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1 wangle
I ['wæŋgl]nome colloq. raggiro m., imbroglio m.II ['wæŋgl]to wangle sth. out of sb. — riuscire con l'astuzia a ottenere qcs. da qcn.
to wangle one's way into — riuscire a introdursi in [club, building]
* * *['wæŋɡl](to obtain or achieve (something) by trickery: He got us seats for the concert - I don't know how he wangled it.) procurarsi, rimediare* * *wangle /ˈwæŋgl/n.(fam.) imbroglio; intrigo; raggiro; maneggio; traffico (fig.).(to) wangle /ˈwæŋgl/A v. t. (fam.)1 procacciarsi, procurarsi, ottenere (qc. ) con l'inganno (o l'astuzia, ecc.); rimediare (fam.): I wangled two free tickets for the show, ho rimediato due biglietti omaggio per lo spettacoloB v. i.imbrogliare; intrallazzare; fare il maneggione● to wangle sb. into doing st., far fare qc. a q. con l'astuzia (o con l'inganno) □ to wangle st. out of sb., strappare qc. a q. con l'inganno; scroccare ( soldi, un invito, ecc.) a (q.).* * *I ['wæŋgl]nome colloq. raggiro m., imbroglio m.II ['wæŋgl]to wangle sth. out of sb. — riuscire con l'astuzia a ottenere qcs. da qcn.
to wangle one's way into — riuscire a introdursi in [club, building]
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