How to Say "hand-operated" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “hand-operated” is “manual” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA1
adjectiveA1
machinery/device
Examples
El trabajo manual es muy agotador.
Manual labor is very exhausting.
Prefiero la transmisión manual en los coches antiguos.
I prefer manual transmission in old cars.
Hicimos una limpieza manual de todas las piezas pequeñas.
We did a manual cleaning of all the small parts.
Adjective Form
As an adjective, 'manual' is one of the words ending in -l that stays the same whether the noun is masculine or feminine (e.g., 'el trabajo manual' and 'la caja manual').
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