Meaning of mankeli | Babel Free
/ˈmɑŋkeli/Määritelmät
- mangle (device with rollers for smoothing flat textiles such as bedsheets, tableclothes)
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wringer (device for drying laundry consisting of two rollers between which the wet laundry is squeezed) dated
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credit card imprinter; knuckle-buster, zip-zap machine (mechanical device for imprinting the data embossed on a credit card on a receipt) dated, informal
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tight spot, dire straits, wringer (difficult situation or process that one has to go through) figuratively
Vastineet
Esimerkit
“He todella vetivät jokaisen hakijan mankelin läpi ennen valintaa.”
They really put each candidate through the wringer before choosing one to hire.
CEFR-taso
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.