manovrare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French manovrer, from Vulgar Latin *manuoperāre, from Latin manu (“by hand”) + operor (“to work”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
manovràre (first-person singular present manòvro, first-person singular past historic manovrài, past participle manovràto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to maneuver
- (transitive) to operate
- (transitive, figurative) to manipulate
- In conclusione, mi avete manovrato come un burattino!
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (intransitive) to maneuver [auxiliary avere]
- (intransitive) to plot, to scheme [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of manovràre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)