The Portuguese word for handle is
maçaneta
Gender
The gender of maçaneta is feminine. E.g. a maçaneta.Plural
The plural of maçaneta is maçanetas.Portuguese Definition
| handle | |
| 1. Verbo. manipular, operar (uma máquina) | |
| 2. Verbo. tratar | |
| 3. Verbo. manusear | |
| 4. Verbo. lidar com | |
| 5. Verbo. segurar-se (conter-se), controlar-se | |
| 6. Verbo. lidar com |
Translations for handle and their definitions
| alça | |
| 1. n-f. a semicircular handle, such as the bail of a bucket and the handles of bags and purses | |
| 2. n-f. shoulder strap (in clothes, the strap that goes over the shoulder) | |
| 3. n-f. (anatomy) a part of an organ that forms an arc (mostly in the intestines and blood vessels) | |
| 4. v. verb form of alçar |
| manejar | |
| 1. v. to manage | |
| 2. v. to handle |
| cabo |  © | |
| 1. n-m. (military) rank roughly equivalent to corporal | ||
| 2. n-m. (geomorphology) cape (piece of land extending beyond the coast) | ||
| 3. n-m. the final steps or moments of an event | ||
| 4. n-m. head man (person in charge of an organisation or group) | ||
| 5. n-m. cable (strong, large-diameter wire or rope) | ||
| 6. n-m. cable (assembly of wires used for electrical power or data circuits) | ||
| 7. n-m. (nautical) any rope in a ship except the bell rope and the clock rope | ||
| 8. n-m. a long handle, such as a shaft | ||
| maçaneta | |
| 1. n-f. knob, doorknob, door handle | |
| 2. n-f. pommel |
| manusear | |
| 1. v. to handle |
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