English–French

“handle” in French

French

Alsopoignée · traiter

Pronunciation

IPA/manje/

Example

Sais-tu manier ce couteau ?

Do you know how to handle this knife?

Illustration for manier (handle)

How to say “handle” in French

“Handle” in French is manier.

A steady hand guiding a tool or material with controlled skill.

Full entry for manier: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with manier

Elle apprend à manier la machine.

She is learning to operate the machine.

Tips for using manier

  • Manier takes a direct object, as in manier un couteau, with no preposition before the object.

Other French words for “handle”

La poignée de la porte est cassée.

The door handle is broken.

Nous devons traiter ce problème rapidement.

We need to handle this problem quickly.

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