wangle in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for wangle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

wangle invitation/job/ticket:

wangle

agenciarse inf

wangle

arreglárselas para conseguir

I managed to wangle some money out of my dad

conseguí sacarle dinero a mi padre

to wangle one's way into/out of sth he wangled his way into the club/out of doing the job

se las arregló para que lo dejaran entrar en el club/para no tener que hacer el trabajo

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

wangle

treta f inf

wangle

truco m inf

wangle (in business etc)

chanchullo m inf

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lagartear

to wangle Brit inf

se las inteligenció para conseguir las entradas

he managed to wangle some tickets Brit inf

muñequear

to wangle inf

agenciar

to wangle inf

agenciárselas inf se las agenció para que le dieran un trabajo/para conseguir un coche nuevo

he managed to wangle himself a job/get himself a new car inf

wangle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wangle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

wangle [ˈwæŋgl] VB trans inf

wangle

conseguir

to wangle one's way into sth

arreglárselas para entrar en algo

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pastelear

to wangle

mangonear

to wangle

merendarse

to wangle

wangle Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to wangle one's way into sth

arreglárselas para entrar en algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

www.cbc.ca

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

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

www.standard.co.uk

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

www.theatlantic.com

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

www.telegraph.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

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

www.her.ie

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

www.sugarscape.com