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1 manoeuvre
1. nounmanœuvre f• he manoeuvred the car through the gate à force de manœuvres il a fait passer la voiture par le portail• the government tried to manoeuvre itself into a stronger position le gouvernement a essayé de manœuvrer pour renforcer ses positions* * *1.GB, maneuver US [mə'nuːvə(r)] noun lit, fig manœuvre fon manoeuvres — Military en manœuvres
2.some room for manoeuvre — fig une marge de manœuvre
transitive verb1) lit manœuvrer [vehicle, object]to manoeuvre something in/out — faire entrer/sortir quelque chose en manœuvrant
2) fig manœuvrer [person]; faire dévier [discussion] (to vers)3.intransitive verb manœuvrer -
2 manoeuvre
1 noun∎ to be on manoeuvres être en manœuvres(b) (action, remark) manœuvre f;∎ it was only a manoeuvre to get him to resign ce n'était qu'une manœuvre pour l'amener à démissionner;∎ there wasn't much room for manoeuvre (physically) il n'y avait pas beaucoup de place pour manœuvrer; figurative il y avait peu de marge de manœuvre(a) (physically) manœuvrer;∎ he manoeuvred the ladder through the window il a manœuvré pour faire passer l'échelle par la fenêtre;∎ they manoeuvred the animal into the pen ils ont fait entrer l'animal dans l'enclos(b) (by influence, strategy) manœuvrer;∎ she manoeuvred her way to the top elle a réussi à se hisser jusqu'au sommet;∎ they manoeuvred him into resigning ils l'ont poussé à démissionner∎ to manoeuvre for position manœuvrer pour se placer avantageusement -
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A n lit, fig manœuvre f ; political/military manoeuvre manœuvre politique/militaire ; to be on manoeuvres Mil être en manœuvres ; we have some room for manoeuvre fig nous avons une marge de manœuvre.B vtr1 lit manœuvrer [vehicle, object] ; to manoeuvre sth in/out faire entrer/sortir qch en manœuvrant ; to manoeuvre sth into position manœuvrer qch pour le mettre en position ;2 fig manœuvrer [person] ; faire dévier [discussion] (to vers) ; to manoeuvre sb into doing manœuvrer qn pour qu'il fasse ; the Minister manoeuvred the bill through Parliament le Ministre a manœuvré le Parlement pour qu'il accepte le projet de loi ; he manoeuvred the conversation round to the subject of il a fait dévier la conversation vers le sujet de.C vi manœuvrer.
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