wring in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for wring in the English»Spanish Dictionary

wring <pt & pp wrung> [Am rɪŋ, Brit rɪŋ] VB trans

1.1. wring (force water from):

wring cloth/garment

escurrir

wring cloth/garment

retorcer

wring cloth/garment

estrujar

1.2. wring (extract):

wring confession/information

arrancar

to wring sth from/out of sb

arrancarle algo a alguien

2. wring (squeeze, twist):

wring neck

retorcer

to wring one's hands

retorcerse las manos

she was wringing her hands nervously

se retorcía las manos con nerviosismo

to wring sb's heart

partirle el corazón a alguien

wring out VB [Am rɪŋ -, Brit rɪŋ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. wring out cloth/swimsuit:

wring out

retorcer

wring out

escurrir

wring out

estrujar

2. wring out:

wring out water

escurrir

wring out truth/money

sacar

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to wring sb's neck inf

retorcerle el pescuezo a alguien inf

to wring sb's neck attr muscle/injury

del cuello

Translations for wring in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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retorcerle el pescuezo a alg.

to wring sb's neck inf

exprimir

to wring

estrujar

to wring

estrujar

to wring out

torcer

to wring out

torcer

to wring

escurrir

to wring out

escurrir

to wring

retorcer ropa

to wring

wring in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wring in the English»Spanish Dictionary

wring [rɪŋ] VB trans wrung, wrung

1. wring (twist forcibly):

wring

retorcer

to wring one's hands

retorcerse las manos

to wring sb's neck inf

retorcer el cuello a alguien

2. wring (twist to squeeze out):

wring

escurrir

to wring water out of sth

escurrir el agua de algo

3. wring (extract forcibly):

to wring the truth out of sb

sacar la verdad a alguien

4. wring (cause pain to):

to wring sb's heart

partirle el corazón a alguien

Translations for wring in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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retorcer el pescuezo a alguien inf

to wring sb's neck

exprimir

to wring

apretar la nuez a alguien inf

to wring sb's neck

desnucar una gallina

to wring a chicken's neck

torcer el cuello a alguien

to wring sb's neck

torcer las manos

to wring one's hands

escurrir (ropa)

to wring out

wring Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to wring one's hands

retorcerse las manos

to wring sb's neck inf

retorcer el cuello a alguien

to wring water out of sth

escurrir el agua de algo

to wring the truth out of sb

sacar la verdad a alguien

to wring sb's heart

partirle el corazón a alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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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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