wrangle
gb/ɹˈæŋɡəl/ us/ɹˈæŋɡəl/
C1
Inglés
veszekedik, marakodik, veszekedés, huzavona, megszervez, beterel, rendbe szed, terel, bánik
VERBO
C1
1
veszekedik
B1
marakodik
B2
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
The two men wrangled about money.
A két férfi a pénzen veszekedett.
Stop wrangling and decide.
Hagyd abba a veszekedést, és döntsetek.
Error frecuente:
Don’t confuse with "wangle" (to obtain something by clever or dishonest methods).
Significado
argue angrily for a long time
Colocaciones
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
Sinónimos
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.)
Antónimos
agree (To share the same opinion rather than argue.)
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reconcile (To restore friendly relations after conflict.)
Temas
communication
|conflict
|emotions
Definición
To argue a lot, often in an angry way.
To argue, often angrily and at length, especially about something that seems unimportant.
SUSTANTIVO
C1
2
veszekedés
A2
huzavona
B2
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
It became a wrangle about money.
Pénz körüli veszekedés lett belőle.
Error frecuente:
In this sense, "wrangle" is countable: "a wrangle" / "wrangles".
Significado
a long, angry argument
Colocaciones
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
Sinónimos
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.)
Antónimos
agreement (A shared decision or view instead of conflict.)
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harmony (A peaceful relationship without arguing.)
Temas
communication
|conflict
Definición
A long argument.
A noisy or prolonged argument or dispute.
VERBO
C1
3
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
I wrangled the kids into the car.
Betereltem a gyerekeket a kocsiba.
She wrangled the papers into order.
Rendbe szedte a papírokat.
Error frecuente:
This sense is about managing/organizing; it does not mean simply “hold” or “carry.”
Significado
manage or organize with effort
Colocaciones
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
Sinónimos
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.)
Antónimos
mismanage (To handle something badly rather than successfully.)
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neglect (To fail to deal with something that needs attention.)
Temas
daily_life
|work
|planning
Definición
To control or organize something difficult.
To manage, control, or organize something difficult or messy, especially by using a lot of practical effort.
VERBO
C1
4
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
They wrangled the horses.
Terelték a lovakat.
Error frecuente:
This meaning is common in ranch contexts; in everyday city contexts, the “argue” and “manage” senses are more likely.
Significado
herd and handle livestock
Colocaciones
wrangle cattle
|wrangle horses
|wrangle livestock
|wrangle a herd
|wrangle the horses into the corral
|wrangle on a ranch
Sinónimos
herd (General term; less specific to active handling.)
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corral (Emphasizes driving animals into an enclosure.)
Antónimos
release (To let animals go rather than control them.)
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scatter (To cause animals to spread out instead of gathering them.)
Temas
animals
|outdoors
|work
Definición
To control animals like cattle or horses.
To herd, control, or handle livestock, especially cattle or horses.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
wrangle
AFI
GB/ɹˈæŋɡəl/
US/ɹˈæŋɡəl/
Sílabas y acento
wrangle (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (wrangle)
Formas de la palabra
Verb
- Base: wrangle
- 3rd Person Singular: wrangles
- Present Participle: wrangling
- Past: wrangled
Expresiones
data wrangling
1/dˈætə ɹˈæŋɡlɪŋ/
fixed phrase
technical
cleaning and reshaping data
Preparing messy data so it is usable.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- 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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- 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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- 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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- I am wrangling with a problem.