Phrase guide

door handle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A mechanism attached to a door and used to open or close it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَقْبِض اَلْبَاب (maqbiḍ al-bāb) — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Arabic: أُكْرَة (ʔukra) — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Arabic: أكرة الباب (ʔukrat al-bāb) — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • West Circassian: пчъэпсы (pĉɛpsə) — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Czech: klika — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Danish: dørhåndtag — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Dutch: deurkruk — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Dutch: deurknop — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Dutch: klink — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Esperanto: manilo — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Esperanto: anso — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Esperanto: pordanso — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Esperanto: butono — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Finnih: ovenkahva — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • French: poignée — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • French: clenche — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Galician: tirador — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • German: Klinke — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • German: Türklinke — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • German: Türschnalle — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • German: Schnalle — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Icelandic: húnn — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Ingrian: ovirauta — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Italian: maniglia — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Karelian: skiäkä — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Khakas: ізік тудазы (ìzìk tudazı) — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dørhåndtak — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dørvrider — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Plautdietsch: Däarenjräp — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Polish: klamka — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Polish: antaba — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Portuguese: maçaneta — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Portuguese: trinco — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Russian: дверна́я ру́чка (dvernája rúčka) — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Serbo-Croatian: kvaka — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Slovak: kľučka — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Spanish: manilla — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Spanish: manija — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Spanish: perilla — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Spanish: picaporte — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Spanish: tirador — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Spanish: manecilla — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Swedish: dörrhandtag — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Turkish: kapı kolu — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Yiddish: קליאַמקע (klyamke) — mechanism used to open or close a door
  • Yoruba: orù — mechanism used to open or close a door