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1 unravel
past tense - unravelled; verb1) (to take (eg string, thread etc) out of its tangled condition; to disentangle: She could not unravel the tangled thread.) desenmarañar, desenredar2) ((especially of a knitted fabric) to undo or become undone: My knitting (got) unravelled when it fell off the needles.) deshacerse3) (to solve (a problem, mystery etc): Is there no-one who can unravel this mystery?) desembrollartr[ʌn'rævəl]1 desenmarañar, desenredar2 figurative use desenmarañar, desembrollar1 desenredarse, desenmarañarse2 desenmarañarse, desembrollarse1) disentangle: desenmarañar, desenredar2) solve: aclarar, desenmarañar, desentrañarunravel vi: deshacersev.• carmenar v.• desatar v.• descifrar v.• desembrollar v.• desenhebrar v.• desenlazar v.• desenmarañar v.• deshebrar v.• desligar v.• escarmenar v.'ʌn'rævəl
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a) \<\<threads/string\>\> desenredar, desenmarañarb) \<\<mystery\>\> desentrañar, aclarar
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vi \<\<wool/sweater\>\> deshacerse*[ʌn'rævǝl]1.VT desenredar, desenmarañar2.VI desenredarse, desenmarañarse* * *['ʌn'rævəl]
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a) \<\<threads/string\>\> desenredar, desenmarañarb) \<\<mystery\>\> desentrañar, aclarar
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vi \<\<wool/sweater\>\> deshacerse* -
2 unravel
vtOCEAN desenredar -
3 unravel
vt.1 deshacer (wool) (Estados Unidos); desentrañar (sentido figurado) (plot, mystery)2 desenredar, desenmarañar, desembrollar, desentrañar.3 desenredarse.4 desentrañarse, despejarse, resolverse.5 desembrollarse, desenmarañarse.6 desmallar.vi.deshacerse (wool); desbaratarse (sentido figurado) (plan); desentrañarse (sentido figurado) (mystery)(pt & pp unraveled o unravelled (Brit.)) -
4 disentangle
disin'tæŋɡl(to free from being tangled; to unravel: The bird could not disentangle itself from the net.) desenredar(se), desenmarañar, separartr[dɪsɪn'tæŋgəl]1 (unravel) desenredar, desenmarañar2 figurative use (separate - truth, facts) separar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto disentangle oneself from something lograr salir de algo, lograr soltarse de algov.• carmenar v.• desabarrancar v.• desanudar v.• desarrebujar v.• desenmarañar v.• desenredar v.• desenvolver v.• desovillar v.• escarmenar v.'dɪsṇ'tæŋgəl, ˌdɪsɪn'tæŋgəltransitive verb \<\<rope/hair/wool\>\> desenredar, desenmarañar; \<\<mystery\>\> esclarecer*, desentrañar[ˌdɪsɪn'tæŋɡl]VT1) [+ string, hair] desenredar, desenmarañar ( from de)to disentangle o.s. from — (fig) desenredarse de
2) (fig) [+ problem, mystery] desentrañar, esclarecer* * *['dɪsṇ'tæŋgəl, ˌdɪsɪn'tæŋgəl]transitive verb \<\<rope/hair/wool\>\> desenredar, desenmarañar; \<\<mystery\>\> esclarecer*, desentrañar -
5 desentrañar
desentrañar vtr (un crimen, enigma) to unravel, get to the bottom of ' desentrañar' also found in these entries: English: disentangle - unravel - untangle -
6 ravel
unravel: desenredar, desenmarañarravel vifray: deshilacharsev.• deshilachar v.• deshilar v.'rævəltransitive verb, BrE - ll- enredar['rævǝl]VT enredar, enmarañar (also fig)* * *['rævəl]transitive verb, BrE - ll- enredar -
7 desenredar
desenredar ( conjugate desenredar) verbo transitivo ‹pelo/lana› to untangle, disentangle; ‹ lío› to straighten out, sort out desenredarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ‹ pelo› to get the knots out of
desenredar verbo transitivo to untangle, disentangle ' desenredar' also found in these entries: English: disentangle - unravel - untangle -
8 misterio
misterio sustantivo masculino mystery
misterio sustantivo masculino mystery ' misterio' also found in these entries: Spanish: comecocos - descifrar - despejar - envuelta - envuelto - incógnita - clave - develar - esclarecer - impenetrable - profundo - resolver English: bottomless - clear up - clue - crack - invest - key - mystery - puzzle - secret - shed - unravel - Virgin birth - cloak - lend - riddle - shroud - thriller -
9 unravelled
past tense; see unravel -
10 unravelling
s.desenredo.ger.gerundio del verbo UNRAVEL.
См. также в других словарях:
Unravel — Un*rav el, v. t. [1st pref. un (intensive) + ravel.] [1913 Webster] 1. To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Unravel — Un*rav el, v. i. To become unraveled, in any sense. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unravel — index ascertain, clarify, construe (translate), detect, discover, disengage, disentangle, elucidate … Law dictionary
unravel — (v.) c.1600, from UN (Cf. un ) (2) + RAVEL (Cf. ravel) … Etymology dictionary
unravel — *solve, resolve, unfold, decipher Analogous words: disentangle, untangle, *extricate: elucidate, explicate, interpret, *explain, expound … New Dictionary of Synonyms
unravel — has inflected forms unravelled, unravelling in BrE and usually unraveled, unraveling in AmE. In current English it is likely to have a figurative meaning, either (1) ‘to solve (a mystery or puzzle)’ or (2) in intransitive use, ‘to fail or… … Modern English usage
unravel — ► VERB (unravelled, unravelling; US unraveled, unraveling) 1) undo (twisted, knitted, or woven threads); unwind. 2) become undone. 3) investigate and solve (a mystery or puzzle). 4) begin to fail or collapse … English terms dictionary
unravel — [un rav′əl] vt. unraveled or unravelled, unraveling or unravelling 1. to undo (something woven or tangled); untangle or separate the threads of 2. to make clear of confusion or involvement; solve vi. to become unraveled unravelment n … English World dictionary
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unravel — [[t]ʌnræ̱v(ə)l[/t]] unravels, unravelling, unravelled (in AM, use unraveling, unraveled) 1) VERB If something such as a plan or system unravels, it breaks up or begins to fail. His government began to unravel because of a banking scandal... When… … English dictionary
unravel — UK [ʌnˈræv(ə)l] / US verb Word forms unravel : present tense I/you/we/they unravel he/she/it unravels present participle unravelling past tense unravelled past participle unravelled 1) [transitive] to understand something complicated by thinking… … English dictionary