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1 wrench
I [rentʃ]1) (tool) chiave f. (fissa)2) (movement) (of handle, lid) torsione f. brusca, tirata f.3) fig. strazio m., sofferenza f., dolore m.••II 1. [rentʃ]to throw a wrench in the works — AE mettere i bastoni tra le ruote
to wrench sth. from sb. — strappare qcs. a qcn.
2.to wrench sth. away from o off sth. strappare qcs. da qcs.; to wrench a door open — aprire una porta con uno strattone
3.to wrench at sth. — dare una tirata o uno strappo a qcs
* * *[ren ] 1. verb1) (to pull with a violent movement: He wrenched the gun out of my hand.) strappare2) (to sprain: to wrench one's shoulder.) slogare2. noun1) (a violent pull or twist.) strappo2) (a type of strong tool for turning nuts, bolts etc.) (chiave inglese)* * *[rɛntʃ]1. n1) (tug) strattone m2) (tool) chiave f3) fig strazio2. vt1)to wrench sth (away) from or off sb — strappare qc a qn
2) Med slogare, storcere* * *wrench /rɛntʃ/n.1 strappo; tirata; torsione brusca: I gave a wrench at the door-handle, diedi uno strappo alla maniglia2 (med.) strappo muscolare; distorsione; storta: He gave his ankle a bad wrench when he jumped down, saltando giù si produsse una brutta storta alla caviglia4 (mecc.) spinta con torsione5 (mecc.) chiave fissa; chiave inglese: double-head wrench (o double-ended wrench) chiave inglese doppia(to) wrench /rɛntʃ/v. t.1 strappare; tirare; torcere: He wrenched the revolver away from me, mi ha strappato la rivoltella di mano; to wrench a fowl's head off, tirare il collo a un pollo3 (fig.) distorcere; falsare; alterare; svisare; travisare: to wrench the meaning of a phrase, distorcere il significato di una locuzione● to wrench a door open, aprire la porta con uno strattone; forzare una porta □ to wrench oneself free, liberarsi con uno strattone □ to wrench off, cavare strappando, strappare: I had to wrench the lid off, ho dovuto strappare il coperchio □ to wrench a door off its hinges, scardinare una porta.* * *I [rentʃ]1) (tool) chiave f. (fissa)2) (movement) (of handle, lid) torsione f. brusca, tirata f.3) fig. strazio m., sofferenza f., dolore m.••II 1. [rentʃ]to throw a wrench in the works — AE mettere i bastoni tra le ruote
to wrench sth. from sb. — strappare qcs. a qcn.
2.to wrench sth. away from o off sth. strappare qcs. da qcs.; to wrench a door open — aprire una porta con uno strattone
3.to wrench at sth. — dare una tirata o uno strappo a qcs
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Wrenched — Wrench Wrench, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wrenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wrenching}.] [OE. wrenchen, AS. wrencan to deceive, properly, to twist, from wrenc guile, deceit, a twisting. ????. See {Wrench}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To pull with a twist; to wrest … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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