noun🔗ShareManœuvre, exerciceThe planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units."Joint NATO maneuvers are as much an exercise in diplomacy as in tactics and logistics."Les manœuvres conjointes de l'OTAN sont autant un exercice de diplomatie que de tactique et de logistique.militaryactionvehiclewarplanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareManœuvre, stratagèmeAny strategic or cunning action; a stratagem."The student's sudden illness right before the exam felt like a desperate manoeuvre to avoid failing. "La soudaine maladie de l'étudiant juste avant l'examen ressemblait à une manœuvre désespérée pour éviter l'échec.actionmilitarypoliticsplanbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareManoeuvre, mouvementA movement of the body, or with an implement, instrument etc., especially one performed with skill or dexterity."The gymnast's final manoeuvre on the beam, a perfect backflip, earned her the gold medal. "La dernière manoeuvre de la gymnaste sur la poutre, un salto arrière parfait, lui a valu la médaille d'or.bodyactionabilitytechnicalsportmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareManœuvreA specific medical or surgical movement, often eponymous, done with the doctor's hands or surgical instruments."The doctor performed the Leopold manoeuvre to determine the baby's position in the womb. "Le médecin a pratiqué la manœuvre de Leopold pour déterminer la position du bébé dans l'utérus.medicineactiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareManœuvreA controlled (especially skilful) movement taken while steering a vehicle."Parallel parking can be a difficult maneuver."Le stationnement en créneau peut être une manœuvre difficile.vehicleactionnauticalmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareManœuvrer, manœuvrerTo move (something, or oneself) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position."The driver had to carefully manoeuvre the large truck into the narrow parking space. "Le conducteur a dû manœuvrer prudemment le gros camion dans l'étroit espace de stationnement.actionpositionvehiclenauticalmilitarytechnologytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareManœuvrer, manœuvrer, dirigerTo guide, steer, manage purposefully"The driver expertly manoeuvred the car through the tight parking space. "Le conducteur a habilement manœuvré la voiture dans l'espace de stationnement étroit.actionnauticalmilitaryvehiclesailingdirectiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareManœuvrer, intriguer, comploterTo intrigue, manipulate, plot, scheme"The patriarch maneuvered till his offspring occupied countless key posts"Le patriarche a manœuvré jusqu'à ce que sa progéniture occupe d'innombrables postes clés.politicsgovernmentbusinessorganizationactionplancharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
