Translations for „tangle“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

I . tangle [ˈtæŋgl̩] N

1. tangle (confused mass):

tangle

plątanina f

2. tangle (situation):

tangle

mętlik m

in a tangle

w nieładzie

to get into a tangle

wpaść w kłopoty

II . tangle [ˈtæŋgl̩] VB trans

tangle

plątać [perf po-]

III . tangle [ˈtæŋgl̩] VB intr

1. tangle (knot up):

tangle

plątać [perf po-] się

to be tangled [up] in sth

być w coś zaplątanym

2. tangle (quarrel):

to tangle with sb

wikłać [perf u-] się w kłótnie z kimś

to get tangled up with sth

zaplątać się w coś

Usage examples with tangle

to tangle with sb

wikłać [perf u-] się w kłótnie z kimś

in a tangle

w nieładzie

to get into a tangle

wpaść w kłopoty

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

From the tangle of chimney-pots scarcely a wisp of smoke came, and the three tall steeples loomed stark and unpainted against the seaward horizon.

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It is identified by the presence of amyloid plaques and neurofibrallary tangles in the hippocampus.

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The sky could become a swirling tangle of machines.

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He found himself in legal tangles throughout his life.

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Tangle meets with the aranth that used to be the fish, and it leads her to the mountain.

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

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Note that this is different from a tangle with a negative number of crossings.

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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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The larvae can only live in a place out of the wind, to stop their lines being tangled, hence caves, overhangs or deep rainforest.

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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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