mangled

ˈmæŋɡəld
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Translation of mangled from English into Dutch

Adjective

1.

physical damage

severely damaged or disfigured beyond recognition
  • The mangled car was beyond repair.De verwrongen auto was niet meer te repareren.
2.

distorted

badly mishandled or distorted
  • His explanation was so mangled that no one could understand it.Zijn uitleg was zo verhaspeld dat niemand het kon begrijpen
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Synonyms and analogies of mangled in English

Examples of mangled in a sentence

  • His mangled hand required immediate surgery.
  • The mangled remains of the document were unreadable.
  • The mangled wires caused the device to malfunction.
mangle
ˈmæŋɡəl
Verb
tr.
1.

damage

ruin or spoil something
  • He mangled the presentation with errors.Hij verpestte de presentatie met fouten.
2.

physical damage

change or disfigure by cutting or tearing
  • The car was mangled in the accident.De auto was verminkt bij het ongeluk.
3.

language

speak or write unclearly or incorrectly
  • He mangled the quote in his speech.Hij verhaspelde het citaat in zijn toespraak.
4.

technology

TECH.
modify an identifier for unique internal use
TECH.
  • The compiler mangled the function names.De compiler wijzigde de functienamen.
Noun
1.

machinery

DatedUK
machine for pressing or drying wet textiles
DatedUK
wringer mangel pers
  • The old mangle was still used in the laundry room.De oude wringer werd nog steeds in de wasruimte gebruikt.
2.

household

DatedUK
hand-operated device with rollers for wringing laundry
DatedUK
wringer waswringer
  • She used a mangle to wring out the clothes.Ze gebruikte een wringer om de kleren uit te wringen.

Expressions with mangle: examples in English and translations in Dutch

door de mangel halen
streng bekritiseren
The proposal was put through the mangle by the review committee.
mangeluitrusting
versleten apparatuur
The old mangle gear barely works anymore.
warboel
His desk was a mingle-mangle of papers and books.

Translations of "mangled" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective / Participle
verminktpp.

Well, that's the fifth time you mangled my forehead.

Omdat dit de vijfde keer is dat je mijn voorhoofd verminkt.

gemangeldpp.

I need to make sure that nobody's been mangled or killed.

Ik moet zorgen dat er niemand gemangeld of gedood is.

verwrongenadj./pp.

I found this mangled piece of lead embedded deep in the floorboards.

Ik vond dit verwrongen stuk lood, diep in de bodemplanken.

toegetakeldpp.

You poor, mangled husk of what was once a robot.

Arm toegetakeld overblijfsel van wat ooit een robot was.

verhaspeldpp.

The spice mixes used were soon adopted by the English, whereby the word became mangled into 'curry'.

Het gebruik van dit type kruidenmengsels werd door de Engelsen overgenomen, waarbij het woord verhaspeld werd tot "curry".

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Other translations for mangled:

  • verdraaidadj./pp.
  • kapotadj.

mangled: Examples and translations in context

The mangled helmet could not protect him during the crash.

De volledig gedeukte en verminkte helm kon hem tijdens de klap niet beschermen.

Witnesses say his body was badly mangled when his car exploded today.

Volgens getuigen werd hij zwaar verminkt toen zijn auto vandaag ontplofte.

This city is a pigeon, hobbling with one mangled foot.

Deze stad is een duif die voortstrompelt op één verminkte poot.

Once, someone's son died all mangled under a car.

Ooit, iemands zoon ging dood helemaal verminkt onder een auto.

They were even refused access to the mangled corpses of their loved ones.

Ze werden zelfs de toegang geweigerd tot de verminkte lijken van hun dierbaren.

And you did not see them grow, where his mangled body lay.

En je niet ziet ze groeien, waar zijn verminkte lichaam lag.

Well, that's the fifth time you mangled my forehead.

Omdat dit de vijfde keer is dat je mijn voorhoofd verminkt.

Once, someone's son died all mangled under a car.

Ooit, iemands zoon ging dood helemaal verminkt onder een auto.

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