manoeuvre ma·noeu·vre

manoeuvre ma·noeu·vre
1. n
manovra

the soldiers were out on manoeuvres — i soldati stavano facendo le manovre or le esercitazioni

2. vt
(also) Mil manovrare

I couldn't manoeuvre the settee through the door — non sono riuscito a far passare il divano attraverso la porta

they manoeuvred the statue into position — hanno messo la statua in posizione

he manoeuvred himself into a job — è riuscito a ottenere un posto con abili manovre

to manoeuvre sb into doing sth — costringere abilmente qn a fare qc

3. vi
Mil fig manovrare, Auto far manovra

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