Manual

//ˈmæn.j(u)əl//

Synonyms for "manual" (91 found)

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Closest matches (19)

Noun(1 words)
stickshift

Strong matches (27)

Noun(1 words)
handbook
Adjective(1 words)
handly

Related words (45)

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10 entries

Antonyms

2 entries

Synonyms

5 entries

Related terms

10 entries

capable of

1 entries

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46 entries

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has context

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is a

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similar

8 entries

Translations

181 translations across 47 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἐγχειρίδιον noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Arabic

4 entries
  • يَدَوِيّ adj (performed with the hands)
  • كُتَيِّب noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • كُتَيِّب التَّشْغِيل noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • كِتَاب التَّعْلِيمَات noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Armenian

4 entries
  • ձեռային adj (performed with the hands)
  • ձեռքի adj (performed with the hands)
  • ձեռնարկ noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • ուղեցույց noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • vəsait noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • ручны́ adj (performed with the hands)
  • даве́днік noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • кіраўні́цтва noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • ръ́чен adj (performed with the hands)
  • клавиатура noun (musical keyboard)
  • наръ́чник noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • ръково́дство noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Catalan

2 entries
  • manual adj (performed with the hands)
  • manual noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • دەستی adj (performed with the hands)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 手動的 /手动的 adj (performed with the hands)
  • 手工的 adj (performed with the hands)
  • 手冊 /手册 noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Czech

4 entries
  • manuální adj (performed with the hands)
  • ruční adj (performed with the hands)
  • manuál noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • manuál noun (manual transmission)

Danish

4 entries
  • brugervejledning noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • brugsanvisning noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • brugsanvisning noun (a booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product)
  • manual noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Dutch

4 entries
  • handmatig adj (performed with the hands)
  • manueel adj (performed with the hands)
  • met de hand adj (performed with the hands)
  • gebruiksaanwijzing noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • instrukcilibro noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • manlibro noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Estonian

4 entries
  • käsi adj (performed with the hands)
  • manuaalne adj (performed with the hands)
  • kasutusjuhend noun (a booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product)
  • klahvistik noun (musical keyboard)

Finnish

4 entries
  • käsi adj (performed with the hands)
  • käsikäyttöinen adj (performed with the hands)
  • käsivarainen adj (performed with the hands)
  • manuaalinen adj (performed with the hands)

French

2 entries
  • manuel adj (performed with the hands)
  • manuel noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Galician

3 entries
  • manual adj (performed with the hands)
  • manual noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • manual noun (manual transmission)

German

4 entries
  • manuell adj (performed with the hands)
  • Handbuch noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • Manual noun (musical keyboard)
  • Schaltgetriebe noun (manual transmission)

Greek

4 entries
  • χειροκίνητος adj (performed with the hands)
  • εγχειρίδιο noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • πληκτρολόγιο noun (musical keyboard)
  • χειροκίνητος noun (manual transmission)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • kézi adj (performed with the hands)
  • billentyűzet noun (musical keyboard)
  • használati utasítás noun (a booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product)
  • kalauz noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Ido

3 entries
  • manuala adj (performed with the hands)
  • lernolibro noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • manulibro noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • panduan noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Iranian Persian

1 entries
  • کِتابِ راهْنَما noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Irish

1 entries
  • méarchlár noun (musical keyboard)

Italian

4 entries
  • manuale adj (performed with the hands)
  • guida noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • libretto delle istruzioni noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • manuale noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 手動 adj (performed with the hands)
  • マニュアル noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • マニュアル noun (manual transmission)
  • 手引き noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Korean

2 entries
  • 매뉴얼 noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • 안내서 noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • рачен adj (performed with the hands)
  • клавијату́ра noun (musical keyboard)
  • мануа́л noun (musical keyboard)
  • при́рачник noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Māori

1 entries
  • pukatohu noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • manuell adj (performed with the hands)
  • håndbok noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • manual noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • manual noun (musical keyboard)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries
  • manuell adj (performed with the hands)
  • handbok noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • manual noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • manual noun (musical keyboard)

Old English

1 entries
  • handbōc noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Polish

4 entries
  • ręczny adj (performed with the hands)
  • instrukcja noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • manuał noun (musical keyboard)
  • podręcznik noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • manual adj (performed with the hands)
  • manual noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • manual de instruções noun (a booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product)

Romanian

3 entries
  • manual adj (performed with the hands)
  • cutie de viteze noun (manual transmission)
  • manual noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Russian

4 entries
  • ручно́й adj (performed with the hands)
  • инстру́кция noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • клавиату́ра noun (musical keyboard)
  • посо́бие noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • leabhar-làimhe noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • rȕčnī adj (performed with the hands)
  • ру̏чнӣ adj (performed with the hands)
  • príručnīk noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • upùtstvo noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Slovak

3 entries
  • manuálny adj (performed with the hands)
  • ručný adj (performed with the hands)
  • príručka noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Slovene

2 entries
  • ročen adj (performed with the hands)
  • priročnik noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Spanish

4 entries
  • manual adj (performed with the hands)
  • enquiridión noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • instructivo noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • manual noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Swedish

4 entries
  • manuell adj (performed with the hands)
  • bruksanvisning noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • elementarbok noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • handbok noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Tagalog

3 entries
  • kinakamay adj (performed with the hands)
  • pangkamay adj (performed with the hands)
  • hawaklat noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Thai

3 entries
  • ด้วยมือ adj (performed with the hands)
  • อัตโนมือ adj (performed with the hands)
  • คู่มือ noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • ручни́й adj (performed with the hands)
  • керівни́цтво noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • посі́бник noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)
  • підру́чник noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Welsh

1 entries
  • cyfarwyddiadur noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • האַנטביכל noun (handbook or booklet that instructs)

Sample sentences

20 total sentences available.

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Mechanical power took the place of manual labor.

Source: tatoeba (20471)

Can you operate a manual transmission?

Source: tatoeba (32506)

I am seeking a person who can write a personal computer manual.

Source: tatoeba (35220)

Which was because I didn't follow the directions in the manual or learn their lessons.

Source: tatoeba (38976)

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