manière
French
Etymology
From Middle French maniere, from Old French maniere, meniere, manere, itself either from a Vulgar Latin *manāria, from feminine of Latin manuārius (“belonging to the hand”), or from the Old French masculine manier, itself from the same source. Compare Occitan manièra, Catalan manera, Spanish manera, Portuguese maneira.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.njɛʁ/
audio: (file) - Lua error in Module:parameters at line 329: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Louisiana" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [mɔ̃jæ(ɾ)]
Noun
manière f (plural manières)
- manner, way
- une autre manière de vivre
- another way of living
- une autre manière de vivre
- (Louisiana) somewhat, kinda, sorta, a bit, a little
- Alle est manière tchaque drette asteur. - She's kind of drunk right now.
Related terms
Further reading
- “manière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Venetian
Noun
manière
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