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"Manosear" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "to handle", and "manejar" is a transitive verb which is also often translated as "to handle". Learn more about the difference between "manosear" and "manejar" below.
manosear(
mah
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noh
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seh
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ahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to finger)
a. to handle
Como sigas manoseando esa figura, acabarás rompiéndola.If you don't stop handling that figure, you'll end up breaking it.
b. to rumple
Manoseaste tanto el libro que ya no parece nuevo.You've rumpled the book so much that it doesn't look new anymore.
c. to touch
Si usted no va a comprar esa prenda, será mejor que no la manosee tanto.If you're not going to buy that piece of clothing, you shouldn't touch it so much.
2. (pejorative) (to touch sexually)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. to grope (colloquial) (pejorative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
No me gusta que me manosees en sitios públicos.I don't like you groping me in public places.
b. to paw (colloquial) (pejorative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Amparo denunció a uno de sus compañeros por estar siempre intentando manosearla.Amparo reported one of her colleagues for trying to paw her all the time.
manejar(
mah
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neh
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hahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
b. to use
Hay que saber cómo manejar los datos para sacarles máximo provecho.You need to know how to use the data to get the most out of it.
c. to operate
¿Has aprendido a manejar la nueva maquinaria?Have you learned how to operate the new machinery?
2. (to control)
a. to handle
Hay que manejar la situación con mucho tacto.We need to handle the situation very tactfully.
3. (to direct)
4. (to exploit)
a. to manipulate
El director de la empresa maneja a sus empleados como quiere.The company director manipulates his staff at will.
5. (automobile) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. to drive
Mi padre me deja manejar su carro los fines de semana.My dad lets me drive his car on weekends.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
6. (automobile) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
manejarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
