B2🔤 Letters M & N
Italian word
menare
to beat up, to hit; to lead (archaic)
Looks like
maneuver / manage
to carry out a planned movement; to handle
⚠️ The trap
Colloquial Italian 'menare' means to physically beat someone, not to lead or manage. Using it to mean 'maneuver' would cause confusion.
To say "to carry out a planned movement; to handle" in Italian:
manovrare (for to maneuver)
"menare" in English means:
to beat up, to hit; to lead (archaic)
Example
"Smettila o ti meno!"
"Stop it or I'll hit you!"
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