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Ⅰ.tangle1 ['tæŋgəl]1 noun(a) (of wire, string, branches, weeds) enchevêtrement m;∎ this string is in an awful tangle cette ficelle est tout emmêlée ou enchevêtrée;∎ to get into a tangle (wires, string, hair) s'emmêler;∎ a tangle of hair des cheveux mpl emmêlés;∎ a tangle of creepers un enchevêtrement de lianes∎ a legal tangle une affaire compliquée ou embrouillée du point de vue juridique;∎ I often get into a tangle with figures/tax returns je m'embrouille souvent dans les chiffres/déclarations d'impôts;∎ she was all in a tangle elle était toute embrouillée, elle ne savait plus où elle en était;∎ the accounts are in a bit of a tangle les comptes sont un peu embrouillés;∎ her private life is in a terrible tangle sa vie privée est un véritable sac de nœuds(c) (disagreement) accrochage m, différend m;∎ they got into a tangle over the new salary scales ils ont eu un différend au sujet de la nouvelle échelle des salaires;∎ I had a tangle with the social security officials j'ai eu des mots ou maille à partir avec les employés de la sécurité sociale(wire, wool) emmêler; (figures) embrouiller;(a) (wire, hair) s'emmêler∎ you'd better not tangle with her il vaut mieux éviter de se frotter à elle;∎ they tangled over who should pay for supper ils se sont disputés pour savoir qui allait payer le repas□∎ to get tangled up (threads, wire) s'emmêler;∎ to get tangled up in sth (of person → in ropes, net, brambles) s'empêtrer dans qch; (→ in barbed wire) se prendre dans qch; (of string) s'emmêler ou s'enchevêtrer dans qch;∎ she had got tangled up in some barbed wire elle était prise dans des barbelés;∎ the threads were all tangled up les fils étaient emmêlés ou enchevêtrés∎ he got himself tangled up in the Smith case il s'est retrouvé impliqué dans l'affaire Smith;∎ they got tangled up in something dishonest ils ont été mêlés à une affaire malhonnêteⅡ.tangle2(seaweed) laminaire f -
2 tangled
adjective (in a tangle: tangled hair/branches; Her hair is always tangled.) en désordre, enchevêtré
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