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Wrench
01
llave inglesa
a hand tool with a handle and a jaw or jaws designed to grip, turn, or hold objects such as nuts, bolts, or pipes
Dialect
American
American
Ejemplos
He used a wrench to tighten the bolts on the bicycle's handlebars.
Usó una llave para apretar los tornillos del manillar de la bicicleta.
The plumber used an adjustable wrench to tighten the leaking pipe.
El fontanero usó una llave inglesa para apretar la tubería que goteaba.
02
tirón, sacudida
a jerky pulling movement
03
esguince, torcedura
a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
to wrench
01
torcerse
to injure a part of one's body, particularly one's ankle or shoulder by twisting it suddenly or violently
02
torcer
to pull or twist something forcefully or abruptly, often with the intention of extracting or removing it
Ejemplos
The dentist wrenched the decayed tooth out of the patient's mouth.
El dentista arrancó el diente cariado de la boca del paciente.
She wrenched the weed out of the ground, determined to clear the garden.
Ella arrancó la maleza del suelo, decidida a limpiar el jardín.
03
torcer bruscamente, girar repentinamente
make a sudden twisting motion
04
retorcer, comprimir
twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
