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1 to wring something’s neck
to wring something’s neckmatar algo (algum animal) torcendo o pescoço. he wrung the hen’s neck / ele torceu o pescoço da galinha. -
2 to wring somebody's neck
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3 to wring somebody's neck
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1) wringenwring the water out of the towels — das Wasser aus den Handtüchern wringen
2) (squeeze forcibly)wring somebody's hand — jemandem fest die Hand drücken; (twist forcibly)
wring one's hands — die Hände ringen (geh.)
wring the neck of an animal — einem Tier den Hals umdrehen
I could have wrung his neck — (fig.) ich hätte ihm den Hals umdrehen können
3) (extract) wringenwring something from or out of somebody — (fig.) jemandem etwas abpressen
* * *[riŋ]past tense, past participle - wrung; verb1) (to force (water) from (material) by twisting or by pressure: He wrung the water from his soaking-wet shirt.) wringen2) (to clasp and unclasp (one's hands) in desperation, fear etc.) ringen•- academic.ru/83198/wringer">wringer- wringing wet* * *<wrung, wrung>[rɪŋ]II. vt1. (twist)▪ to \wring sth etw auswringen2. (break)to \wring an animal's neck einem Tier den Hals umdrehen3. (squeeze)to \wring sb's hand jdm fest die Hand drücken4. (obtain)to \wring concessions from sb jdm Zugeständnisse abpressen5.▶ to \wring one's hands die Hände ringen* * *[rɪŋ] vb: pret, ptp wrung1. vt1) clothes, wet rag etc auswringen, auswindento wring a duck's neck — einer Ente (dat) den Hals umdrehen
I could have wrung his neck — ich hätte ihm den Hals or den Kragen (inf) umdrehen können
he wrung my hand — er schüttelte mir (kräftig) die Hand
to wring sb's heart — jdm in der Seele wehtun
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to wring sth out of or from sb — etw aus jdm herausquetschen, jdm etw abringen2. n* * *wring [rıŋ]A v/t prät und pperf wrung [rʌŋ]4. a) einem Tier den Hals abdrehenb) jemandem den Hals umdrehen:I’ll wring your neck5. die Hände (verzweifelt) ringen6. jemandem die Hand (kräftig) drücken, pressen8. fig quälen, bedrücken:wring sb’s heart jemandem ans Herz greifen, jemandem in der Seele wehtunwring admiration from sb jemandem Bewunderung abnötigen;wring a confession from sb jemandem ein Geständnis abringen;wring a bitter laugh from sb jemandem ein bitteres Lachen abringen;wring the truth out of sb die Wahrheit aus jemandem herausholen10. fig Geld, Zustimmung erpressen (from, out of von)B s1. (Aus)Wringen n, Auswinden n:2. Pressen n, Druck m:he gave my hand a wring er drückte mir (kräftig) die Hand* * *1) wringenwring somebody's hand — jemandem fest die Hand drücken; (twist forcibly)
wring one's hands — die Hände ringen (geh.)
I could have wrung his neck — (fig.) ich hätte ihm den Hals umdrehen können
3) (extract) wringenwring something from or out of somebody — (fig.) jemandem etwas abpressen
* * *v.(§ p.,p.p.: wrung)= abbringen v.wringen v.(§ p.,pp.: wrang, gewrungen) -
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riŋpast tense, past participle - wrung; verb1) (to force (water) from (material) by twisting or by pressure: He wrung the water from his soaking-wet shirt.) torcer, retorcer2) (to clasp and unclasp (one's hands) in desperation, fear etc.) retorcerse las manos•- wringer- wringing wet
wring vb escurrirtr[rɪŋ]3 figurative use (heart) partir4 figurative use (confession, truth, etc) sonsacar, arrancar, sacar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto wring somebody's neck retorcer el pescuezo a alguien2) extract: arrancar, sacar (por la fuerza)3) twist: torcer, retorcer4)to wring someone's heart : partirle el corazón a alguienv.(§ p.,p.p.: wrung) = arrancar v.• escurrir v.• exprimir v.• retorcer v.• sacar por fuerza v.• torcer v.rɪŋ(past & past p wrung) transitive verb1)a) \<\<cloth/garment\>\> escurrir, retorcer*, estrujarb)to wring something FROM/OUT OF somebody — \<\<confession/information\>\> arrancarle* algo a alguien
2) \<\<neck\>\> retorcer*to wring one's hands — retorcerse* las manos
•Phrasal Verbs:[rɪŋ] (pt, pp wrung)1. VT1) (also: wring out) [+ clothes, washing] escurrir2) (=twist) torcer, retorcerI'll wring your neck for that! * — ¡te voy a retorcer el pescuezo! *
- wring one's hands3) (fig)2.N* * *[rɪŋ](past & past p wrung) transitive verb1)a) \<\<cloth/garment\>\> escurrir, retorcer*, estrujarb)to wring something FROM/OUT OF somebody — \<\<confession/information\>\> arrancarle* algo a alguien
2) \<\<neck\>\> retorcer*to wring one's hands — retorcerse* las manos
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[riŋ]past tense, past participle - wrung; verb1) (to force (water) from (material) by twisting or by pressure: He wrung the water from his soaking-wet shirt.) torcer2) (to clasp and unclasp (one's hands) in desperation, fear etc.) torcer•- wringer- wringing wet* * *[riŋ] n 1 torcedura, torção. 2 espremedura. 3 aperto. 4 prensa (de queijo), espremedor de fruta. • vt+vi (ps, pp wrung) 1 torcer(-se), retorcer(-se). I’d like to wring his neck / tenho vontade de torcer-lhe o pescoço, estou furioso com ele. 2 espremer. 3 prensar (up). 4 apertar (mão). 5 distender, luxar. 6 contorcer, desfigurar (rosto). 7 arrancar à força ( from de). 8 virar, volver (pescoço). 9 extorquir ( out of de). 10 oprimir, hostilizar, atormentar, torturar. he wrung me by the hand ele me apertou a mão. I gave his hand a wring, I gave him a wring of the hand dei-lhe um aperto de mão. to wring off arrancar torcendo. to wring one’s hands in despair torcer as mãos em desespero. to wring out espremer torcendo. to wring someone’s heart/ soul cortar o coração de alguém. it wrings my heart / faz-me doer o coração, corta-me o coração. to wring something’s neck matar algo (algum animal) torcendo o pescoço. he wrung the hen’s neck / ele torceu o pescoço da galinha. to wring water out from the washing tirar água da roupa lavada espremendo-a. wrung with fustigado, atormentado por. you can’t wring blood from a stone você não pode tirar leite das pedras, você não pode tirar dinheiro de um sovina. -
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I nek noun1) (the part of the body between the head and chest: She wore a scarf around her neck.) cuello2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers that part of the body: The neck of that shirt is dirty.) cuello3) (anything like a neck in shape or position: the neck of a bottle.) cuello•- necklace- neckline
- necktie
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II nek verb(to kiss, hug and caress (passionately); to pet.) besuquearseneck n cuellotr[nek]1 cuello\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin this neck of the woods por aquíto be neck and neck ir parejos,-asto be up to one's neck in something estar hasta el cuello de algoto be in something up to one's neck estar metido,-a en algo hasta el cuelloto break one's neck desnucarseto break one's neck doing something matarse haciendo algoto break somebody's neck romper el pescuezo a alguiento get it in the neck familiar cargárselasto risk one's neck jugarse el tipoto stick one's neck out arriesgarseto win by a neck ganar por una cabezaneck ['nɛk] vi: besuquearseneck n1) : cuello m (de una persona), pescuezo m (de un animal)2) collar: cuello m3) : cuello m (de una botella), mástil m (de una guitarra)n.• cuello s.m.• escote s.m.• garganta s.f.• gollete s.m.• pescuezo s.m.v.• besucarse v.• besuquearse v.
I nekif you say that again, I'll break your neck — (colloq) si vuelves a decir eso te rompo la crisma (fam)
to be up to one's neck in something — (colloq)
she's up to her neck in workouble — está hasta aquí de trabajo/problemas (fam)
to break one's neck — ( work hard) (colloq) matarse (trabajando), deslomarse (fam); (lit: in accident) desnucarse*, romperse* el cuello
to breathe down somebody's neck — (colloq) estarle* encima a alguien
to get it o catch it in the neck — (colloq) llevarse una buena (fam)
to risk one's neck — (colloq) jugarse* or arriesgar* el pellejo (fam)
to stick one's neck out — (colloq) aventurarse, arriesgarse*; (before n) <muscle, injury> del cuello; save I 1) a)
2) ( Clothing) cuello m, escote m; ( measurement) cuello m3)a) (of pork, beef, lamb) (esp BrE) cuello mb) ( in horse-racing) cabeza fto win/lose by a (short) neck — ganar/perder* por una cabeza
4) (of bottle, vase) cuello m; (of guitar, violin) mástil mmy/this neck of the woods — (colloq) mis/estos pagos (fam)
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intransitive verb (colloq) besuquearse (fam), darse* or pegarse* el lote (Esp fam), fajar (Méx fam), chapar (RPl fam), amacizarse* (Col fam), atracar* (Chi fam), jamonearse (Ven fam)[nek]1. N1) [of person] cuello m; [of animal] pescuezo m, cuello m•
neck and neck — a la par, parejosto be neck and neck — [horses, runners, competitors] ir a la par, ir parejos
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the back of the neck — la nuca•
to break one's neck — (lit) desnucarseto break sb's neck — (fig) romper or partir el cuello a algn
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to win by a neck — ganar por una cabeza•
she fell on his neck — se le colgó del cuello•
to risk one's neck — jugarse el pellejo or el tipo *•
to save one's neck — salvar el pellejo or el tipo *•
to be in sth up to one's neck * — (trouble, plot etc) estar metido hasta el cuello en algo *•
to wring sb's neck * — (fig) retorcer el pescuezo a algn *I'll wring your neck! * — ¡te voy a retorcer el pescuezo! *
- breathe down sb's neck- get it in the neck- stick one's neck outstiff 1., 3)2) [of dress, T-shirt etc] cuello m, escote m3) [of bottle] cuello m, gollete m4) (Geog) [of land] istmo m5) (Mus) [of guitar] cuello m; [of violin] mástil m6) (Anat) [of uterus, bladder] cuello m7) (Brit)* = nerve 1., 4)2.VI * [couple] besuquearse ** * *
I [nek]if you say that again, I'll break your neck — (colloq) si vuelves a decir eso te rompo la crisma (fam)
to be up to one's neck in something — (colloq)
she's up to her neck in work/trouble — está hasta aquí de trabajo/problemas (fam)
to break one's neck — ( work hard) (colloq) matarse (trabajando), deslomarse (fam); (lit: in accident) desnucarse*, romperse* el cuello
to breathe down somebody's neck — (colloq) estarle* encima a alguien
to get it o catch it in the neck — (colloq) llevarse una buena (fam)
to risk one's neck — (colloq) jugarse* or arriesgar* el pellejo (fam)
to stick one's neck out — (colloq) aventurarse, arriesgarse*; (before n) <muscle, injury> del cuello; save I 1) a)
2) ( Clothing) cuello m, escote m; ( measurement) cuello m3)a) (of pork, beef, lamb) (esp BrE) cuello mb) ( in horse-racing) cabeza fto win/lose by a (short) neck — ganar/perder* por una cabeza
4) (of bottle, vase) cuello m; (of guitar, violin) mástil mmy/this neck of the woods — (colloq) mis/estos pagos (fam)
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intransitive verb (colloq) besuquearse (fam), darse* or pegarse* el lote (Esp fam), fajar (Méx fam), chapar (RPl fam), amacizarse* (Col fam), atracar* (Chi fam), jamonearse (Ven fam) -
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<wrung, wrung> [rɪŋ] n[Aus]wringen nt vt1) ( twist)to \wring sth etw auswringen2) ( break)to \wring an animal's neck einem Tier den Hals umdrehen;3) ( squeeze)to \wring sb's hand jdm fest die Hand drücken4) ( obtain)to \wring concessions from sb jdm Zugeständnisse abpressenPHRASES:to \wring one's hands die Hände ringen -
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riŋpast tense, past participle - wrung; verb1) (to force (water) from (material) by twisting or by pressure: He wrung the water from his soaking-wet shirt.) vri, presse (ut)2) (to clasp and unclasp (one's hands) in desperation, fear etc.) vri/knuge hendene sine•- wringer- wringing wet Isubst. \/rɪŋ\/1) vridning2) knuginggive somebody's hand a wring se ➢ hand, 1II1) vri2) vri opp3) klemme, trykke4) pine, plage5) forvrenge, forvanskewring down presse nedwring off vri av, vri løswring somebody's neck se ➢ neck, 1wring something out of\/from somebody presse noen for noe -
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1. n1) скручування; викручування; віджимання2) потиск (руки); стиснення3) гострий біль; схватка4) розм. прес (виноробний тощо)5) вимагання, здирство2. v (past і p.p. wrung)1) скручуватиto wring one's hands — перен. ламати руки (від розпуки)
2) муляти (про взуття)3) терзати4) віджимати, викручувати (тж wring out)wringing wet — мокрий, хоч викрути; мокрий як хлющ
5) потиснути, стиснутиto wring smb.'s hand — міцно потиснути комусь руку
7) корчитися, звиватися; битися8) перекручуватиwring about, wring round — вивертати; вивихнути
wring down — притискати, придавлювати; видавлювати
wring off — відкрутити, скрутити
wring out — викручувати (білизну); виривати (обіцянку)
wring up — загорнути, закрутити
to know where the shoe wrings (one) — знати, в чому біда
* * *I [riç] n1) викручуванняshe gave the shirt a wring — вона вижала ( мокру) сорочку
3) гострий біль, коліки ( в шлунку)4) дiaл. прес ( виноробний або сироваренний)II [riç] v( wrung)1) скручуватиto wring smb 's neck — скрутити кому-н. шию
2) вижимати, віджимати ( wring out)to wring the water from /out of/ the towel — вижати рушник; потискувати, стискати
to wring smb 's hand — міцно стиснути кому-н. руку; тиснути ( про взуття)
3) спричиняти страждання, терзати, мучити4) (from, out of) вимагатиto wring consent out of smb — змусити кого-н. погодитися
5) корчитися, звиватися7) вивертати; закручувати ( to wring up)8) ( down) притискати; придавлювати9) мучитися, страждати (від болю, хвилювання)••to know where the shoe wrings (one) — знати, де болить /в чому біда/; wrung in the withers з натертою холкою ( про коня); винний, з нечистою совістю
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n. 1. агшилт. 2. мушгих. v. (pt, pp wrung) 1. \wring sth (out) мушгих, базах. 2. шувууны хүзүүг хуга мушгих. wring one`s hands гараа шархируулан дуугаргах. wring sb`s neck хүзүүгий нь хуга мушгих. If I find the person who scratched my car, I`ll \wring his neck! Машиныг минь будгийг ховхолсон амьтныг олдог юм бол ёстой хүзүүг нь хуга мушгиад өгье, гайгүй! \wring sth out of/ from sb арайхиж хэлүүлэх, хүч тулган байж үг хэлүүлэх. wringer n. цагаан хэрэглэлийн усны шахуурга. wringing net adj. шал нойтон, шалба норсон. -
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1. [rıŋ] n1. выкручивание2. пожатие ( руки); сжатие3. острая боль, колики (особ. в желудке)4. диал. пресс ( винодельческий или сыроваренный)2. [rıŋ] v (wrung)1. скручиватьto wring smb.'s neck - свернуть кому-л. шею
2. 1) выжимать, отжимать (тж. wring out)to wring the water from /out of/ the towel - выжать полотенце
2) пожимать, сжиматьto wring smb.'s hand - крепко пожать кому-л. руку
3) жать ( об обуви)3. причинять страдания, терзать, мучитьthe baby's sufferings wrung its mother's heart - страдания ребёнка терзали сердце матери
4. (from, out of) вымогатьto wring consent out of smb. - вынудить кого-л. согласиться
5. корчиться, извиваться6. 1) извращать2) искажать7. ввёртывать, ввинчивать; завёртывать, закручивать (тж. to wring up)8. (down) прижимать; придавливать9. мучиться, страдать (от боли, беспокойства и т. п.)♢
to know where the shoe wrings (one) - знать, где болит /в чём беда/wrung in the withers - а) с натёртой холкой ( о лошади); б) виноватый, с нечистой совестью
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I [riç] n1) викручуванняshe gave the shirt a wring — вона вижала ( мокру) сорочку
3) гострий біль, коліки ( в шлунку)4) дiaл. прес ( виноробний або сироваренний)II [riç] v( wrung)1) скручуватиto wring smb 's neck — скрутити кому-н. шию
2) вижимати, віджимати ( wring out)to wring the water from /out of/ the towel — вижати рушник; потискувати, стискати
to wring smb 's hand — міцно стиснути кому-н. руку; тиснути ( про взуття)
3) спричиняти страждання, терзати, мучити4) (from, out of) вимагатиto wring consent out of smb — змусити кого-н. погодитися
5) корчитися, звиватися7) вивертати; закручувати ( to wring up)8) ( down) притискати; придавлювати9) мучитися, страждати (від болю, хвилювання)••to know where the shoe wrings (one) — знати, де болить /в чому біда/; wrung in the withers з натертою холкою ( про коня); винний, з нечистою совістю
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I nek noun1) (the part of the body between the head and chest: She wore a scarf around her neck.) hals2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers that part of the body: The neck of that shirt is dirty.) halsutskjæring/-utringning3) (anything like a neck in shape or position: the neck of a bottle.) (flaske)hals•- necklace- neckline
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- neck and neck II nek verb(to kiss, hug and caress (passionately); to pet.) klinehalsIsubst. \/nek\/1) hals2) ( klær) utringning, hals(ringning)3) ( overført) (flaske)hals4) ( slakt) hals(stykke)5) forklaring: langt og smalt pass eller sund6) forklaring: strime av land eller skog7) ( slang) frekkhet8) ( sjelden) nakkeback of the neck nakkebreak one's neck to ( hverdagslig) gjøre sitt ytterste for åbreak the neck of gjøre unna det verste\/meste avfall on somebody's neck ta rundt noen, falle om halsen på noenget it in the neck ( hverdagslig) bli skjelt ut, få huden full, få svi forhang on somebody's neck klenge seg på noenit's neck or nothing det får bære eller briste, koste hva det koste vilkeep neck and neck with holde jevne trinn medneck and crop raskt og kontant, hodestupsneck of a\/the tooth tannhalsneck of land landtunge, (smalt) nesneck of the woods område, trakteri denne avkroken \/ i dette gudsforlatte hulletneck or nothing uten betenkning, hensynsløst, med dødsforaktrisk one's neck våge livetsave one's neck redde seg fra galgen ( overført) redde skinnetstick one's neck out ( hverdagslig) utsette seg for kritikkbe thrown out on one's neck bli kastet på hodet utbe up to one's neck in debt ha gjeld til oppover ørenewin by a neck vinne med et halvt hestehodewring somebody's neck vri nakken av noen ( overført) drepe noenIIverb \/nek\/1) ( slang) kjæle med, kline2) strype, kvele3) ( slang) drikke -
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[nek] n կզմխ. վիզ, պարանոց. break one’s neck իր վիզը կոտրել. break the neck of փխբ. գործի մի մասը կատարել/մեջքը կոտրել. get it in the neck խսկց. վզակոթին հարված ստանալ. փխբ. խիստ նկատողություն ստա նալ. put one’s neck into the noose ինքն իր գլխին փորձանք բերել. neck and neck մրզ. հավասար, կողք կողքի (վազքի ժամանակ). win/lose by a neck մրզ. մի գլուխ առաջ ընկնել/ետ մնալ. risk one’s neck գլուխը վտանգի տակ դնել. save one’s neck վտանգից ազատվել. neck or nothing ամեն ինչ կամ ոչինչ. աշխրգ. պարանոց a neck of land պարանոց, հրվանդան. a neck of a bottle շշի բերան. neck of a violin ջութակի կոթ/ բռնա տեղ. neck of a dress հագուստի կտրվածք. the neck of the shirt շապիկի օձիքը. wring one’s neck մեկի վիզը ոլորել. have some neck անպատկառ լինել. be a pain in the neck փխբ. վզին տհաճ բեռ լինել. be up to neck մինչև կոկորդը զբաղված լինել -
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(a) (wet cloth, clothes) essorer, tordre;∎ he wrung the towel dry il a essoré la serviette en la tordant;∎ she wrung the water from the sponge elle a exprimé l'eau de l'éponge∎ she wrung the chicken's neck elle a tordu le cou au poulet;∎ figurative I'll wring his neck! je vais lui tordre le cou!(c) (hand → in handshake) serrer;∎ he wrung her hand il lui a serré la main vigoureusement;∎ to wring one's hands (in despair) se tordre les mains (de désespoir);∎ figurative it's no use sitting there wringing your hands cela ne sert à rien de rester assis à vous désespérer∎ she wrung every last detail from him elle a réussi à lui extorquer tous les renseignements;∎ I'll wring the truth out of them je vais leur arracher la vérité;∎ the blackmailer wrung £5,000 from her le maître chanteur lui a extorqué 5000 livres;∎ he's wringing the maximum publicity from the situation il profite de la situation pour en tirer le maximum de publicité∎ her efforts to cope with four children on her own wrung my heart ses efforts pour se débrouiller toute seule avec quatre enfants me fendaient le cœuressorer;∎ do not wring (on label) ne pas essorer3 noun∎ give the cloth a wring essorez la serpillière(wet cloth, clothes) essorer, tordre;∎ wring those wet clothes out for me essore ou tords ces habits mouillés, s'il te plaît -
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wring [rɪŋ](verb: preterite, past participle wrung) transitive verb( = squeeze, twist) tordre• if I catch you doing that, I'll wring your neck! (inf) si je te prends à faire ça, je te tords le cou ! (inf)[+ wet clothes] essorer* * *[rɪŋ] 1. 2.transitive verb (prét, pp wrung)1) (also wring out) ( squeeze) ( by twisting) tordre; (by pressure, centrifugal force) essorer3) ( twist)to wring somebody's/something's neck — lit, fig tordre le cou à quelqu'un/quelque chose
3.to wring one's hands — se tordre les mains; fig se lamenter
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1 ( also wring out) ( squeeze) ( by twisting) tordre ; (by pressure, centrifugal force) essorer ; ‘do not wring’ ( on label) ‘ne pas essorer’ ;3 ( twist) to wring sb's/sth's neck lit, fig tordre le cou à qn/qch ; to wring one's hands se tordre les mains ; fig se lamenter.to be wrung out ○ être lessivé ○ ; to wring sb's heart serrer le cœur à qn.■ wring out:▶ wring [sth] out, wring out [sth ] tordre [cloth, clothes] ; to wring the water out from one's clothes essorer ses vêtements. -
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I [rɪŋ]II [rɪŋ]to give sth. a wring — strizzare qcs., dare una strizzata a qcs
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. wrung)1) (anche wring out) (squeeze) (by twisting) torcere, strizzare; (by pressure, centrifugal force) centrifugare3) (twist)to wring sb.'s, sth.'s neck — torcere o tirare il collo a qcn., qcs. (anche fig.)
•* * *[riŋ]past tense, past participle - wrung; verb1) (to force (water) from (material) by twisting or by pressure: He wrung the water from his soaking-wet shirt.) strizzare2) (to clasp and unclasp (one's hands) in desperation, fear etc.) torcere•- wringer- wringing wet* * *[rɪŋ]vt wrung pt, pp1) (also: wring out) (wet clothes) strizzare2) (twist) torcereto wring one's hands — (fig: in distress) torcersi le mani
3) (also: wring out) (confession, truth, money) estorcere* * *wring /rɪŋ/n.(to) wring /rɪŋ/(pass. e p. p. wrung)A v. t.1 torcere; tirare (torcendo); strizzare, spremere (torcendo): to wring ( out) wet clothes [the washing], torcere (o strizzare) panni bagnati [il bucato]; to wring the hen's neck, tirare il collo alla gallina; (scherz.) I'll wring his neck, if I catch him, se lo prendo, gli torco il collo; to wring ( out) water, spremere l'acqua ( farla uscire, torcendo panni o altro); to wring one's hands in despair, torcersi le mani dalla disperazione4 estorcere; strappare: The police wrung a confession from the prisoner, la polizia ha strappato una confessione al detenuto5 (fig., lett.) stringere; addolorare; straziare: The poor woman's tale wrung his heart, il racconto della povera donna gli strinse il cuore6 ( raro) distorcere; alterare; falsare; svisare; travisare: Don't wring my words from their true meaning, non travisare il vero significato delle mie paroleB v. i.1 torcere; strizzare; tirare (torcendo)2 contorcersi: The wounded soldier was wringing with pain, il soldato ferito si contorceva per il dolore● to wring st. dry, asciugare qc. strizzando (o torcendo) □ to wring out, torcere, strizzare; spremere, far uscire; (fig.) estorcere, strappare; to wring information out of sb., strappare informazioni a q.; to wring money out of sb., estorcere denaro a q.; to wring out a few tears, spremere qualche lacrimuccia.* * *I [rɪŋ]II [rɪŋ]to give sth. a wring — strizzare qcs., dare una strizzata a qcs
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. wrung)1) (anche wring out) (squeeze) (by twisting) torcere, strizzare; (by pressure, centrifugal force) centrifugare3) (twist)to wring sb.'s, sth.'s neck — torcere o tirare il collo a qcn., qcs. (anche fig.)
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