handle

handle
handle [{{t}}'hændəl]
manche1(a) poignée1(a), 1(c) anse1(a) queue1(a) toucher à2(a) manœuvrer2(b) conduire2(b) manier2(b) traiter2(c), 2(d) s'occuper de2(d) répondre3
1 noun
(a) (of broom, knife, screwdriver) manche m; (of suitcase, box, drawer, door) poignée f; (of cup) anse f; (of saucepan) queue f; (of stretcher) bras m;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} to fly off the handle (at sb) piquer une colère (contre qn)
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (name → of citizens' band user) nom m de code ; (→ which sounds impressive) titre m de noblesse
(c) {{}}Computing{{}} poignée f
(d) {{}}familiar{{}} (idiom)
to get a handle on sth piger qch;
I'll get back to you once I've got a handle on the situation je vous recontacterai quand j'aurai la situation en main;
the first thing to do is to get a handle on the export market la première chose à faire est de nous familiariser avec le marché à l'exportation
2 transitive verb
(a) (touch) toucher à, manipuler;
please do not handle the goods (sign) ne pas toucher;
handle with care (on package) fragile;
pesticides should be handled with caution les pesticides doivent être manipulés avec précaution;
to handle the ball (in football) faire une main
(b) (operate → ship) manœuvrer, gouverner; (→ car) conduire; (→ gun) se servir de, manier; (→ words, numbers) manier;
have you any experience of handling horses? savez-vous vous y prendre avec les chevaux?
(c) (cope with → crisis, problem) traiter; (→ situation) faire face à; (→ crowd, traffic, death) supporter;
you handled that very well tu as très bien réglé les choses;
I couldn't have handled it better myself je n'aurais pas mieux fait;
he's good at handling people il sait s'y prendre avec les gens;
I don't know how to handle her je ne sais pas comment la prendre;
leave this to me, I'LL handle him laisse-moi m'en occuper, je me charge de lui;
four babies are a lot for one person to handle quatre bébés, cela fait beaucoup pour une seule personne;
do you think you can handle the job? penses-tu être capable de faire le travail?;
I couldn't handle it if Dad died si papa mourait, je ne le supporterais pas;
how is she handling it? comment s'en sort-elle?;
{{}}familiar{{}} he can't handle his drink il ne tient pas l'alcool;
it's nothing I can't handle je me débrouille
(d) (manage, process) s'occuper de; (address → topic, subject) aborder, traiter;
she handles my tax for me elle s'occupe de mes impôts;
we're too small to handle an order of that size notre entreprise est trop petite pour traiter une commande de cette importance;
could you handle this task as well? pourriez-vous également vous charger de ce travail?;
the airport handles two hundred planes a day chaque jour deux cents avions passent par l'aéroport;
to handle stolen goods receler des objets volés;
we don't handle chemical products nous ne faisons pas de produits chimiques
3 intransitive verb
(car, ship) répondre;
how does she handle? (car) est-ce qu'elle répond bien?

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