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121 winkle
I 'wiŋkl verb(to force (something out of something) gradually and with difficulty: He winkled the shell out from the rock; He tried to winkle some information out of her.) extraer
II 'wiŋkl noun((also periwinkle 'peri-) a type of small shellfish, shaped like a small snail, eaten as food.) bígarotr['wɪŋkəl]1 bígaro, bigarro'wɪŋkəlnoun bígaro mPhrasal Verbs:['wɪŋkl]1.N bígaro m, bigarro m2.VT* * *['wɪŋkəl]noun bígaro mPhrasal Verbs: -
122 to brush over
1 (paint lightly) dar una ligera mano de pintura; (conceal) ocultar, encubrir -
123 to buoy up
1 mantener a flote2 figurative use dar aliento a, dar ánimos a
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