lavieren

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (weak) to tack (manoeuvre a ship through strong winds)
2. (figuratively, weak) to manoeuvre so as to avoid difficulties

Sinonieme

jonglieren

taktieren

überwinden

durchschlängeln

Schwierigkeiten meistern

herumjonglieren

herumlavieren

Klippen umschiffen

Vertalings

tack

louvoyer

laveren

bordear

manoeuvre

tack about

wash

🧽

chipoter

laver

🧽

marchander

délaver

manoeuvrer

contrattare

mercanteggiare

barcamenarsi

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/laˈviːʁən/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Middle Low German: lavēren

Verwante met Nederlands: laveren

Verwante met Frans: louvoyer

In summary

Borrowed from Middle Low German lavēren, from Middle Dutch laveren, loveren, which is derived from the cognate of German Luv (“windward side of the ship”). It is often supposed that the Dutch verb is borrowed from Middle French lofuyer, from lof (“windward side”), itself a Dutch borrowing in Middle French. The phonetics of the Dutch word speak in favour of this, but the earliest French attestation is no less than 200 years younger than the earliest one in Dutch. Compare modern Dutch laveren, modern French louvoyer.