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man·gle 1
(măng′gəl)tr.v. man·gled, man·gling, man·gles
1. To mutilate or disfigure by battering, hacking, cutting, or tearing: fishing nets that mangle fish.
2. To ruin or spoil through ineptitude or ignorance: mangle a speech.
[Middle English manglen, from Anglo-Norman mangler, frequentative of Old French mangoner, to cut to bits; possibly akin to mahaignier, to maim; see mayhem.]
man′gler n.
Synonyms: mangle, maim1, maul, mutilate
These verbs mean to cause severe injury or damage: machinery that mangled the worker's fingers; a construction worker maimed in an accident; a hiker mauled by a hungry bear; soldiers mutilated by shrapnel.
These verbs mean to cause severe injury or damage: machinery that mangled the worker's fingers; a construction worker maimed in an accident; a hiker mauled by a hungry bear; soldiers mutilated by shrapnel.
man·gle 2
(măng′gəl)n.
1. A machine for pressing fabrics by means of heated rollers.
2. Chiefly British A clothes wringer.
tr.v. man·gled, man·gling, man·gles
To press with a mangle.
[Dutch mangel, from German, from Middle High German, diminutive of mange, mangonel, from Late Latin manganum, catapult; see mangonel.]
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mangle
(ˈmæŋɡəl)vb (tr)
1. to mutilate, disfigure, or destroy by cutting, crushing, or tearing
2. to ruin, spoil, or mar
[C14: from Norman French mangler, probably from Old French mahaignier to maim]
ˈmangled adj
ˈmangler n
mangle
(ˈmæŋɡəl)n
(Mechanical Engineering) Also called: wringer a machine for pressing or drying wet textiles, clothes, etc, consisting of two heavy rollers between which the cloth is passed
vb (tr)
to press or dry in a mangle
[C18: from Dutch mangel, ultimately from Late Latin manganum. See mangonel]
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man•gle1
(ˈmæŋ gəl)v.t. -gled, -gling.
1. to injure severely, disfigure, or mutilate by cutting, slashing, or crushing: The machinery mangled a sleeve.
2. to spoil; ruin; mar badly: to mangle a text by careless typesetting.
[1375–1425; < Anglo-French mangler, perhaps from Old French mangonner to mangle; akin to mangonel]
man′gler, n.
man•gle2
(ˈmæŋ gəl)n., v. -gled, -gling. n.
1. a machine for pressing laundry by passing it between heated rollers.
v.t. 2. to press with a mangle.
[1765–75; < Dutch mangel « Late Latin manganum. See mangonel]
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mangle
Past participle: mangled
Gerund: mangling
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| mangle |
| mangle |
| Present |
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| I mangle |
| you mangle |
| he/she/it mangles |
| we mangle |
| you mangle |
| they mangle |
| Preterite |
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| I mangled |
| you mangled |
| he/she/it mangled |
| we mangled |
| you mangled |
| they mangled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am mangling |
| you are mangling |
| he/she/it is mangling |
| we are mangling |
| you are mangling |
| they are mangling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have mangled |
| you have mangled |
| he/she/it has mangled |
| we have mangled |
| you have mangled |
| they have mangled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was mangling |
| you were mangling |
| he/she/it was mangling |
| we were mangling |
| you were mangling |
| they were mangling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had mangled |
| you had mangled |
| he/she/it had mangled |
| we had mangled |
| you had mangled |
| they had mangled |
| Future |
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| I will mangle |
| you will mangle |
| he/she/it will mangle |
| we will mangle |
| you will mangle |
| they will mangle |
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| I will have mangled |
| you will have mangled |
| he/she/it will have mangled |
| we will have mangled |
| you will have mangled |
| they will have mangled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be mangling |
| you will be mangling |
| he/she/it will be mangling |
| we will be mangling |
| you will be mangling |
| they will be mangling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been mangling |
| you have been mangling |
| he/she/it has been mangling |
| we have been mangling |
| you have been mangling |
| they have been mangling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been mangling |
| you will have been mangling |
| he/she/it will have been mangling |
| we will have been mangling |
| you will have been mangling |
| they will have been mangling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been mangling |
| you had been mangling |
| he/she/it had been mangling |
| we had been mangling |
| you had been mangling |
| they had been mangling |
| Conditional |
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| I would mangle |
| you would mangle |
| he/she/it would mangle |
| we would mangle |
| you would mangle |
| they would mangle |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have mangled |
| you would have mangled |
| he/she/it would have mangled |
| we would have mangled |
| you would have mangled |
| they would have mangled |
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Noun 1. [画像:mangle - clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers]mangle - clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers
clothes drier, clothes dryer - a dryer that dries clothes wet from washing
Verb 1. mangle - press with a mangle; "mangle the sheets"
2. mangle - injure badly by beating
3. mangle - alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language"
4. [画像:mangle - destroy or injure severely]mangle - destroy or injure severely; "The madman mutilates art work"
damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
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mangle
verb
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mangle 1
verbTo injure or damage, as by abuse or heavy wear:
mangle 2
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
مِعْصَرَة الغَسيل بالضَّغْطيُشَوِّه، يُفْسِديَضَع المَلابِس في مَعْصَرَةِ الغَسيليُقَطِّع
mandlmandlovatpokazitrozbít
mishandleødelæggerullevridemaskine
mángorlómángorol
aflaga, fara illa meîmeiîa, lemstraòvottkefli, vindavinda
išdarkytiperleisti per gręžimo įtaisąskalbinių gręžimo įtaisassuknežinti
izkropļotrullēt veļusacirstsadragātsadrupināt
mangeľmangľovať
berbat etmek çamaşır sıkma makinesiparçalamakpresten/merdaneden geçirmek
mangle
1 [ˈmæŋgl]A. N (= device) → escurridor m
B. VT (= wring) → pasar por el escurridor
mangle
2 [ˈmæŋgl] VT (= crush) → aplastar ; [+ text etc] → mutilar, estropearCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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mangle
1 [ˈmæŋgl] vt (mutilate, body) → straziare, maciullare ; (object) → stritolaremangle
2 [ˈmæŋgl] n → strizzatoioCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mangle
(ˈmӕŋgl) verb1. to crush to pieces. The car was badly mangled in the accident. vervorm يُقَطِّع потрошен despedaçar rozbít zerfetzen ødelægge κομματιάζω destrozar, despedazar, aplastar purustama خرد شدن runnella écraser לְרַטֵש, לְרַסֵק क्षत-विक्षत करना raskomadati összetörik meremuk meiða, lemstra fracassare ずたずたにする 갈기갈기 찢다 suknežinti, sužaloti sadragāt; sacirst; sadrupināt meremukkan havenen ødelegge, knuse pokiereszować ټوټه ټوټه كيدل despedaçar a zdrobi кромсать; уродовать rozbiť razbiti zdrobiti illa tilltygla, sarga ทําให้บุบสลาย parçalamak 撞碎 шматувати; калічити مار مار کر ادھیڑ ڈالنا xé 损坏
2. to spoil (eg a piece of music) by bad mistakes etc. He mangled the music by his terrible playing. verbrou يُشَوِّه، يُفْسِد развалям mutilar pokazit verstümmeln ødelægge; mishandle κατακρεουργώ, σκοτώνω mutilar moonutama خراب کردن pilata massacrer לְהַשחִית क्षत-विक्षत करना, काट-पीट देना sasjeći elront merusak aflaga, fara illa með fare scempio di だいなしにする 엉망으로 만들다 išdarkyti, iškraipyti izkropļot merosak verknoeien ødelegge, mishandle zepsuć خرابيدل mutilar a strica портить pokaziť (iz)maličiti, mrcvariti pokvariti misshandla, fördärva ทําให้เสื่อมเสีย berbat etmek (因嚴重失誤而)糟蹋 спотворювати, перекручувати غلطیاں کرکے دھن بگاڑنا làm hỏng 弄槽
3. to put (clothing etc) through a mangle. wring يَضَع المَلابِس في مَعْصَرَةِ الغَسيل изрязвам espremer mandlovat mangelm rulle στραγγίζω στο μάγκανο pasar por el escurridor, escurrir (pesu) rullima پرس کردن mankeloida essorer לְהַעֲבִיר בְּמַעֲגִילָה (गीला कपड़ा) रखना valjati rublje mángorol memeras vinda (þvott) manganare 絞り機にかける 물을 짜다 perleisti per gręžimo įtaisą rullēt veļu memerah mangelen rulle maglować اوبدل espremer катать, отжимать mangľovať ožemati iscediti rublje valjkom mangla เครื่องรีดน้ําออกจากผ้าเปียก presten/merdaneden geçirmek 用軋乾機軋 катати білизну کپڑوں کو مینگل میں دبا کر نکالنا xé; cắt 用轧布机轧
noun a machine with rollers for squeezing water out of wet clothes etc. wringmasjien مِعْصَرَة الغَسيل بالضَّغْط преса за сушене calandra mandl die Mangel vridemaskine μάγκανο escurridor pesuväänamisrull دستگاه پرس mankeli essoreuse à rouleaux מַעֲגִילָה कपड़े सुखाने की मशीन stroj za valjanje rublja mángorló alat pemeras þvottkefli, vinda mangano 絞り機 물을 짜는 기계 skalbinių gręžimo įtaisas veļas rullis mesin pemerah mangel maskinrulle wyżymaczka د اوبدلو ماشين espremedor de roupa отжимный каток mangeľ monga valjak za ceđenje rublja mangel เครื่องปั่นผ้า çamaşır sıkma makinesi 軋乾機 качалка для білизни بھیگے کپڑوں سے پانی نچوڑنے کی مشین máy cán là 轧布机,甩干机
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