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