manija

f.

1 handle. (especially Latin American Spanish)

2 clamp.

3 hobble, rope used to tie the legs of an animal.

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manija

► nombre femenino

1 handle

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SF

1) (=mango) [gen] handle; Arg [de puerta] door knob

2) (Mec) clamp, collar

3) (Ferro) coupling

4) (Agr) hobble

5) Cono Sur (=vaso) mug, tankard

6) Cono Sur (Aut) starting handle

dar manija a algn — to egg sb on

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femenino (esp AmL) handle

darle manija a alguien — (RPl fam) to egg somebody on (colloq)

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= rounce.

Ex. Next, taking the handle of the windlass (the rounce) in his left hand he gave it one full turn anti-clockwise, thus running the rear half of the forme back under the platen.

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femenino (esp AmL) handle

darle manija a alguien — (RPl fam) to egg somebody on (colloq)

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= rounce.

Ex: Next, taking the handle of the windlass (the rounce) in his left hand he gave it one full turn anti-clockwise, thus running the rear half of the forme back under the platen.

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manija

feminine

(esp AmL)

handle

darle manija a algn (RPl fam); to egg sb on (colloq), to encourage sb

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manija sustantivo femenino (esp AmL) handle
'manija' also found in these entries:
English:
handle
- wind

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manija nf

1. esp Am [asa] handle

2. esp Am [manivela] handle, crank;

[tirador] handle

3. RP Fam [cerveza] Br pint, US brew

4. Comp

RP Fam

dar manija: ya está enojado, no le des más manija he's already angry, don't irritate him o Br wind him up more;

si no me hubieran dado manija, no habría ido if they hadn't egged me on I wouldn't have gone;

RP Fam

tener la manija to rule the roost;

¿quién tiene la manija acá? who's boss round here?

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manija

f L.Am. (asa) handle, crank

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manija nf

mango: handle