wriggle
wriggle(
rih
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guhl
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (to squirm)
Connie lifted the rock and watched how the worms wriggled.Connie levantó la piedra y observó retorcerse a los gusanos.
a. serpentear
When it rains you can see worms wriggling along the ground.Cuando llueve se pueden ver gusanos serpenteando por el suelo.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Paul wriggled along the beams to hang Christmas ornaments in the dance hall.Paul avanzaba serpenteando por las vigas para poner adornos de Navidad en el salón de baile.
The salamander wriggled down the pipe.La salamandra bajó serpenteando por el tubo.
a. escaparse
The snake quickly wriggled away from the cat trying to catch it.La serpiente se escapó rápidamente del gato que trataba de atraparla.
b. escabullirse
With Victor's help, Marco was able to wriggle out of the fraud charges against him.Con la ayuda de Víctor, Marco pudo escabullirse de los cargos de fraude contra él.
c. escurrirse
Tim caught a lizard, but it wriggled free.Tim atrapó una lagartija, pero se le escurrió.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. mover
James wriggled a sardine to get the cat's attention.James movió una sardina para llamar la atención del gato.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el movimiento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Katie squealed with delight the first time she felt her baby having a wriggle in her tummy.Katie dio un grito de alegría la primera vez que sintió el movimiento de su bebé en la barriga.
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