English-German translation for "handful"

"handful" German translation

handful
[ˈhændfəl; -ful]noun | Substantiv s

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Handvoll lästige Person Sache, Plage, Nervensäge
  • Handvollfeminine | Femininum f
    handful
    handful
examples
  • a handful of soldiers figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    eine Handvoll Soldaten
    a handful of soldiers figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • lästige Personor | oder od Sache, Plagefeminine | Femininum f
    handful annoying person or thing familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    Nervensägefeminine | Femininum f
    handful annoying person or thing familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    handful annoying person or thing familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
examples
Wie soll das mit lediglich einer Handvoll Beamter in der Kommission möglich sein?
How can you achieve this with just a handful of officials in the Commission?
Source: Europarl
Die größten Vorteile genießen vornehmlich nur eine Hand voll Länder, einschließlich China.
The biggest benefits are mainly enjoyed by only a handful of countries, including China.
Source: Europarl
Lediglich eine Handvoll von ihnen sind es tatsächlich.
Only a handful of them really will be.
Source: News-Commentary
Es gibt nicht viel mehr als eine große Handvoll dieser besten Beispiele.
There is not much more than a big handful of those best cases.
Source: Europarl
Es gibt immer Menschen, die dafür empfänglich sind.
There is always a handful of people who are susceptible to this.
Source: Europarl
Diese Dinge sind zwar relevant und in einigen wenigen Fällen dringlich.
Yes, these are relevant and, in a handful of cases, urgent.
Source: News-Commentary
In der Tat kennt man zur Zeit nur eine Handvoll möglicher und brauchbarer Quantenalgorithmen.
In fact, only a handful of potentially useful quantum algorithms are known at present.
Source: News-Commentary
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