wangle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wangle in the English»French Dictionary

I.wangle [Brit ˈwaŋɡ(ə)l, Am ˈwæŋɡəl] inf N (trick)

wangle

combine f inf

II.wangle [Brit ˈwaŋɡ(ə)l, Am ˈwæŋɡəl] inf VB trans

wangle

carotter inf

wangle gift leave, meeting

réussir à obtenir

to wangle sth out of sb job, money, promise

soutirer qc à qn

he wangled £10 out of me

il m'a soutiré 10 livres

to wangle sth for sb

arranger qc à qn inf

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? inf

to wangle sb into doing

persuader qn de faire

to wangle one's way into club, building

réussir à s'introduire dans

Translations for wangle in the French»English Dictionary

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rabioter

to wangle inf

il n'y a que la combine qui marche

you have to wangle things inf

se démerder pour obtenir qc

to wangle sth inf

se débrouiller pour obtenir qc

to wangle sth inf

wangle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wangle in the English»French Dictionary

wangle [ˈwæŋgl] VB trans inf

wangle

se débrouiller pour obtenir

Translations for wangle in the French»English Dictionary

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resquiller

to wangle

resquiller qc inf

to wangle sth

faire de la resquille

to wangle one's way in

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Very clever of them to wangle a holiday out of it.

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One tightwad in a group of girls who always manages to wangle way out of paying her dues.

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No parent looking to wangle themselves a laptop from a school on the back of their kid's supposed illness would say that.

entertainment.ie

To have wangled a couple of pandas where previous panda-seeking prime ministers had always been denied.

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Meanwhile, one lateral thinker has managed to wangle a starring role at the ceremony by other means.

www.standard.co.uk

The father figures he can wangle out of spousal support and gain sole custody of his sons if his ex-wife is deemed abusive.

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Is he just trying to wangle his way back into his marriage or might he have his eye on a bigger prize?

metro.co.uk

Someone who attacks internships and the power of connections, but then gets her mate to wangle an internship for her son.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk

He was able to wangle 18 separate two-hour sittings.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Still, he thought that he could wangle him another chance.

www.theatlantic.com