tangle in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for tangle in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

1. tangle:

tangle (of hair, string, wires, weeds)

groviglio m

tangle (of clothes, sheets)

ammasso m

in a tangle

aggrovigliato

to get in or into a tangle

ingarbugliarsi

2. tangle (political, legal, emotional):

tangle fig

intreccio m

tangle fig

groviglio m

a tangle of problems, motives

un intreccio di problemi, di motivi

in a tangle

ingarbugliato

to get in or into a tangle person:

mettersi nei pasticci (with con)

3. tangle (quarrel):

tangle

litigio m

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

attorcigliarsi (around attorno a)

2. tangle → tangle up

See also tangle up

I.tangle up VB [ˈtaŋɡ(ə)l -] (tangle up)

tangle up

aggrovigliarsi

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

tangle up

ingarbugliare qc

to get tangled up hair, string, wires:

ingarbugliarsi (in in)

to get tangled up clothes:

attorcigliarsi (in in)

to get tangled up person: fig

impelagarsi (in in)

I.tangle up VB [ˈtaŋɡ(ə)l -] (tangle up)

tangle up

aggrovigliarsi

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

tangle up

ingarbugliare qc

to get tangled up hair, string, wires:

ingarbugliarsi (in in)

to get tangled up clothes:

attorcigliarsi (in in)

to get tangled up person: fig

impelagarsi (in in)

tangle with VB [ˈtaŋɡ(ə)l -] (tangle with [sb, sth])

tangle with

litigare, attaccarsi con qn

Translations for tangle in the Italian»English Dictionary

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aggrovigliamento

tangle

inviluppo

tangle

attorcigliamento

tangle

viluppo

tangle

un viluppo di fili di lana

a tangle of wool threads

viluppo di pensieri

tangle of thoughts

groviglio

tangle also fig

un groviglio di idee confuse fig

a tangle of confused ideas

garbuglio

tangle

un garbuglio di fili

a tangle of threads

aggrovigliare

to tangle up also fig

aggrovigliarsi

to tangle (up) also fig

tangle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tangle in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.tangle [ˈtæŋ·gl] N

1. tangle:

tangle in hair

nodo m

tangle string

groviglio m

2. tangle fig (confusion):

tangle

confusione f

II.tangle [ˈtæŋ·gl] VB trans

tangle

ingarbugliare

III.tangle [ˈtæŋ·gl] VB intr

tangle

ingarbugliarsi

tangle with VB intr (quarrel)

tangle with

azzuffarsi con qn

Translations for tangle in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

aggrovigliamento

tangle

garbuglio

tangle

viluppo

tangle

groviglio

tangle

intrico (di rami, fili)

tangle

aggrovigliare

to tangle

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When restrained in any way or held against skin, such as if tangled up in clothing, the spider will then bite defensively.

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Over the past few years, for unfortunate reasons, both nations have become increasingly tangled in the war on drugs.

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Most commonly found in the sheet-web spider families, some webs will have loose, irregular tangles of silk above them.

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And there was nothing at all human about the eyes that blazed from the tangle of white hair.

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Hotels and other assets were also lost although court proceedings are currently underway to sort out the tangle.

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It is an annual herb with a fleshy, bristly stem up to 60 centimeters long and branching profusely, sometimes forming a tangle.

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It is an annual herb taking an erect or spreading form up to half a meter long or forming a mat or dense tangle.

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The tangle of confusion and trickery comes to a head in the final act.

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He becomes tangled up in his lies and eventually is caught.

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He avoided the legal tangle by never officially signing with another team again, thus voiding the reserve clause on his contract.

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