tangled in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tangled in the English»French Dictionary

tangled [Brit ˈtaŋɡld, Am ˈtæŋɡ(ə)ld] ADJ

1. tangled:

tangled hair, wool, wire

emmêlé

tangled brambles, wires, wreckage

enchevêtré

2. tangled situation:

tangled

embrouillé

what a tangled web we weave (when first we practise to deceive)

la vie devient compliquée lorsque l'on commence à mentir

I.tangle up VB [Brit ˈtaŋɡ(ə)l -, Am ˈtæŋɡəl -] (tangle up)

tangle up

s'embrouiller

II.tangle up VB [Brit ˈtaŋɡ(ə)l -, Am ˈtæŋɡəl -] (tangle up [sth], tangle [sth] up)

tangle up

embrouiller, emmêler

to get tangled up hair, string, wires:

s'emmêler (in dans)

to get tangled up clothes:

s'entortiller (in dans)

to get tangled up person fig

s'empêtrer (in dans)

I.tangle [Brit ˈtaŋɡ(ə)l, Am ˈtæŋɡəl] N

1. tangle:

tangle (of hair, string, wires, weeds)

enchevêtrement m

tangle (of clothes, sheets)

fouillis m

in a tangle

tout embrouillé

to get in or into a tangle

s'embrouiller

2. tangle fig (political, legal, emotional):

tangle

imbroglio m

a tangle of problems/motives

un embrouillamini de problèmes/motifs

in a tangle

très embrouillé

to get in or into a tangle person:

s'empêtrer (with avec)

3. tangle (quarrel):

tangle

prise f de bec

II.tangle [Brit ˈtaŋɡ(ə)l, Am ˈtæŋɡəl] VB trans

tangle → tangle up

III.tangle [Brit ˈtaŋɡ(ə)l, Am ˈtæŋɡəl] VB intr

1. tangle hair, string, cable:

tangle

s'emmêler (around autour de)

2. tangle → tangle up

See also tangle up

I.tangle up VB [Brit ˈtaŋɡ(ə)l -, Am ˈtæŋɡəl -] (tangle up)

tangle up

s'embrouiller

II.tangle up VB [Brit ˈtaŋɡ(ə)l -, Am ˈtæŋɡəl -] (tangle up [sth], tangle [sth] up)

tangle up

embrouiller, emmêler

to get tangled up hair, string, wires:

s'emmêler (in dans)

to get tangled up clothes:

s'entortiller (in dans)

to get tangled up person fig

s'empêtrer (in dans)

I.tangle with VB [Brit ˈtaŋɡ(ə)l -, Am ˈtæŋɡəl -] (tangle with [sb/sth])

tangle with

se frotter à

Translations for tangled in the French»English Dictionary

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enchevêtrer

to tangle [sth] up (dans in)

être enchevêtré problèmes, affaire:

to be tangled

s'enchevêtrer

to tangle, to get tangled (dans in)

s'enchevêtrer dans

to get tangled up in

emmêler cheveux, fils

to tangle

s'emmêler

to get tangled up

s'emmêler

to get tangled up (dans in)

s'emmêler dans des explications/un raisonnement

to get tangled up in one's explanations/an argument

s'entremêler cheveux:

to get tangled

branches entremêlées

tangled branches

embrouiller fils, laine

to tangle

s'embrouiller fils, cheveux:

to become tangled

s'embrouiller dans explications

to get tangled up in

bourbier

tangle, quagmire

entortillement (résultat)

tangle

tangled in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tangled in the English»French Dictionary

I.tangle [ˈtæŋgl] N

1. tangle (mass of entwined threads):

tangle

enchevêtrement m

2. tangle pej (confusion, muddle):

tangle

embrouille f

to get in a tangle with lies

s'embrouiller dans les mensonges

in a tangle

embrouillé

II.tangle [ˈtæŋgl] VB trans

tangle

emmêler

tangled wires

fils emmêlés

I got tangled (up) in the ropes

je me suis pris dans les cordes

a tangled plot fig

une intrigue compliquée

III.tangle [ˈtæŋgl] VB intr

1. tangle (knot up):

tangle

s'emmêler

2. tangle (quarrel):

tangle

s'accrocher

don't tangle with her

ne te frotte pas à elle

Translations for tangled in the French»English Dictionary

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enchevêtré(e) fils

tangled

s'empêtrer dans qc

to get tangled up in sth

emmêler

to tangle

s'emmêler

to get tangled

s'enchevêtrer branches

to grow in a tangle

s'enchevêtrer fils

to get tangled

enchevêtrement de branches, liens

tangle

fouillis de lianes

a mass of tangled creepers

embrouiller chose

to tangle

tangled Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to get in a tangle with lies

s'embrouiller dans les mensonges

in a tangle

embrouillé

tangled wires

fils emmêlés

I got tangled (up) in the ropes

je me suis pris dans les cordes

a tangled plot fig

une intrigue compliquée

don't tangle with her

ne te frotte pas à elle

to get tangled up in sth

s'empêtrer dans qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The captain said he decided to attempt to sail, but strong winds tore the foresail and the foresail and the mainsail became tangled in the mast.

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They look down to the bottom of the cliff and see a tangled mass of wreckage.

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She is described as very small and lightly built, elfin-faced, with sun-tanned skin and wild, tangled black hair (dark green in the anime).

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She falls into a stupor on the bed, with the telephone cord tangled around her neck.

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Also, if you must use an extension cable, make sure it is a good quality one; not old, worn and tangled.

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About 6 cars escaped on the inside, while the rest of the field became tangled up in the incident.

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She usually gets tangled in her bandages and the others have to untangle her and re-wrap her.

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Sally is sad because her jump rope tangled up.

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It is a tangled provenance, and perhaps even for him easier to stylise than to explain.

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Any form of area rug that might get tangled under the wheelchair is a no-no.

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