Operate in French
In French
manœuvrer
Definition
Definition in EnglishTo work a machine, a vehicle or a device, like a fire extinguisher, by using its controls.
Definition in FrenchFaire marcher une machine, un engin ou un appareil, comme un extincteur, en se servant de ses commandes.
Example sentences
J'ai pu m'asseoir dans la cabine de la grue pendant la visite du chantier, mais évidemment, pas question de la manœuvrer.
I got to sit in the crane's cab on the site tour, but of course they wouldn't let me operate it.
Tu sais manœuvrer un finisseur ? La boîte cherche du monde pour les nuits sur l'autoroute.
Can you operate an asphalt paver? The company's short of people for the night shift on the highway.
Related words
Done with
- access card reader
- baggage carousel
- card terminal
- cargo scanner
- center pedestal
- check-in kiosk
- control console
- diesel engine
- engine telegraph
- fire extinguisher
- gantry crane
- grain auger
- hand pump
- help point
- inspection console
- key-cutting machine
- master controller
- mooring winch
- overhead panel
- paint tinting machine
- reverser
- self-checkout
- side console
- switchboard
- table saw
- ticket dispenser
- ticket machine
- tire changer
- vending machine
- weighbridge
- wheel balancer
- batch freezer
- projection room
- door controls
- escalator
- gear selector
- gumball machine
- passport gate
- rescue boat
- soft serve machine
- X-ray scanner
- barrier gate
- crane
- emergency intercom
- excavator
- helm
- walk-through metal detector
- milking machine
- order speaker
- security barrier
- engine room
- forklift
- metro driver's cab
- asphalt paver
- cockpit
- entertainment screen
- security checkpoint
- train driver's cab