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manège

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The art of training and riding horses; dressage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A riding school.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A riding arena (enclosed, but usually unroofed area, in contradistinction to a riding hall).

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Usage: UK, countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The movements of a trained horse.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A series of steps performed in a circular pattern around the stage.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: ballet

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verb

Meaning 6

To train (a horse).

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Usage: transitive

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History

Etymology

From French manège; cognate with French manier. Doublet of manage.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ездитно изкуство (ezditno izkustvo) — art
  • Finnish: hevosten koulutus- ja ratsastustaito — art
  • Finnish: dresyyri — art
  • French: manège — art
  • German: Dressierkunst — art
  • German: Reitkunst — art
  • Russian: иску́сство верхово́й езды́ (iskússtvo verxovój jezdý) — art
  • Russian: иску́сство дрессиро́вки лошаде́й (iskússtvo dressiróvki lošadéj) — art
  • Russian: мане́ж (manéž) — art
  • Finnish: ratsastuskoulu — school
  • French: manège — school
  • German: Reitschule — school
  • Greek: σχολή ιππασίας (scholí ippasías) — school
  • Italian: maneggio — school
  • Macedonian: манеж (manež) — school
  • Persian: مانژ (mânež) — school
  • Russian: шко́ла верхово́й езды́ (škóla verxovój jezdý) — school
  • Russian: мане́ж (manéž) — school
  • Bulgarian: манеж (manež) — unroofed arena
  • Finnish: ratsastuskenttä — unroofed arena
  • Finnish: kenttä — unroofed arena
  • French: manège m découvert — unroofed arena
  • German: Reitplatz — unroofed arena
  • German: Reitbahn — unroofed arena
  • Macedonian: манеж (manež) — unroofed arena
  • Macedonian: аре́на (aréna) — unroofed arena
  • Persian: مانژ (mânež) — unroofed arena
  • Russian: мане́ж (manéž) — unroofed arena
  • Russian: аре́на (aréna) — unroofed arena