manejar

Catalan

Etymology

mà +‎ -ejar

Verb

manejar (first-person singular present manejo, first-person singular preterite manegí, past participle manejat)

1. to handle
2. to manage

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Portuguese

Etymology

mão +‎ -ejar, or Italian maneggiare. Compare manear and manusear.

Pronunciation

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Verb

1. to manage
2. to handle

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maneggiare. Replaced the older Spanish manear, itself of the same root as the Italian word, probably a Vulgar Latin *manidiāre from Latin manus (“hand”). Compare English manage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maneˈxaɾ/ [ma.neˈxaɾ]

Verb

1. to handle
2. to manage

   Synonym: dirigir

3. (Latin America, Philippines, Equatorial Guinea) to drive (a vehicle)

   Synonym: conducir

Related terms

• manejable
• manejador
• manejo
• tejemaneje