manier

manier [manje]

➭ TABLE 7 transitive verb

to handle ; (pejorative) to manipulate

• voiture facile à manier car which is easy to handle

• savoir manier la plume to be a good writer

• savoir manier l'ironie to make skilful use of irony

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manje
1.

verbe transitif gén to handle

bien manier le pinceau — fig to be a good painter

2.

se manier verbe pronominal

se manier aisément — [outil] to be easy to handle; [voiture] to handle well

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manier la fourchette avec entrain — (colloq) hum to have a hearty appetite

il sait manier la brosse à reluire — (colloq) he's good at buttering people up (colloq)

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manje vt

to handle

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manier verb table: plier

A vtr

1 (palper) to handle [objet]; fig to handle [sommes, argent]; to manage [fonds];

2 (utiliser) to handle [outil]; to use [langue]; manier l'ironie/le paradoxe to handle irony/paradox skilfully^GB; manier l'aviron to pull ou ply littér the oars; manier l'épée to wield the sword; manier l'aiguille avec dextérité to be skilled at needlework; bien manier la plume/le pinceau fig to be a good writer/painter;

3 (diriger) to handle [cheval, véhicule, personnes];

4 (pétrir) to mould GB, to mold US [argile, cire].

B se manier vpr

1 se manier aisément [outil] to be easy to handle; [voiture] to handle well;

2 ◑= se magner.

Idiomes

manier la fourchette avec entrain○ hum to have a hearty appetite; il sait manier la brosse à reluire○ he's good at buttering people up○.

[manje] verbe transitif

1. [manipuler - objet, somme] to handle

facile/difficile à manier easy/difficult to handle

2. [utiliser] to use, to operate

une imprimante portative très facile à manier an easy-to-use portable printer

elle sait manier la caméra she's good with a cine camera

il savait manier la plume he was a fine writer

il sait manier l'ironie he knows how ou when to use irony

3. [modeler - pâte] to knead ; [ - argile] to handle, to fashion

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se manier verbe pronominal intransitif

(familier) to get a move on, to hurry up