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untangle [ʌnˈtæŋgəl] vb (tr)
1. to free from a tangled condition 2. to free from perplexity or confusion ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
untangle verb 1. disentangle, unravel, sort out, extricate, straighten out, untwist, unsnarl trying to untangle several reels of film disentangle tangle, muddle, snarl, jumble, entangle, enmesh 2. solve, clear up, straighten out, understand, explain, figure out (informal), clarify, unravel, fathom, get to the bottom of, elucidate, suss out (informal), puzzle out Lawyers began trying to untangle the complex affairs of the bank. solve confuse, complicate, muddle, puzzle Translations untangle [ʌnˈtæŋgəl] vt (= disentangle) [+ knots, hair, string, cable] → démêler (= sort out) [+ affairs, problem] → dénouer, débrouiller untangle vt (lit, fig) → entwirren v untangle [anˈtӕŋgl] to take (eg string, thread etc) out of its tangled condition; to disentangle She tried to untangle her hair. loskam, los maak يَفُك الخُيوط المُتَشابِكَه оправям rozplést rede ud entwirren ξεμπερδεύω desenmarañar lahti harutama از پیچیدگی درآوردن selvittää démêler לְהַתִיר सुलझाना razmrsiti, rasplesti kibont greiða úr flækju districare ほどく 엉킨 것을 풀다 išnarplioti atšķetināt menguraikan ontwarren løse opp en floke rozplątać desembaraçar a descurca распутывать rozpliesť razplesti razmrsiti reda upp [] คลายให้หายยุ่ง çözmek, açmak 解開 розплутувати سلجھانا gỡ rối 解开 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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Then he gave Jack a sudden push that sent him sprawling upon the cushions in so awkward a fashion that he doubled up like a jackknife, and had hard work to untangle himself. It is true that I have never had a case, and have had to earn a poor living for twenty years as an expert accountant in a town where I can't get a hold of a set of books to untangle as often as I should like. All we had to do, any time, was to let go our end--as I am going to do now, so that those Greeks can untangle their nets. |
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