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English
Alternative spellings
maneuver (US)
manÅuvre (archaic)
Etymology
From French manoeuvre (noun) and manoeuvrer (verb), from Old French manovrer, from vulgar Latin *manuoperare, from Latin manu "by hand" + operari "to work".
Pronunciation
UK IPA|/mÉËnuËvÉ/
UK SAMPA|/m@"nu:v@/
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Hyphenation: ma·noeu·vre
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-uËvÉ(r)|-uËvÉ(r)
Noun
en-noun UK
- A movement, often one performed with difficulty.
- (often plural) A large movement of military troops.
#:The British army was on manoeuvres.
Translations
trans-top|a movement, often one performed with difficulty
Hungarian: t|hu|hadművelet, t|hu|manÅver
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Russian: t|ru|манÑвÑ|m|tr=man'óvr
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trans-top|a large movement of military troops
Hungarian: t|hu|hadgyakorlat
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Russian: t|ru|манÑвÑ|m|tr=man'óvr
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ttbc|Dutch: manoeuvre n
ttbc|Esperanto: manovro
ttbc|French: manÅuvre f (1,2)
ttbc|German: Manöver
ttbc|Interlingua: manovra
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ttbc|Italian: manovra f
ttbc|Norwegian: manøveren
ttbc|Portuguese: manobra f
ttbc|Spanish: maniobra f
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Verb
en-verb|manoeuvres|manoeuvring|manoeuvred
- transitive To move (something) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.
Translations
trans-top|to move (something) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
French: manÅuvrer
Hungarian: t|hu|manÅverez
Italian: manovrare
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Russian: маневÑиÑоваÑÑ (manjevrirovatâ)
Spanish: maniobrar
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