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manecilla
SPANISH-ENGLISH
manojo
- mand Está al mando del sector. He's in command of the sector. ○ tomar el mando to take command Un comandante tuvo que tomar el mando de la división. A major had to take command of the division.
- manecilla hand (of a watch, clock, or gage).
- manejar to manage, handle Manejó bien el dinero y aumentó los ingresos. He handled the money well and increased the income from it. ▲ to drive [Am] ¿Ha aprendido Ud. a manejar el coche? Have you learned to drive the car?
○ manejarse to move about Se manejaba ya sin las muletas. He was already moving about without crutches. ▲ to get along Se maneja bien. He gets along all right. ▲ to manage, succeed in ¿Cómo se maneja Ud. para hacer esto? How do you manage to do this? - manejo handling El manejo de esto ofrece peligro. This is a dangerous thing to handle.—El manejo de la dinamita es peligroso. The handling of dynamite is dangerous. ▲ driving (a car) [Am]. ▲ management, control Lleva todo el manejo de la tienda. He is in complete charge of the shop. ▲ intrigue Con sus manejos consiguió lo que quería. He got what he wanted by intrigue.
- manera way, manner ¿Qué manera es esa de contestar? Is that the way to answer?
○ de (esta) manera this way, in this manner Hágalo Ud. de esta manera. Do it this way. ○ de mala manera rudely Lo dijo de mala manera. He said it in a rude way. ○ de manera que so, as a result Ayer no fui, de manera que tengo que ir hoy. I didn't go yesterday, so I have to go today. ○ de ninguna manera by no means De ninguna manera lo aceptaré. By no means will I accept it. ○ de otra manera in another way No se lo puedo decir de otra manera. I can't tell him any other way. ▲ otherwise Estaba allí de otra manera no le hubiera hablado. He was there, otherwise I wouldn't have spoken to him. ○ de todas maneras at any rate De todas maneras iremos. In any case we'll go. ○ en cierta manera in a way En cierta manera, tiene Ud. razón. In a way you are right. ○ maneras manners No tiene buenas maneras. He hasn't got good manners. ○ no hay manera de there's no way to No hay manera de traducirlo. There's no way to translate it. - manga sleeve Las mangas le estaban cortas. His sleeves were short for him.
○ andar manga por hombro to be in a mess En aquella casa todo andaba manga por hombro. Everything was in a mess in that house. ○ de manga ancha indulgent Es hombre de manga ancha con sus hijos. He's very indulgent with his children. ▲ not too scrupulous. ○ en mangas de camisa in shirt sleeves Por el calor estaban en mangas de camisa. They were in their shirt sleeves because of the heat. ○ manga (de riego) hose La manga (de riego) no funcionaba. The hose didn't work. - mango handle; mango (fruit).
- manguito muff.
- maní [m] peanut [Am].
- mania madness; mania; hobby.
○ tomar manía (a) to dislike, have a grudge (against). - manifestación [f] demonstration (parade).
- manifestar [rad-ch I] to express, show En la carta manifestaba estar conforme. In the letter he expressed his agreement.
○ manifestarse to make a demonstration Los obreros quisieron manifestarse, pero no pudieron. The workers wanted to make a demonstration, but couldn't. - manifiesto manifest, plain, obvious. ▲ [m] manifesto.
- manilla hand (of watch, clock, gage).
- mano [f] hand. ▲ coat (of paint, varnish, etc) Hay que una mano de barniz. We must give it a coat of varnish. ▲ first player (next to dealer) La mano echó un triunfo. The first player led a trump. ▲ mishap, misfortune [Am] Nos pasó una mano. We had a slight accident.
○ a mano by hand La carta estaba escrita a mano. The letter was written by hand. ▲ near by, within reach Póngalo Ud. a mano. Put it within reach. ○ a mano derecha or izquierda on the right or left Su habitación está a mano derecha. His room is on the right. ○ de la mano by the hand Llevaba el niño de la mano. She was leading the child by the hand. ○ de segunda mano second-hand. ○ echar una mano to lend a hand. ○ hecho a mano handmade. ○ mano a mano tête-à-tête Se pusieron a hablar mano a mano. They had a tête-à-tête. - manojo bunch (of flowers or vegetables).
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