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French
Etymology
Inherited 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 and Spanish manera; Portuguese maneira.
Pronunciation
Noun
manière f (plural manières)
- manner, way
- Synonym: façon
- une autre manière de vivre ― another way of living
2018, Zaz, Saint-Valentin:J’irai sur l’avenue embrasser les statues. À quoi tient leur salut ? Est-ce à leurs cœurs de pierre, à leurs froides manières ?- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Adverb
manière
- (Louisiana) somewhat, kinda, sorta, a bit, a little
- Alle est manière tchaque drette asteur. ― She's kind of drunk right now.
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Venetian
Noun
manière
- plural of manièra