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en·tan·gle  (n-tnggl)

tr.v. en·tan·gled, en·tan·gling, en·tan·gles

1. To twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; snarl.

2. To complicate; confuse.

3. To involve in or as if in a tangle. See Synonyms at catch.

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en·tangle·ment n.

en·tangler n.

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entangle [ɪnˈtæŋg^əl]

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

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	entangle - entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past" mire involve - engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"
	2.	entangle - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord" mat, snarl, tangle distort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" felt - mat together and make felt-like; "felt the wool" enmesh, ensnarl, mesh - entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh unsnarl, disentangle, straighten out - extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?"

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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

2. embroil, involve, complicate, mix up, muddle, implicate, bog down, enmesh Bureaucracy can entangle ventures for months.

Translations

entangle [ɪnˈtæŋgl] VT

1. [+ thread etc] → enredar, enmarañar

2. (fig) to become entangled in sth → verse envuelto en algo, enredarse en algo
to get entangled with sb → liarse con algn

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entangle [ɪnˈtæŋg^əl] vt

(lit) [+ wool, thread] → emmêler, embrouiller

(fig) to entangle o.s. in [+ lies, contradictions] → s'embrouiller dans
see also entangled

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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)

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entangle [ɪnˈtæŋgl] vt (thread) → impigliare
to become entangled in sth (fig) → rimanere impegolato/a in qc

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entangle [ɪnˈtæŋgl] vt (thread) → impigliare
to become entangled in sth (fig) → rimanere impegolato/a in qc

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entangle

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