manière

From Middle French maniere, from Old French maniere, meniere, manere, itself either from a Vulgar Latin *manāria, from feminine of Latin manuārius (“belonging to the hand”), or from the Old French masculine manier, itself from the same source. Compare Occitan manièra, Catalan manera, Spanish manera, Portuguese maneira.

• IPA^(key): /ma.njɛʁ/

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• (Louisiana) IPA^(key): [mɔ̃jæ(ɾ)]

manière f (plural manières)

1. manner, way

   une autre manière de vivre

   another way of living

2. (Louisiana) somewhat, kinda, sorta, a bit, a little

   Alle est manière tchaque drette asteur. - She's kind of drunk right now.

• main

• “manière” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• Arménie
• marinée
• mènerai
• réanime, réanimé
• remanie, remanié

manière

1. plural of manièra