wring out

essorer

Tordre et serrer un tissu mouillé pour en faire sortir l'eau.

En anglais simple : To twist and squeeze wet cloth so that the water comes out.

• Wring out the wet towel.
• She wrung out her shirt after the rain.
• Have you wrung the cloth out yet?

Comment l'utiliser : wring something out (Wring the cloth out over the sink.)

Synonymes : wring, squeeze out

Expressions courantes : wring out something, wring out towels, wring out clothes

arracher, extorquer

Forcer quelqu'un à donner des informations, de l'argent ou autre chose contre sa volonté.

En anglais simple : To make someone give you information, money, or something else when they do not want to.

• She wrung the truth out of him.
• They tried to wring more money out of us.
• How did you wring that answer out of her?

Comment l'utiliser : wring something out of someone (They wrung a confession out of him.)

Synonymes : extract, force out

Expressions courantes : wring something out, wring out money

pousser à ses limites

Piloter un avion en le poussant au maximum pour découvrir ses capacités.

En anglais simple : To fly a plane as hard as possible to discover what it can do.

• The pilot wrung out the new plane.
• They wring out each aircraft before approving it.
• She spent the afternoon wringing the fighter out.

Comment l'utiliser : wring an aircraft out (The test pilot wrung the aircraft out over the sea.)

Synonymes : test to the limit

Expressions courantes : wring out aircraft, wring out something