wring in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for wring in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wring [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ] N

to give sth a wring

strizzare qc or dare una strizzata a qc

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

1. wring (squeeze):

wring, also wring out (by twisting)

torcere, strizzare

wring, also wring out (by pressure, centrifugal force)

centrifugare

“do not wring” (on label)

“non strizzare”

2. wring (extract) fig:

wring confession, information, money

estorcere, strappare (from, out of a)

3. wring (twist):

to wring sb's, sth's neck

torcere or tirare il collo a qn, qc also fig

to wring one's hands

torcersi le mani also fig

III.wring [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ]

to wring sb's heart

stringere il cuore a qn

wring out VB [rɪŋ -] (wring [sth] out, wring out [sth])

wring out cloth, clothes:

wring out

torcere, strizzare

to wring the water out from one's clothes

strizzarsi gli abiti

Translations for wring in the Italian»English Dictionary

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strizzata

wring

dare una strizzata a qc

to give sth a wring

estorcere denaro

to wring a qcn: from sb

estorcere qc a qn

to force or screw or wring sth out of sb

strizzare

to wring (out)

“non strizzare” (sulle etichette)

“do not wring”

straziare cuore

to wring

torcere il collo a un pollo

to wring a chicken's neck

torcere indumenti

to wring (out)

torcersi le mani

to wring one's hands also fig

ritorcere (con forza)

to wring out

carpire denaro

to wring

tirare il collo a una gallina

to wring a hen's neck

wring in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wring in the English»Italian Dictionary

wring <wrung, wrung> [rɪŋ] VB trans

1. wring (twist forcibly, twist to squeeze out):

wring

torcere

to wring one's hands

torcersi le mani

to wring sb's neck inf

torcere il collo a qu

to wring water out of a shirt

strizzare una camicia

2. wring (extract forcibly):

to wring the truth out of sb

tirar fuori la verità a qu

3. wring (cause pain to):

to wring sb's heart

stringere il cuore a qu

Translations for wring in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

strizzare

to wring

estorcere qc a qu (confessione)

to wring sth from sb

torcere il collo a qu

to wring sb's neck

torcere

to wring

tirare il collo ad un pollo

to wring a chicken's neck

wring Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to wring one's hands

torcersi le mani

to wring sb's neck inf

torcere il collo a qu

to wring water out of a shirt

strizzare una camicia

to wring the truth out of sb

tirar fuori la verità a qu

to wring sb's heart

stringere il cuore a qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Governors were a greedy and rapacious lot whose single-minded interest was to wring as much personal wealth from the province as their terms allowed.

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If a person is agitated, he or she may find it difficult to sit still, may pace the room, wring his/her hands, or fidget with clothes or objects.

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The directive to wring the most office space out of the existing building was responsible for its narrow corridors and cramped staff offices.

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The optical flat should usually never be allowed to fully wring to the surface, otherwise it can be scratched or even broken when separating them.

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He advised people to squeeze out the lungs as they would wring a wet towel dry.

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The people of these countries have talent, enthusiasm, and an astonishing ability to wring a profit out of practically nothing.

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