manage

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmænɪdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmænɪdʒ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(manij)

Inflections of 'manage' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
manages
v 3rd person singular
managing
v pres p
managed
v past
managed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
manage [sth] vtr (organize)dirigir vtr
  manejar vtr
  gestionar vtr
 She managed the network operations.
 Dirigía la operación del sistema.
 Manejaba la operación del sistema.
 Gestionaba la operación del sistema.
manage [sb/sth] vtr (supervise)supervisar vtr
  dirigir vtr
 I manage a team of 5 editorial assistants.
 Superviso un equipo de 5 asistentes editoriales.
manage [sth] vtr (control)manejar vtr
 How can one teacher manage a class of thirty-five children?
 ¿Cómo puede un solo profesor manejar una clase de treinta y cinco niños?
manage [sth] vtr (task: be equal to)manejar vtr
  resolver vtr
  lidiar con vtr + prep
 I don't need any help, thanks. I can manage this on my own.
 No necesito ayuda, puedo manejar esto solo.
manage vi (be a manager)regentear vtr
  regentar vtr
 My daughter acts as the shop assistant, and I manage.
 Mi hija hace de dependienta, y yo regenteo.
manage vi (get by, survive)arreglarse v prnl
 I don't know how, but I have managed through the years.
 No sé cómo, pero me las he arreglado durante estos años.
manage with [sth] vi + prep (use what is available)arreglárselas con v prnl + prep
  ingeniárselas con v prnl + prep
 There isn't much food in the fridge, but we'll have to manage with what we've got.
 No hay mucha comida en la nevera, pero vamos a tener que arreglárnoslas con lo que tenemos.
manage with [sth] vi + prep (cope)poder con vi + prep
 Can you manage with all those boxes?
 ¿Puedes con todas esas cajas?
manage to do [sth] v expr (succeed in)conseguir vtr
  lograr vtr
 The traffic was terrible today! I'm amazed I managed to get to work on time.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Consiguió llegar al trabajo a tiempo.
manage to do [sth] vi + prep ironic, informal (do [sth] clumsy) (irónico)ingeniárselas v prnl
  arreglárselas v prnl
 I managed to trip over my own feet and fall down the stairs.
 Me las ingenié para tropezar con mis pies y caer escaleras abajo.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
manage vi (succeed)arreglárselas v prnl
  lograr vtr
 I thought the project was too difficult for me, but I managed.
 Creí que el proyecto era muy difícil para mí, pero me las arreglé.
manage [sth] vtr (handle: a tool or weapon)manejar vtr
 He manages the lathe very skilfully.
 Maneja el torno con mucha pericia.
manage [sb] vtr (sports, show business)representar a vtr + prep
 Ruth manages several sports stars.
 Ruth representa a varias estrellas del deporte.
manage [sth] vtr (be available on/at)estar libre, estar disponible v cop + adj mf
 Lisa phoned; she can't manage 23 May, but she could meet you on 24. Can you manage 2pm?
 Lisa llamó y dijo que el 23 de mayo no está libre, pero que podría verte el 24. // ¿Estás libre a las 2 p. m.?
manage vtr informal (food: be able to eat) (informal; cambio de sujeto)caberle a alguien, entrarle a alguien vi + prep
 That was quite a big meal, but I think I can manage a dessert.
 Ya fue mucha comida, pero creo que me cabe un postre.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
risk-manage [sth] vtr (control potential losses)prevenir riesgos loc verb
  controlar pérdidas potenciales loc verb
 The manager wants to improve the way in which the company risk-manages its business.
 La gerente quiere mejorar el modo en que la compañía previene riesgos.
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'manage' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Collocations: manage [a company, the staff, your workers, a team, the firm], manage a [star, singer, group, performer], [the singer, she] is managed by her [husband, father], more...

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