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manner

/ˈmæn.ə/

/ˈmæn.ɚ/

Translations

mannernoun

manners

/ˈmæn.ə/

/ˈmæn.ɚ/

bonnes manièresAu pluriel, au sens de politesse et de comportement social.

The children were taught good manners at an early age.

Les enfants ont appris les bonnes manières très tôt.

manière

She spoke in a calm and reassuring manner.

Elle parlait d’une manière calme et rassurante.

Additional translations

variétéDans la tournure all manner of.

attitudeFaçon de se comporter, de se tenir.

Synonyms

mannerverb

mannered

Past Simple

mannered

Past Participle

mannering

Gerund

Rare, chiefly falconry: to train or accustom a hawk to humans.

dresserSens archaïque, en fauconnerie.

The falconer spent weeks mannering the young bird before its first hunt.

Le fauconnier a passé des semaines à dresser le jeune oiseau avant sa première chasse.

manneradverb

/ˈmæn.ə/

/ˈmæn.ɚ/

Archaic/dialect use meaning ‘somewhat, rather’

assezEmploi archaïque ou dialectal.

I was manner weary after the long journey.

J’étais assez fatigué après le long voyage.

Definitions

mannernoun

A way in which a thing is done or happens.

She spoke in a calm and reassuring manner.

A person's outward bearing or way of behaving toward others.

His friendly manner made him popular among his peers.

Polite or well-bred social behavior.

The children were taught good manners at an early age.

A style in literature or art.

The novel was written in the manner of the 19th-century Gothic tradition.

A type or variety of something, often used in the phrase “all manner of”.

The expedition faced all manner of difficulties.

mannerverb

To train or accustom (a hawk) to the presence of humans; to tame (archaic, falconry).

The falconer spent weeks mannering the young bird before its first hunt.

manneradverb

To some extent; somewhat; rather (archaic or dialect).

I was manner weary after the long journey.