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1 to wring one’s hands in despair
to wring one’s hands in despairtorcer as mãos em desespero.English-Portuguese dictionary > to wring one’s hands in despair
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2 wring
[riŋ]past tense, past participle - wrung; verb1) (to force (water) from (material) by twisting or by pressure: He wrung the water from his soaking-wet shirt.) torcer2) (to clasp and unclasp (one's hands) in desperation, fear etc.) torcer•- wringer- wringing wet* * *[riŋ] n 1 torcedura, torção. 2 espremedura. 3 aperto. 4 prensa (de queijo), espremedor de fruta. • vt+vi (ps, pp wrung) 1 torcer(-se), retorcer(-se). I’d like to wring his neck / tenho vontade de torcer-lhe o pescoço, estou furioso com ele. 2 espremer. 3 prensar (up). 4 apertar (mão). 5 distender, luxar. 6 contorcer, desfigurar (rosto). 7 arrancar à força ( from de). 8 virar, volver (pescoço). 9 extorquir ( out of de). 10 oprimir, hostilizar, atormentar, torturar. he wrung me by the hand ele me apertou a mão. I gave his hand a wring, I gave him a wring of the hand dei-lhe um aperto de mão. to wring off arrancar torcendo. to wring one’s hands in despair torcer as mãos em desespero. to wring out espremer torcendo. to wring someone’s heart/ soul cortar o coração de alguém. it wrings my heart / faz-me doer o coração, corta-me o coração. to wring something’s neck matar algo (algum animal) torcendo o pescoço. he wrung the hen’s neck / ele torceu o pescoço da galinha. to wring water out from the washing tirar água da roupa lavada espremendo-a. wrung with fustigado, atormentado por. you can’t wring blood from a stone você não pode tirar leite das pedras, você não pode tirar dinheiro de um sovina. -
3 wring
[riŋ]past tense, past participle - wrung; verb1) (to force (water) from (material) by twisting or by pressure: He wrung the water from his soaking-wet shirt.) torcer2) (to clasp and unclasp (one's hands) in desperation, fear etc.) contorcer as mãos•- wringer- wringing wet
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wring one's hands — ► wring one s hands clasp and twist one s hands together as a gesture of distress or despair. Main Entry: ↑wring … English terms dictionary
wring one's hands — clasp and twist one s hands together as a gesture of distress or despair. → wring … English new terms dictionary
wring one's hands — clasp and twist one s hands together as a gesture of great distress, esp. when one is powerless to change the situation … Useful english dictionary
wring — ► VERB (past and past part. wrung) 1) squeeze and twist to force liquid from. 2) break (an animal s neck) by twisting forcibly. 3) squeeze (someone s hand) tightly. 4) (wring from/out of) obtain with difficulty or effort. 5) cause great pain or… … English terms dictionary
wring — [c]/rɪŋ / (say ring) verb (wrung or, Rare, wringed, wringing) –verb (t) 1. to twist forcibly, as something flexible. 2. Also, wring out. to twist and compress, or compress without twisting, in order to force out moisture: to wring one s clothes… …
wring — verb (past and past participle wrung rʌŋ) 1》 squeeze and twist to force liquid from. ↘extract (liquid) in this way. ↘squeeze (someone s hand) tightly. 2》 break (an animal s neck) by twisting forcibly. 3》 (often wring something from/out… … English new terms dictionary
wring — [[t]rɪŋ[/t]] v. wrung, wring•ing, 1) to twist forcibly: She wrung the chicken s neck[/ex] 2) to twist or compress in order to force out water or other liquid (often fol. by out): to wring out a washcloth[/ex] 3) to extract by or as if by twisting … From formal English to slang
wring — v. & n. v.tr. (past and past part. wrung) 1 a squeeze tightly. b (often foll. by out) squeeze and twist esp. to remove liquid. 2 twist forcibly; break by twisting. 3 distress or torture. 4 extract by squeezing. 5 (foll. by out, from) obtain by… … Useful english dictionary
wring — /ring/, v., wrung, wringing, n. v.t. 1. to twist forcibly: He wrung the chicken s neck. 2. to twist and compress, or compress without twisting, in order to force out water or other liquid (often fol. by out): to wring clothes. 3. to extract or… … Universalium
wring — [riŋ] vt. wrung or Rare wringed, wringing [ME wringen < OE wringan, to press, compress, strain, akin to Ger ringen, to struggle, wrestle < IE * wreng < base * wer , to turn, bend > WORM] 1. a) to squeeze, press, twist, or compress,… … English World dictionary
wring — v. a. (one’s hands). Body and Soul, 174; (clothes). HD. 1233 == keep tight hold of. Sermon, 20 == twist; part. ‘wrong.’ Alys. 6447 == press down, overcome; pret. ‘wrong.’ Marg. 47. AS. wringan … Oldest English Words
