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mangle

UK
/ˈmæŋɡl/
US
/ˈmæŋɡəl/

Translations

mangleverb
mangled
Past Simple
mangled
Past Participle
mangling
Gerund
UK
/ˈmæŋɡl̩/
US
/ˈmæŋɡəl/
calandrerSens technique : presser ou lisser le linge en le faisant passer dans une calandre.
After washing, the sheets were mangled and hung out to dry.
Après le lavage, les draps ont été calandrés puis mis à sécher à l’air libre.
mutilerSens physique : endommager gravement, déformer ou réduire en mauvais état.
The machine malfunctioned and mangled the metal sheet beyond recognition.
La machine est tombée en panne et a mutilé la tôle au point de la rendre méconnaissable.
Additional translations
charcuterFamilier ; pour un discours, un texte ou une prononciation.
Synonyms
disfigure
tear
maim
lacerate
mutilate
damage
destroy
ruin
manglenoun
mangles
pl
UK
/ˈmæŋɡl/
US
/ˈmæŋɡəl/
calandreAppareil utilisé pour presser et lisser le linge ou les tissus.
She fed the wet sheets through the mangle to remove excess water before hanging them to dry.
Elle a fait passer les draps mouillés dans la calandre pour en retirer l’excès d’eau avant de les faire sécher.
Synonyms
clothes wringer
press
roller
roller press
clothes press
laundry press
wringer

Definitions

mangleverb
To severely damage or mutilate something by cutting, tearing, or crushing.
The machine malfunctioned and mangled the metal sheet beyond recognition.
To spoil or ruin something, especially a piece of writing or a performance, by making mistakes or being clumsy.
He mangled the speech by mispronouncing several key words.
To press or smooth (laundry) by passing it through a mangle.
After washing, the sheets were mangled and hung out to dry.
manglenoun
A machine with rollers used for pressing and smoothing clothes or other fabrics.
She fed the wet sheets through the mangle to remove excess water before hanging them to dry.
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