wrench

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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛnt͡ʃ/
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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: [ˈɹwɛnt͡ʃ]
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• Australian: /ˈɹent͡ʃ/
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• Australian: [ˈɹwent͡ʃ] ~ [ˈɹwe̞nt͡ʃ]
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• New-Zealand: /ˈɹent͡ʃ/
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• New-Zealand: [ˈɹwe̝nt͡ʃ] ~ [ˈɹwɪnt͡ʃ]
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• Scotland, Wales: /ˈɾɛnt͡ʃ/
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• /ˈɹɪnt͡ʃ/ Southern US, African-American Vernacular, Appalachia
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• [ˈɹwɪnt͡ʃ] Southern US, African-American Vernacular, Appalachia
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From wrench, in the sense of trick, artifice, deceit, thus a nickname for a sly and wily person.

From Middle English wrench, from Old English wrenċ, from Proto-Germanic *wrankiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wreng- (“to turn”). Compare German Rank (“plot, intrigue”).

From Middle English wrenchen, from Old English wrenċan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrankijan, from Proto-Germanic *wrankijaną. Compare German renken.

170 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: похват (pohvat) — trick or artifice
• Finnish: temppu — trick or artifice
• Bulgarian: измама (izmama) — deceit; guile; treachery
• Finnish: petos — deceit; guile; treachery
• Finnish: petkutus — deceit; guile; treachery
• Finnish: huijaus — deceit; guile; treachery
• Aragonese: arrancar — violent twisting movement
• Bulgarian: дръпване (drǎpvane) — violent twisting movement
• Bulgarian: извиване (izvivane) — violent twisting movement
• Dutch: ruk — violent twisting movement
• Esperanto: tordo — violent twisting movement
• Finnish: vääntö — violent twisting movement
• German: Ruck — violent twisting movement
• Hungarian: rántás — violent twisting movement
• Hungarian: rándítás — violent twisting movement
• Hungarian: ficamítás — violent twisting movement
• Irish: sníomh — violent twisting movement
• Italian: strappo — violent twisting movement
• Italian: spinta — violent twisting movement
• Italian: strattone — violent twisting movement
• Italian: storta — violent twisting movement
• Italian: slogatura — violent twisting movement
• Korean: 비틀기 (biteulgi) — violent twisting movement
• Korean: 뒤틀기 (dwiteulgi) — violent twisting movement
• Macedonian: извитку́вање (izvitkúvanje) — violent twisting movement
• Macedonian: исчашу́вање (isčašúvanje) — violent twisting movement
• Portuguese: sacalão — violent twisting movement
• Romanian: răsucire — violent twisting movement
• Scottish Gaelic: snìomh — violent twisting movement
• Spanish: tirón — violent twisting movement
• Swedish: bändning — violent twisting movement
• Swedish: ryck — violent twisting movement
• Swedish: vridning — violent twisting movement
• Turkish: burma — violent twisting movement
• Turkish: burum — violent twisting movement
• Turkish: burku — violent twisting movement
• Bulgarian: навяхване (navjahvane) — injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb
• Finnish: nyrjähdys — injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb
• Hungarian: ficam — injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb
• Swedish: ledvrickning — injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb
• Swedish: stukning — injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb
• Swedish: sträckning — injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb
• Swedish: försträckning — injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb
• Turkish: burku — injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb
• Bulgarian: остър завой (ostǎr zavoj) — turn at an acute angle
• Finnish: vinssi — winch or windlass
• Finnish: vintturi — winch or windlass
• Arabic: مِفْتَاحُ رَبْط (miftāḥu rabṭ) — hand tool
• Bashkir: асҡыс (asqıs) — hand tool
• Bulgarian: френски ключ (frenski ključ) — hand tool
• Chinese Mandarin: 扳手 (bānshǒu) — hand tool
• Chinese Mandarin: 扳子 (bānzi) — hand tool
• Czech: klíč — hand tool
• Danish: skruenøgle — hand tool
• Danish: skiftenøgle — hand tool
• Danish: svensknøgle — hand tool
• Dutch: moersleutel — hand tool
• Dutch: schroefsleutel — hand tool
• Dutch: sleutel — hand tool
• Dutch: Engelse sleutel — hand tool
• Esperanto: ŝraŭbŝlosilo — hand tool
• Faroese: skiftilykil — hand tool
• Faroese: skrúvulykil — hand tool
• Finnish: kiintoavain — hand tool
• Finnish: jakoavain — hand tool
• French: clef à écrous — hand tool
• French: clef — hand tool
• French: clé — hand tool
• French: serre-écrou — hand tool
• French: clé de serrage — hand tool
• German: Schraubenschlüssel — hand tool
• German: Schlüssel — hand tool
• Hungarian: csavarkulcs — hand tool
• Hungarian: villáskulcs — hand tool
• Hungarian: franciakulcs — hand tool
• Indonesian: kungris — hand tool
• Indonesian: kunci inggris — hand tool
• Italian: chiave — hand tool
• Italian: serradadi — hand tool
• Italian: chiave inglese — hand tool
• Italian: chiave piatta — hand tool
• Japanese: レンチ (renchi) — hand tool
• Japanese: スパナ (supana) — hand tool
• Khmer: ការមួល (kaa muəl) — hand tool
• Korean: 첼라 (chella) — hand tool
• Korean: 워터펌프플라이어 (woteopeompeupeullaieo) — hand tool
• Latvian: atslēga — hand tool
• Macedonian: одвртувач (odvrtuvač) — hand tool
• Macedonian: клуч (kluč) — hand tool
• Māori: huriperu — hand tool
• Māori: wāwāhi — hand tool
• Norwegian: skiftenøkkel — hand tool
• Plautdietsch: Schlätel — hand tool
• Portuguese: chave inglesa — hand tool
• Portuguese: chave de boca — hand tool
• Romanian: cheie fixă — hand tool
• Russian: га́ечный клю́ч (gáječnyj kljúč) — hand tool
• Russian: клю́ч (kljúč) — hand tool
• Russian: разводно́й клю́ч (razvodnój kljúč) — hand tool
• Spanish: llave — hand tool
• Spanish: llave de tuerca — hand tool
• Spanish: llave inglesa — hand tool
• Swedish: skiftnyckel — hand tool
• Tagalog: birador — hand tool
• Thai: ประแจ (bprà-jɛɛ) — hand tool
• Ukrainian: гайкови́й ключ (hajkovýj ključ) — hand tool
• Dutch: moeilijk afscheid — violent emotional change caused by separation
• Dutch: verdriet — violent emotional change caused by separation
• German: Abschiedsschmerz — violent emotional change caused by separation
• German: Stich ins Herz — violent emotional change caused by separation
• Italian: strazio — violent emotional change caused by separation
• Italian: dolore — violent emotional change caused by separation
• Swedish: hårt slag — violent emotional change caused by separation
• Swedish: smärta — violent emotional change caused by separation
• Finnish: keino — means, contrivance
• Bulgarian: извивам (izvivam) — to pull or twist
• Danish: vride — to pull or twist
• Dutch: afbreken — to pull or twist
• Dutch: loswringen — to pull or twist
• Finnish: kiskaista — to pull or twist
• Finnish: riuhtaista — to pull or twist
• Finnish: tempaista — to pull or twist
• Finnish: kiskoa — to pull or twist
• Finnish: riuhtoa — to pull or twist
• Finnish: tempoa — to pull or twist
• French: arracher — to pull or twist
• German: drehen — to pull or twist
• Ancient Greek: στρεβλόω (streblóō) — to pull or twist
• Hungarian: ránt — to pull or twist
• Hungarian: rándít — to pull or twist
• Hungarian: rángat — to pull or twist
• Irish: freang — to pull or twist
• Irish: sníomh — to pull or twist
• Italian: torcere — to pull or twist
• Italian: storcere — to pull or twist
• Korean: 뒤틀다 (dwiteulda) — to pull or twist
• Korean: 비틀다 (biteulda) — to pull or twist
• Māori: raukeke — to pull or twist
• Portuguese: arrancar — to pull or twist
• Romanian: trage — to pull or twist
• Romanian: invarti — to pull or twist
• Russian: вывёртывать (vyvjórtyvatʹ) — to pull or twist
• Russian: вырыва́ть (vyryvátʹ) — to pull or twist
• Russian: тяну́ть (tjanútʹ) — to pull or twist
• Russian: дёргать (djórgatʹ) — to pull or twist
• Scottish Gaelic: snìomh — to pull or twist
• Turkish: burmak — to pull or twist
• Woiwurrung: koorrbak — to pull or twist
• Azerbaijani: burxutmaq — to sprain a joint
• Bulgarian: навяхвам (navjahvam) — to sprain a joint
• Dutch: verstuiken — to sprain a joint
• Dutch: omslaan — to sprain a joint
• Dutch: verzwikken — to sprain a joint
• Finnish: nyrjäyttää — to sprain a joint
• German: verrenken — to sprain a joint
• Ancient Greek: στρεβλόω (streblóō) — to sprain a joint
• Hungarian: kificamít — to sprain a joint
• Italian: slogare — to sprain a joint
• Māori: pakoki — to sprain a joint
• Māori: tanoi — to sprain a joint
• Māori: tanoni — to sprain a joint
• Māori: takoki — to sprain a joint
• Portuguese: deslocar — to sprain a joint
• Portuguese: torcer — to sprain a joint
• Russian: вы́вихнуть (vývixnutʹ) — to sprain a joint
• Turkish: burmak — to sprain a joint
• Dutch: los — to use a wrench
• Dutch: vastdraaien — to use a wrench
• Russian: вывёртывать (vyvjórtyvatʹ) — to use a wrench
• Russian: выкру́чивать (vykrúčivatʹ) — to use a wrench