Sentence examples of "poignée" in French with translation "handful"

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Seuls une poignée de gens sont au fait. Only a handful of people know the fact.
Seuls une poignée de personnes sont au courant du fait. Only a handful of people know the fact.
Je vous montrerai la peur dans une poignée de poussière. I will show you fear in a handful of dust.
Le garçon rassembla une poignée de cacahuètes et les mit dans une petite boite. The boy gathered a handful of peanuts and put them in a small box.
Nombre parmi les quelques sept mille langues que compte le monde ne sont parlées que par une poignée de personnes vivantes et sont menacées d'extinction. Many of the world's seven thousand or so languages are spoken only by handfuls of living people and are in danger of extinction.
Beaucoup des environ sept mille langues du monde ne sont parlées que par quelques poignées de personnes vivantes et sont menacées d'extinction. Many of the world's seven thousand or so languages are spoken only by handfuls of living people and are in danger of extinction.
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