manège

noun

The art of training and riding horses; dressage.

Meanings

nounmanège (countable and uncountable, plural manèges)

plural manèges

  1. countableuncountableThe art of training and riding horses; dressage.
  2. countableuncountableA riding school.
  3. UKcountableuncountableA riding arena (enclosed, but usually unroofed area, in contradistinction to a riding hall).
  4. countableuncountableThe movements of a trained horse.
  5. countableuncountableballetA series of steps performed in a circular pattern around the stage.
verbmanège (third-person singular simple present manèges, present participle manèging, simple past and past participle manèged)

present singular third person manèges · participle present manèging · participle past manèged · past manèged

  1. transitiveTo train (a horse).

Origin

  1. Frenchmanège
  2. Englishmanège

From French manège; cognate with French manier. Doublet of manage.

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Translations

Bulgarian ездитно изкуство, манеж
  • ездитно изкуство (ezditno izkustvo)art
  • манеж (manež)unroofed arena
Finnish hevosten koulutus- ja ratsastustaito, dresyyri
  • hevosten koulutus- ja ratsastustaitoart
  • dresyyriart
  • ratsastuskouluschool
  • ratsastuskenttäunroofed arena
  • kenttäunroofed arena
French manège, manège
  • manègeart
  • manègeschool
  • manège m découvertunroofed arena
German Dressierkunst, Reitkunst
  • Dressierkunstart
  • Reitkunstart
  • Reitschuleschool
  • Reitplatzunroofed arena
  • Reitbahnunroofed arena
Greek σχολή ιππασίας
  • σχολή ιππασίας (scholí ippasías)school
Italian maneggio
  • maneggioschool
Persian مانژ, مانژ
  • مانژ (mânež)school
  • مانژ (mânež)unroofed arena
Russian иску́сство верхово́й езды́, иску́сство дрессиро́вки лошаде́й
  • иску́сство верхово́й езды́ (iskússtvo verxovój jezdý)art
  • иску́сство дрессиро́вки лошаде́й (iskússtvo dressiróvki lošadéj)art
  • мане́ж (manéž)art
  • шко́ла верхово́й езды́ (škóla verxovój jezdý)school
  • мане́ж (manéž)school
  • мане́ж (manéž)unroofed arena
  • аре́на (aréna)unroofed arena
Cite this entry
APA

manège. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man%C3%A8ge

MLA

“manège.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man%C3%A8ge. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manège,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man%C3%A8ge.

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