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to go or be put through the wringer

  • 1 wringer

    noun
    Wringmaschine, die
    * * *
    noun (a machine for forcing water from wet clothes.) die Schleuder
    * * *
    wring·er
    [ˈrɪŋəʳ, AM -ɚ]
    n Wäschemangel f, Wäschemange f SCHWEIZ
    to put sb through the \wringer ( fam) jdn in die Mangel nehmen fam
    * * *
    ['rɪŋə(r)]
    n
    (Wäsche)mangel f
    * * *
    a) Wringmaschine f
    b) (Obst- etc) Presse f
    * * *
    noun
    Wringmaschine, die
    * * *
    n.
    Wringmaschine -n f.

    English-german dictionary > wringer

  • 2 wringer

    wring·er [ʼrɪŋəʳ, Am -ɚ] n
    Wäschemangel f
    PHRASES:
    to put sb through the \wringer ( fam) jdn in die Mangel nehmen ( fam)

    English-German students dictionary > wringer

  • 3 mangle

    I 1. noun
    Mangel, die
    2. transitive verb
    mangeln [Wäsche]
    II transitive verb
    verstümmeln, [übel] zurichten [Person]; demolieren [Sache]; verstümmeln, entstellen [Zitat, Musikstück]
    * * *
    ['mæŋɡl] 1. verb
    1) (to crush to pieces: The car was badly mangled in the accident.) zerfetzen
    2) (to spoil (eg a piece of music) by bad mistakes etc: He mangled the music by his terrible playing.) verstümmeln
    3) (to put (clothing etc) through a mangle.) mangelm
    2. noun
    (a machine with rollers for squeezing water out of wet clothes etc.) die Mangel
    * * *
    man·gle1
    [ˈmæŋgl̩]
    vt
    to \mangle sth
    1. usu passive (crush) etw zerstören
    to be \mangled limbs verstümmelt werden; clothes zerrissen werden; car, metal zerdrückt werden
    all that remains of the car crash is a pile of \mangled metal alles, was nach dem Unfall noch übrig ist, ist ein Haufen Schrott
    2. ( fig: ruin) etw verstümmeln [o entstellen] fig
    man·gle2
    [ˈmæŋgl̩]
    n
    1. BRIT ( hist: wringer) [Wäsche]mangel f, SCHWEIZ a. Mange f
    2. AM (ironing machine) [Heiß]mangel f
    * * *
    I ['mŋgl]
    1. n
    Mangel f
    2. vt
    clothes mangeln II
    vt
    (übel) zurichten
    * * *
    mangle1 [ˈmæŋɡl] v/t
    1. zerfleischen, -reißen, -fetzen, -stückeln
    2. fig einen Text verstümmeln oder entstellen
    mangle2 [ˈmæŋɡl]
    A s (Wäsche)Mangel f
    B v/t mangeln
    * * *
    I 1. noun
    Mangel, die
    2. transitive verb
    mangeln [Wäsche]
    II transitive verb
    verstümmeln, [übel] zurichten [Person]; demolieren [Sache]; verstümmeln, entstellen [Zitat, Musikstück]
    * * *
    v.
    verstümmeln v.
    zerfleischen v.

    English-german dictionary > mangle

См. также в других словарях:

  • put through the wringer — put (someone) through the wringer to make someone have a very difficult or unpleasant experience. They really put me through the wringer in my interview …   New idioms dictionary

  • put through the wringer — verb To interrogate or scrutinize closely; to subject to some trial or ordeal. They really put each candidate through the wringer before choosing one to hire …   Wiktionary

  • put through the wringer — cause a lot of stress He really put his wife through the wringer when he asked her for a divorce …   Idioms and examples

  • through the wringer — informal : through a series of very difficult or unpleasant experiences Those poor people have really gone/been through the wringer lately. They were put through the wringer by the adoption agency. • • • Main Entry: ↑wringer …   Useful english dictionary

  • put someone through the wringer — go through/put someone through/the wringer phrase to suffer, or to make someone suffer, an unpleasant experience She’s been put through the wringer these past few months. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situationsynonym Ma …   Useful english dictionary

  • put someone through the wringer — put (someone) through the wringer to make someone have a very difficult or unpleasant experience. They really put me through the wringer in my interview …   New idioms dictionary

  • through the wringer — experiencing something very difficult or unpleasant. Our tech people have been putting the new servers through the wringer. Mr. Gold went through the wringer to get immigration papers for his parents. Usage notes: usually used with put or go, as… …   New idioms dictionary

  • put through the wringer — idi to subject to a difficult or exhausting experience …   From formal English to slang

  • go through the wringer — go through/put someone through/the wringer phrase to suffer, or to make someone suffer, an unpleasant experience She’s been put through the wringer these past few months. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situationsynonym Ma …   Useful english dictionary

  • go through the wringer — put (someone) through the wringer to make someone have a very difficult or unpleasant experience. I went through the wringer to get my first film part …   New idioms dictionary

  • wringer — UK [ˈrɪŋə(r)] / US [ˈrɪŋər] noun [countable] Word forms wringer : singular wringer plural wringers American a mangle • go through/put someone through the wringer to suffer, or to make someone suffer, an unpleasant experience She s been put… …   English dictionary

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