-
1 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 -
2 disentangle
vt.desenredar. (pt & pp disentangled) -
3 to disentangle oneself from something
lograr salir de algo, lograr soltarse de algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to disentangle oneself from something
-
4 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 -
5 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
1.
a) \<\<threads/string\>\> desenredar, desenmarañarb) \<\<mystery\>\> desentrañar, aclarar
2.
vi \<\<wool/sweater\>\> deshacerse*[ʌn'rævǝl]1.VT desenredar, desenmarañar2.VI desenredarse, desenmarañarse* * *['ʌn'rævəl]
1.
a) \<\<threads/string\>\> desenredar, desenmarañarb) \<\<mystery\>\> desentrañar, aclarar
2.
vi \<\<wool/sweater\>\> deshacerse* -
6 extricate
'ekstrikeit(to set free: He extricated her from her difficulties.) librar; desenredartr['ekstrɪkeɪt]1 formal use librar, sacar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto extricate oneself lograr salir ( from, de)v.• desanudar v.• desembarazar v.• extraer v.(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)• franquear v.• librar v.'ekstrəkeɪt, 'ekstrɪkeɪtto extricate something/somebody FROM something — sacar* algo/a alguien de algo ( con dificultad)
['ekstrɪkeɪt]VT (=disentangle) desenredar; (=free) [+ victim] rescatar, sacarto extricate o.s. from — [+ difficulty, situation] lograr salir de
* * *['ekstrəkeɪt, 'ekstrɪkeɪt]to extricate something/somebody FROM something — sacar* algo/a alguien de algo ( con dificultad)
-
7 untangle
(to take (eg string, thread etc) out of its tangled condition; to disentangle: She tried to untangle her hair.) desenmarañartr[ʌn'tæŋgəl]1 desenmarañar, desenredarv.• desembrollar v.• desenmarañar v.'ʌn'tæŋgəltransitive verb \<\<hair/threads\>\> desenredar, desenmarañar; \<\<mystery\>\> esclarecer*, dilucidar, desentrañar['ʌn'tæŋɡl]VT desenredar, desenmarañar* * *['ʌn'tæŋgəl]transitive verb \<\<hair/threads\>\> desenredar, desenmarañar; \<\<mystery\>\> esclarecer*, dilucidar, desentrañar -
8 to tease out
-
9 desentrañar
desentrañar vtr (un crimen, enigma) to unravel, get to the bottom of ' desentrañar' also found in these entries: English: disentangle - unravel - untangle -
10 esclarecer
esclarecer ( conjugate esclarecer) verbo transitivo ‹situación/hechos› to clarify, elucidate (frml); ‹crimen/misterio› to clear up
esclarecer verbo transitivo to clarify (un suceso) to throw light on ' esclarecer' also found in these entries: Spanish: iluminar English: clear up - clear - disentangle - solve
См. также в других словарях:
disentangle — dis en*tan gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disentangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disentangling}.] 1. To free from entanglement; to release from a condition of being intricately and confusedly involved or interlaced; to reduce to orderly arrangement; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disentangle — I verb arrange, clear, detach, disburden, disconnect, disembroil, disencumber, disengage, disinvolve, disjoin, ease, expedire, explicare, exsolvere, extricate, free, liberate, loosen, methodize, organize, release, relieve, relieve of complication … Law dictionary
disentangle — 1590s; see DIS (Cf. dis ) + ENTANGLE (Cf. entangle). Related: Disentangled; disentangling … Etymology dictionary
disentangle — untangle, *extricate, disembarrass, disencumber Analogous words: disengage, *detach: *separate, part, sever, sunder: *free, release, liberate Antonyms: entangle … New Dictionary of Synonyms
disentangle — [v] unwind, disconnect; solve bail one out*, clear up, detach, discumber, disembroil, disencumber, disengage, disinvolve, emancipate, expand, extricate, free, let go, let off, loose, open, part, resolve, separate, sever, simplify, sort out,… … New thesaurus
disentangle — ► VERB ▪ free from entanglement; untwist … English terms dictionary
disentangle — [dis΄in taŋ′gəl] vt. disentangled, disentangling 1. to free from something that entangles, confuses, etc.; extricate; disengage 2. to straighten out (anything tangled, confused, etc.); unravel; untangle vi. to get free from a tangle… … English World dictionary
disentangle — [[t]dɪ̱sɪntæ̱ŋg(ə)l[/t]] disentangles, disentangling, disentangled 1) VERB If you disentangle a complicated or confused situation, you make it easier to understand or manage to understand it, by clearly recognizing each separate element. [V n] In … English dictionary
disentangle — UK [ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡ(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms disentangle : present tense I/you/we/they disentangle he/she/it disentangles present participle disentangling past tense disentangled past participle disentangled 1) a) to separate something… … English dictionary
disentangle — v. (D; refl., tr.) to disentangle from * * * [ˌdɪsɪn tængl] (D; refl., tr.) to disentangle from … Combinatory dictionary
disentangle — dis|en|tan|gle [ˌdısınˈtæŋgəl] v [T] 1.) to separate different ideas or pieces of information that have become confused together ▪ It s very difficult to disentangle fact from fiction in what she s saying. 2.) disentangle yourself (from sb/sth)… … Dictionary of contemporary English