manoeuvring


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manoeuvring

maneuvering (US) [məˈnuːvrɪŋ] N → el maniobrar
political manoeuvrings → maniobras fpl políticas

manoeuvring

[məˈnuːvərɪŋ] maneuvering (US) n → manœuvres fpl

manoeuvring

maneuvering (Am) [məˈnuːvərɪŋ] n → manovre fpl
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There is one thing, Emma, which a man can always do, if he chuses, and that is, his duty; not by manoeuvring and finessing, but by vigour and resolution.
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In manoeuvring with my matches and Weena, I had turned myself about several times, and now I had not the faintest idea in what direction lay my path.
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Dantes employed it in manoeuvring his yacht round the island, studying it as a skilful horseman would the animal he destined for some important service, till at the end of that time he was perfectly conversant with its good and bad qualities.
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After manoeuvring so as to get within shot, they fired, but merely wounded him.
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