poignée
nf
[+couvercle, porte] handle
la poignée de la porte the door handle
(=quantité)
[+sel] handful
une poignée de sel a handful of salt
(fig) handful Ils n'étaient qu'une poignée. There were only a handful of them.
poignée de main
nf handshake
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