manipulate

manipular

Influir en alguien de forma oculta o injusta para que haga lo que uno quiere.

En inglés sencillo: To secretly or unfairly influence someone so they do what you want.

• Don't let him manipulate you.
• She manipulated her friends into taking her side.
• The campaign used fear to manipulate voters.

Cómo se usa: manipulate someone into doing something (He manipulated her into lending him money.)

Sinónimos: control, exploit, use

Expresiones frecuentes: manipulate someone, manipulate voters, manipulate a partner

manipular

Controlar o modificar algo para conseguir el resultado deseado, a veces de manera injusta.

En inglés sencillo: To control or change something to get the result you want, sometimes unfairly.

• The software lets you manipulate images.
• They manipulated the figures to hide their losses.
• Large investors can manipulate market prices.

Sinónimos: control, alter, adjust

Expresiones frecuentes: manipulate data, manipulate the market, manipulate the results

manipular, manejar

Mover o utilizar algo con cuidado, usando las manos o una herramienta.

En inglés sencillo: To move or use something carefully with your hands or a tool.

• The robot can manipulate small objects.
• She manipulated the wire with a pair of pliers.
• These gloves make it difficult to manipulate the controls.

Sinónimos: handle, operate, maneuver

Expresiones frecuentes: manipulate small objects, manipulate a tool, manipulate the controls