laveren — meaning in English

English meaning

• maneuver noun A planned, often skillful movement of troops, vehicles, or a body, especially one requiring precision.
• spoon noun A utensil with a small shallow bowl on a handle, used for eating, stirring, or serving.

Senses

laveren is used for these senses in English:

• maneuver (ambitransitive) To move (something, or oneself) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.
• spoon .

maneuver — full definition

1. noun A planned, often skillful movement of troops, vehicles, or a body, especially one requiring precision.
2. noun A clever or calculated action taken to gain advantage; a stratagem.
3. verb To move something carefully and skillfully into position, especially in a tight or difficult space.

spoon — full definition

1. noun A utensil with a small shallow bowl on a handle, used for eating, stirring, or serving.
2. verb To lie close together, front-to-back, in a nested position like stacked spoons.
3. noun Informally, a unit representing someone's limited daily energy, especially used by people with chronic illness.

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