Translations for „wangle“ in the English » German Dictionary

wan·gle [ˈwæŋgl̩] VB trans inf

to wangle sth

etw deichseln inf [o. organisieren]

she managed to wangle an invitation to his house

es gelang ihr, sich eine Einladung zu ihm nach Hause zu verschaffen

to wangle one's way into sth

sich acc in etw acc [hinein]mogeln

to wangle one's way out of sth

sich acc aus etw dat herauswinden

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to wangle one's way into sth

sich acc in etw acc [hinein]mogeln

to wangle one's way out of sth

sich acc aus etw dat herauswinden

she managed to wangle an invitation to his house

es gelang ihr, sich eine Einladung zu ihm nach Hause zu verschaffen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

www.telegraph.co.uk

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

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

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.

www.npr.org

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

www.theatlantic.com

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

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

www.sugarscape.com

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

www.her.ie

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

www.cbc.ca