manoeuvre

Definitions of manoeuvre
  1. noun
    a move made to gain a tactical end
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    astuce, stratagème
    any clever maneuver
    ruse, tour
    a maneuver in a game or conversation
    ruse
    a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
    démarche, mesure
    any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
    blague, farce
    a cunning or deceitful action or device
    contre-mesure
    an action taken to offset another action
    dispositif de sécurité, mesure de sécurité, protection
    a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
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    action, action éclair, initiative, pas
    the act of deciding to do something
  2. noun
    a military training exercise
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    opération
    activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
  3. noun
    a plan for attaining a particular goal
    synonyms: tactique
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    plan d'action
    a plan for actively doing something
  4. noun
    an action aimed at evading an opponent
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    vol en tonneau
    a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
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    fuite, évasion
    the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
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