Wangle Meaning in English

word

US

ˈwæŋɡəɫ

WANG-guhl

UK

wˈænɡəl

WANG-guhl

التعريف

To get something or achieve something by clever or sometimes dishonest methods, often when it seems difficult to do so.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Wangle' is informal, sometimes slightly negative, implying trickery or bending the rules. Common collocations: 'wangle a job', 'wangle an invitation'. It often suggests cleverness, not outright crime.

• Spanish: ingeniar - arreglar (informal) - conseguir con maña
• Portuguese (BR): arranjar (de maneira informal) - conseguir com jeitinho
• Portuguese (PT): desenrascar (informal) - arranjar com jeito
• Chinese (Simplified): 巧妙地弄到 - 用手段获得
• Chinese (Traditional): 巧妙地弄到 - 用手段獲得
• Hindi: जुगाड़ करना - चालाकी से पाना
• Arabic: يدبر بحيلة - يحصل على شيء بالخداع
• Bengali: কারচুপি করে পাওয়া - ফাঁকি দিয়ে পাওয়া - চালাকি করে পাওয়া
• Russian: выкрутиться - выпросить (нечестно) - схитрить
• Japanese: うまくやって手に入れる - ずるをして得る
• Vietnamese: xoay xở để có được - gian lận để đạt được
• Korean: 처리를 잘해서 얻다 - 편법을 써서 얻다
• Turkish: kurnazca elde etmek - usulsüzce almak
• Urdu: چالبازی سے حاصل کرنا - ہوشیاری سے حاصل کرنا
• Indonesian: mengakali untuk mendapat - memperdaya demi mendapatkan

جمل نموذجية

He tried to wangle an extra day off from work.

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She managed to wangle a ticket to the sold-out concert.

basic

Can you wangle us a table at the busy restaurant?

basic

He somehow wangled his way into that private party last night.

natural

They always seem to wangle a discount wherever they shop.

natural

If you need help with your taxes, I know someone who can wangle things a bit.

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