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handle British & World English

feel or manipulate with the hands

a handle on in handle British & World English

a means of understanding, controlling, or approaching (a person or situation)

stick-handle British & World English

control the puck with one’s stick

starting handle British & World English

a crank for starting the engine of a car

dead man's handle (also dead man's pedal) British & World English

(in a train) a lever which acts as a safety device by shutting off power when not held in place by the driver

fly off the handle in fly1 British & World English

lose one’s temper suddenly and unexpectedly

handle oneself in handle British & World English

conduct oneself in a specified manner

handle or treat someone/thing with kid gloves in kid gloves British & World English

deal with someone or something very carefully or tactfully

handlebar British & World English

the steering bar of a bicycle, motorbike, scooter, or other vehicle, with a handgrip at each end

jug handle in jug British & World English

a secure hold that is cut into rock for climbing

manhandle British & World English

move (a heavy object) by hand with great effort

handle English-French

poignée f

handle English-Italian

manico m

door handle English-German

Türklinke

broom handle English-Italian

manico m di scopa

to know how to handle children in handle English-French

savoir s'y prendre avec les enfants