handle

A. n

• (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)

B. vtr

• 1 manipuler [explosives, food]; manier [gun] ‘handle with care’ = ‘fragile’

• 2 (manage) manier [horse]; manœuvrer [car] to know how to handle children = savoir s'y prendre avec les enfants

• 3 (deal with) faire face à [crisis]; supporter [stress]; [department, lawyer] s'occuper de [enquiries, case]