wriggle in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for wriggle in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wriggle [Brit ˈrɪɡ(ə)l, Am ˈrɪɡəl] VB trans

to wriggle one's toes, fingers

muovere or agitare le dita dei piedi, le dita delle mani

to wriggle one's way out of sth

(riuscire a) sgusciare or divincolarsi da qc

to wriggle one's way out of sth fig

(riuscire a) tirarsi fuori da qc

II.wriggle [Brit ˈrɪɡ(ə)l, Am ˈrɪɡəl] VB intr

wriggle person:

agitarsi, dimenarsi

wriggle snake, worm:

contorcersi

he was wriggling with embarrassment, excitement

era tutto agitato per l'imbarazzo, per l'eccitazione

to wriggle along the ground

avanzare strisciando sul terreno

to wriggle through a hole in the fence

sgusciare or passare attraverso un buco nella recinzione

to wriggle under sth

scivolare sotto qc

to wriggle free

divincolarsi or riuscire a liberarsi divincolandosi

to wriggle off the hook fish:

liberarsi dall'amo or slamarsi

to wriggle off the hook fig person:

tirarsi fuori dagli impicci, dai pasticci

wriggle about VB [ˈrɪɡ(ə)l -] VB [ˈrɪɡ(ə)l -]

wriggle about wriggle around fish:

dimenarsi

wriggle about wriggle around worm, snake:

dimenarsi, contorcersi

wriggle about wriggle around person:

agitarsi, dimenarsi

wriggle out VB [ˈrɪɡ(ə)l -]

wriggle out

liberarsi dimenandosi, sgusciare

to wriggle out of sth

sgusciare, divincolarsi da qc

to wriggle out of sth fig task, duty

riuscire ad evitare

you can't wriggle out of it, you'll have to tell them the truth

non puoi svicolare or svignartela, dovrai dirgli la verità

Translations for wriggle in the Italian»English Dictionary

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divincolarsi

to wriggle

divincolarsi da qc

to wriggle (one's way) out of sth

guizzo

wriggle

sgusciare

to wriggle (out)

sgusciare fuori da qc

to wriggle out of sth

ciurlare nel manico

to be unreliable, to wriggle out of a promise

(evitare una situazione imbarazzante) non puoi svicolare

you can't wriggle out of it

contorcersi serpente, verme:

to wriggle (about)

dimenarsi

to wriggle (about)

wriggle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wriggle in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wriggle <-ling> [ˈrɪ·gl] VB intr

1. wriggle (squirm around):

wriggle

contorcersi

2. wriggle (move forward by twisting):

wriggle

serpeggiare

to wriggle through sth

attraversare qc serpeggiando

to wriggle out of sth fig inf

tirarsi fuori da qc

II.wriggle <-ling> [ˈrɪ·gl] VB trans (jiggle back and forth)

wriggle

dimenare

wriggle body, hand, toes

muovere

to wriggle one's way along

avanzare serpeggiando

to wriggle oneself into sth

infilarsi in qc (dimenandosi)

to wriggle (one's way) out of sth

sgusciare fuori da qc

III.wriggle [ˈrɪ·gl] N

wriggle

dimenamento m

with a wriggle, she managed to crawl through the gap

dimenandosi, riuscì a passare attraverso il buco

wriggle Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to wriggle through sth

attraversare qc serpeggiando

to wriggle out of sth fig inf

tirarsi fuori da qc

to wriggle one's way along

avanzare serpeggiando

to wriggle oneself into sth

infilarsi in qc (dimenandosi)

to wriggle (one's way) out of sth

sgusciare fuori da qc

with a wriggle, she managed to crawl through the gap

dimenandosi, riuscì a passare attraverso il buco

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When exposed, it immediately wriggles into loose soil or under rubble.

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Often one has to shove one's self through or wriggle under briars, with awkward results to clothing and many and deep cuts and scratches...

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Despite being known for walking on land, this fish usually wriggles and may use its pectoral fins to aid in its movement.

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If the larva is disturbed during this period it wriggles about violently in the same manner as an injured ant.

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The dragon assured him that it was big enough even for himself and wriggled in to show him.

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The child managed to wriggle free, and the car sped off.

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It includes live baby pink shrimp wriggling their legs and waving their antennae as they are eaten.

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They have slender, lithe body, which allows them to wriggle into crevices and holes and extract prey inaccessible to other reef sharks.

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It includes live baby pink shrimp wriggling their legs and waving their antenna as they are eaten.

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Rather than swim, epaulette sharks walk by wriggling their bodies and pushing with their paired fins.

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