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1 wangled
vეშმაკობით, მოხერხებით მიაღწია, ეშმაკობით, მოხერხებით მიღწეული -
2 he wangled his way onto the board
se las arregló para entrar en el consejoEnglish-spanish dictionary > he wangled his way onto the board
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3 I wangled five pounds out of him
Общая лексика: я выпросил у него пять фунтов стерлинговУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I wangled five pounds out of him
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4 he wangled her into a good job
Общая лексика: он устроил её на хорошую работуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he wangled her into a good job
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5 bekam hin
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6 wangle
'wæŋɡl(to obtain or achieve (something) by trickery: He got us seats for the concert - I don't know how he wangled it.) arreglárselas (para), agenciarse, apañárselas (para)tr['wæŋgəl]1 familiar conseguir, agenciarse■ I managed to wangle a free ticket to the concert me las amañé para agenciarme una entrada para el concierto\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLhe wangled his way onto the board se las arregló para entrar en el consejoto wangle out of something escaquearse de algov.• mamar v.• obtener con astucia v.'wæŋgəltransitive verb (colloq) \<\<job/ticket\>\> agenciarse (fam)['wæŋɡl]1.VT [+ job, ticket] agenciarsecan you wangle me a free ticket? — ¿puedes conseguirme una entrada gratis?
2.N chanchullo * m, truco m* * *['wæŋgəl]transitive verb (colloq) \<\<job/ticket\>\> agenciarse (fam) -
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'wæŋɡl(to obtain or achieve (something) by trickery: He got us seats for the concert - I don't know how he wangled it.) fikse, ordne, lure seg tilIsubst. \/ˈwæŋɡl\/(det å bruke) knep, (det å bruke) lureriIIverb \/ˈwæŋɡl\/ ( hverdagslig)1) snoke til seg, lure til seg, fikse2) fikse, ordne, svindle med -
8 wangle
1. 2. nounKniff, derby a wangle — durch Schiebung (ugs.)
* * *['wæŋɡl](to obtain or achieve (something) by trickery: He got us seats for the concert - I don't know how he wangled it.) deichseln* * *wan·gle[ˈwæŋgl̩]vt ( fam)she managed to \wangle an invitation to his house es gelang ihr, sich eine Einladung zu ihm nach Hause zu verschaffen* * *['wŋgl] (inf)1. nSchiebung f (inf), Mauschelei f (inf)I think we can arrange some sort of wangle — ich glaube, wir können es so hinbiegen (inf) or hindrehen (inf)
2. vtjob, ticket etc organisieren (inf), verschaffento wangle sb in — jdn reinschleusen (inf)
he'll wangle it for you — er wird das schon für dich drehen (inf) or deichseln (inf)
* * *wangle [ˈwæŋɡl] umgA v/twangle one’s way out of → B2. eine Abrechnung etc fälschen frisieren umg3. etwasb) herausschinden umg:she has wangled herself a salary increase sie hat eine Gehaltserhöhung für sich herausgeschlagen umg;wangle a penalty (Fußball) einen Elfmeter schinden4. etwas ergaunern:5. jemanden verleiten:wangle sb into doing sth jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun6. wangle sb into a gang jemanden in eine Bande einschleusenC s1. Kniff m, Trick m2. Gaunerei f* * *1. 2. nounKniff, derby a wangle — durch Schiebung (ugs.)
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9 wangle
1 nouncombine f, embrouille f, truc m(obtain → through cleverness) se débrouiller pour avoir; (→ through devious means) resquiller, carotter;∎ can you wangle me an invitation? est-ce que tu peux m'avoir ou me dégotter une invitation?;∎ can you wangle it? est-ce que tu peux arranger ça?;∎ he wangled his way into the job c'est par combine qu'il a décroché le poste;∎ I wangled myself a trip to Rome je me suis débrouillé pour resquiller un voyage à Rome;∎ they wangled their way out of paying the fine ils se sont débrouillés pour ne pas payer l'amende -
10 wangle
تَحَايَلَ \ wangle: to get or arrange (sth.) by clever or improper means: He wangled a job for his son. \ تَحَايُل \ wangle: a wangling act. \ تَخلَّصَ من وَرْطَةٍ بالحيلَة أو حَقَّقَ أمرًا \ wangle: to get or arrange (sth.) by clever or improper means: He wangled a job for his son. \ تَخَلُّص بالحِيلَة \ wangle: a wangling act. \ حَقَّقَ أمرًا \ wangle: to get or arrange (sth.) by clever or improper means: He wangled a job for his son. \ See Also تَخلَّصَ من وَرْطَةٍ بالحيلة -
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1. [ʹwæŋg(ə)l] n разг.хитрость, уловка; получение (чего-л.) обманным путём или по знакомству, по блату2. [ʹwæng(ə)l] v разг. (часто into, out of)1. добиться (чего-л.) по знакомству, по блату; выпросить, заполучитьto wangle a few day's extra leave - ухитриться получить несколько лишних дней отпуска
I wangled five pounds out of him - я выпросил у него пять фунтов стерлингов
2. подтасовывать ( факты); фальсифицировать3. 1) извиваться; вертеться2) вывёртываться, выкручиваться (из затруднений и т. п.) -
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['wæŋɡl](to obtain or achieve (something) by trickery: He got us seats for the concert - I don't know how he wangled it.) mingelere* * *['wæŋɡl](to obtain or achieve (something) by trickery: He got us seats for the concert - I don't know how he wangled it.) mingelere -
13 объркан
mixed-up, entangled, muddled; con-fused, put out. perplexed, confounded, flustered; in a fog, at a stand; muddy, muddle-headed, mazyобъркан вид a bewildered airобъркан ум a woolly mindобъркан разказ a confused account, a jumbled storyобъркан сън a troubled dreamсъвсем съм объркан be all mixed-up, be in a mazeобъркана глава muddleheadобъркано положение a confused/confusing/compticated situationобъркано чиле a wangled skeinобъркани работи tangled affairsобъркана работа разг. mess* * *объ̀ркан,мин. страд. прич. (и като прил.) mixed-up, entangled, muddled; confused, put out, perplexed, confounded, foxed; distracted, flustered, snarly; in a fog, at a stand; muddy, muddle-headed, mazy, all at sea; fuzzy; addled; всичко е \объркано things are all in a muddle/all anyhow; животът ми е толкова \объркан! my life is such a mess! \объркан вид bewildered air; \объркан разказ confused account, jumbled story; \объркан сън troubled dream; \объркан ум woolly mind; \объркана глава muddlehead; \объркана работа разг. mess; \объркани работи tangled affairs; \объркано положение confused/confusing/complicated situation; съвсем съм \объркан be all mixed-up, be in a maze.* * *confused: Your story is too объркан - Твоят разказ е доста объркан; complicated; distracted (за човек); chaotic{kei`Otik}; deranged; disconcerted; muddy{`mXdi}; muzzy{`mXzi}; perplexed (за въпрос); unmethodical* * *1. mixed-up, entangled, muddled;con -fused, put out. perplexed, confounded, flustered;in a fog, at a stand;muddy, muddle-headed, mazy 2. ОБЪРКАН вид a bewildered air: ОБЪРКАН ум-a woolly mind 3. ОБЪРКАН разказ a confused account, a jumbled story 4. ОБЪРКАН сън a troubled dream 5. ОБЪРКАНa глава muddlehead 6. ОБЪРКАНa работа разг. mess 7. ОБЪРКАНo положение a confused/confusing/compticated situation: ОБЪРКАНo чиле a wangled skein 8. ОБЪРКАНи работи tangled affairs 9. всичко е ОБЪРКАНо things are all in a muddle/all anyhow 10. съвсем съм ОБЪРКАН be all mixed-up, be in a maze -
14 rimediare
1. v/i rimediare a make up for, remedycome posso rimediare? how can I put things right?2. v/t find, scrape together* * *rimediare v.tr.1 ( accomodare) to remedy, to put* right: un errore che si rimedia facilmente, a mistake that can easily be put right2 (fam.) ( racimolare) to scrape up, to scrape together; ( guadagnare) to earn: spero di rimediare un po' di denaro, I hope to scrape some money together; riesce sempre a rimediare un invito a cena, he can always scrape up a dinner invitation // rimediare un ceffone, to get a smack // rimediare una giacca da un vecchio cappotto, to get a jacket out of an old coat◆ v. intr.1 to remedy (sthg.); to put* (sthg.) right; to cure (sthg.); to make* up for (sthg.): dobbiamo rimediare a quello che abbiamo fatto, we must make up for what we have done; questi sono mali a cui non si rimedia, these are evils which cannot be cured; rimediare a un inconveniente, to remedy a defect (o to put a defect right)2 ( provvedere) to take* steps (to do sthg.); to do* (sthg.) about (sthg.): oggi non c'è nulla da mangiare: come si rimedia?, we have not got anything to eat today: what shall we do about it?* * *[rime'djare]1. vi(gen) to remedy2. vt(fam : procurarsi) to scrape up o together* * *[rime'djare] 1. 2.rimediare a — to put o set right [ errore]; to remedy [ situazione]; to make up for [perdita, mancanza, danno]; to compensate for [ inconveniente]
* * *rimediare/rime'djare/ [1]colloq. (procurarsi) riuscì a rimediare un invito per me she wangled me an invitation; puoi rimediare abbastanza denaro? can you scrape up enough money?(aus. avere) rimediare a to put o set right [ errore]; to remedy [ situazione]; to make up for [perdita, mancanza, danno]; to compensate for [ inconveniente]. -
15 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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wangle ○B vtr carotter ○ [gift] ; réussir à obtenir [leave, meeting] ; to wangle sth out of sb soutirer qch à qn [job, money, promise] ; he wangled £10 out of me il m'a soutiré 10 livres ; to wangle sth for sb arranger qch à qn ○ ; can you wangle me a ticket? est-ce que tu peux m'avoir un ticket? ; she wangled me an invitation elle a réussi à m'avoir une invitation ; to wangle it for sb to do s'arranger pour que qn fasse ; can you wangle it for me? tu peux m'arranger ça ○ ? ; to wangle sb into doing persuader qn de faire ; to wangle one's way into réussir à s'introduire dans [club, building]. -
17 он устроил её на хорошую работу
General subject: he wangled her into a good jobУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > он устроил её на хорошую работу
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18 я выпросил у него пять фунтов стерлингов
General subject: I wangled five pounds out of himУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > я выпросил у него пять фунтов стерлингов
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19 Konto
Konto n (Kto.) 1. BANK account, a/c; relationship (in relationship banking); 2. RW, V&M account, a/c • à Konto BANK account of, a/o, on account, o/a • auf Konto von BANK account of, a/o • ein Konto abfragen BANK, COMP, SOZ query an account (effiziente elektronische Einblicknahme der Finanz- und Sozialversicherungsbehörden in die Kontenstammdaten der Kunden deutscher Banken ohne Vorabinformation der Betroffenen; from May 2005 financial and social security agencies have the right to detect accounts and gain an insight into master data of account holders) • einem Konto einen Betrag gutschreiben BANK credit a sum to an account, pay a sum into an account • kein Konto BANK no-account, n/a • Konto abschließen BANK, RW balance an account • Konto abstimmen BANK, FIN, RW balance an account, rule off, reconcile an account • Konto ausgleichen BANK, FIN, RW balance an account, settle an account, offset an account • per Konto BANK account of, a/o* * *n (Kto.) 1. < Bank> account (a/c) ; relationship (in relationship banking) ; 2. <Rechnung, V&M> account (a/c) ■ à Konto < Bank> account of (a/o), on account (o/a) ■ auf Konto von < Bank> account of (a/o) ■ Konto abschließen <Bank, Finanz, Rechnung> balance an account ■ Konto abstimmen <Bank, Finanz, Rechnung> balance an account, rule off, reconcile an account ■ Konto ausgleichen <Bank, Finanz, Rechnung> balance an account, settle an account, offset an account ■ einem Konto einen Betrag gutschreiben < Bank> credit a sum to an account, pay a sum into an account ■ kein Konto < Bank> no-account (n/a) ■ per Konto jarg < Bank> account of (a/o)* * *Konto
account, (Guthaben) balance;
• a Konto [received] on account, a vista;
• zum Ausgleich eines Kontos to settle (in settlement of) an account;
• abgerechnetes Konto settled account;
• abgeschlossenes Konto closed account, account ruled off;
• abgetretenes Konto assigned account (US);
• abhebeberechtigtes Konto withdrawable account;
• allgemeines Konto general account;
• als sicher angesehenes Konto well-regarded account;
• ausgeglichenes Konto balanced account;
• belastetes Konto account debited, debited account;
• Konto beschlagnahmt account attached (US);
• lange bestehendes Konto long-standing account;
• debitorisches Konto debit (debtor) account;
• eingefrorenes Konto frozen (blocked) account;
• erkanntes Konto account credited;
• fiktives Konto fictitious (proforma) account;
• fingiertes Konto pro-forma (fictitious) account;
• frisiertes Konto wangled account;
• gebundenes Konto time deposit;
• gedecktes Konto secured account;
• ungenügend gedecktes Konto overextended account (US);
• debitorisch geführtes Konto debit (debtor) account;
• hilfsweise geführtes Konto adjunct account;
• im Inland geführtes Konto inland account;
• kreditorisch geführtes Konto non-borrowing account;
• gemeinsames Konto participation account;
• gemeinschaftliches Konto joint account;
• beim Drittschuldner gepfändetes Konto garnishee account;
• gesperrtes Konto blocked account (deposit);
• internes Konto internal account;
• kein Konto no account (n/a);
• kreditorisches Konto creditor account;
• laufendes Konto current (working, personal, running, continuing, check[ing], US, drawing, US, open, US) account, demand deposit (US);
• lebendes Konto personal (customer’s) account;
• normales Konto ordinary account;
• offenes Konto open (current, check[ing], US, drawing) account;
• offen stehendes Konto open (unsettled) account;
• persönliches (privates) Konto private account;
• provisorisches Konto interim (provisional) account;
• reguliertes Konto settled account;
• revolvierendes Konto revolving account;
• tägliches Konto account current, check[ing] account (US);
• totes Konto (Depot) securities ledger, (Sachkonto) nominal (US) (impersonal, Br.) account, (umsatzloses) sleeping (inactive, dead, Br.) account;
• transitorisches Konto suspense (suspended) account;
• überzogenes Konto overdrawn account, overdraft;
• umsatzloses (unbewegtes) Konto dormant (broken, inactive, dead, Br., inoperative, Br.) account, inactive account (US);
• umsatzträchtiges Konto active (unbroken) account;
• unpersönliches Konto impersonal (Br.) (nominal) account;
• unverzinsliches Konto account bearing no interest, non-interest-bearing account;
• versichertes Konto insured account (US);
• verzinsliches Konto interest-bearing account;
• vorjähriges Konto last year’s account;
• vorläufiges Konto suspense (provisional) account;
• zediertes Konto assigned account (US);
• zinstragendes Konto interest-bearing account;
• zweckgebundenes (zweckbestimmtes) Konto earmarked account;
• Konto Abschreibungen depreciation account;
• Konto für Abschreibungsrücklagen depreciation reserve account;
• Konto der Anlagewerte fixed-asset (capital) account;
• Konto des Ausstellers drawer’s account;
• Konto Beteiligungen investment account;
• Konto für Diverse sundries (sundry persons’, Br.) account;
• Konto für nachträglich eingegangene Dubiosen bad-debts collected account (US);
• Konto für Gelder der öffentlichen Hand, Konto für staatliche (öffentliche) Gelder public account (Br.);
• Konto eines nicht entlasteten Gemeinschuldners account with an undischarged bankrupt;
• Konto der Hauptniederlassung head-office account;
• laufendes Konto mit ständigem Kreditsaldo credit account;
• Konto mit Kündigungsfrist fixed (time, US) deposit;
• Konto einer Organgesellschaft intercompany account;
• Konto für Privatentnahmen drawing account;
• Konto für Sonderziehungen (Weltwährungsfonds) special drawing account;
• Konto beim Stammhaus head-office account;
• Konto mit häufigen (hohen) Umsätzen active account;
• Konto für kurzfristige Verbindlichkeiten liability account;
• Konto zur vorläufigen Verbuchung unklarer Posten over and short account;
• Konto Verschiedenes sundries journal;
• Konto, aus dem die Verwendung des Reingewinns ersichtlich ist appropriation account;
• Konto überfälliger Wechsel bills overdue account;
• Konto für laufende Zahlungen budget account;
• Konto zweifelhafter Zinseingänge reserve (suspense, Br.) interest account;
• von seinem Konto abheben to draw (make a draft) on one’s account;
• Konto abrechnen to settle (balance) an account;
• Kontoabschließen to balance (close [and rule], run off, post) an account;
• Konto alimentieren to place an account in funds;
• Konto anlegen to open an account [with];
• Betrag auf jds. Konto anweisen to have an account credited to s. one’s account;
• Konto aufgliedern to analyse (break down, US) an account;
• Konto aufheben (auflösen) to eliminate (close) an account;
• sein Konto auflösen to withdraw one’s account;
• Konto aufstellen to make up an account;
• Konto ausgleichen to balance (settle) an account, (begleichen) to quit scores, to settle (discharge) an account;
• Konto zugeteilt bekommen to be assigned an account;
• Konto belasten to debit an account, to pass to the debit of (charge against) an account;
• Konto mit einem Betrag belasten to pass an account (place a sum) to the debit of an account;
• jds. Konto mit einem Betrag belasten to charge an amount to s. one’s account, to place a sum to s. one’s debit;
• Konto mit sämtlichen Kosten belasten to charge an account with all the expenses;
• Konto bereinigen to clear up an account;
• Richtigkeit eines Kontos bestätigen to verify an account;
• Konto debitieren to pass (place) to the debit of (debit) an account;
• Konto dotieren to place an account in funds;
• Konto durchsehen to go over an account;
• Konto einrichten to open an account [with];
• auf ein Konto einzahlen to pay into an account;
• Betrag auf jds. Konto einzahlen to pay in a sum to s. one’s credit;
• Konto entlasten to approve an account;
• Konto mit dem Gegenwert erkennen to credit the proceeds to an account;
• Konto eröffnen to open an account;
• Konto bei einer Bank zugunsten von... eröffnen to open an account with a bank to the favo(u)r of...;
• Konto für j. errichten to open an account in s. one’s name;
• auf einem Konto erscheinen (figurieren) to appear in an account;
• Konto führen to keep an account;
• Konto glattstellen to discharge (settle) an account;
• einem Konto gutschreiben to credit (pass, place to the credit of) an account;
• Konto bei einer Bank haben to have a bank account (an account with a bank);
• sein Konto überzogen haben to have an overdraft;
• über ein Konto mittels Scheckkarte verfügen können to hold an account under current check-card arrangements;
• Konto kreditieren to pass (place) to the credit of an account;
• Konto kündigen to call up an account;
• Konto anwachsen lassen to run up an account;
• Konto unausgeglichen lassen to let an account stand over;
• Konto löschen to close and rule an account;
• um Errichtung eines Kontos nachsuchen to solicit for an account;
• auf Konto nehmen to take on credit;
• Konto pfänden to garnish (attach, US) the balance of an account;
• Konto prüfen to analyse (check, examine) an account;
• Konto regulieren to regulate an account, to even up an account in funds;
• Konto saldieren to balance an account;
• [faules] Konto versuchsweise sanieren to nurse an account (Br.);
• Konto schließen to close an account;
• auf jds. Konto setzen to pass (put down) to s. one’s account;
• Konto sperren to block (freeze) an account;
• Konto überprüfen to go over an account;
• Geld auf ein anderes Konto überschreiben to transfer money to another account;
• sein Konto überschreiten (überziehen) to overdraw (overcheck, US) one’s account, to make an overdraft (US), (fam.) to overdraw the badger (Br.);
• sein Konto nur begrenzt überziehen to keep one’s overdraft within reasonable limits;
• Konto laufend überziehen to run up overdrafts (US);
• Konto unterhalten to maintain (keep, operate) an account
• Konto bei einer Bank unterhalten to have (hold) an account with a bank;
• Konto bei der Landeszentralbank unterhalten to have a deposit account with the Federal Reserve Bank (US);
• auf ein Konto verbuchen to enter into an account;
• über jds. Konto verfügen to sign on s. one’s account;
• Saldo eines Kontos ziehen to balance an account;
• einem Konto zuschlagen to add to an account;
• Kontoabhebung drawing on an account;
• beabsichtigte Kontoabhebung einen Monat vorher anzeigen to give one month’s notice of withdrawal;
• Kontoabhebung vornehmen to make a draft on (withdraw from) one’s account, to draw on an account;
• Kontoabrechnung computation of account, (Bankauszug) bank reconciliation statement;
• Kontoabrechnung nicht anerkennen to question the computation of an account;
• Kontoabschluss closing [of an account], balancing (making up) the account, rest (Br.);
• halbjähriger Kontoabschluss accounts to be settled every six months;
• Kontoabstimmung bank reconciliation;
• Kontoabtretung assignment of an account;
• Kontoabwicklung running of an account;
• Kontoänderung change of account;
• Kontoanerkennung approval of account;
• Konto anreicherung feeding of an account;
• Kontoauflösung closing (elimination, US) of an account;
• Kontoaufstockung buildup of an account;
• Kontoauftrag account mandate;
• Kontoausgleich account balance.
auftauen, Konto
to unfreeze an account;
• eingefrorenen Kredit auftauen to unblock a frozen credit.
entsperren, Konto
to deblock (unblock) an account.
Konto, aus dem die Verwendung des Reingewinns ersichtlich ist
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20 deichseln
v/t umg. manage; ich werde das schon deichseln I’ll see to it all right, I’ll wangle it somehow; na, wie hab ich das wieder gedeichselt? how did I manage that then?* * *to wangle* * *deich|seln ['daiksln]vt (inf)to wangle (inf)* * *(to obtain or achieve (something) by trickery: He got us seats for the concert - I don't know how he wangled it.) wangle* * *deich·seln[ˈdaiksl̩n]vt (fam)* * ** * *deichseln v/t umg manage;ich werde das schon deichseln I’ll see to it all right, I’ll wangle it somehow;na, wie hab ich das wieder gedeichselt? how did I manage that then?* * *
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wangled — wan·gle || wæŋgl n. manipulation; cheating; forgery; use of dishonest means to achieve a particular purpose v. fake; cheat; gain by dishonest means; use dishonest means to achieve a particular purpose … English contemporary dictionary
wangle — [[t]wæ̱ŋg(ə)l[/t]] wangles, wangling, wangled VERB If you wangle something that you want, you manage to get it by being clever or persuading someone. [INFORMAL] [V n] We managed to wangle a few days leave... [V way prep/adv] He had wangled his… … English dictionary
wangle — wan|gle [ˈwæŋgəl] v [T] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from waggle] informal to get something, or arrange for something to happen, by cleverly persuading or tricking someone wangle sth (out of sb) ▪ In the end she wangled an invitation. wangle … Dictionary of contemporary English
wangle — UK [ˈwæŋɡ(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms wangle : present tense I/you/we/they wangle he/she/it wangles present participle wangling past tense wangled past participle wangled informal to get something by tricking someone or by persuading… … English dictionary
wangle — [c]/ˈwæŋgəl / (say wangguhl) Colloquial –verb (wangled, wangling) –verb (t) 1. to bring about, accomplish, or obtain by contrivance, scheming, or often, indirect or insidious methods: *Shadbolt had wangled her a free ticket –murray bail, 1988. 2 …
wangle — verb (wangled; wangling) Etymology: perhaps alteration of waggle Date: 1888 transitive verb to resort to trickery or devious methods intransitive verb 1. to adjust or manipulate for personal or fraudulent ends 2. to make or get by devious means ; … New Collegiate Dictionary
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