Complete Definition of "manoeuvre"

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English

Alternative spellings
maneuver (US)
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
UK IPA|/m��nu�v�/
UK SAMPA|/m@"nu:v@/
audio|en-uk-Manoeuvre.ogg|Audio (UK)
Hyphenation: ma·noeu·vre
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�v�(r)|-u�v�(r)

Noun
en-noun UK

  1. A movement, often one performed with difficulty.
  2. (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|man�ver
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Russian: t|ru|ман�в�|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|ман�в�|m|tr=man'óvr
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ttbc|Dutch: manoeuvre n
ttbc|Esperanto: manovro
ttbc|French: man�uvre 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

  1. 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: man�uvrer
Hungarian: t|hu|man�verez
Italian: manovrare
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Russian: манев�и�ова�� (manjevrirovat�)
Spanish: maniobrar
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