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1 ingarbugliare
tanglefig confuse, muddle* * *ingarbugliare v.tr.1 to entangle, to tangle up: ingarbugliare una matassa, to tangle up a skein2 (fig.) (complicare) to complicate3 (fig.) (confondere) to confuse, to muddle: mi ha ingarbugliato con le sue chiacchiere, he confused me with his chat.◘ ingarbugliarsi v.intr.pron. to get* entangled, to get* confused; to get* mixed up (anche fig.): la questione si è ingarbugliata, the matter has become complicated; per l'emozione si è ingarbugliato, he was so excited he got confused; si ingarbugliò con le date, he got mixed up (o muddled) over the dates.* * *[inɡarbuʎ'ʎare]1. vt(fili, corde) to tangle, (fig : situazione) to muddle, confuse2. vip (ingarbugliarsi)(fili, corde, capelli) to get tangled, (fig : situazione) to become confused o muddled* * *[ingarbuʎ'ʎare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (intricare) to tangle up, to muddle up, to scramble [ fili]2.verbo pronominale ingarbugliarsi1) (intricarsi) [ fili] to tangle up, to become* tangled2) fig. (diventare confuso) [idee, faccenda, persona] to become* confused* * *ingarbugliare/ingarbuλ'λare/ [1]1 (intricare) to tangle up, to muddle up, to scramble [ fili]II ingarbugliarsi verbo pronominale1 (intricarsi) [ fili] to tangle up, to become* tangled2 fig. (diventare confuso) [idee, faccenda, persona] to become* confused. -
2 intricare
intricare v.tr.1 (aggrovigliare) to tangle, to entangle: intricare i fili di una matassa, to entangle the threads of a skein2 (fig.) (confondere) to confuse, to complicate, to entangle.◘ intricarsi v.intr.pron.1 (aggrovigliarsi) to get* (en)tangled: la mia lenza si è intricata tra le alghe, my fishing line has got entangled in some weeds2 (fig.) (imbrogliarsi) to get* involved, to become* involved, to get* complicated, to become* complicated: col suo arrivo la faccenda si è intricata ancora di più, with his arrival the business became even more complicated (o involved).* * *[intri'kare]1. vt(fili) to tangle, (fig : faccenda) to complicate2. vip (intricarsi)(vedi vt), to become tangled; to become complicated* * *[intri'kare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to tangle, to snarl2) fig. to ravel, to complicate2.verbo pronominale intricarsi to get* tangled up (anche fig.)* * *intricare/intri'kare/ [1]1 to tangle, to snarl2 fig. to ravel, to complicateII intricarsi verbo pronominaleto get* tangled up (anche fig.). -
3 intrigare
intrigare v.tr.1 (intricare) to tangle, to entangle, to mix up2 (fig.) (turbare, imbarazzare) to disturb, to embarrass◆ v. intr. (macchinare) to intrigue, to plot: intrigare per avere una nomina, un posto, to plot to obtain an appointment, a post.◘ intrigarsi v.rifl. to get* involved (in sthg.); to get* mixed up (with sthg.), to interfere (with sthg.), to meddle (with sthg.); (frapporsi) to intervene: come hai fatto a intrigarti in quel brutto affare?, how did you get mixed up in that nasty business?; non voglio intrigarmi in queste cose, I don't want to meddle with (o to get involved in) these things.* * *[intri'ɡare]1. vt(affascinare) to intrigue2. vi* * *[intri'gare] 1.verbo transitivo to intrigue2.* * *intrigare/intri'gare/ [1]to intrigue(aus. avere) to intrigue, to scheme, to plot.
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