wangle

wangle
'wæŋɡl
verb
(to obtain or achieve (something) by trickery: He got us seats for the concert - I don't know how he wangled it.) fikse, ordne, lure seg til
I
subst. \/ˈwæŋɡl\/
(det å bruke) knep, (det å bruke) lureri
• she got it by a wangle
hun lurte det til seg
II
verb \/ˈwæŋɡl\/ (hverdagslig)
1) snoke til seg, lure til seg, fikse
• he wangled an invitation to a party
han fikset en invitasjon til en fest
• she wangled an extra week's holiday
hun lurte til seg en ekstra ukes ferie
2) fikse, ordne, svindle med
• she did wangle the accounts
hun fikset jo på regnskapet

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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  • wangle — wan|gle [ wæŋgl ] verb transitive INFORMAL to get something by tricking someone or persuading them in an indirect way: I decided to try and wangle an invitation to her party. It sounds like he s trying to wangle your money from you. We ve managed …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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