mañoso

adj.

slick, skillful, tricky, artful.

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mañoso

► adjetivo

1 (habilidoso) handy, skilful, US skillful

2 (astuto) crafty

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(f. - mañosa)

adj.

skillful

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mañoso, -a

1. ADJ

1) [persona] (=hábil) clever, ingenious; (=astuto) crafty, cunning

2) And (=perezoso) lazy

3) LAm [animal] (=violento) vicious; (=terco) obstinate; (=tímido) shy, nervous; And, Cono Sur, Méx difficult ( esp about food )

2.

SM / F CAm (=ladrón) thief

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-sa adjetivo

1) (habilidoso) good with one's hands

2) (AmL)

a) (caprichoso) <niño/anciano> difficult

es muy mañoso para comer — he's a very fussy o finicky eater

b) (Chi) <caballo> difficult, stubborn

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= jack of all trades, factotum.

Ex. Jacks of all trades are curious by nature: they try to see things through the eyes of others and are only limited by their own ability.

Ex. Quietly spoken, introverted Henry, the main character, tries to get casual jobs (anything, like a factotum) around Los Angeles.

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-sa adjetivo

1) (habilidoso) good with one's hands

2) (AmL)

a) (caprichoso) <niño/anciano> difficult

es muy mañoso para comer — he's a very fussy o finicky eater

b) (Chi) <caballo> difficult, stubborn

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= jack of all trades, factotum.

Ex: Jacks of all trades are curious by nature: they try to see things through the eyes of others and are only limited by their own ability.

Ex: Quietly spoken, introverted Henry, the main character, tries to get casual jobs (anything, like a factotum) around Los Angeles.

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mañoso¹ -sa

adjective

A (habilidoso) good with one's hands

B (AmL)

1 (caprichoso) ‹niño/anciano› difficult

es muy mañoso para comer (AmL); he's a very fussy o finicky eater

2 (Chi) ‹caballo› difficult, stubborn

mañoso² -sa

masculine, feminine

(Chi fam) thief

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mañoso

◊ -sa adjetivo

1 (habilidoso) good with one's hands
2 (AmL) (caprichoso) difficult
mañoso,-a adjetivo skilful, US skillful
'mañoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
diestra
- diestro
- hábil
- mañosa
English:
handy
- sharp
- slick
- fastidious
- fuss
- fussy

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mañoso, -a adj

1. Esp [hábil] skilful

2. Andes, RP [caprichoso] difficult;

no quiero andar más en este caballo, es demasiado mañoso I don't want to ride this horse again, it's too strong-willed;

nunca se queda a cuidar a sus nietos, dice que son muy mañosos he never stays and looks after his grandchildren, he says they play up too much

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mañoso

adj

1 (habilidoso) skillful, Br

skilful

2 desp (astuto) crafty

3 L.Am.

animal stubborn

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mañoso, -sa adj

1) hábil: skillful

2) astuto: cunning, crafty

3) : fussy, finicky