unravel

un·rav·el  (n-rvl)

v. un·rav·eled or un·rav·elled, un·rav·el·ing or un·rav·el·ling, un·rav·els

v.tr.

1.

a. To undo or ravel the knitted fabric of.

b. To separate (entangled threads).

2. To separate and clarify the elements of (something mysterious or baffling); solve. See Synonyms at solve.

v.intr.

To become unraveled.

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unravel [ʌnˈræv^əl]

vb -els, -elling, -elled US, -els -eling, -eled

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) (tr) to reduce (something knitted or woven) to separate strands

2. (tr) to undo or untangle (something tangled or knotted)

3. (tr) to explain or solve the mystery was unravelled

4. (intr) to become unravelled

unraveller  n

unravelment  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	unravel - become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "unravel the thread" unknot, unpick, unscramble, untangle undo - cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions" ravel, tangle, knot - tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story"
	2.	unravel - disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?" ravel, ravel out unsnarl, disentangle, straighten out - extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?" ravel, tangle, knot - tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story"
	3.	unravel - become undone; "the sweater unraveled" run ladder, run - come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running" disintegrate - break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died"

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unravel

verb

1. break up, fail, collapse, go wrong, fall apart, come apart (at the seams) When she returned to America, the marriage unravelled.

2. solve, explain, work out, resolve, interpret, figure out (informal), make out, clear up, suss (out) (slang), get to the bottom of, get straight, puzzle out She wanted to unravel the mystery of her husband's disappearance.

3. undo, separate, disentangle, free, unwind, extricate, straighten out, untangle, unknot He could unravel knots that others could not even attempt.

Translations

unravel [ʌnˈrævəl]

A. VT → desenredar, desenmarañar

B. VI → desenredarse, desenmarañarse

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unravel [ʌnˈræv^əl]

vt

[+ knot, threads, string] → démêler; [+ knitting] → défaire

[+ mystery, intrigue] → dénouer

vi

[knitting] → se défaire; [carpet, fabric] → s'effilocher

(= fall apart) [relationship] → se dégrader; [marriage] → se défaire; [system] → se disloquer; [plan] → péricliter

(= become clearer) [mystery, story] → se dénouer

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unravel

vt knitting → aufziehen; (lit, fig: = untangle) → entwirren; mystery → lösen

vi (knitting) → sich aufziehen; (fig) → sich entwirren, sich auflösen; (mystery) → sich lösen; (plan, system) → aufdecken

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unravel [ʌnˈræv/əl]

1. vt (knitting) → disfare; (wool) → dipanare, districare; (threads) → sfilare, sbrogliare (fig) (mystery) → risolvere; (plot) → venire a capo di

2. vi (knitting) → disfarsi; (threads) → sbrogliarsi

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unravel [ʌnˈræv/əl]

1. vt (knitting) → disfare; (wool) → dipanare, districare; (threads) → sfilare, sbrogliare (fig) (mystery) → risolvere; (plot) → venire a capo di

2. vi (knitting) → disfarsi; (threads) → sbrogliarsi

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unravel

v unravel [anˈrӕvəl]

1 to take (eg string, thread etc) out of its tangled condition; to disentangle She could not unravel the tangled thread. ontwar, uitrafel يَفُك الخَيْط разнищвам rozmotat optrevle entwirren ξεμπλέκω, ξεμπερδεύω desenmarañar, desenredar lahti harutama از هم باز کردن selvittää démêler לְהָתִיר सुलझाना razmrsiti kibogoz greiða úr districare ときほぐす 얽힌 것을 풀다 išnarplioti atšķetināt terurai ontrafelen løse opp en floke rozplątać desembaraçar a descurca распутывать rozmotať razplesti odmrsiti reda ut, trassla upp แก้ออก çözmek, açmak 解開 розплутувати سلجھانا tháo, gỡ ra 解开

2 (especially of a knitted fabric) to undo or become undone My knitting (got) unravelled when it fell off the needles. uitrafel مَنْسول الخُيوط разплитам rozpárat se trevle op auftrennen ξηλώνω, ξηλώνομαι deshacerse hargnema در رفتن purkaantua (se) défaire לְהָתִיר उधेड़ना otporiti felfejt; felfeslik rakna upp; rekja upp disfarsi ほどける 실을 풀다 iš(si)ardyti izārdīt; izārdīties terurai rafelen rakne; greie ut; rekke opp spruć (się) desfazer-se a deşira распускать(ся) rozpárať sa razparati odmrsiti repa upp [] ปลด sök(ül)mek 脫線 розплутуватися اڈھيڑنا sổ mép, xơ ra 拆散

3 to solve (a problem, mystery etc) Is there no-one who can unravel this mystery? oplos يَحُل разкривам rozluštit udrede; løse enträtseln ξεδιαλύνω desembrollar lahendama حل کردن selvittää dénouer לִפתוֹר हल करना razriješiti megold leysa, ráða fram úr chiarire, sciogliere 解明する 해결하다 išnarplioti, atskleisti atrisināt; atminēt (mīklu u.tml.) terungkai oplossen oppklare, løse rozwikłać deslindar a clarifica (o problemă); a dezlega un mister разгадывать rozlúštiť rešiti rešiti reda ut, klara upp, lösa แก้ไข çözmek 解決 розгадувати, пояснювати عقدہ حل کرنا làm sáng tỏ 解决