wrings in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wrings in the English»French Dictionary

I.wring [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ] N

to give sth a wring

essorer qc

II.wring <pret, pp wrung> [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ] VB trans

1. wring:

wring, a. wring out (squeeze) (by twisting)

tordre

wring, a. wring out (by pressure, centrifugal force)

essorer

‘do not wring’ (on label)

‘ne pas essorer’

2. wring (extract) fig:

wring confession, information, money

arracher (from, out of à)

3. wring (twist):

to wring sb's/sth's neck lit, fig

tordre le cou à qn/qc

to wring one's hands

se tordre les mains

to wring one's hands fig

se lamenter

III.wringing ADV

wringing wet

trempé

IV.wring [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ]

to be wrung out inf

être lessivé inf

to wring sb's heart

serrer le cœur à qn

I.wring out VB [Brit rɪŋ -, Am rɪŋ -] (wring [sth] out, wring out [sth])

wring out cloth, clothes:

wring out

tordre

to wring the water out from one's clothes

essorer ses vêtements

Translations for wrings in the French»English Dictionary

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essorer (en tordant)

to wring

tordre le cou à un poulet

to wring a chicken's neck

tordre le cou à qn inf lit, fig

to wring sb's neck

tordre linge

to wring out

ne pas tordre

do not wring

je vais te couper en rondelles inf fig

I'm going to wring your neck

ça me serre le cœur de voir ça

it wrings my heart to see that

wrings in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wrings in the English»French Dictionary

wring <wrung, wrung> [rɪŋ] VB trans

1. wring (twist to squeeze out):

wring

tordre

wring shirt

essorer

to wring sb's/sth's neck a. fig

tordre le cou à qn

to wring the water out of sth

tordre qc pour l'essorer

2. wring (obtain):

to wring information from sb

arracher des renseignements à qn

Translations for wrings in the French»English Dictionary

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essorer (à la main)

to wring

tordre linge

to wring

étrangler un animal

to wring an animal's neck

wrings Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to wring sb's/sth's neck a. fig

tordre le cou à qn

to wring the water out of sth

tordre qc pour l'essorer

to wring information from sb

arracher des renseignements à qn