Usage examples of "handfuls" in English with translation to Spanish

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Many of the world's seven thousand or so languages are spoken only by handfuls of living people and are in danger of extinction. Muchas de las aproximadamente siete mil lenguas existentes en el mundo las hablan sólo un puñado de personas vivas y están en peligro de extinción.

Tom ate a handful of raisins. Tom se comió un puñado de pasas.

Only a handful of people know the fact. Solo un puñado de personas conocen el hecho.

Only a handful of people came to the meeting. Solo un puñado de gente vino a la reunión.

Tom took a handful of popcorn from the bowl. Tom sacó un puñado de palomitas de maíz del pote.

A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments. Un puñado de soldados es siempre mejor que una bocanada de argumentos.

The boy gathered a handful of peanuts and put them in a small box. El niño juntó un puñado de maníes y los metió en una cajita.

Tom grabbed a handful of popcorn out of the bag and then handed it to Mary. Tom agarró un puñado de palomitas de maíz de la bolsa y después se le pasó a Mary.

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