manier, v.a., to feel, to handle; to touch; to use, to wield, to ply, to manage, to govern. Il sait bien — le ciseau; he is a fine sculptor. Au —; by the touch, by handling. — une affaire; to manage a business.
manier, v.n., (man.) to act (of a horse).
manière, n.f., manner, way, fashion, sort, kind; style, mannerism, affectation, fuss; attitude. La — dont je lui ai parlé; the way in which I spoke to him. De — ou d’autre; somehow or other. Chacun a sa —; every one has his own way of doing. — de parler; mode of speech. De la bonne —; handsomely. Par — d’acquit; for form’s sake. La — de cet auteur est grande; that author’s style is grand. De la même —; in the same manner. Il a des —s agréables; he has pleasing manners. De — que or de — à ce que; so that. Il est une des plus grandes —s du siècle; he is one of the finest stylists of the century.
maniéré, -e, adj., affected, unnatural, forced. Air —; affected air.
maniériste, n.m., mannerist.
manieur, n.m., handler, manager.
manifestation, n.f., manifestation.
manifeste, adj., manifest, evident.
manifeste, n.m., manifesto.
manifestement, adv., manifestly.