A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb 1. (to deal with)
a. to handle Un cajero de casino maneja mucho dinero. A casino cashier handles a lot of money.
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)
a. to run Un conglomerado extranjero ha manejado la empresa desde enero. A foreign conglomerate has run the company since January.
b. to manage Me contrataron para manejar la bodega. They hired me to manage the warehouse.
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)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America) 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.).
intransitive verb 6. (automobile)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America) a. to drive Voy a aprender a manejar este verano. I'm going to learn to drive this summer.
manejarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
pronominal verb 7. (to handle oneself)
a. to get by Se maneja muy bien en chino y ruso. She gets by very well in Chinese and Russian.
b. to manage Se maneja perfectamente en su nuevo empleo. She's managing perfectly well in her new job.
8. (to act)
a. to behave Los niños se manejaron muy bien en la excursión. The children behaved really well on the field trip.
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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb 5. (conocimientos)
a. to use, to marshal maneja varios lenguajes de programación she can use several programming languages
manejan información de primera mano they use primary sources
8. (dominar)
a. to boss about maneja a su novio a su antojo she can twist her fiancé round her little finger
9. (vehÃculo)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb 10. (en vehÃculo)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
pronominal verb 11. (desenvolverse)
a. to manage, to get by no se maneja nada bien con las computadoras he doesn't have much of an idea of how to use computers
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manejar
transitive verb
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 (Latinoamérica) (Automóviles) to drive intransitive verb
1 manejar con cuidado handle with care
2 (Latinoamérica) (Automóviles) to drive el examen de manejar the driving test
pronominal verb
manejarse 1 (España) (desenvolverse) to manage no te preocupes, puedo manejarme o manejármelas yo sola don't worry, I can manage on my own
él sabe manejarse solo
se maneja bien en inglés he gets along fine in English; se maneja bien con los chiquillos she's good with the kids; ¿cómo te (las) manejas para estudiar y trabajar? how do you manage to study and work at the same time?; ya empieza a manejarse con ayuda de las muletas she's beginning to get about with the aid of crutches
2 (comportarse) to act; behave Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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