mañas
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las mañas(
mah
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nyahs
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (craftiness)
la maña
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
2. (ability)
a. skill
Para la pesca se necesitan sobre todo paciencia y mucha maña.Fishing requires above all patience and a lot of skill.
Este juego es fácil de aprender y no requiere mucha maña.This game is easy to learn and doesn't require a lot skill.
b. knack
Aunque se esfuerza, no tiene mucha maña para la cocina.Although she tries hard, she doesn't have a real knack for cooking.
c. dab hand (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Pídele a Juan que arregle la silla. Se da buena maña para esas cosas.Ask Juan to fix the chair. He does have a dab hand at such things.
3. (technique)
a. trick
Abrir esa puerta tiene su maña; no la fuerces.There is a trick to opening that door; don't force it.
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