Meaning
to manoeuvre, to manipulate
- To steer, direct, or operate a vehicle or complex piece of machinery.
- To manipulate people, organizations, or circumstances in a calculated or deceitful way.
In a sentence
L'autista è riuscito a manovrare il pullman in quello spazio strettissimo.
The driver managed to manoeuvre the bus in that very narrow space.
Temo che qualcuno stia manovrando i fatti a proprio esclusivo vantaggio.
I fear that someone is manipulating the facts entirely to their own advantage.
Non lasciarti manovrare da chi cerca di approfittare della tua bontà.
Don't let yourself be manipulated by those trying to take advantage of your kindness.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| manovrare | infinitive |
| manovro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| manovri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| manovra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| manovriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| manovrate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| manovrano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| manovravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| manovravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| manovrava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| manovravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| manovravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| manovravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| manovrai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| manovrasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| manovrò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| manovrammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| manovraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| manovrarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| manovrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| manovrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| manovrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| manovreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| manovrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| manovreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| manovri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| manovri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| manovri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| manovriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| manovriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| manovrino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| manovrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| manovrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| manovrasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| manovrassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| manovraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| manovrassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| manovrerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| manovreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| manovrerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| manovreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| manovrereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| manovrerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| manovra | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| manovriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| manovrate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| manovrando | gerund |
| manovrato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
- In figurative usage, it implies acting covertly or behind the scenes ('manovrare nell'ombra').