- maña
- m.manna, Mana.* * *maná► nombre masculino1 manna* * *SF LAm1) (=manantial) spring2) (=alimento) manna* * *femenino (Col) spring* * *= knack, knack.Ex. Panizzi had a reputation for courting controversy at the British Museum and a knack for making enemies.Ex. Panizzi had a reputation for courting controversy at the British Museum and a knack for making enemies.----* con maña = skilfully [skillfully, -USA], skilful [skillful, -USA].* * *femenino (Col) spring* * *= manna.
Ex: The processing of milk, meat, locusts, cereals, manna and vegetables, as described in the Old Testament of the Bible is discussed.
* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* * *manafeminine(Col)spring* * *
Del verbo manar: (conjugate manar)
mana es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
mana
manar
maná
maña
manar (conjugate manar) verbo intransitivo
to pour
maña sustantivo femenino
1 (habilidad) skill, knack (colloq);
tener or darse maña para algo to be good at sth;◊ más vale maña que fuerza brain is better than brawn
2◊ mañas sustantivo femenino plural (artimañas) wiles (pl), guile
3 (capricho) bad habit;
(manía) (AmL fam):◊ tiene mañas de viejo he's like an old man with all his funny little ways (colloq);
tiene la maña de morderse las uñas he has the annoying habit of biting his nails
manar
I verbo intransitivo to flow [de, from]
II verbo transitivo to flow with: la cañería está manando agua, the pipe is pouring with water
maña sustantivo femenino
1 (destreza) skill: tiene muy buena maña para la cocina, she's very good at cooking
2 (truco, engaño) trick: se conoce todas las mañas, he knows all the tricks
'maña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mano
- truco
- alemán
- musulmán
English:
shiftiness
- German
- manna
- Muslim
* * *maná nm inv1. Rel manna;Compcomo maná caído del cielo like manna from heaven2. Bol [dulce] Br nut sweet, US nut candy* * *manám figmanna* * *maná nm: manna
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.