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1 embrouiller
embrouiller [ɑ̃bʀuje]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb2. reflexive verb* * *ɑ̃bʀuje
1.
verbe transitif to tangle [fils]; to confuse [affaire, personne]
2.
s'embrouiller verbe pronominal [fils, cheveux] to become tangled; [idées, affaire, personne] to become confuseds'embrouiller dans — to get into a muddle with [comptes]; to get tangled up in [explications]
* * *ɑ̃bʀuje vt1) [fils] to tangle2) [fiches, idées, personne] to muddle up* * *embrouiller verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( enchevêtrer) to tangle [fils, laine];2 ( rendre confus) to confuse [affaire, personne]; l'histoire est assez embrouillée the story is rather confused; tu m'embrouilles avec tes explications you're confusing me with your explanations.B s'embrouiller vpr1 ( s'enchevêtrer) [fils, cheveux] to become tangled;2 ( devenir confus) [idées, affaire, personne] to become confused; s'embrouiller dans to get into a muddle with [comptes]; to get tangled up in [explications].[ɑ̃bruje] verbe transitif1. [emmêler] to tangle up2. [compliquer] to complicateembrouiller la situation ou les choses to confuse matters————————s'embrouiller verbe pronominal intransitif -
2 noyer
I.v. trans. Noyer le poisson: To cloud and confuse the issue with an avalanche of irrelevant facts.II.v. trans. reflex. Se noyer dans un crachat: To 'make a mountain out of a molehill', to give matters an exaggerated importance and to worry about them.
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