Meanings (ES + gloss)
sujetar
To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh.
Happy, ye leaves! when as those lilly hands [...] Shall handle you.
tocar
To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
Light on his feet for a big man, he handled the rifle like a pistol.
That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper
manejar
To manage, control, or direct.
The findings emerged from questionnaires filled in by 2,211 staff in 145 wards of 55 hospitals in England and Wales and 105 observations of care of dementia patients. Two-thirds of…
You shall see how I'll handle her
encargarse • lidiar • tratar
To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
she handled the news with grace
the Persians handled the French ambassador shamefully
Phrases