wriggle en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de wriggle en el diccionario inglés»español

I.wriggle [ingl. am. ˈrɪɡəl, ingl. brit. ˈrɪɡ(ə)l] V. intr.

1. wriggle (move):

wriggle worm/fish:

retorcerse

to wriggle along worm:

avanzar serpenteando or culebreando

stop wriggling!

¡quédate or estáte quieto!

children wriggled in their seats

los niños se movían inquietos en sus asientos

she wriggled with discomfort

se retorció incómoda

he wriggled out through the bars

se escurrió por entre las rejas

I wriggled into my trousers

me puse los pantalones (con dificultad)

I wriggled through the gap in the fence

me metí por el agujero de la cerca

2. wriggle (with embarrassment):

to make sb wriggle

hacerle pasar vergüenza a alguien

II.wriggle [ingl. am. ˈrɪɡəl, ingl. brit. ˈrɪɡ(ə)l] V. trans.

wriggle body/toes:

wriggle

mover

I managed to wriggle the trousers on

conseguí embutirme los pantalones

he managed to wriggle himself free

logró zafarse retorciéndose

III.wriggle [ingl. am. ˈrɪɡəl, ingl. brit. ˈrɪɡ(ə)l] SUST.

to give a wriggle of pleasure

estremecerse de placer

she freed herself with a wriggle

se zafó con un movimiento

wriggle out of V. [ingl. am. ˈrɪɡəl -, ingl. brit. ˈrɪɡ(ə)l -] (v + adv + prep + o)

wriggle out of dress/jeans

quitarse (con dificultad)

to wriggle out of a chore

ingeniárselas para librarse de un trabajo

she wriggled out of having to go visiting

se las ingenió para librarse de tener que ir de visita

don't try to wriggle out of it!

¡no trates de escabullirte!

Traducciones de wriggle en el diccionario español»inglés

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

culebrear culebra:

to wriggle along

zafarse de algo

to get o wriggle out of sth

sacudirse el mochuelo no te sacudas el mochuelo y hazlo

stop trying to wriggle out of it, and just do it coloq.

le pusimos una trampa pero logró escurrirse

we laid a trap for him but he managed to wriggle o get out of it

wriggle en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de wriggle en el diccionario inglés»español

I.wriggle [ˈrɪgl] -ling -ling V. intr.

1. wriggle (squirm around):

wriggle

retorcerse

2. wriggle (move forward by twisting):

wriggle

serpentear

to wriggle through sth

deslizarse por algo

to wriggle out of sth fig. coloq.

escapar de un apuro

II.wriggle [ˈrɪgl] -ling -ling V. trans. (jiggle back and forth)

wriggle

menear

wriggle body, hand, toes

mover

to wriggle one's way along

avanzar serpenteando

to wriggle oneself into sth

introducirse con dificultad en algo

to wriggle (one's way) out of sth

escaquearse de algo

III.wriggle [ˈrɪgl] -ling -ling SUST.

wriggle

meneo m

with a wriggle, she managed to crawl through the gap

logró deslizarse por el agujero serpenteando

Traducciones de wriggle en el diccionario español»inglés

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

aletear

to wriggle

agitarse (con el cuerpo)

to wriggle

wriggle Ejemplos de uso en el diccionario PONS (revisados por la redacción)

to wriggle through sth

deslizarse por algo

to wriggle out of sth fig. coloq.

escapar de un apuro

to wriggle one's way along

avanzar serpenteando

to wriggle oneself into sth

introducirse con dificultad en algo

to wriggle (one's way) out of sth

escaquearse de algo

with a wriggle, she managed to crawl through the gap

logró deslizarse por el agujero serpenteando

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

Rather than swim, epaulette sharks walk by wriggling their bodies and pushing with their paired fins.

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A short man, he had the ability to wriggle through tackles and to consistently break the gain line.

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They have slender, lithe body, which allows them to wriggle into crevices and holes and extract prey inaccessible to other reef sharks.

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It includes live baby pink shrimp wriggling their legs and waving their antennae as they are eaten.

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Gelatinous worms wriggle from layer to layer, wending through tentacled vegetation encrusted with orange moss, all suspended above an amoebic sea.

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It includes live baby pink shrimp wriggling their legs and waving their antenna as they are eaten.

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Often one has to shove one's self through or wriggle under briars, with awkward results to clothing and many and deep cuts and scratches...

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The larvae are quite active, and when disturbed, may wriggle violently, move backward and spin a strand of silk from which to dangle.

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The larvae move out of the burrow and wriggle to pools or water courses that form in the wet season.

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He wriggles out of the situation and all toast the young couple.

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