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wan·gle  (wnggl)

v. wan·gled, wan·gling, wan·gles Informal

v.tr.

1. To make, achieve, or get by contrivance: wangled a job for which she had no training.

2. To manipulate or juggle, especially fraudulently.

3. To extricate (oneself) from difficulty.

v.intr.

1. To use indirect, tricky, or fraudulent methods.

2. To extricate oneself by subtle or indirect means, as from difficulty; wriggle.

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wangle n.

wangler n.

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wangle

Verb

[-gling, -gled] Informal to get (something) by cunning or devious methods: I've wangled you both an invitation [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wangle - an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery wangling dodge, stratagem, contrivance - an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
Verb	1.	wangle - achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods finagle, manage achieve, attain, accomplish, reach - to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
	2.	wangle - tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" fudge, fake, falsify, misrepresent, manipulate, cook chisel, cheat - engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?" juggle - manipulate by or as if by moving around components; "juggle an account so as to hide a deficit"

Translations

wangle [ˈwæŋgl] (BRIT) (col) vt to wangle sth → agenciarse or conseguir algo n → chanchullo

wangle [ˈwæŋgl] (Brit) (inf) vt → se débrouiller pour avoir; carotter

n → combine f, magouille f

wangle [ˈwæŋgl] (Brit) (inf) vt → sich dat verschaffen

wangle [ˈwæŋgl] (BRIT ) (col) vt → procurare (con l'astuzia)

n → astuzia

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wangle

v wangle [ˈwӕŋgl]

to obtain or achieve (something) by trickery He got us seats for the concert – I don't know how he wangled it. bekook, konkel يَنال بِحيلَه измъквам vyšvindlovat mingelere deichseln με πονηριά καταφέρνω arreglárselas (para), agenciarse, apañárselas (para) sahkerdama به حيله متوسل شدن keplotella (se) débrouiller (pour avoir) לְהַשִיג בְּתַחבּוּלָה चालाकी से काम निकालना pribaviti što ispod ruke kiügyeskedik (vmit) mendapatkan dengan licik fá (e-ð) með brögðum procurarsi, rimediare せしめる (책략·음모 등으로) ...을 손에 넣다 sukombinuoti izmānīt; dabūt gatavu mendapat sesuatu dengan memujuk atau menggunakan helah fiksen fikse, ordne, lure seg til wyłudzić, wycyganić arranjar-se a ob­ţine (pe căi necinstite) заполучить хитростью; ухитриться podvodom získať izvesti z zvijačo dovijati se lyckas sno åt sig, mygla till sig ได้มาด้วยเล่ห์ hileyle elde etmek 行騙 домогтися; роздобути хитрощами چالاکی سے کوءی چیز حاصل کرنا xoay xở 行骗