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1 arrevesado
• complicated -
2 enredoso
• complicated -
3 de aspecto complicado
Ex. Also, the mixed notation leads to complicated-looking class numbers containing a variety of symbols.* * *Ex: Also, the mixed notation leads to complicated-looking class numbers containing a variety of symbols.
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4 asunto complicado
• complicated business• complicated matter -
5 asunto con muchos recovecos
• complicated businessDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > asunto con muchos recovecos
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6 asunto intrincado
• complicated matter -
7 bonito problema
• complicated mess• fine metal• fine-looking• nice people• nice-sounding -
8 cuento de cuentos
• complicated story -
9 dificultoso
• complicated• difficult -
10 embrollado
• complicated• Daedalian• intricate• muddle up• muddled-headed• tangle• tanglement -
11 enredado
• complicated• enmeshed• entangled• intricate• matted• messed• messed-up• mixed-up• screwed-up• tangle• tangled• tanglement• tango• twisted -
12 historia complicada
• complicated story -
13 revesado
• complicated• difficult• entangled -
14 complicado
adj.1 complicated, complex, confusing, complicate.2 complicated.3 in a delicate condition.4 involved.past part.past participle of spanish verb: complicar.* * *1→ link=complicar complicar► adjetivo1 (gen) complicated, complex2 (carácter) complex3 (implicado) involved* * *(f. - complicada)adj.* * *ADJ (=complejo) complicated, complex; (Med) [fractura] compound; [estilo] elaborate; [persona] complex; [método] complicated, involved; (Jur) involved, implicated* * *- da adjetivoa) <problema/sistema/situación> complicated, complexc) ( rebuscado)no seas tan complicado! — don't make life o things difficult for yourself!
d) <diseño/adorno> elaborate* * *= confusing, elaborate, intricate, involved, taxing, tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], complicated, knotted, tangled.Ex. The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.Ex. These are more elaborate then the ALA Rules, with twice the number of rules.Ex. The terminology, much of it being either newly coined or adapted to suit the purpose at hand, is sometimes rather intricate.Ex. There are also wide ranges of interpretation concerning title entry; for example, one of the exceptions is long titles that are involved and nondistinctive-a thoroughly subjective judgment must be made here.Ex. It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.Ex. Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.Ex. Libraries should only refer users to other information agencies when complicated, specialized, or technical expertise is required.Ex. Its intricately knotted narrative begins in 1900 with the sequence of events leading to Oscar Wilde's deathbed conversion.Ex. Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.----* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.* demasiado complicado = overcomplicated [over-complicated].* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.* fractura complicada = compound fracture.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* más complicado de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.* supercomplicado = hyper-complicated.* trabajo complicado = major exercise.* * *- da adjetivoa) <problema/sistema/situación> complicated, complexc) ( rebuscado)no seas tan complicado! — don't make life o things difficult for yourself!
d) <diseño/adorno> elaborate* * *= confusing, elaborate, intricate, involved, taxing, tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], complicated, knotted, tangled.Ex: The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.
Ex: These are more elaborate then the ALA Rules, with twice the number of rules.Ex: The terminology, much of it being either newly coined or adapted to suit the purpose at hand, is sometimes rather intricate.Ex: There are also wide ranges of interpretation concerning title entry; for example, one of the exceptions is long titles that are involved and nondistinctive-a thoroughly subjective judgment must be made here.Ex: It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.Ex: Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.Ex: Libraries should only refer users to other information agencies when complicated, specialized, or technical expertise is required.Ex: Its intricately knotted narrative begins in 1900 with the sequence of events leading to Oscar Wilde's deathbed conversion.Ex: Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.* demasiado complicado = overcomplicated [over-complicated].* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.* fractura complicada = compound fracture.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* más complicado de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.* supercomplicado = hyper-complicated.* trabajo complicado = major exercise.* * *complicado -da1 ‹problema/historia/situación› complicated, complex; ‹sistema› complicated, complex, involved2 ‹carácter› complex; ‹persona› complicated3(rebuscado): ¡no seas tan complicado! don't make life difficult for yourself!, don't make things so complicated!4 ‹diseño› elaborate, complex, intricate; ‹adorno› elaborate* * *
Del verbo complicar: ( conjugate complicar)
complicado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
complicado
complicar
complicado◊ -da adjetivo
‹ persona› complicated
complicar ( conjugate complicar) verbo transitivo
complicarse verbo pronominal
[ enfermedad]:
See Also→ vida 2b) ( implicarse) complicadose en algo to get involved in sth
complicado,-a adjetivo
1 (complejo) complicated
2 (implicado) involved
complicar verbo transitivo
1 (dificultar) to complicate, make difficult
2 (implicar) to involve [en, in]: no me compliques en tus asuntos, don't involve me in your affairs
' complicado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
accidentada
- accidentado
- avispero
- bizantina
- bizantino
- complicada
- designar
- fregado
- más
- puñetera
- puñetero
- rebuscada
- rebuscado
- enmarañado
- sí
English:
can
- complicated
- compound
- convoluted
- elaborate
- intricate
- involved
- rocky
- tangled
- thicken
- wrestle
- meet
- taxing
- uncomplicated
* * *complicado, -a adj1. [situación, problema] complicated2. [sistema, procedimiento] complicated3. [carácter] complex;es un niño muy complicado he's a very complex child* * *adj complicated* * *complicado, -da adj: complicated* * *complicado adj complicated / complex -
15 enrevesado
adj.complicated, mixed-up, tangled, afoul.* * *► adjetivo1 complicated, difficult* * *ADJ [asunto] difficult, complex; [mente, carácter] twisted* * *- da adjetivo < problema> complex, complicated; <explicación/instrucciones> complicated, involved; <carácter/persona> awkward, difficult* * *= convoluted, tortuous, circuitous, fiddly [fiddlier -comp., fiddliest -sup.], afoul.Ex. Many of Marshall McLuhan's observations were not new and often convoluted.Ex. The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.Ex. The printed indexes provided are difficult to use and do not give enough detail, resulting in lengthy and sometimes circuitous searches for required information.Ex. Everything is small and fiddly, and the user has to guess what is what.Ex. Dan, who had known from the start that things were afoul, demanded that officer show him their IDs.* * *- da adjetivo < problema> complex, complicated; <explicación/instrucciones> complicated, involved; <carácter/persona> awkward, difficult* * *= convoluted, tortuous, circuitous, fiddly [fiddlier -comp., fiddliest -sup.], afoul.Ex: Many of Marshall McLuhan's observations were not new and often convoluted.
Ex: The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.Ex: The printed indexes provided are difficult to use and do not give enough detail, resulting in lengthy and sometimes circuitous searches for required information.Ex: Everything is small and fiddly, and the user has to guess what is what.Ex: Dan, who had known from the start that things were afoul, demanded that officer show him their IDs.* * *enrevesado -da1 ‹problema› complex, complicated; ‹explicación/instrucciones› complicated, involved2 ‹carácter/persona› awkward, difficult* * *
enrevesado◊ -da adjetivo
complicated
enrevesado,-a adjetivo
1 (problema, persona) complicated, difficult
2 (camino) winding
' enrevesado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enrevesada
- metafísica
- metafísico
English:
convoluted
- devious
- garbled
- involved
* * *enrevesado, -a adjcomplex, complicated* * *adj complicated, involved* * *enrevesado, -da adj: complicated, involved -
16 complicar
v.to complicate.complicarle la vida a alguien to cause somebody a lot of trouble* * *1 (gen) to complicate, make complicated2 (implicar) to involve (en, in)1 (gen) to make difficult for oneself2 (implicarse) to get involved (en, in)\complicarse la vida to make life difficult for oneself, make things hard for oneself* * *verb2) involve* * *1. VT1) [gen] to complicate2) (Jur) to involve, implicate (en in)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <situación/problema/asunto> to complicate, make... complicated; vida 1) a)2.complicarse v pron1) situación/problema/asunto to get complicated; enfermedadse le complicó con un problema respiratorio — he developed respiratory complications; vida 1) a)
2) ( implicarse)* * *= compound, tangle.Ex. This heterogeneity of object, function, and relation is compounded by imprecision due to indirectness of access and to indefiniteness of need.Ex. The more unsuccessful she was the more bitter she became, and the more tangled in the web drawn about her by her husband and children.----* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.* complicarse = thicken.* complicarse las cosas = be hung up on.* complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble.* complicar un problema = compound + problem.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <situación/problema/asunto> to complicate, make... complicated; vida 1) a)2.complicarse v pron1) situación/problema/asunto to get complicated; enfermedadse le complicó con un problema respiratorio — he developed respiratory complications; vida 1) a)
2) ( implicarse)* * *= compound, tangle.Ex: This heterogeneity of object, function, and relation is compounded by imprecision due to indirectness of access and to indefiniteness of need.
Ex: The more unsuccessful she was the more bitter she became, and the more tangled in the web drawn about her by her husband and children.* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.* complicarse = thicken.* complicarse las cosas = be hung up on.* complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble.* complicar un problema = compound + problem.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* * *complicar [A2 ]vtA ‹situación/problema/asunto› to complicate, make … complicatedno me compliques la vida don't make life difficult for meB (implicar) ‹persona› to involve, get … involvedno me quieras complicar a mí en esa componenda don't try to get me mixed up o involved in that shady dealA «situación/problema/asunto» to get complicatedno era grave pero se le complicó con un problema respiratorio it wasn't serious but he developed respiratory complications* * *
Multiple Entries:
complicar
complicar algo
complicar ( conjugate complicar) verbo transitivo
complicarse verbo pronominal
[ enfermedad]:
See Also→ vida 2b) ( implicarse) complicarse en algo to get involved in sth
complicar verbo transitivo
1 (dificultar) to complicate, make difficult
2 (implicar) to involve [en, in]: no me compliques en tus asuntos, don't involve me in your affairs
' complicar' also found in these entries:
English:
complicate
- confuse
* * *♦ vt1. [dificultar] to complicate;esas declaraciones complican la obtención de un acuerdo that statement will make it more difficult to reach an agreement;complicarle la vida a alguien to make life difficult for sb* * *v/t1 complicate2:complicar a alguien en algo involve s.o. in sth* * *complicar {72} vt1) : to complicate2) : to involve* * *complicar vb (hacer más difícil) to complicate -
17 embrollo
m.1 tangle.2 embroilment, ruse, confusion, muddle.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: embrollar.* * *1 (confusión) muddle, mess2 (mentira) lie3 figurado (situación embarazosa) embarrassing situation* * *SM (=confusión) muddle, confusion; (=aprieto) fix *, jam *; (=fraude) fraud, trick; (=mentira) lie, falsehood* * *masculino (de hilos, cables) tangle; (de callejuelas, pasillos) maze; (de ideas, situaciones)el argumento es un embrollo — the plot is extremely involved o complicated
* * *= morass, tangled web, muddle, quagmire, tangle, miasma, snarl, snarl-up, snare.Ex. Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.Ex. A reason for this can be found in the tangled web of social services and welfare provisions that prevail in the United States and which are infinitely more complicated than in Britain.Ex. The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.Ex. The title of the article is 'Charting a course through the quagmire of copyright law' = El título del artículo es "Cómo trazar un rumbo en el embrollo de la ley de copyright".Ex. This project is designed to enable users everywhere to navigate through the information technology tangle.Ex. The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.Ex. His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.Ex. Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.----* en un embrollo = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil.* * *masculino (de hilos, cables) tangle; (de callejuelas, pasillos) maze; (de ideas, situaciones)el argumento es un embrollo — the plot is extremely involved o complicated
* * *= morass, tangled web, muddle, quagmire, tangle, miasma, snarl, snarl-up, snare.Ex: Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.
Ex: A reason for this can be found in the tangled web of social services and welfare provisions that prevail in the United States and which are infinitely more complicated than in Britain.Ex: The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.Ex: The title of the article is 'Charting a course through the quagmire of copyright law' = El título del artículo es "Cómo trazar un rumbo en el embrollo de la ley de copyright".Ex: This project is designed to enable users everywhere to navigate through the information technology tangle.Ex: The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.Ex: Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.* en un embrollo = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil.* * *1 (de hilos, cables) tangleme perdí en un embrollo de pasillos I got lost in a maze of corridors2(de ideas, situaciones): el argumento de la película es un embrollo the plot of the movie is extremely involved o complicatedse metió en un embrollo he got himself into a messun embrollo político a political imbroglio* * *
Del verbo embrollar: ( conjugate embrollar)
embrollo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
embrolló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
embrollar
embrollo
embrolló
embrollar ( conjugate embrollar) verbo transitivo
‹ persona› to muddle, confusec) ( implicar) embrollo a algn en algo to embroil sb in sth, get sb involved in sth
embrollarse verbo pronominal [hilo/madeja] to get tangled;
[ situación] to get confused o muddled;
[ persona] to get muddled, to get mixed up (colloq)
embrollo sustantivo masculino (de hilos, cables) tangle;
(de callejuelas, pasillos) maze;
( situación confusa) muddle, mess;◊ el argumento es un embrollo the plot is extremely involved o complicated
embrollo sustantivo masculino
1 (enredo) muddle, confusion
2 (situación apurada) fix, jam
' embrollo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barullo
- enredo
- lío
English:
muddle
- rigmarole
- screw-up
- jumble
- tangle
* * *embrollo nm1. [lío] mess;meterse en un embrollo to get into a mess;en menudo embrollo nos hemos metido this is a fine mess we've got ourselves into;la trama de la obra es un verdadero embrollo the plot of the play is really complicated o confusing2. [mentira] lie3. [de hilos, cuerdas, cables] tangle* * *m tangle; figmess, muddle* * *embrollo nmenredo: imbroglio, confusion -
18 enredado
adj.1 entangled, matted.2 foul (cables y cuerdas). (Nautical)3 confused, tangled, messed, messed-up.4 complicated, intricate, mixed-up, entangled.5 ruffled, enmeshed, matted, tangled.past part.past participle of spanish verb: enredar.* * *ADJ [hilos, cuerdas] tangled (up)* * *- da adjetivo1) <lana/cuerda> tangled; < pelo> tangled, knotted; <asunto/idea> complicated2)a) ( involucrado) involvedenredado en algo — mixed up o caught up in something
se vio enredado en el escándalo — he found himself mixed o caught up in the scandal
b) (fam) ( en lío amoroso)* * *= entangled, garbled, tangled, afoul.Ex. The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.Ex. The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.Ex. Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.Ex. Dan, who had known from the start that things were afoul, demanded that officer show him their IDs.----* enredado en = enmeshed in, caught up in.* * *- da adjetivo1) <lana/cuerda> tangled; < pelo> tangled, knotted; <asunto/idea> complicated2)a) ( involucrado) involvedenredado en algo — mixed up o caught up in something
se vio enredado en el escándalo — he found himself mixed o caught up in the scandal
b) (fam) ( en lío amoroso)* * *= entangled, garbled, tangled, afoul.Ex: The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.
Ex: The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.Ex: Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.Ex: Dan, who had known from the start that things were afoul, demanded that officer show him their IDs.* enredado en = enmeshed in, caught up in.* * *enredado -daA1 ‹lana/cuerda› tangled; ‹pelo› tangled, knottedla lana está toda enredada the wool is all tangled o tangled up2 ‹asunto/idea› complicatedla situación está muy enredada the situation is very complicated o involvedB1 (involucrado) involved enredado EN algo mixed up o caught up o embroiled o involved IN sthse vio enredado en el escándalo he found himself mixed o caught up in the scandalterminaron enredados en una pelea they ended up getting (themselves) into a fightanduvo enredada con un hombre casado she was involved with a married man* * *
Del verbo enredar: ( conjugate enredar)
enredado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
enredado
enredar
enredado◊ -da adjetivo
1 ‹lana/cuerda› tangled;
‹ pelo› tangled, knotted;
‹asunto/idea› complicated
2a) ( involucrado) enredado en algo mixed up in sthb) (fam) ( en lío amoroso) enredado con algn involved with sb
enredar ( conjugate enredar) verbo transitivo
‹asunto/situación› to complicate
verbo intransitivo (fam)
enredado con algo to fiddle (around) with sth
enredarse verbo pronominal
1 [lana/cuerda] to get tangled, become entangled;
[ pelo] to get tangled o knotted;
[ planta] to twist itself around
2 (fam)a) ( en lío amoroso) enredadose con algn to get involved with sb
enredar verbo transitivo
1 (cables, cuerdas, pelo) to entangle, tangle up
2 (un asunto, situación) to confuse, complicate
3 fig (implicar en algo ilegal, turbio) to involve [en, in], to mix up [en, in]
4 (convencer, liar) lo enredaron para presentarse a las elecciones, they talked him into being a candidate in the election
' enredado' also found in these entries:
English:
knotty
- tangled
* * *enredado, -a adj1. [cuerdas, madeja, pelo] tangled2. [asunto, situación] complicated, involvedse vio enredado en un asunto de tráfico de drogas he found himself caught up in a case of drug-trafficking* * *enredado adj tangled -
19 enredar
v.1 to tangle up (madeja, pelo).El gato enreda las lanas The cat tangles up the yarns.2 to bother, to annoy.3 to get up to mischief (informal).enredar con algo to fiddle with o mess about with something4 to mix up, to entangle, to fuzz up, to louse up.El chico enredó las historias The boy mixed up the stories.5 to snag, to hook, to get hooked.La caña enredó al pez The fishing rod snagged the fish.* * *1 (prender con red) to catch in a net, net2 (para cazar) to set3 (engatusar) to involve, implicate4 (meter cizaña) to sow discord, cause trouble5 (enmarañar) to tangle up, entangle6 (entretener) to hold up, delay1 (travesear) to be mischievous1 (hacerse un lío) to get tangled up, get entangled, get into a tangle2 (complicarse) to get complicated, get confused3 (en discusión) to become involved, get caught up4 (amancebarse) to have an affair* * *verb1) to confuse2) tangle* * *1. VT1) [+ hilos, cuerda] to tangle upeste viento te enreda el pelo — your hair gets tangled up in this wind, this wind tangles your hair up
2) [+ situación, asunto] to make complicated, complicatecon tanta mentira enredó las cosas aún más — with all his lies he made matters even more complicated, with all his lies he complicated matters even more
3) * (=desordenar) to get into a mess, mess upestos niños lo han enredado todo — these children have got everything into a mess, these children have messed everything up
4) * (=involucrar) to get mixed o caught up (en in)la han enredado en un asunto turbio — they've got her mixed o caught up in some shady deal
5) * (=entretener)no me enredes, que llego tarde — don't hold me back, or I'll be late
6) * (=engañar) to trick7) (=enemistar) to cause trouble among o between8) (Caza) [+ animal] to net; [+ trampa] to set2.VI * (=juguetear) to play around, monkey around *¡no enredes! — stop playing around!
¡deja ya de enredar con los lápices! — stop fiddling (around) with the pencils, will you?
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <cuerdas/cables> to get... tangled up, tangle upb) ( embarullar) < persona> to muddle... up, confuse; <asunto/situación> to complicatec) (fam) ( involucrar)2.enredar a alguien en algo — to get somebody mixed up o caught up in something
enredar vi (fam)a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up troubleb) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget3.enredar con algo — to fiddle around with something, fiddle with something
enredarse v pron1) lana/cuerda to get tangled, become entangled; pelo to get tangled o knotted; planta to twist itself around2)a) (fam) ( en lío amoroso)b) (fam) ( involucrarse)enredarse en algo — to get mixed up o involved in something
c) (fam) ( enfrascarse)enredarse en algo — to get into something (colloq)
d) (fam) ( embarullarse) to get mixed up get muddled up* * *= bog down, muddy, bamboozle, snarl up, entangle, knot into, coil, tangle, ensnare, snare, make + trouble.Ex. There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.Ex. The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.Ex. Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.Ex. If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.Ex. The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.Ex. The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.Ex. This booklet is intended to provide general information on coiling of brain aneurysms.Ex. The more unsuccessful she was the more bitter she became, and the more tangled in the web drawn about her by her husband and children.Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex. In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.Ex. As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.----* enredar a Alguien para que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* enredarse = kink.* enredarse con = get + involved with/in.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <cuerdas/cables> to get... tangled up, tangle upb) ( embarullar) < persona> to muddle... up, confuse; <asunto/situación> to complicatec) (fam) ( involucrar)2.enredar a alguien en algo — to get somebody mixed up o caught up in something
enredar vi (fam)a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up troubleb) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget3.enredar con algo — to fiddle around with something, fiddle with something
enredarse v pron1) lana/cuerda to get tangled, become entangled; pelo to get tangled o knotted; planta to twist itself around2)a) (fam) ( en lío amoroso)b) (fam) ( involucrarse)enredarse en algo — to get mixed up o involved in something
c) (fam) ( enfrascarse)enredarse en algo — to get into something (colloq)
d) (fam) ( embarullarse) to get mixed up get muddled up* * *= bog down, muddy, bamboozle, snarl up, entangle, knot into, coil, tangle, ensnare, snare, make + trouble.Ex: There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.
Ex: The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.Ex: Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.Ex: This booklet is intended to provide general information on coiling of brain aneurysms.Ex: The more unsuccessful she was the more bitter she became, and the more tangled in the web drawn about her by her husband and children.Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex: In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.* enredar a Alguien para que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* enredarse = kink.* enredarse con = get + involved with/in.* * *enredar [A1 ]vt1 ‹cuerdas/cables› to get … tangled up, tangle up2 ‹asunto/situación› to complicate, make … complicatedno enredes más las cosas don't complicate things any further3 ( fam) (involucrar) enredar a algn EN algo to get sb mixed up o caught up o embroiled o involved IN sthlo enredaron en la compra de las acciones they got him involved o caught up in buying shares■ enredarvi( fam)1 (intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble, stir ( colloq)A1 «lana/cuerda» to get tangled, become entangled; «pelo» to get tangled o knotted o ( AmE) snarledla cuerda se enredó en las patas de la silla the rope got tangled around o entangled in the chair legs2 «planta» to twist itself aroundBse ha enredado en un negocio sucio he's got mixed up in some funny businessse enredaron en una acalorada discusión they got into a heated discussion* * *
enredar ( conjugate enredar) verbo transitivo
‹asunto/situación› to complicate
verbo intransitivo (fam)
enredar con algo to fiddle (around) with sth
enredarse verbo pronominal
1 [lana/cuerda] to get tangled, become entangled;
[ pelo] to get tangled o knotted;
[ planta] to twist itself around
2 (fam)a) ( en lío amoroso) enredarse con algn to get involved with sb
enredar verbo transitivo
1 (cables, cuerdas, pelo) to entangle, tangle up
2 (un asunto, situación) to confuse, complicate
3 fig (implicar en algo ilegal, turbio) to involve [en, in], to mix up [en, in]
4 (convencer, liar) lo enredaron para presentarse a las elecciones, they talked him into being a candidate in the election
' enredar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
envolver
- trastear
- implicar
English:
embroil
- entangle
- tangle
- tangle up
- foul
- snarl
* * *♦ vt1. [cuerdas, madeja, pelo] to tangle (up)2. [situación, asunto] to complicate;será mejor no enredar más las cosas it's best not to make matters more complicatedme enredaron en sus sucios negocios they got me mixed up in their dirty dealings4. [entretener] to bother, to annoy♦ viFam1. [hacer travesuras] to get up to mischief* * *I v/t1 tangle, get tangled2 figcomplicate, make complicatedII v/i make trouble* * *enredar vt1) : to tangle up, to entangle2) : to confuse, to complicate3) : to involve, to implicate* * *enredar vb1. (involucrar) to involve2. (complicar) to complicate3. (confundir) to muddle / to confuseel fiscal intentó enredar al testigo con sus preguntas the prosecutor tried to confuse the witness with his questions4. (tocar) to mess about -
20 liar
v.1 to tie up.El cazador lía los manojos The hunter ties up the bundles.2 to roll (cigarrillo).El tabacalero lía los puros The tobacco grower rolls the cigars.3 to confuse.¡ya me has liado! now you've really got me confused!su declaración no hizo más que liar el tema his statement only complicated o confused matters* * *1 (atar) to tie up, bind; (envolver) to wrap up2 (cigarrillo) to roll3 (lana) to wind■ vete por pasos que así no te lías take it slowly, that way you won't get all mixed up5 familiar (engatusar) to involve► verbo pronominal liarse a + sustantivo1 to start + gerund■ se liaron a patadas/golpes they started kicking/hitting each other\liarse con alguien to have an affair with somebody* * *verb1) to roll2) tie up3) confuse* * *1. VT1) [+ fardos, paquetes] (=atar) to tie up; (=envolver) to wrap (up)bártulos, petate 2)2) [+ cigarrillo] to roll3) (=confundir) to confuse¡no me líes! — (=no me confundas) don't confuse me!; (=no me metas en problemas) don't get me into trouble!
4)liarla — * (=provocar una discusión) to stir up trouble; (=hacer algo mal) to make a mess of things
¡la liamos! — we've done it now! *
5)liarlas — † ** (=irse) to beat it *; (=morir) to peg out **
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < cigarrillo> to roll2) (fam)a) <situación/asunto> to complicateliarla — (Esp fam) to goof (colloq)
c) ( en un asunto) < persona> to involve2.liarse v pron1) (fam)a) asunto to get complicatedb) persona to get confused2) (Esp fam) ( entretenerse)nos liamos a hablar y... — we got talking and...
liarse a patadas — (Esp fam)
* * *= roll up, strap, wrap up, snarl up.Ex. Occasionally charts or maps are rolled up and stored in cardboard rolls housed in a structure like an umbrella stand.Ex. Microfilm is said to have been invented during the Franco-Prussian War, to send reduced diagrams of troop positions by strapping these to the legs of carrier pigeons.Ex. Finally, the type faces were inspected for defects, and the sort was wrapped up in a packet for delivery.Ex. If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.----* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < cigarrillo> to roll2) (fam)a) <situación/asunto> to complicateliarla — (Esp fam) to goof (colloq)
c) ( en un asunto) < persona> to involve2.liarse v pron1) (fam)a) asunto to get complicatedb) persona to get confused2) (Esp fam) ( entretenerse)nos liamos a hablar y... — we got talking and...
liarse a patadas — (Esp fam)
* * *= roll up, strap, wrap up, snarl up.Ex: Occasionally charts or maps are rolled up and stored in cardboard rolls housed in a structure like an umbrella stand.
Ex: Microfilm is said to have been invented during the Franco-Prussian War, to send reduced diagrams of troop positions by strapping these to the legs of carrier pigeons.Ex: Finally, the type faces were inspected for defects, and the sort was wrapped up in a packet for delivery.Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.* * *vtA1 ‹cigarrillo› to roll2 (atar) to tie, tie up3 (envolver) to wrap, wrap up; (en un fardo, manojo) to bundle, bundle upllevaba las monedas liadas en un pañuelo the coins were wrapped (up) o tied up in a handkerchiefB1 ( fam); ‹situación/asunto› to complicatey ella lió el asunto aún más and she confused o complicated matters still further2 ( fam) (confundir) ‹persona› to confuse, get … in a muddleme estás liando con tantos números you're getting me in a muddle o confusing me with all these numbers3 ( fam) (en un asunto) ‹persona› to involvea mí no me líes en ese asunto don't go getting me mixed up o involved in all that4 ( fam) ‹bronca›me lió la bronca por llegar tarde ( Esp); she tore into me for being late ( AmE), she tore me off a strip for being late ( BrE colloq), she had a go at me for being late ( BrE colloq)■ liarseA ( fam)1 «asunto/cuestión» (complicarse) to get complicated2 «persona» (confundirse) to get o become confused, get muddledBliarse A + INF:me lié a comprobar los datos I got held up o tied up o caught up checking the statisticsnos liamos a hablar y estuvimos allí toda la noche we got talking and we were there all nightse lió a tortas conmigo he laid into me ( colloq)* * *
Multiple Entries:
liar
líar
liar ( conjugate liar) verbo transitivo
1
( envolver) to wrap (up);
(en un fardo, manojo) to bundle (up)
2 (fam)
liarse verbo pronominal
1 (fam)
2 (Esp fam)a) ( entretenerse):◊ nos liamos a hablar y … we got talking and …b) ( emprenderla):
liar verbo transitivo
1 (envolver) to wrap up
(un cigarro) to roll
2 (embrollar) to muddle up
(aturdir) to confuse
' liar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
embustera
- embustero
- enredar
- fullera
- fullero
- mentir
- mentirosa
- mentiroso
- trolera
- trolero
- chanta
English:
bundle
- liar
- roll
- skin up
- tie together
- accomplished
- cheap
- chronic
- compulsive
- confirm
- consummate
- downright
- habitual
- inveterate
- out
- pack
- plausible
- shameless
- skillful
- you
* * *♦ vt1. [atar] to tie up3. [cigarrillo] to roll4. [involucrar] to rope in;liar a alguien en algo to rope sb into sth;me liaron para que fuera con ellos a la fiesta they roped me into going to the party with them5. [complicar] to confuse;¡ya me has liado! now you've really got me confused!;su declaración no hizo más que liar el tema his statement only complicated o confused matters¡ya la hemos liado!, ¿por qué la invitaste? you've really gone and done it now, why did you invite her?* * *v/t1 tie (up)3 persona confuse* * *liar {85} vt1) atar: to bind, to tie (up)2) : to roll (a cigarette)3) : to confuse* * *liar vb1. (atar) to tie up2. (confundir) to confuse3. (complicar) to complicate
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