manage

man·age  (mnj)

v. man·aged, man·ag·ing, man·ag·es

v.tr.

1. To direct or control the use of; handle: manage a complex machine tool.

2.

a. To exert control over: "Managing the news . . . is the oldest game in town" (James Reston). "A major crisis to be managed loomed on the horizon" (Time).

b. To make submissive to one's authority, discipline, or persuasion.

3. To direct the affairs or interests of: manage a company; an agency that manages performers. See Synonyms at conduct.

4. To succeed in accomplishing or achieving, especially with difficulty; contrive or arrange: managed to get a promotion.

v.intr.

1. To direct or conduct business affairs.

2. To continue to get along; carry on: learning how to manage on my own.

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[Italian maneggiare, from Vulgar Latin *manidire, from Latin manus, hand; see man-² in Indo-European roots.]

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manage [ˈmænɪdʒ]

vb (mainly tr)

1. (also intr) to be in charge (of); administer to manage one's affairs to manage a shop

2. to succeed in being able (to do something) despite obstacles; contrive did you manage to go to sleep?

3. to have room, time, etc., for can you manage dinner tomorrow?

4. to exercise control or domination over, often in a tactful or guileful manner

5. (intr) to contrive to carry on despite difficulties, esp financial ones he managed quite well on very little money

6. (Military) to wield or handle (a weapon)

7. Rare to be frugal in the use of

n

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) an archaic word for manège

[from Italian maneggiare to control, train (esp horses), ultimately from Latin manus hand]

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manage - Once a noun meaning "age at which one becomes a man."

See also related terms for management.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	manage - be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs" bring off, carry off, negociate, pull off bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, win, come through - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" fail - be unable; "I fail to understand your motives"
	2.	manage - be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" handle, care, deal administer, administrate - work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of; "administer a program"; "she administers the funds" organize, organise - cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea work - cause to operate or function; "This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?" come to grips, get to grips - deal with (a problem or a subject); "I still have not come to grips with the death of my parents" dispose of - deal with or settle; "He disposed of these cases quickly" take care, mind - be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements" coordinate - bring into common action, movement, or condition; "coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers"; "coordinate his actions with that of his colleagues"; "coordinate our efforts" juggle - deal with simultaneously; "She had to juggle her job and her children" process - deal with in a routine way; "I'll handle that one"; "process a loan"; "process the applicants" mismanage, misconduct, mishandle - manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged" direct - be in charge of control, command - exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" carry on, conduct, deal - direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this" touch - deal with; usually used with a form of negation; "I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole"; "The local Mafia won't touch gambling"
	3.	manage - come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" get by, grapple, make do, cope, deal, contend, make out act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" extemporize, improvise - manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks" fend - try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died" hack, cut - be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office" rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by - manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary" cope with, match, meet - satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams"
	4.	manage - watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" oversee, superintend, supervise administer, administrate - work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of; "administer a program"; "she administers the funds" build - order, supervise, or finance the construction of; "The government is building new schools in this state"
	5.	manage - achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods finagle, wangle achieve, attain, accomplish, reach - to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
	6.	manage - carry on or function; "We could do with a little more help around here" do
	7.	manage - handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well" wield, handle manipulate - hold something in one's hands and move it ply - wield vigorously; "ply an axe" pump - operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal; "pump the gas pedal" swing out, swing, sweep - make a big sweeping gesture or movement

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manage

verb

1. be in charge of, run, handle, rule, direct, conduct, command, govern, administer, oversee, supervise, preside over, be head of, call the shots in, superintend, call the tune in Within two years, he was managing the store.

2. organize, use, handle, govern, regulate Managing your time is increasingly important.

3. cope, survive, shift, succeed, get on, carry on, fare, get through, make out, cut it (informal), get along, make do, get by (informal), crack it (informal), muddle through How did your mother manage when he left?

4. perform, do, deal with, achieve, carry out, undertake, cope with, accomplish, contrive, finish off, bring about or off those who can only manage a few hours of work

5. control, influence, guide, handle, master, dominate, manipulate Her daughter couldn't manage the horse.

6. steer, operate, pilot managing a car well in bad conditions

Translations

manage [ˈmænɪdʒ]

A. VT

1. (= direct) [+ firm, economy, shop] → dirigir, administrar; [+ employees, team] → dirigir; [+ time, property, money] → administrar; [+ household] → llevar (Comput) [+ system, network] → gestionar
he's been managing my affairs for years → lleva años encargándose de mis asuntos, hace años que lleva mis asuntos
managed currency → moneda f controlada or dirigida
managed economy → economía f planificada or dirigida
managed fund → fondo m controlado or dirigido

2. (= cope with, control) [+ situation] → manejar; [+ suitcases, packages] → poder con; [+ animal] → dominar
you managed the situation very well → manejaste muy bien la situación
can you manage the cases? → ¿puedes con las maletas?
he has no idea how to manage children → no tiene ni idea de cómo manejar or controlar a los niños
he's clever at managing people → se le da bien manejar a la gente

3. (= achieve) they've managed only one win this season → sólo han conseguido una victoria esta temporada
can you manage two more in the car? → ¿te caben dos más en el coche?
can you manage eight o'clock? → ¿puedes estar para las ocho?
I can't manage Friday → el viernes no puedo
to manage to do sth → lograr hacer algo, conseguir hacer algo
how did you manage not to spill it? → ¿cómo lograste or conseguiste no derramarlo?
he managed not to get his feet wet → logró or consiguió no mojarse los pies
he managed to annoy everybody → consiguió irritar a todo el mundo
£20 is all I can manage → 20 libras es todo lo que puedo dar or pagar
can you manage another cup? → ¿quieres otra taza?
I couldn't manage another mouthful → no podría comer ni un bocado más
£20 is the most I can manage → 20 libras es todo lo que puedo dar or pagar

4. (pej) (= manipulate) [+ news, election] → manipular

B. VI

1. (= cope) (with situation) → arreglárselas; (financially) → arreglarse, arreglárselas
can you manage? (= deal with situation) → ¿puedes arreglártelas?; (= carry sth) → ¿puedes con eso?
thanks, I can manage → gracias, yo puedo
she manages on her pension/on £60 a week → se(las)arregla con la pensión/con 60 libras a la semana
to manage without sth/sb "do you need the car?" - "I can manage without it" → -¿necesitas el coche? -me(las)puedo arreglar or apañar sin él
I don't know how we'd have managed without her → no sé cómo nos(las)hubiéramos arreglado or apañado sin ella

2. (= direct, administrate) → dirigir

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manage [ˈmænɪdʒ]

vi

(= get by) → se débrouiller
We haven't got much money, but we manage → Nous n'avons pas beaucoup d'argent, mais nous nous débrouillons.

(= get on okay by oneself) → se débrouiller
It's okay, I can manage → Ça va, je me débrouille.
Can you manage okay?
BUT Tu y arrives?.
to manage without sb/sth → se débrouiller sans qn/qch

vt

[+ business, company, institution] → gérer

[+ the economy] → gérer
the government's ability to manage the economy → la capacité du gouvernement à gérer l'économie

[+ shop, factory] → gérer; [+ team, operation] → diriger
She manages a big store → Elle gère un grand magasin.
He manages our football team → Il dirige notre équipe de foot.

[+ time] → gérer
Managing your time is important → Il est important de gérer votre temps.

[+ stress, pressure] → gérer

[+ disease, condition, allergy] → contrôler

[+ device] → arriver à se débrouiller avec, s'en tirer avec

(= succeed) to manage to do sth → réussir à faire qch
Luckily I managed to pass the exam → J'ai heureusement réussi à avoir mon examen.

(= succeed in producing)
He managed a smile → Il a réussi à sourire.
He managed a few sentences → Il a réussi à dire quelques phrases.

(= eat)
I can't manage all that → C'est trop pour moi.

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manage

vt

company, organization, economy → leiten; property → verwalten; affairs → in Ordnung halten, regeln; time, money, resources → einteilen; football team, pop group → managen; he managed the election → er war Wahlleiter; the election was managed (pej) → die Wahl war manipuliert

(= handle, control) person, child, animal → zurechtkommen mit, fertig werden mit; car, ship → zurechtkommen mit, handhaben; the car is too big for her to manage → sie kommt mit dem großen Auto nicht zurecht; she can’t manage children → sie kann nicht mit Kindern umgehen; I can manage him → mit dem werde ich schon fertig

task → bewältigen, zurechtkommen mit; another portion → bewältigen, schaffen; £50/two hours is the most I can manage → ich kann mir höchstens £ 50 leisten/zwei Stunden erlauben; I’ll manage it → das werde ich schon schaffen; he managed it very well → er hat das sehr gut gemacht; you’ll manage it next time → nächstes Mal schaffst dus; I’ll do that as soon as I can manage it → ich mache das, sobald ich kann or sobald ich es schaffe; he should take some exercise as soon as he can manage it → er sollte sich so bald wie möglich Bewegung verschaffen; can you manage the cases? → kannst du die Koffer (allein) tragen?; thanks, I can manage them → danke, das geht schon; she can’t manage the stairs → sie schafft die Treppe nicht; can you manage two more in the car? → kriegst du noch zwei Leute in dein Auto? (inf); can you manage 8 o’clock? → 8 Uhr, ginge or geht das?; could you manage (to be ready by) 8 o’clock? → kannst du um 8 Uhr fertig sein?; can you manage another cup? → darfs noch eine Tasse sein?; could you manage another whisky? → schaffst du noch einen Whisky?; I think I could manage another piece of cake → ich glaube, ich könnte noch ein Stück Kuchen vertragen; I couldn’t manage another thing → ich könnte keinen Bissen mehr runterbringen; she managed a weak smile → sie brachte ein schwaches Lächeln über sich (acc); he managed a few words about his visit → er verlor nur ein paar Worte über seinen Besuch

to manage to do something → es schaffen, etw zu tun; we have managed to reduce our costs → es ist uns gelungen, die Kosten zu senken; do you think you’ll manage to do it? → meinen Sie, Sie können or schaffen das?; I hope you’ll manage to come → ich hoffe, Sie können kommen; how did you manage to get a salary increase? → wie hast du es geschafft or angestellt, eine Gehaltserhöhung zu bekommen?; he managed to control himself → es gelang ihm, sich zu beherrschen; he managed not to get his feet wet → es ist ihm gelungen, keine nassen Füße zu bekommen; how did you manage to miss that? → wie konnte Ihnen das nur entgehen?; how could you possibly manage to do that? → wie hast du denn das fertiggebracht?; how could anybody possibly manage to be so stupid? → wie kann ein Mensch nur so dumm sein?; could you possibly manage to close the door? (iro) → wäre es vielleicht möglich, die Tür zuzumachen?

vi → zurechtkommen, es schaffen; can you manage? → geht es?; thanks, I can manage → danke, es geht schon or ich komme schon zurecht; I thought I could cope with things, but I can’t manage → ich dachte, ich käme zurecht, aber ich schaffe es nicht or ich bringe es nicht fertig; she manages well enough → sie kommt ganz gut zurecht; how do you manage? → wie schaffen or machen Sie das bloß?; to manage without something → ohne etw auskommen, sich (dat) → ohne etw behelfen; we’ll just have to manage without → dann müssen wir uns (dat) → eben so behelfen, dann müssen wir eben so auskommen; to manage without somebody → ohne jdn auskommen or zurechtkommen; I can manage by myself → ich komme (schon) allein zurecht; how do you manage on £20 a week? → wie kommen Sie mit £ 20 pro Woche aus?

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manage [ˈmænɪdʒ]

1. vt

a. (direct, company, organization, hotel) → dirigere; (shop, restaurant) → gestire; (household, property, affairs) → amministrare; (football team, pop star) → essere il manager di
the election was managed (pej) → le elezioni erano truccate

b. (handle, control, tool) → maneggiare; (ship, vehicle) → manovrare; (person, child) → saper prendere or trattare
I can manage him → so come trattarlo or prenderlo

c. to manage to do sth → riuscire a fare qc
he managed not to get his feet wet → è riuscito a non bagnarsi i piedi
£5 is the most I can manage → posso metterci 5 sterline ma non di più
I shall manage it → ce la farò
can you manage the cases? → ce la fai a portare le valigie?
can you manage 8 o'clock? → alle 8 ti va bene?

2. vi → farcela
can you manage? → ce la fai?
how do you manage? → come riesci a farcela?
I have to manage on £20 → mi devo arrangiare con 20 sterline
to manage without sb/sth → fare a meno di qn/qc

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manage

v manage [ˈmӕnidʒ]

1 to be in control or charge of My lawyer manages all my legal affairs / money. hanteer, bestuur يُدير، يُدَبِّر الأمور управлявам vést styre; forvalte verwalten (δια)χειρίζομαι dirigir, llevar, administrar korraldama کنترل کردن hoitaa gérer לְנָהֵל संभालना baratati irányít, intéz, kezel mengurus sjá um gestire 管理する 처리하다 tvarkyti, būti atsakingam pārzināt mengurus beheren skjøtte, ta hånd om, se til prowadzić tratar de a conduce, a administra вести дела viesť upravljati upravljati sköta, ha hand om, hantera จัดการ idare etmek 處理, 管理 керувати; завідувати انتظام، بندوبست کرنا quản lý 处理

2 to be manager of James manages the local football team. bestuur يُدير شُؤون ръководя trénovat, vést lede leiten διευθύνω administrar, llevar juhtima مدیریت کردن toimia managerina administrer לְנָהֵל चलाना, प्रबंध करना upravljati vezet menjadi pengurus stÿra, sjá um amministrare, dirigere ～の監督となる 감독하다 būti vadybininku, reikalų tvarkytoju vadīt; strādāt par menedžeri menjadi pengurus leiden lede, bestyre stać na czele, kierować treinar a conduce руководить trénovať skrbeti za voditi leda, ha hand om บริหาร yönetmek 經營, 領導 управляти, вести منتظم ہونا lãnh đạo 经营

3 to deal with, or control She's good at managing people. hanteer, bestuur يَتَعامَل مَع справям се řídit lede; styre umgehen mit διοικώ, ελέγχω llevar, manejar kohtlema اداره کردن käsitellä diriger לְנָהֵל संभालना, क़ाबू या वश में रख़ना या करना voditi foglalkozik vmivel; bánik vkivel berurusan ráða við, stjórna dirigere 扱う 돌보다, 관리하다 vadovauti, susitvarkyti su, (su)valdyti apieties; tikt galā ar berurusan omgaan met behandle, manipulere dawać sobie radę z, obchodzić się z lidar com a conduce, a controla управлять riadiť ravnati ophoditi se hantera, leda บริหาร idare etmek, hakim olmak 應付﹐處理 керувати معاملہ کرنا kiểm soát 管理

4 to be able to do something; to succeed or cope Will you manage to repair your bicycle?; Can you manage (to eat) some more meat? regkry يَسْتَطيع، يَنْجَح أن успявам dokázat; zvládnout klare zustande bringen καταφέρνω, κατορθώνω, μπορώ conseguir, lograr hakkama saama از پیش بردن kyetä réussir לְהַצלִיחַ लक्ष्य प्राप्ति में सफल होना biti sposoban sikerül; tud;„megy” mampu takast riuscire なんとかやる 잘 다루다 galėti, pajėgti spēt mampu in staat zijn tot klare, greie, makte poradzić (sobie z), zdołać conseguir a reuşi справляться dokázať zmoči uspeti lyckas, klara [] สำเร็จ ...-e bilmek, becermek 設法做到﹐盡力而為 справитися, впоратися کامیابی حاصل کرنا giải quyết 设法，吃

adj manageable

(negativeunmanageable)

1 that can be controlled The children are not very manageable. hanteerbaar سَهْل الإنْقِياد، مُمْكِن قِيادتُه контролируем ovladatelný, poddajný medgørlig fügsam καλόβολος tratable, dócil hõlpsasti koheldav قابل کنترل کردن helposti kontrolloitava maniable נִיתָן לִשלִיטָה नियन्त्रणीय poslušan kezelhető, irányítható bisa dikontrol viðráðanlegur controllabile 扱いやすい 다루기 쉬운 suvaldomas paklausīgs boleh dikawal handelbaar lett å styre, medgjørlig posłuszny controlável docil, ascultător управляемый poslušný vodljiv poslušan []hanterlig, foglig ซึ่งควบคุมได้ง่าย idare edilir 易管理的 смирний قابو میں رکھنے کے قابل có thể quản lý được 易管理的

2 that can be done Are you finding this work manageable? hanteerbaar, doenbaar يُمْكِن تَنْفيذُه изпълним zvládnutelný overkommelig leicht zu handhaben εφικτός, στα μέτρα μου manejable teostatav قابل اجرا faisable ניתן לניהול संचालनीय, नियन्त्रणीय, वश्य upravljiv megcsinálható bisa dikerjakan viðráðanlegur fattibile 処理しやすい 처리할 수 있는 įvykdomas padarāms boleh dilakukan uitvoerbaar overkommelig wykonalny possível uşor de făcut выполнимый zvládnuteľný izvedljiv izvodljiv görlig ซึ่งสามารถจัดการได้ง่าย yapılabilir 易辦的 здійсненний قابل حصول dễ sử dụng 易办的

n manageaˈbility

hanteerbaarheid مُرونَه، سُهولَة القِيادَه управляемост ovladatelnost overkommelighed die Fügsamkeit εύκολη μεταχείριση manejo fácil hõlpkoheldavus قابلیت اداره helposti hallittava maniabilité נִיהוּלִיוּת संचालनीयता, नियंत्रणीयता upravljivost kezelhetőség; megvalósíthatóság kemampuan mengerjakan viðráðanleiki maneggevolezza, l'essere fattibile 扱いやすさ 다루기 용이함 suvaldomumas izpildāmība; paklausīgums boleh dilakukan uitvoerbaarheid medgjørlighet; overkommelighet wykonalność manejo fácil supunere; docilitate сговорчивость ovládateľnosť vodljivost izvodljivost []hanterlighet, görlighet การจัดการได้ yönetilebilme 易處理 поступливість تکمیل ہونے والے tính có thể điều khiển 易处理

n management

1 the art of managing The management of this company is a difficult task. bestuur إدارَه управление řízení, správa ledelse; styring diee Verwaltung, das Management διεύθυνση, διοίκηση, διαχείριση dirección, administración, gestión juhtimine مدیریت johtaminen gestion, administration נִיהוּל प्रबंध upravljanje vezetés manajemen stjórnun, rekstur gestione, amministrazione 経営 경영 valdymas, vadyba vadīšana; pārzināšana pengurusan leiding drift, ledelse, forvaltning zarządzanie administração management, conducere; administrare управление riadenie vodenje rukovođenje skötsel, ledande, hanterande การจัดการ yönetme 管理 управління انتظام việc quản lý 管理

2  or noun plural the managers of a firm etc as a group The management has/have agreed to pay the workers more. bestuur, bestuurders الإدارَه، المُديرون ръководство vedení ledelse; direktion die Geschäftsleitung διεύθυνση junta directiva, consejo de administración juhtkond هیئت مدیره direction הַנהָלָה प्रबंध कौशल uprava vezetőség, menedzsment manajemen stjórn direzione 経営者側 경영진 valdyba, administracija vadība; direkcija; administrācija pengurusan directie ledelse, administrasjon, styre kierownictwo direcção conducere администрация vedenie vodstvo rukovodstvo ledning คณะผู้บริหาร yönetim, idare 資方 керівництво; менеджмент انتظامیہ ban quản lý 资方

n manager

a person who is in charge of eg a business, football team etc the manager of the new store. bestuurder مُدير мениджър ředitel, manažer, vedoucí leder; træner; manager; direktør der/die Verwalter(in), der/die Manager(in) διευθυντής, διαχειριστής director, gerente; directora, gerenta juhataja, korraldaja, mänedþer مدیر päällikkö, johtaja, manageri directeur, trice, gérant/-ante מְנָהֵל, מְנַהֶלֶת प्रबंधक upravitelj vezető, menedzser manajer framkvæmdastjóri direttore, direttrice, amministratore, amministratrice, manager 経営者 관리자 valdytojas, vadovas, direktorius, vadybininkas menedžeris; direktors; vadītājs pengurus directeur (daglig) leder, disponent, direktør zarządzający, kierownik, dyrektor director manager; director; admi­nis­trator менеджер riaditeľ, manažér, vedúci vodja poslovođa direktör, chef, manager คณะผู้บริหาร yönetici, müdür 經理 менеджер منتظم کار người quản lý 经理

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manage → يُدير zvládnout klare schaffen καταφέρνω gestionar pystyä gérer rukovoditi riuscire うまく･･･する 관리하다 beheren klare zarządzić conseguir управлять klara av จัดการ başarmak xoay xở 管理