne ikke-religiøse nation.

"When the employer arrived, the secretary handed him a handful of letters."

"[Da arbejdsgiveren ankom, rakte sekretæren ham en håndfuld breve]."

Tom grabbed up a handful of snow and shoved it down his sister's collar.

Tom greb en håndfuld sne og skubbede det ned i sin søsters kravesøm.

However, when Bearskin reached into his pocket and pulled out a handful of ducats, the innkeeper softened and gave him a room in an outbuilding.

Men da Bjørkeskin stak hånden i lommen og tog en håndfuld dukater, blødte kroejeren op og gav ham et værelse i en udbygning.

Real-world Examples

Just grab a handful. Don't be shy.

Bare tag en håndfuld. Vær ikke genert.

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

People don't speak one universal language or even a handful.

Folk taler ikke et universelt sprog eller engang en håndfuld.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

To do this, it plans on hiring a handful of English language teachers from abroad.

For at gøre dette, planlægger det at ansætte en håndfuld engelsklærere fra udlandet.

Source: Listen to a little bit of fresh news every day.

Can you identify a handful of them?

Kan du identificere en håndfuld af dem?

Source: Gourmet Base

These Meeseeks, huh? Kind of a handful.

Disse Meeseeks, hva'? En slags håndfuld.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

Well, the university only takes a handful.

Nå, universitetet tager kun en håndfuld.

Source: Interstellar Original Soundtrack

He took a handful of candy and laughed.

Han tog en håndfuld slik og lo.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

Presently, Google runs a handful of offices across London.

Lige nu driver Google en håndfuld kontorer i London.

Source: Working at Google

Now you going to get a handful of bees.

Nu kommer du til at få en håndfuld bier.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2022 Collection

A handful of unarmed citizens provided protection.

En håndfuld ubevæbnede borgere ydede beskyttelse.

Source: NPR News December 2018 Compilation

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