"wiggle room" meaning in All languages combined

See wiggle room on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} wiggle room (uncountable)
  1. (informal) The opportunity to make alternative decisions or to pursue other courses of action, especially any involving only minor changes to one's present situation or course. Tags: informal, uncountable Synonyms: flexibility, latitude, leeway, elbow room, maneuvering room, room for maneuver, wobble room, wriggle room Related terms: running room Translations (opportunity to make alternative decisions): marge de maniobra [masculine] (Catalan), liikkumavara (Finnish), liikkumatila (Finnish), marge de manœuvre [feminine] (French), Spielraum [masculine] (German), mozgástér (Hungarian), spazio di manovra [masculine] (Italian), furtka [feminine] (Polish), пространство для маневра (prostranstvo dlja manevra) [neuter] (Russian), svängrum [neuter] (Swedish)
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          "sense": "opportunity to make alternative decisions",
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "opportunity to make alternative decisions",
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          "word": "Spielraum"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "opportunity to make alternative decisions",
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          "sense": "opportunity to make alternative decisions",
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          "word": "furtka"
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      "sense": "opportunity to make alternative decisions",
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      "sense": "opportunity to make alternative decisions",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "opportunity to make alternative decisions",
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