noun🔗ShareTorsion, essorageA powerful squeezing or twisting action."I grasped his hand and gave it a grateful wring."J'ai saisi sa main et lui ai donné une torsion reconnaissante.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDouleur, souffrancePain or distress."The wring in her voice revealed how much she missed her best friend who had moved away. "La douleur dans sa voix révélait combien elle regrettait sa meilleure amie qui avait déménagé.mindemotionsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEssorer, tordreTo squeeze or twist (something) tightly so that liquid is forced out. See also wring out."I didn’t have a towel so I just wrung my hair dry."Je n'avais pas de serviette, alors j'ai juste tordu mes cheveux pour les sécher.actionprocessutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEssorer, tordreTo extract (a liquid) from something wet, especially cloth, by squeezing and twisting it."Put the berries into a cheesecloth and wring the juice into a bowl."Mettez les baies dans une étamine et essorez le jus dans un bol.actionprocessmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExtorquer, soutirerTo obtain (something from or out of someone or something) by force."The angry boss tried to wring a confession out of the employee. "Le patron en colère a essayé d'extorquer une confession à l'employé.actionbusinesspolicepoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExtorquer, soutirerTo draw (something from or out of someone); to generate (something) as a response."The student wrung every ounce of knowledge from the challenging textbook. "L'étudiant a extorqué chaque once de connaissance du manuel difficile.actioncommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEssorer, tordreTo hold (something) tightly and press or twist."The student wrung the damp cloth tightly to dry her hands. "L'élève a essoré fermement le chiffon humide pour se sécher les mains.actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAttrister, déchirerTo cause pain or distress to (someone / one's heart, soul, etc.)."The news of her failing health wringed his heart. "La nouvelle de sa santé défaillante lui a déchiré le cœur.emotionsufferingmindsoulChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTordreTo slide two ultraflat surfaces together such that their faces bond."The technician carefully wrung the two pieces of glass together to create a strong bond. "Le technicien a soigneusement tordu les deux morceaux de verre ensemble pour créer une forte liaison.technicalmachineprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTordreTo twist, as if in pain."After failing the test, Maria began to wring her hands nervously. "Après avoir échoué au test, Maria a commencé à se tordre les mains nerveusement.actionsensationbodysufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDénaturer, tordreTo give an incorrect meaning to (words, teachings, etc.)."He tried to wring a confession out of the witness by twisting her words. "Il a essayé de soutirer des aveux au témoin en dénaturant ses propos.languagecommunicationmediawordlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExtorquer, soutirerTo subject (someone) to extortion; to afflict or oppress in order to enforce compliance."The landlord was trying to wring more money from the tenants by threatening to cut off their utilities. "Le propriétaire essayait d'extorquer plus d'argent aux locataires en menaçant de couper leurs services publics.actioninhumansocietygovernmentpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTordreTo bend or strain out of its position."to wring a mast"tordre un mâtactionpositionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePresse, pressoirA device for pressing or compressing, especially for cider."The farmer used a cider wring to press the juice from the apples. "L'agriculteur a utilisé un pressoir à cidre pour presser le jus des pommes.deviceagriculturemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
