maneuver

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• US: /məˈnuvɚ/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /məˈnuːvə/
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• Multicultural-London-English: /məˈnyːvɐ/
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• Multicultural-London-English: /maˈnyːvɐ/
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• Philippines, nonstandard: /məˈnjuːvɚ/
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• rhymes with -uːvə(ɹ)
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• CMU ARPABET: M AH0 N UW1 V ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle French manœuvre (“manipulation, maneuver”) and manouvrer (“to maneuver”), from Old French manovre (“handwork, manual labor”), from Medieval Latin manopera, manuopera (“work done by hand, handwork”), from manu (“by hand”) + operari (“to work”). First recorded in the Capitularies of Charlemagne (800 AD) to mean "chore, manual task", probably as a calque of the Frankish *handuwerk (“hand-work”). Compare Old English handweorc, Old English handġeweorc, German Handwerk. The verb is a doublet of the verb manure.

157 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: մանեւր (manewr) — planned movement of troops
• Belarusian: манёўр (manjówr) — planned movement of troops
• Belarusian: мане́ўр (manjéwr) — planned movement of troops
• Belarusian: манэ́ўр (manéwr) — planned movement of troops
• Bulgarian: маньо́вър (manjóvǎr) — planned movement of troops
• Bulgarian: мане́вра (manévra) — planned movement of troops
• Chinese Mandarin: 機動 /机动 (jīdòng) — planned movement of troops
• Czech: manévr — planned movement of troops
• Finnish: manööveri — planned movement of troops
• Finnish: operaatio — planned movement of troops
• French: manœuvre — planned movement of troops
• Georgian: მანევრი (manevri) — planned movement of troops
• German: Manöver — planned movement of troops
• Hebrew: תִּמְרוֹן (timron) — planned movement of troops
• Indonesian: manuver — planned movement of troops
• Japanese: 機動 (kidō) — planned movement of troops
• Korean: 기동 (gidong) — planned movement of troops
• Macedonian: мане́вар (manévar) — planned movement of troops
• Polish: manewr — planned movement of troops
• Russian: манёвр (manjóvr) — planned movement of troops
• Russian: мане́вр (manévr) — planned movement of troops
• Slovak: manéver — planned movement of troops
• Slovene: manever — planned movement of troops
• Ukrainian: мане́вр (manévr) — planned movement of troops
• Arabic: مُنَاوَرَة (munāwara) — a large training exercise of military troops
• Arabic: تَدْرِيب عَسْكَرِيّ (tadrīb ʕaskariyy) — a large training exercise of military troops
• Armenian: զորավարժություն (zoravaržutʻyun) — a large training exercise of military troops
• Belarusian: манёўры (manjówry) — a large training exercise of military troops
• Belarusian: мане́ўры (manjéwry) — a large training exercise of military troops
• Belarusian: манэ́ўры (manéwry) — a large training exercise of military troops
• Belarusian: вучэ́нні (vučénni) — a large training exercise of military troops
• Bulgarian: маньо́ври (manjóvri) — a large training exercise of military troops
• Bulgarian: мане́ври (manévri) — a large training exercise of military troops
• Chinese Mandarin: 演習 /演习 (yǎnxí) — a large training exercise of military troops
• Czech: manévry — a large training exercise of military troops
• Czech: cvičení — a large training exercise of military troops
• Danish: manøvre — a large training exercise of military troops
• Danish: øvelse — a large training exercise of military troops
• Dutch: manoeuvre — a large training exercise of military troops
• Dutch: (veld)oefening — a large training exercise of military troops
• Esperanto: manovro — a large training exercise of military troops
• Finnish: sotaharjoitus — a large training exercise of military troops
• French: manœuvre — a large training exercise of military troops
• French: exercice — a large training exercise of military troops
• Galician: manobra — a large training exercise of military troops
• German: Manöver — a large training exercise of military troops
• German: Übung — a large training exercise of military troops
• Greek: ελιγμός (eligmós) — a large training exercise of military troops
• Hebrew: תַּרְגִּיל (targíl) — a large training exercise of military troops
• Hindi: अभ्यास (abhyās) — a large training exercise of military troops
• Hungarian: hadgyakorlat — a large training exercise of military troops
• Indonesian: manuver — a large training exercise of military troops
• Italian: manovra — a large training exercise of military troops
• Italian: esercitazione — a large training exercise of military troops
• Japanese: 演習 (enshū) — a large training exercise of military troops
• Korean: 연습 (yeonseup) — a large training exercise of military troops
• Korean: 련습 (ryeonseup) — a large training exercise of military troops
• Latin: dēcursiō — a large training exercise of military troops
• Macedonian: мане́вар (manévar) — a large training exercise of military troops
• Macedonian: вежба (vežba) — a large training exercise of military troops
• Norwegian Bokmål: manøver — a large training exercise of military troops
• Norwegian Bokmål: øvelse — a large training exercise of military troops
• Persian: رزمایش (razmâyeš) — a large training exercise of military troops
• Polish: manewr — a large training exercise of military troops
• Polish: ćwiczenia — a large training exercise of military troops
• Portuguese: manobra — a large training exercise of military troops
• Portuguese: exercício — a large training exercise of military troops
• Romanian: manevră — a large training exercise of military troops
• Romanian: exercițiu — a large training exercise of military troops
• Russian: манёвры (manjóvry) — a large training exercise of military troops
• Russian: мане́вры (manévry) — a large training exercise of military troops
• Russian: уче́ния (učénija) — a large training exercise of military troops
• Slovak: manévre — a large training exercise of military troops
• Slovak: cvičenie — a large training exercise of military troops
• Slovene: manever — a large training exercise of military troops
• Slovene: vaja — a large training exercise of military troops
• Spanish: maniobra — a large training exercise of military troops
• Spanish: ejercicio — a large training exercise of military troops
• Swedish: manöver — a large training exercise of military troops
• Swedish: övning — a large training exercise of military troops
• Ukrainian: мане́ври (manévry) — a large training exercise of military troops
• Ukrainian: навча́ння (navčánnja) — a large training exercise of military troops
• Arabic: مُنَاوَرَة (munāwara) — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Belarusian: манёўр (manjówr) — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Belarusian: мане́ўр (manjéwr) — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Belarusian: манэ́ўр (manéwr) — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Bulgarian: маньо́вър (manjóvǎr) — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Bulgarian: мане́вра (manévra) — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Czech: manévr — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Dutch: manoeuvre — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Esperanto: manovro — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Estonian: manööver — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Finnish: manööveri — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Finnish: liike — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• French: manœuvre — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Galician: manobra — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• German: Manöver — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Greek: ελιγμός (eligmós) — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Greek: μανούβρα (manoúvra) — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Hebrew: תִּמְרוּן (timrun) — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Hungarian: hadművelet — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Hungarian: manőver — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Italian: manovra — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Malay: olah gerak — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Norwegian Bokmål: manøver — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Persian: مانور (mânovr) — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Polish: manewr — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Portuguese: manobra — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Romanian: manevră — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Russian: манёвр (manjóvr) — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Russian: мане́вр (manévr) — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Slovak: manéver — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Spanish: maniobra — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Swedish: manöver — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Turkish: manevra — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Ukrainian: мане́вр (manévr) — a movement, often one performed with difficulty
• Greek: χειρισμός (cheirismós) — a medical procedure
• Indonesian: manuver — a medical procedure
• Indonesian: perasat — a medical procedure
• Belarusian: манеўрава́ць (manjewravácʹ) — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Belarusian: манэўрава́ць (manewravácʹ) — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Bulgarian: маневри́рам (manevríram) — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Czech: manévrovat — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Dutch: manoeuvreren — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Dutch: laveren — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Esperanto: manovri — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Finnish: manöveroida — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• French: manœuvrer — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Galician: manobrar — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• German: manövrieren — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Greek: ελίσσω (elísso) — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Hebrew: תִּמְרֵן (timren) — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Hungarian: manőverez — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Italian: manovrare — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Māori: whakatakataka — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Norwegian Bokmål: manøvrere — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Polish: manewrować — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Polish: balansować — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Portuguese: manobrar — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Romanian: manevra — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Russian: маневри́ровать (manevrírovatʹ) — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Russian: сманеври́ровать (smanevrírovatʹ) — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Slovak: manévrovať — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Spanish: maniobrar — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Swedish: manövrera — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Ukrainian: маневрува́ти (manevruváty) — to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
• Greek: ελίσσομαι (elíssomai) — to guide, steer, manage purposefully
• Polish: manewrować — to guide, steer, manage purposefully
• Swedish: manövrera — to guide, steer, manage purposefully
• Dutch: manoeuvreren — (intransitive) to intrigue, manipulate, plot, scheme
• Dutch: intrigeren — (intransitive) to intrigue, manipulate, plot, scheme
• Galician: manipular — (intransitive) to intrigue, manipulate, plot, scheme
• Greek: ελίσσομαι (elíssomai) — (intransitive) to intrigue, manipulate, plot, scheme
• Polish: manewrować — (intransitive) to intrigue, manipulate, plot, scheme
• Portuguese: manipular — (intransitive) to intrigue, manipulate, plot, scheme
• Swedish: manövrera — (intransitive) to intrigue, manipulate, plot, scheme
• Swedish: intrigera — (intransitive) to intrigue, manipulate, plot, scheme