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entangle [ɪnˈtæŋgəl] vb (tr)
1. to catch or involve in or as if in a tangle; ensnare or enmesh 2. to make tangled or twisted; snarl 3. to make complicated; confuse 4. to involve in difficulties; entrap entangler n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
entangle verb 1. tangle, catch, trap, twist, knot, mat, mix up, snag, snarl, snare, jumble, ravel, trammel, enmesh The door handle had entangled itself with the strap of her bag. tangle free, separate, loose, unfold, detach, sever, unravel, disconnect, extricate, disengage, disentangle, untangle, untwist, unsnarl Translations entangle [ɪnˈtæŋgl] VT entangle vt (= catch up) → verfangen; to become entangled in something → sich in etw (dat) → verfangen; their feet were entangled in the ropes → sie hatten sich mit den Füßen in den Seilen verfangen (= get into a tangle) hair → verwirren; wool, thread, ropes → verwickeln, verwirren; to become entangled → sich verwirren, sich verwickeln or verheddern (inf) (fig, in affair etc) → verwickeln, verstricken (→ in in +acc); he became entangled in his own words → er verhaspelte sich (inf) entangle [ɪnˈtæŋgl] vt (thread) → impigliare to become entangled in sth (fig) → rimanere impegolato/a in qc entangle [ɪnˈtæŋgl] vt (thread) → impigliare to become entangled in sth (fig) → rimanere impegolato/a in qc v entangle [inˈtӕŋgl] to cause (something) to become twisted or tangled with something else Her long scarf entangled itself in the bicycle wheel; entangled in an unhappy love affair. verstrik, verwikkel يَشْبِك вплитам zaplést se filtre ind; vikle ind verwickeln μπλέκω enredar, enmarañar sisse mässima گرفتار کردن؛ گیر انداختن sotkeutua emmêler לְסַבֵּך उलझाना, फंसाना zaplesti, zamrsiti összekuszál melibatkan flækja(st) í impigliare; invischiare もつれさせる 얽히게 하다 į(si)painioti, į(si)velti sapīties; iepīt; iejaukt terperangkap verstrikken filtre seg sammen, vikle seg inn i zaplątać emaranhar a se încurca запутывать(ся) zapliesť sa zaplesti upetljati trassla (snärja) in ทำให้พัวพันในปัญหา dolaştırmak, dolanmak 纏住 заплутувати(ся) پھندے میں پھنسنا ، معاملات میں الجھنا vướng vào 缠住 n enˈtanglement verwarring, verwikkeling, verstrikking تَشْبيك، تَعْقيد заплитане spletení; zápletka sammenfiltring; indvikling die Verwicklung μπλέξιμο enredo, lío sissemässimine گرفتاری؛ در هم پیچیدگی suhde enchevêtrement, complications סִבּוּך उलझन zaplet, zbrka összekuszálás keterlibatan flækja imbroglio; complicazione もつれ 얽힘 į(si)painiojimas, į(si)vėlimas sapīšanās; nepatikšanas keterlibatan verwikkeling sammenfiltring, forvikling plątanina complicação încurcătură, complicaţie запутанность; затруднение spletenie; zápletka zaplet upetljanost intrasslande, trassel, härva การทำให้ยุ่ง karışıklık, dolaşıklık 糾纏 заплутаність جال ، پھندے میں الجھنے کی کیفیت sự vướng mắc 纠缠 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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She felt she would love to see somebody entangle their fingers in the oily beard of the fat foreigner who owned the establishment. There appeared in the papers caricatures of every gigantic and imaginary creature, from the white whale, the terrible "Moby Dick" of sub-arctic regions, to the immense kraken, whose tentacles could entangle a ship of five hundred tons and hurry it into the abyss of the ocean. There was a circumstance which at first sight seemed to entangle his delirious but still methodical scheme. |
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