wrangle
gb/ɹˈæŋɡəl/ us/ɹˈæŋɡəl/
C1
אנגלית
veszekedik, marakodik, veszekedés, huzavona, megszervez, beterel, rendbe szed, terel, bánik
פועל
C1
1
veszekedik
B1
marakodik
B2
תבנית שימוש:
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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The two men wrangled about money.
A két férfi a pénzen veszekedett.
Stop wrangling and decide.
Hagyd abba a veszekedést, és döntsetek.
טעות נפוצה:
Don’t confuse with "wangle" (to obtain something by clever or dishonest methods).
משמעות
argue angrily for a long time
צירופים
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
מילים נרדפות
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.)
הפכים
agree (To share the same opinion rather than argue.)
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reconcile (To restore friendly relations after conflict.)
נושאים
communication
|conflict
|emotions
הגדרה
To argue a lot, often in an angry way.
To argue, often angrily and at length, especially about something that seems unimportant.
שם עצם
C1
2
veszekedés
A2
huzavona
B2
תבנית שימוש:
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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
It became a wrangle about money.
Pénz körüli veszekedés lett belőle.
טעות נפוצה:
In this sense, "wrangle" is countable: "a wrangle" / "wrangles".
משמעות
a long, angry argument
צירופים
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
מילים נרדפות
dispute (More neutral and often more formal.)
|
row (More informal (especially BrE).)
|
argument (General term; doesn’t imply prolonged bickering.)
הפכים
agreement (A shared decision or view instead of conflict.)
|
harmony (A peaceful relationship without arguing.)
נושאים
communication
|conflict
הגדרה
A long argument.
A noisy or prolonged argument or dispute.
פועל
C1
3
תבנית שימוש:
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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
I wrangled the kids into the car.
Betereltem a gyerekeket a kocsiba.
She wrangled the papers into order.
Rendbe szedte a papírokat.
טעות נפוצה:
This sense is about managing/organizing; it does not mean simply “hold” or “carry.”
משמעות
manage or organize with effort
צירופים
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
מילים נרדפות
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.)
הפכים
mismanage (To handle something badly rather than successfully.)
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neglect (To fail to deal with something that needs attention.)
נושאים
daily_life
|work
|planning
הגדרה
To control or organize something difficult.
To manage, control, or organize something difficult or messy, especially by using a lot of practical effort.
פועל
C1
4
תבנית שימוש:
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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
They wrangled the horses.
Terelték a lovakat.
טעות נפוצה:
This meaning is common in ranch contexts; in everyday city contexts, the “argue” and “manage” senses are more likely.
משמעות
herd and handle livestock
צירופים
wrangle cattle
|wrangle horses
|wrangle livestock
|wrangle a herd
|wrangle the horses into the corral
|wrangle on a ranch
מילים נרדפות
herd (General term; less specific to active handling.)
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corral (Emphasizes driving animals into an enclosure.)
הפכים
release (To let animals go rather than control them.)
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scatter (To cause animals to spread out instead of gathering them.)
נושאים
animals
|outdoors
|work
הגדרה
To control animals like cattle or horses.
To herd, control, or handle livestock, especially cattle or horses.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
wrangle
IPA
GB/ɹˈæŋɡəl/
US/ɹˈæŋɡəl/
הברות והטעמה
wrangle (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (wrangle)
צורות המילה
Verb
- Base: wrangle
- 3rd Person Singular: wrangles
- Present Participle: wrangling
- Past: wrangled
ביטויים
data wrangling
1/dˈætə ɹˈæŋɡlɪŋ/
fixed phrase
technical
cleaning and reshaping data
Preparing messy data so it is usable.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- 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.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- 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.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- 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.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- I am wrangling with a problem.