manipulate

manipuler

Influencer quelqu’un en secret ou de manière malhonnête pour lui faire faire ce qu’on veut.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : manipulate someone into doing something (He manipulated her into lending him money.)

Synonymes : control, exploit, use

Expressions courantes : manipulate someone, manipulate voters, manipulate a partner

manipuler

Contrôler ou modifier quelque chose pour obtenir le résultat souhaité, parfois de manière malhonnête.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : control, alter, adjust

Expressions courantes : manipulate data, manipulate the market, manipulate the results

manipuler, manier

Déplacer ou utiliser quelque chose avec soin, à l’aide des mains ou d’un outil.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : handle, operate, maneuver

Expressions courantes : manipulate small objects, manipulate a tool, manipulate the controls