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manejar

manejar

Portuguese

Verb

manejar (first-person singular present indicative manejo, past participle manejado)

  1. to manage
  2. to handle

Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing 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): [mäne̞ˈxäɾ], [mäne̞ˈhäɾ]

Verb

manejar (first-person singular present manejo, first-person singular preterite manejé, past participle manejado)

  1. to handle
  2. to manage
  3. (Latin America, Philippines, Equatorial Guinea) to drive (a vehicle)

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