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geschickt mit jemandem/etwas umgehen

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ma·nipu·late [məˈnɪpjəleɪt] VB trans

1. manipulate esp pej (manage cleverly):

to manipulate sb/sth
geschickt mit jdm/etw umgehen
to manipulate sb/sth (influence)
jdn/etw beeinflussen
to manipulate sb/sth (influence)
jdn/etw manipulieren
to manipulate accounts
die Bücher schönen
to manipulate figures/the statistics
geschickt mit Zahlen/der Statistik jonglieren
to manipulate figures/the statistics (falsify)
Zahlen/die Statistik verfälschen [o. inf verdrehen]
to manipulate the market
die Börsenkurse manipulieren

2. manipulate (with hands):

to manipulate sth
etw handhaben
to manipulate sth (adjust)
etw einstellen
to manipulate a machine
eine Maschine bedienen

3. manipulate MED:

to manipulate sb's bones
jds Knochen einrenken
to manipulate sb's muscles
jds Muskeln massieren

4. manipulate COMPUT:

to manipulate sth
etw bearbeiten
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etw gentechnisch manipulieren
to genetically manipulate sth
etw gentechnisch manipulieren
to manipulate sth by means of genetic engineering
leicht/schwer manipulierbar sein
to be easily manipulated [or easy to manipulate] /difficult to manipulate a. pej
jdn/etw manipulieren
to manipulate sb/sth
etw hindrehen
to manipulate sth

Klett Biology Glossary

manipulate VB

manipulate
manipulieren
Present
Imanipulate
youmanipulate
he/she/itmanipulates
wemanipulate
youmanipulate
theymanipulate
Past
Imanipulated
youmanipulated
he/she/itmanipulated
wemanipulated
youmanipulated
theymanipulated
Present Perfect
Ihavemanipulated
youhavemanipulated
he/she/ithasmanipulated
wehavemanipulated
youhavemanipulated
theyhavemanipulated
Past Perfect
Ihadmanipulated
youhadmanipulated
he/she/ithadmanipulated
wehadmanipulated
youhadmanipulated
theyhadmanipulated
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to manipulate accounts
die Bücher schönen
to manipulate figures/the statistics
geschickt mit Zahlen/der Statistik jonglieren
to manipulate figures/the statistics (falsify)
Zahlen/die Statistik verfälschen [o. inf verdrehen]
to manipulate the market
die Börsenkurse manipulieren
to manipulate a machine
eine Maschine bedienen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The ability for the law to be manipulated is why it stopped being a community affair.
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More powerful angels have been shown to even be able to raise the dead, manipulate reality, and create solid things out of thin air.
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This does not prevent him from being read or manipulated by a telepath but only sustains him and helps him to slow them down.
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Can it be treated as a parameter that can be manipulated easily by policy?
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The anhydrous salt is used as a dehydrating agent for forming and manipulating acetal groups.
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