handbasket

A noun referring to a container, typically woven and equipped with handles, used for carrying items.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее контейнер, обычно плетёный и снабжённый ручками, используемый для переноски предметов.esSustantivo que designa un recipiente, generalmente tejido y provisto de asas, usado para transportar objetos.frNom désignant un panier, généralement tressé et muni d'une anse, utilisé pour transporter des objets.deSubstantiv, das einen Behälter bezeichnet, meist geflochten und mit Henkeln versehen, der zum Tragen von Gegenständen dient. In der Wendung 'going to hell in a handbasket' steht es bildlich für einen raschen, unaufhaltsamen Niedergang.ptSubstantivo que designa um cesto, geralmente de vime ou palha e com alças, usado para transportar objetos; no inglês, aparece sobretudo na expressão idiomática 'going to hell in a handbasket' (caminhando para a ruína).zh名词，指一种容器，通常是编织的，带有提手，用来携带物品。arاسم يدل على وعاء يُحمل باليد، غالبًا ما يكون مصنوعًا من القش أو الخيزران المضفور ومزوّدًا بمقبض أو مقبضين، يُستخدم لنقل الأشياء الصغيرة.

1. Woven container with handles B1 formal

   A container, typically made of woven fibers or similar material, fitted with handles for carrying items.

   • She carried a handbasket full of apples from the orchard.
   • The market vendor handed him a handbasket with fresh herbs.
   • The old handbasket was woven from willow branches.
   • They packed a picnic in a large handbasket.

   ruКорзина с ручкамиesCesta de mano con asafrpanier à ansesdeKorb mit HenkelnptCesto com alçaszh手提篮arسلة بمقابض

   Sinónimos: basket

2. Idiomatic: rapid decline B2 slang american

   Used in the phrase 'go to hell in a handbasket' to describe a situation that is deteriorating very quickly or heading towards disaster.

   • Ever since the new management took over, the company has gone to hell in a handbasket.
   • If we keep ignoring the problem, this country will go to hell in a handbasket.
   • His grades went to hell in a handbasket after he stopped studying.
   • Many believe the education system is going to hell in a handbasket.

   ruСтремительное ухудшениеescesta de mano (en la frase 'irse al diablo en una cesta de mano')frpanier (au sens idiomatique)deRasanter NiedergangptDeclínio rápidozh迅速恶化arالتدهور السريع

• handbaskets plural form
• handbaskets' possessive plural form
• handbasket's possessive singular form