wrangle

[US]/'ræŋg(ə)l/
[UK]/'ræŋɡl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. bråka; ha en tvist
n. en hetsig argumentation
Word Forms
Past Participlewrangled
Past Tensewrangled
Pluralwrangles
Third Person Singularwrangles
Present Participlewrangling

Phrases & Collocations

wrangle over money

bråk om pengar

political wrangle

politiskt gräl

wrangle in court

gräl inför domstolen

Example Sentences

I don’t want to get into a wrangle with the committee.

Jag vill inte hamna i en grälande diskussion med kommittén.

an insurance wrangle is holding up compensation payments.

En försäkringsstrid fördröjer ersättningsbetalningar.

the horses were wrangled early.

hästarna hanterades tidigt.

The wrangle between the school and the local council has gone on for two years.

Grälandet mellan skolan och den lokala kommunen har pågått i två år.

they wrangled and finagled over the fine points.

de gräla och manipulerade kring de finaste detaljerna.

The two countries fell out in a bitter wrangle over imports.

De två länderna hamnade i en bitter grälande konflikt om import.

Real-world Examples

He was reluctant to plunge into the bitter partisan wrangle.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

It can be a drag wrangling four little ones.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation April 2021

It make sure they really know how to wrangle the employees. Like Kim, she never buses her tables.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

So if he doesn't, and if there is a legal wrangle, who sorts it out, the Supreme Court.

Source: BBC Listening September 2020 Collection

Charles and Hal wrangled whenever Mercedes gave them a chance.

Source: The Call of the Wild

But for military leaders lower in rank, wrangling KBR was impossible.

Source: New York Times

Jenna. Thanks for helping wrangle the volunteers. -Of course. For a good cause.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 2

This is the first day she's wrangling her students from her dining room table.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2020 Compilation

But as wrangles about Brexit and racism swirled around him, he resolved to read up.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

He's wrangled support from across hundreds of acres of farmland, at least 11 rural counties.

Source: CNN Listening November 2013 Collection

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