tangle in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tangle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. tangle:

tangle (of threads, hair)

enredo m

tangle (of threads, hair)

maraña f

tangle (of threads, hair)

embrollo m

tangle (of weeds, undergrowth)

maraña f

tangle (of streets)

laberinto m

tangle (of streets)

embrollo m

I tried to comb the tangles out of my hair

traté de desenredarme el pelo

the ropes lay in a tangle on the floor

las cuerdas estaban hechas una maraña or un enredo en el suelo

how did your hair get into such a tangle?

¿cómo se te ha enredado tanto el pelo?

2. tangle (muddle, confusion):

tangle

lío m

tangle

enredo m

to get into a tangle

armarse un lío

I'm in such a tangle with these forms

tengo un enredo con estos formularios

I'm in such a tangle with these forms

tengo un lío con estos formularios inf

the tangle of bureaucracy

la maraña burocrática

3. tangle (dispute):

tangle inf

lío m

tangle inf

follón m Spain inf

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

1. tangle threads/wool:

tangle

enredar

tangle

enmarañar

the bird had tangled itself in the net

el pájaro se había enredado en la red

to get tangled

enredarse

my hair got tangled

se me enredó el pelo

2. tangle (muddle, confuse):

tangle usu pass

enredar

the situation has become even more tangled

las cosas están todavía más enredadas

a tangled affair

un asunto enredado or complicado

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

tangle threads/rope:

tangle

enredarse

tangle up VB [Am ˈtæŋɡəl -, Brit ˈtaŋɡ(ə)l -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. tangle up threads/wool:

tangle up

enredar

tangle up

enmarañar

the bird had tangled itself up in the net

el pájaro se había enredado en la red

to get tangled up

enredarse

my hair got tangled up

se me enredó el pelo

2. tangle up (confuse):

he got terribly tangled up trying to explain himself

se hizo un enredo tratando de explicarse

he got terribly tangled up trying to explain himself

se hizo un lío tratando de explicarse inf

3. tangle up (involve, embroil) usu pass:

to get tangled up in sth

verse implicado en algo

tangle with VB [Am ˈtæŋɡəl -, Brit ˈtaŋɡ(ə)l -] (v + prep + o) inf

he's dangerous: I wouldn't tangle with him!

es peligroso, yo que tú no me metería con él

having tangled with him before, I trod warily

como ya había lidiado con él, me anduve con pie de plomo

Translations for tangle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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rebujo (de pelos, hilos)

tangle

cerote

tangle

tienes el pelo todo enmarañado

your hair's all tangled o in a tangle

pelotón

tangle

enredo (de hilos)

tangle

enredo (en el pelo)

tangle

enmarañar

to tangle

manearse

to get in a tangle inf

tangle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tangle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.tangle [ˈtæŋgl] N

1. tangle in hair, string:

tangle

maraña f

2. tangle fig (confusion):

tangle

enredo m

II.tangle [ˈtæŋgl] VB trans

tangle

enredar

III.tangle [ˈtæŋgl] VB intr

tangle

enredarse

tangle with VB intr (quarrel)

tangle with

meterse con

Translations for tangle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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intrincar (hilos)

to tangle

laberinto

tangle

maraña de cabello

tangle of hair

maraña de hilo

tangle of threads

enredo

tangle

pelotón

tangle

tinglado

tangle

ovillo fig

tangle

embrollo (de hilos)

tangle

tangle Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I can't manage with this tangle of leads

no me entiendo con este lío de cables

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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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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Within minutes both ships were tangled together, fire spreading unchecked throughout the vessels.

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

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

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Tangles' audio cable is suddenly pulled through the opening, snapping and disappearing.

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It sleeps alone during the day in a tangle of vines or creepers at a height of 3.5 to 5 meters.

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