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Wrench
01
clé, clef
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
Exemples
The plumber used an adjustable wrench to tighten the leaking pipe.
Le plombier a utilisé une clé à molette pour serrer le tuyau qui fuyait.
02
a sudden, forceful pull
03
a painful twist or strain of muscles or ligaments
to wrench
01
tordre
to twist a body part suddenly and cause a sprain
02
tordre, tirer sur d'un coup sec, tirer violemment sur
to twist or pull something hard and suddenly to detach it from where it is fixed
Exemples
She wrenched the weed out of the ground, determined to clear the garden.
03
to make a quick, sharp twisting motion
04
to twist or contort the body from pain or distress
