maña

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skill

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maña
feminine noun
1skill (destreza)
  • más vale maña que fuerza (Prov) -> brain is better than brawn
2wits, guile (astucia)
  • darse maña para hacer algo -> to contrive to do something
3ruse, trick (engaño)

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maña [mah’-nyah]
noun
1Handiness, skill, contrivance, dexterity, cleverness, expertness, ability, faculty. (f)
2Cunning, craftiness, artifice, craft. (f)
3An evil habit or custom. (f)
4Bundle of hemp or flax when reaped. (f)
  • Darse maña -> to contrive, to bring about, to manage
  • Tiene maña para hacerlo -> he's got the knack of doing it

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maña
sustantivo:femenino
1 (habilidad) skill
tiene mucha maña para hacer arreglos caseros he's a dab hand at mending things around the house
tiene se da maña para hacerloo
2 (ardid) trick
con maña craftily; slyly; malas mañas (gen) bad habits; [de niño] naughty ways

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