wrenched in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for wrenched in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.wrench [Am rɛn(t)ʃ, Brit rɛn(t)ʃ] VB trans

1. wrench (pull):

wrench

arrancar

he wrenched the gun from her hand

le arrancó la pistola de la mano

he wrenched the door off its hinges

desgoznó or desquició la puerta

you nearly wrenched my arm out of its socket!

¡casi me dislocas el brazo!

to wrench oneself away

soltarse or zafarse de un tirón

to wrench oneself away

soltarse or zafarse de un jalón LatAm excl CSur

2. wrench (sprain):

wrench muscle

desgarrarse

wrench joint

dislocarse

3. wrench <wrenching, pres part > sobs:

wrench

desgarrador

II.wrench [Am rɛn(t)ʃ, Brit rɛn(t)ʃ] N

1.1. wrench (twist, pull):

wrench

tirón m

wrench

jalón m LatAm excl CSur

to give sth a wrench

darle or pegarle un tirón a algo

to give sth a wrench

darle or pegarle un jalón a algo LatAm excl CSur

1.2. wrench (injury):

wrench

torcedura f

to give one's arm/ankle a wrench

torcerse el brazo/tobillo

1.3. wrench (emotional pain):

wrench

dolor m (causado por una separación)

it was a terrible wrench leaving my family

fue muy doloroso tener que separarme de mi familia

2. wrench (tool):

wrench

llave f inglesa

See also monkey wrench

monkey wrench N

monkey wrench

llave f inglesa

to throw a monkey wrench in the works or the machinery Am

fastidiarlo todo

socket wrench N

socket wrench

llave f de tubo

monkey wrench N

monkey wrench

llave f inglesa

to throw a monkey wrench in the works or the machinery Am

fastidiarlo todo

box wrench N Am

box wrench

llave f de tubo

box wrench

llave f de dado Mex

torque wrench N

torque wrench

llave f dinamométrica

Allen wrench® [ˈælən ˌrɛntʃ], Allen key Brit N

Allen wrench

llave f (de) Allen

Translations for wrenched in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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llave dinamométrica

torque wrench

llave inglesa

monkey wrench

llave inglesa

adjustable wrench Am

mordaza múltiple

pipe wrench

llave de tubo

box wrench Am

wrenched in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wrenched in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.wrench [rentʃ] VB trans

1. wrench (jerk and twist out):

wrench

arrancar

to wrench sth from sb

arrancar algo a alguien

to wrench oneself away

soltarse de un tirón

2. wrench (injure):

to wrench one's ankle

torcerse el tobillo

to wrench one's shoulder

dislocarse el hombro

3. wrench fig (forcefully take from):

wrench

separar

to wrench sb from sb

separar a alguien de alguien

II.wrench [rentʃ] N

1. wrench (twisting jerk):

wrench

tirón m

wrench

jalón m CSur

to give sb a wrench

dar un tirón a alguien

2. wrench (injury):

wrench

torcedura f

to give one's ankle a wrench

torcerse el tobillo

3. wrench (pain caused by a departure):

wrench

dolor m (causado por una separación)

what a wrench, seeing you board the plane!

¡qué doloroso verte subir al avión!

4. wrench Am TECH (spanner):

wrench

llave f inglesa

monkey wrench <-es> N Am

monkey wrench

llave f inglesa

Translations for wrenched in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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le arrancaron el arma

they wrenched the weapon from him/her

llave inglesa

monkey wrench

wrenched Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to wrench sth from sb

arrancar algo a alguien

to wrench oneself away

soltarse de un tirón

to wrench one's ankle

torcerse el tobillo

to wrench one's shoulder

dislocarse el hombro

to wrench sb from sb

separar a alguien de alguien

to give sb a wrench

dar un tirón a alguien

to give one's ankle a wrench

torcerse el tobillo

what a wrench, seeing you board the plane!

¡qué doloroso verte subir al avión!

they wrenched the weapon from him/her

le arrancaron el arma

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Translations for wrenched in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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llave dinamométrica

torque wrench

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Her subjects are prosaic, but her prose captures the internal rhythms of both memory and casual speech, and has been wrenched into a fierce lyricism.

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A subterranean rift may develop at the base of the volcano where the crust is wrenched apart.

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Frank apparently paid her little heed, even when she wrenched off a bar from a lamp-post and started to attack three constables with it.

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There, he lost his right arm in an industrial accident, when his sleeve was caught in a carding machine and the limb was wrenched off at the shoulder.

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His shoulders had been wrenched from their sockets, his leg shattered by angry villagers and a torturer, and his back broken.

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