B2🔤 Letters M & N
Italian word
maniera
manner, way, style
Looks like
manner
a way of doing something; social behaviour
⚠️ The trap
Very close, but 'maniera' in art history (Manierismo = Mannerism) describes a stylised 16th-century art movement — a specific cultural meaning absent in English 'manner'.
To say "a way of doing something; social behaviour" in Italian:
N/A — close match
"maniera" in English means:
manner, way, style
Example
"Ha una maniera di parlare molto elegante."
"He has a very elegant way of speaking."
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