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manche

See also: Manche and manché

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French manche. Doublet of maunch.

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Noun

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manche (plural manches)

  1. Obsolete form of maunch (a sleeve)
  2. (music, rare) The neck of a violin.

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French

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Middle French manche, from Old French manche, from Latin manica, from manus (“hand”).

Noun

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manche f (plural manches)

  1. sleeve (clothing)
  2. (sports) round
  3. (tennis) set
    Synonym: set
    la troisième manche ― the third set
  4. (snooker) frame
  5. (baseball) inning, (cricket) innings
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Middle French manche, from Old French manche, from Early Medieval Latin manicus, derived from Latin manus (“hand”).

Noun

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manche m (plural manches)

  1. handle
  2. (informal) unhandy person
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Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Italian mancia, itself borrowed from Old French manche.

Noun

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manche f (plural manches)

  2. begging (for money)
    Il fait la manche tous les dimanche matin devant l’église.
    He begs every Sunday morning in front of the church.
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Only found in faire la manche.

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Galician

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Verb

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manche

  1. inflection of manchar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

German

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manche

  1. inflection of manch:
    1. nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural

Italian

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Etymology 1

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See the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈman.ke/
  • Rhymes: -anke
  • Hyphenation: màn‧che

Adjective

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manche f pl

  1. feminine plural of manco

Etymology 2

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From French manche

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Noun

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manche f (invariable)

  1. heat (sports)
  2. hand, round (of cards)

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manche f pl

  1. plural of manca

Middle French

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Etymology 1

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From Old French manche, from Latin manica.

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manche f (plural manches)

  1. sleeve

Etymology 2

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From Old French manche.

Noun

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manche m (plural manches)

  1. handle

Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French manche, from Latin manica, from manus (“hand”) (compare main).

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manche f (plural manches)

  1. (Jersey) sleeve

Old French

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Etymology 1

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From Latin manica.

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Noun

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manche oblique singular, f (oblique plural manches, nominative singular manche, nominative plural manches)

  1. sleeve
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  • Middle French: manche
  • Walloon: mantche
  • → English: manche
  • → Italian: mancia
  • → Middle English: maunche

Etymology 2

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From Early Medieval Latin manicus, derived from Latin manus (“hand”).

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manche oblique singular, m (oblique plural manches, nominative singular manches, nominative plural manche)

  1. handle
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  • Hyphenation: man‧che

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French manche.

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manche m (plural manches)

  1. (aviation) yoke (column-mounted control wheel of an aircraft)

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Verb

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manche

  1. inflection of manchar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

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Verb

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manche

  1. inflection of manchar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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