manejar

v.

1 to operate.

2 to handle (datos).

maneja varios lenguajes de programación she can use several programming languages

manejan información de primera mano they use primary sources

3 to manage, to run (negocio).

Ella maneja el negocio She manages the business.

4 to boss about.

maneja a su novio a su antojo she can twist her fiancé round her little finger

5 to drive. (Latin American Spanish)

Ellos manejan muy rápido They drive very fast.

Ella maneja su automóvil She drives her car.

6 to control, to handle, to drive.

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manejar

► verbo transitivo

1 (manipular) to handle, operate, use

■ maneja muy bien el bisturí he's an expert with the scalpel

2 (dirigir) to run, manage

3 (manipular) to manipulate

4 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO to drive

► verbo intransitivo

1 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO to drive

► verbo pronominal manejarse

1 to manage, get by

■ se las maneja muy bien sola she manages very well by herself

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verb

1) to handle

2) manage

3) manipulate

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1. VT

1) (=usar) [+ herramienta, arma] to handle, use; [+ máquina] to operate; [+ idioma] to use

2) (=dirigir) [+ negocio, empresa] to run; [+ asuntos] to look after

3) [+ dinero] to handle

manejan cifras elevadísimas — they handle huge sums (of money)

4)

manejar a algn: mi tía maneja a su marido — my aunt keeps her husband under her thumb

5) LAm (Aut) to drive

2. VI

1)

manejar con cuidado — handle with care

2) LAm (Aut) to drive

el examen de manejar — the driving test

3.

See:

manejarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (usar) <herramienta/arma> to use; <máquina> to use, operate; <diccionario> to use; <explosivos> to handle

2) (dirigir, llevar) <negocio/empresa> to manage; <asuntos> to manage, handle

3) (manipular) to manipulate

4) (AmL) <auto> to drive

2.

manejar vi (AmL) to drive

3.

manejarse v pron

1) (desenvolverse) to get by, manage

2) (Col) (comportarse) to behave

manéjese bien — behave yourself

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (usar) <herramienta/arma> to use; <máquina> to use, operate; <diccionario> to use; <explosivos> to handle

2) (dirigir, llevar) <negocio/empresa> to manage; <asuntos> to manage, handle

3) (manipular) to manipulate

4) (AmL) <auto> to drive

2.

manejar vi (AmL) to drive

3.

manejarse v pron

1) (desenvolverse) to get by, manage

2) (Col) (comportarse) to behave

manéjese bien — behave yourself

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manejar¹

¹ = handle, manage, manipulate, wield, find + Posesivo + way (a)round/through + Complemento.

Ex: An author's name is usually shorter than a title, and thus is arguably easier to handle and remember.

Ex: In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.

Ex: Different stores offer access to distinct types of information or data and permit the information to be manipulated to varying extents.

Ex: Not so long ago, books in British Libraries were always issued by a Library Assistant wielding a rubber date stamp and storing cards in trays.

Ex: Those familiar with conventional lists of subject headings will have no difficulty in finding their way around a typical thesaurus.

* acostumbrarse a manejar Algo = get + the hang of.

* aprender a manejar Algo = get + the hang of.

* capacidad de manejar la información = information handling.

* difícil de manejar = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unwieldy.

* manejar con cuidado = handle + with caution.

* manejar descuidadamente = toss about.

* manejar indebidamente = tamper (with).

* manejar mal = mishandle.

* volver a manejar = rehandle.

manejar²

² = drive, drive along.

Ex: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.

Ex: A motorist who drove along 20ft of a railway line told police officers his sat nav had directed him to turn on to the track.

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manejar [A1 ]

vt

A (usar) ‹herramienta/arma› to use; ‹máquina› to use, operate; ‹diccionario› to use; ‹explosivos› to handle

manejan conceptos que me resultan incomprensibles they use concepts that I find incomprehensible

B (dirigir, llevar) ‹negocio/empresa› to manage; ‹asuntos› to manage, handle

no sabe manejar el dinero he doesn't know how to handle money

C (manipular) ‹persona› to manipulate

estos periódicos manejan la información a su antojo these newspapers manipulate information just as they please

D (AmL) (Auto) to drive

■ manejar

vi

(AmL) to drive

maneja muy bien she drives very well

■ manejarse

v pron

A (desenvolverse) to get by, manage

se maneja muy bien con el inglés he gets by very well in English

estuvo viajando solo por Europa y se manejó muy bien he was traveling around Europe on his own and he managed very well

B (Col) (comportarse) to behave

¿cómo se manejaron los niños? how did the children behave?

manéjese bien behave yourself

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manejar (conjugate manejar) verbo transitivo
1 (usar) ‹herramienta/arma/diccionario› to use;
‹máquina› to use, operate
2 (dirigir, llevar) ‹negocio/empresa› to manage;
‹asuntos› to manage, handle
3 (manipular) to manipulate
4 (AmL) ‹auto› to drive
verbo intransitivo (AmL) to drive
manejarse verbo pronominal
1 (desenvolverse) to get by, manage
2 (Col) (comportarse) to behave
manejar
I verbo transitivo
1 (manipular) to handle, operate: no sé manejar la grúa, I can't operate the crane
2 (dirigir, controlar) to handle: sabrá manejar la situación, she'll be able to handle the situation
(a alguien) Irma maneja a las personas, Irma manipulates people
si la manejas bien, es un encanto, if you know how to handle her, she's charming
3 (administrar) to manage: maneja mucho dinero, he handles lots of money
4 LAm (automóvil) to drive
II vi LAm to drive
'manejar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enseñar
- examen
- tocar
- clase
- jugar
- licencia
English:
control
- drive
- erratic
- foolproof
- fumble
- handle
- literate
- manage
- mishandle
- on
- operate
- purse
- pushover
- work
- come
- deal
- driver's license
- driving
- fool
- left
- ply
- right
- unwieldy

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manejar

♦ vt

1. [máquina, mandos] to operate;

[herramienta] to use; [arma] to handle; [caballo, bicicleta] to ride

2. [datos] to handle;

[conocimientos] to use, to marshal;

maneja varios lenguajes de programación she can use several programming languages;

manejan información de primera mano they use primary sources

3. [negocio] to manage, to run;

[gente] to handle

4. [dominar] to boss about;

maneja a su novio a su antojo she can twist her fiancé round her little finger

5. Am [conducir] to drive

♦ vi

Am [conducir] to drive

♦ See also the pronominal verb manejarse

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manejar

I v/t

1 handle

2 máquina operate

3 negocio manage, run

4 L.Am.

AUTO drive

II v/i L.Am.

AUTO drive

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manejar vt

1) conducir: to drive (a car)

2) operar: to handle, to operate

3) : to manage

4) : to manipulate (a person)

manejar vi

: to drive

♦ See also the reflexive verb manejarse

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manejar vb

1. (dinero, instrumento, arma) to handle

su mujer maneja el dinero his wife handles the money

2. (máquina) to operate / to use

¿sabes manejar el fax? do you know how to use the fax?