Maniobra in english
Maneuver
pronunciation: mənuvɜr part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: mənuvɜr part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
maniobra = manoeuvre [maneuver, -USA] ; move ; stunt ; power play.
Example: Manoeuvres that have been used, as the the percipient observer well knows, include simplifications and routines to save time.Example: This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.Example: People think that that this is just a stunt to generate more traffic to a lamely performing Web site.Example: The author offers a detailed overview of how Congress came to pass the USA Patriot Act and some of the power plays that took place behind the scenes.more:
» día de maniobras = field day .
Example: Every Friday we meet and learn about cool stuff like mines, bridges and booby traps then on field days we put all this into practice .» hacer una maniobra de distracción = throw + a dead cat on the table [Usado generalmente en política para referirse a una cuestión que trae a colación para distraer a la oposición del tema engorroso que se está debatiendo] ; throw (in) + a red herring ; blow + a smokescreen ; put up + a smokescreen .
Example: There is one thing that is absolutely certain about throwing a dead cat on the table, everyone will be talking about the dead cat, the thing you want them to talk about, and they will not be talking about the issue that has been causing you so much grief. Example: It was you who would always throw a red herring to diver attention on some matters that you, your son and your brothers were involved in. Example: Meanwhile, Russia give arms and nuclear scientists to Iran and Syria, while blowing a smokescreen at the U.N. with a bunch of rhetoric. Example: Critics who claim the bill promotes religion instead of science either haven't read the bill or are putting up a smokescreen to divert attention from their goal to censor dissenting scientific views.» libertad de maniobra = freedom for manoeuvre ; leeway ; room for manoeuvre .
Example: The contribution that education and educational change make is small because the freedom for manoeuvre is severely prescribed by other forces. Example: On magnetic tape, for instance, there will be a need for an inter record gap so that the tape drive has some space, some leeway, when starting or stopping the fast moving tape. Example: It is this combination of vertical and horizontal autonomy which effectively determines the local room for manoeuvre in decision-making.» lograr realizar una maniobra = accomplish + a manoeuvre .
Example: Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.» maniobra de distracción = red herring [Algo que distrae del tema que se debate] ; dead cat [Usado generalmente en política para referirse a una cuestión que trae a colación para distraer a la oposición del tema engorroso que se está debatiendo] .
Example: They present the teacher with plenty of opportunities for 'red herrings,' which the students can be allowed to follow when the teacher judges the time is right. Example: There is one thing that is absolutely certain about throwing a dead cat on the table, everyone will be talking about the dead cat, the thing you want them to talk about, and they will not be talking about the issue that has been causing you so much grief.» maniobra de encubrimiento = cover-up .
Example: After years of silence, double-talk and cover-ups by the ALA the current vicious attack gives the ALA no excuse for failing to take action.» maniobra militar = military manoeuvre ; military move .
Example: The discussion takes a special look at how music was used in battle calls, military maneuvers and managing daily life in the military. Example: In ancient Rome the position of soothsayer was well respected, and, like the augur, he was usually consulted by the emperor before any major political or military move was made.» maniobra para guardar las apariencias = face-saving .
Example: We have come to think of face-saving as indicating a certain phase of the so-called inferiority complex -- a sense of hidden weakness.» maniobra para mantener las apariencias = face-saving .
Example: We have come to think of face-saving as indicating a certain phase of the so-called inferiority complex -- a sense of hidden weakness.» maniobra política = political move .
Example: In ancient Rome the position of soothsayer was well respected, and, like the augur, he was usually consulted by the emperor before any major political or military move was made.» maniobras de intimidación = intimidation tactics .
Example: The judge rejected it because it was considered an intimidation tactic and there was no opportunity for those denied voting from appealing before the polls closed.» margen de maniobra = leeway ; margin of/for manoeuvre ; room for manoeuvre .
Example: On magnetic tape, for instance, there will be a need for an inter record gap so that the tape drive has some space, some leeway, when starting or stopping the fast moving tape. Example: The Court should be left sufficient margin of manoeuvre to adopt its own rules in this respect. Example: It is this combination of vertical and horizontal autonomy which effectively determines the local room for manoeuvre in decision-making.maniobrar = manoeuvre [maneuver, -USA] ; jockey for.
Example: Reference librarians must be able to maneuver effectively within the conventions used in the different catalogs.Example: Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.