Complete Definition of "maneuver"


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English

Alternative spellings
manoeuvre UK
man�uvre 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
IPA|/m��nu�v�/
SAMPA|/m@"nu:v@`/
audio|en-us-maneuver.ogg|Audio (US)
Hyphenation: ma·neu·ver
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�v�(r)|-u�v�(r)

Noun
en-noun US

  1. A movement, often one performed with difficulty.
  2. (often plural) A large training exercise of military troops.

#:The American army was on maneuvers.

Translations
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trans-top|a movement, often one performed with difficulty
Finnish: manööveri, liike
German: Manöver n
Hungarian: t|hu|hadművelet, t|hu|man�ver
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Portuguese: manobra f
Russian: ман�в� (man'óvr) m, �аг (šag) m, �од (�od) m
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trans-top|a large training exercise of military troops
German: Manöver n
Hungarian: t|hu|hadgyakorlat
trans-mid
Portuguese: manobras f|p
Russian: ман�в�� (man'óvry) m|p
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ttbc|Dutch: manoeuvre
ttbc|Esperanto: manovro
ttbc|French: man�uvre f
ttbc|Interlingua: manovra
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ttbc|Italian: manovra f
ttbc|Norwegian: manøveren
ttbc|Romanian: manevr� f
ttbc|Spanish: maniobra f
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Verb
en-verb

  1. 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: man�uvrer
German: manövrieren
Hungarian: t|hu|man�verez
Italian: manovrare
trans-mid
Romanian manevra
Russian: манев�и�ова�� (manjevrirovat�)
Spanish: maniobrar
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