intertwine (redirected from intertwinement)

in·ter·twine  (ntr-twn)

tr. & intr.v. in·ter·twined, in·ter·twin·ing, in·ter·twines

To join or become joined by twining together.

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inter·twinement n.

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intertwine [ˌɪntəˈtwaɪn]

vb

to unite or be united by twisting or twining together Also intertwist

intertwinement  n

intertwiningly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	intertwine - spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" enlace, interlace, lace, twine, entwine distort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" wreathe, wind - form into a wreath twine - make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope" wattle - interlace to form wattle plash, pleach - interlace the shoots of; "pleach a hedge" ravel, tangle, knot - tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" splice - join by interweaving strands; "Splice the wires"
	2.	intertwine - make lacework by knotting or looping tat handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch
	3.	intertwine - make a loop in; "loop a rope" loop entwine, knit - tie or link together crochet, hook - make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day" noose - make a noose in or of

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intertwine

verb interweave, entwine, interlace, cross, link, twist, braid, convolute, reticulate, interwreathe, inweave Trees and creepers intertwined, blocking our way.

Translations

intertwine [ˌɪntəˈtwaɪn]

A. VI [limbs, fingers, plants] → entrelazarse; [fates, destinies] → cruzarse, entrecruzarse

B. VT [+ limbs, fingers, plants] → entrelazar; [+ fates, destinies] → cruzar, entrecruzar; [+ interests] → interrelacionar

intertwine [ˌɪntə^rˈtwaɪn]

vt [+ narratives, strands, destinies] → entremêler
Their destinies are intertwined → Leurs destinées sont entremêlées.
intertwined with → entremêlé(e) à
to intertwine sth with sth → entremêler qch et qch
He intertwines personal reminiscences with the story of British television → Il entremêle des réminiscences personnelles et l'histoire de la télévision britannique.

vi

[strands, creepers] → s'entremêler
Trees and creepers intertwined, blocking our way → Les arbres et les lianes s'entremêlaient, obstruant notre chemin.

[fates, narratives] → s'entremêler
Her fate intertwined with his → Sa destinée s'entremêlait à la sienne.

intertwine

vt → verschlingen; (fig) destinies also → verknüpfen; stories → verweben

vi (branches, arms etc) → sich ineinander verschlingen; (threads) → verschlungen sein; (fig: destinies) → sich verbinden

intertwine [ˌɪntəˈtwaɪn]

1. vt → intrecciare

2. vi → intrecciarsi