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Pronunciation / Transliteration: torcer
"Ela torceu o pano para tirar a água."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To twist or squeeze something to force liquid from it.
"She wrung the water from the wet cloth before hanging it out to dry." - 2
To extract or obtain something with effort.
"He wrung every last bit of information from the reluctant witness."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'wrung' is the past participle of the verb 'wring', which comes from the Old English 'wringan', meaning to twist or turn. Its roots can be traced back to Proto-Germanic *wringaną, which also relates to the concept of twisting or squeezing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wrung" is said worldwide
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tordu
Transliteration: tordu
"Elle a tordu le chiffon pour en extraire l'eau."
auswringen
Transliteration: auswringen
"Sie hat das Wasser aus dem Tuch ausgewrungen."
strizzare
Transliteration: strizzare
"Ha strizzato l'acqua dal panno."
retorcer
Transliteration: retorcer
"Ella retorció el paño para sacar el agua."
torcer
Transliteration: torcer
"Ela torceu o pano para tirar a água."
मरोड़ना
Transliteration: marodna
"उसने कपड़े से पानी मरोड़ा।"
拧
Transliteration: nǐng
"她把布拧干了。"
짜다
Transliteration: jjada
"그녀는 천에서 물을 짰다."
絞る
Transliteration: shiboru
"彼女は布から水を絞った。"
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