wrangle
gb/ɹˈæŋɡəl/ us/ɹˈæŋɡəl/
C1
Englisch
veszekedik, marakodik, veszekedés, huzavona, megszervez, beterel, rendbe szed, terel, bánik
VERB
C1
1
veszekedik
B1
marakodik
B2
Verwendungsmuster:
wrangle (with [someone]) (over/about [something])
They spent the whole meeting wrangling over who should lead the project.
Az egész értekezletet azzal töltötték, hogy azon veszekedtek, kinek kellene vezetnie a projektet.
The siblings wrangled for hours about whose turn it was to drive.
A testvérek órákig veszekedtek azon, kinek a sora vezetni.
We don’t have time to wrangle about minor wording changes.
Beispiele für Lernende
The two men wrangled about money.
A két férfi a pénzen veszekedett.
Stop wrangling and decide.
Hagyd abba a veszekedést, és döntsetek.
Häufiger Fehler:
Don’t confuse with "wangle" (to obtain something by clever or dishonest methods).
Bedeutung
argue angrily for a long time
Wortverbindungen
wrangle over money
|wrangle over details
|wrangle about politics
|wrangle with a colleague
|wrangle with a neighbor
|wrangle endlessly
|wrangle loudly
|wrangle in public
|wrangle for hours
|wrangle over who is to blame
Synonyme
quarrel (Often more personal or emotional.)
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bicker (Suggests petty, repeated arguing.)
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dispute (More formal; focuses on disagreement rather than noise.)
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squabble (Usually about something small or silly.)
Antonyme
agree (To share the same opinion rather than argue.)
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reconcile (To restore friendly relations after conflict.)
Themen
communication
|conflict
|emotions
Definition
To argue a lot, often in an angry way.
To argue, often angrily and at length, especially about something that seems unimportant.
NOMEN
C1
2
veszekedés
A2
huzavona
B2
Verwendungsmuster:
a wrangle (over/about [something])
Their divorce turned into a long wrangle over property and custody.
A válásuk hosszú huzavonává fajult a vagyon és a gyermekelhelyezés körül.
The committee meeting ended in a wrangle about the budget.
A bizottsági ülés a költségvetés miatti veszekedéssel ért véget.
A wrangle erupted online after the policy change was announced.
Beispiele für Lernende
It became a wrangle about money.
Pénz körüli veszekedés lett belőle.
Häufiger Fehler:
In this sense, "wrangle" is countable: "a wrangle" / "wrangles".
Bedeutung
a long, angry argument
Wortverbindungen
a bitter wrangle
|a public wrangle
|a legal wrangle
|a political wrangle
|a wrangle over pay
|a wrangle over land
|a wrangle about responsibility
|get into a wrangle
|end a wrangle
|a wrangle broke out
Synonyme
dispute (More neutral and often more formal.)
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row (More informal (especially BrE).)
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argument (General term; doesn’t imply prolonged bickering.)
Antonyme
agreement (A shared decision or view instead of conflict.)
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harmony (A peaceful relationship without arguing.)
Themen
communication
|conflict
Definition
A long argument.
A noisy or prolonged argument or dispute.
VERB
C1
3
Verwendungsmuster:
wrangle [people/things/information] (into [order/shape/place])
She wrangled the volunteers into small teams and got everyone moving.
Kisebb csapatokba szervezte az önkénteseket, és mindenkit mozgásba hozott.
It took all morning to wrangle the travel plans for six people.
Az egész délelőtt ráment, mire megszervezte hat ember utazását.
He spent the afternoon wrangling messy spreadsheets into a clean report.
Beispiele für Lernende
I wrangled the kids into the car.
Betereltem a gyerekeket a kocsiba.
She wrangled the papers into order.
Rendbe szedte a papírokat.
Häufiger Fehler:
This sense is about managing/organizing; it does not mean simply “hold” or “carry.”
Bedeutung
manage or organize with effort
Wortverbindungen
wrangle a schedule
|wrangle a team
|wrangle a group of kids
|wrangle volunteers
|wrangle paperwork
|wrangle files
|wrangle data
|wrangle logistics
|wrangle a chaotic situation
|wrangle everything into place
Synonyme
manage (More general and less vivid.)
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handle (Focuses on dealing with a task rather than bringing order.)
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corral (Emphasizes gathering/control, often of people.)
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organize (Focuses on arranging systematically; less about difficulty.)
Antonyme
mismanage (To handle something badly rather than successfully.)
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neglect (To fail to deal with something that needs attention.)
Themen
daily_life
|work
|planning
Definition
To control or organize something difficult.
To manage, control, or organize something difficult or messy, especially by using a lot of practical effort.
VERB
C1
4
Verwendungsmuster:
wrangle [cattle/horses]
The ranch hands wrangled the cattle into the holding pens before dusk.
Az alkonyat előtt a ranch dolgozói beterelték a marhákat a karámokba.
She learned to wrangle horses safely when she was a teenager.
Tizenéves korában megtanult biztonságosan bánni a lovakkal.
It’s hard to wrangle livestock in heavy rain.
Beispiele für Lernende
They wrangled the horses.
Terelték a lovakat.
Häufiger Fehler:
This meaning is common in ranch contexts; in everyday city contexts, the “argue” and “manage” senses are more likely.
Bedeutung
herd and handle livestock
Wortverbindungen
wrangle cattle
|wrangle horses
|wrangle livestock
|wrangle a herd
|wrangle the horses into the corral
|wrangle on a ranch
Synonyme
herd (General term; less specific to active handling.)
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corral (Emphasizes driving animals into an enclosure.)
Antonyme
release (To let animals go rather than control them.)
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scatter (To cause animals to spread out instead of gathering them.)
Themen
animals
|outdoors
|work
Definition
To control animals like cattle or horses.
To herd, control, or handle livestock, especially cattle or horses.
Grammatik
Grundform
wrangle
IPA
GB/ɹˈæŋɡəl/
US/ɹˈæŋɡəl/
Silben & Betonung
wrangle (1 Silbe)
Stress on 1st syllable (wrangle)
Wortformen
Verb
- Base: wrangle
- 3rd Person Singular: wrangles
- Present Participle: wrangling
- Past: wrangled
Ausdrücke
data wrangling
1/dˈætə ɹˈæŋɡlɪŋ/
fixed phrase
technical
cleaning and reshaping data
Preparing messy data so it is usable.
Beispiele
- Most of the project was data wrangling, not modeling.
- We need better tools for data wrangling before the next release.
- She specializes in data wrangling for large datasets.
wrangle [someone] into [doing something/being somewhere]
1/ɹˈæŋɡəl sˈʌmwˌʌn ˈɪntu dˈuɪŋ səmˈɛθɪŋbɪŋ sˈʌmwˌɛɹ/
fixed phrase
informal
persuade or force into action
To make someone do something they don’t want to do.
Beispiele
- We finally wrangled him into coming to the party.
- She wrangled the kids into bed before 9 p.m.
- They wrangled the team into agreeing on a deadline.
Beispiele für Lernende
- I wrangled my brother into helping me.
wrangle [yourself/someone] out of [something]
1/ɹˈæŋɡəl jˈɔɹsəlfsˈoʊmˈoʊn ˈaʊt əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
informal
get out of a commitment
To escape something you promised to do.
Beispiele
- He tried to wrangle himself out of the weekend shift.
- I wrangled out of the meeting by offering to send a written update.
- They wrangled her out of trouble with a last-minute compromise.
Beispiele für Lernende
- She wrangled herself out of the meeting.
wrangle up [someone/something]
1/ɹˈæŋɡəl ˈʌp sˈoʊmˈoʊnsəmˈɛθɪŋ/
phrasal verb
informal
round up or gather people/things
To collect people or things, usually with effort.
Beispiele
- Can you wrangle up a few chairs from the other room?
- We wrangled up enough volunteers to run the event.
- I’ll wrangle up everyone and we’ll start in five minutes.
Beispiele für Lernende
- He wrangled up some help.
wrangle with [something]
1/ɹˈæŋɡəl wˈɪθ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
struggle to deal with something
To try hard to solve or manage something difficult.
Beispiele
- I’ve been wrangling with this software bug all afternoon.
- She wrangled with the paperwork until it finally made sense.
- He’s still wrangling with the decision about where to live.
Beispiele für Lernende
- I am wrangling with a problem.