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mannered

UK
/ˈmæn.əd/
US
/ˈmæn.ɚd/

Translations

manneredadjective
more mannered
Comp.
most mannered
Super.
UK
/ˈmæn.əd/
US
/ˈmæn.ɚd/
bien élevéSe dit d'une personne polie et de bon comportement; s'accorde en genre et en nombre selon le contexte.
The children were well-mannered during the dinner party.
Les enfants étaient bien élevés pendant le dîner.
maniéréS'emploie pour un style ou une manière de parler artificiels, affectés.
Her mannered speech made her seem insincere to the audience.
Son discours maniéré la faisait paraître insincère au public.
Synonyms
artificial
unnatural
stilted
pretentious
affected
mannerverb

mannered

Past Simple

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.

Definitions

manneredadjective
Having a particular manner, especially an artificial or affected one.
Her mannered speech made her seem insincere to the audience.
Behaving in a polite or socially acceptable way.
The children were well-mannered during the dinner party.
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.
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