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 essoré mes cheveux pour les sécher.actionprocessfunctionChat 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.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExtorquer, soutirerTo obtain (something from or out of someone or something) by force."The bully was wringing lunch money from the smaller kids every day after school. "Le tyran extorquait de l'argent pour le déjeuner aux plus petits tous les jours après l'école.actionbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTirer, extorquerTo draw (something from or out of someone); to generate (something) as a response."The teacher was wringing every last bit of information from the students during the exam review. "Le professeur tirait chaque dernier morceau d'information des élèves pendant la révision de l'examen.actioncommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEssorer, tordreTo hold (something) tightly and press or twist."She was so nervous before her presentation that she kept wringing her hands. "Elle était si nerveuse avant sa présentation qu'elle n'arrêtait pas de se tordre les mains.actionbodyfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDéchirer, torturerTo cause pain or distress to (someone / one's heart, soul, etc.)."The news of the company layoffs was wringing the joy out of everyone's hearts. "La nouvelle des licenciements de l'entreprise déchirait la joie du cœur de chacun.sufferingemotionsoulmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEssorerTo slide two ultraflat surfaces together such that their faces bond."The machinist was careful when wringing the gauge blocks together to create a precise height standard. "L'opérateur était prudent lorsqu'il essorait les cales étalons pour créer une norme de hauteur précise.technicalscienceprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe tordre, se contorsionnerTo twist, as if in pain."She was wringing her hands nervously while waiting for the test results. "Elle se tordait les mains nerveusement en attendant les résultats du test.bodyactionsensationemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDétourner, déformerTo give an incorrect meaning to (words, teachings, etc.)."The teacher worried that some students were wringing the meaning of the poem, focusing on a meaning that the author never intended. "Le professeur craignait que certains élèves ne déforment le sens du poème, en se concentrant sur une signification que l'auteur n'avait jamais voulue.languagecommunicationwordwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExtorquer, opprimerTo subject (someone) to extortion; to afflict or oppress in order to enforce compliance."The corrupt official was wringing money from local businesses by threatening to shut them down for minor violations. "Le fonctionnaire corrompu extorquait de l'argent aux entreprises locales en menaçant de les fermer pour des infractions mineures.actioninhumansufferingstatesocietylawgovernmentbusinessfinancemoraleconomypoliticsnegativeguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTordre, déformerTo bend or strain out of its position."to wring a mast"Tordre un mât.actionpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEssorage, l'action de tordreThe act by which something is wrung."After the washing, the wringing of the wet clothes was done by hand. "Après le lavage, l'essorage des vêtements mouillés s'est fait à la main.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
