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manipulation
The deliberate and often dishonest influencing of people or situations in order to achieve one's own goals without those affected noticing.
Durch geschickte Manipulation der öffentlichen Meinung gewann der Politiker die Wahl.
Through skillful manipulation of public opinion, the politician won the election.
handling / manipulation
The skillful handling or operation of an object, tool, or system, often in a technical or medical context.
Die Manipulation des Roboterarms erfordert viel Übung.
The manipulation of the robotic arm requires a lot of practice.
Words that end in '-ation' are often nouns derived from a verb. 'Manipulation' comes from the verb 'manipulieren' (to manipulate). This structure helps you recognize many other loanwords in German.
Er hat die Daten zu seinen Gunsten manipuliert.
He manipulated the data in his favor.
You can recognize the meaning from the context. If it is about influencing people, opinions, or elections, the negative social meaning is intended. If it is about operating devices or tools, or about medical hand movements, the neutral technical meaning is intended.
Man warf ihm die Manipulation der Zeugen vor.
He was accused of manipulating the witnesses.
In a social context, 'Manipulation' (manipulation) is often associated with negative intentions. Typical combinations are 'gezielte Manipulation' (deliberate manipulation), 'politische Manipulation' (political manipulation), or 'Manipulation der öffentlichen Meinung' (manipulation of public opinion).
Die Werbung wurde als versuchte Manipulation der Verbraucher kritisiert.
The advertising was criticized as an attempted manipulation of consumers.
In this neutral meaning, the word describes skillful handling. For example, people speak of 'Manipulation eines Geräts' (manipulation/handling of a device), 'manuelle Manipulation' (manual manipulation) by a doctor, or 'Manipulation von Daten' (manipulation of data) in IT.
Der Physiotherapeut erklärte die Manipulation am Gelenk.
The physiotherapist explained the manipulation of the joint.
intervention / procedure
Eingriff initially refers neutrally to a technical change. Manipulation, by contrast, can emphasize that something was deliberately and possibly dishonestly altered in order to achieve a particular result. Eingriff is suitable for a planned, factual change; Manipulation is suitable when falsification is suspected.
Die heimliche Manipulation der Steuerung verfälschte die Leistung der Maschine.
The secret manipulation of the control system distorted the machine's performance.
Der geplante Eingriff in die Steuerung verbessert die Leistung der Maschine.
The planned modification to the control system improves the machine's performance.
