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to be embroiled in something

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1 to be embroiled in something

to be embroiled in something

estar enredado,-a en algo, estar liado,-a en algo

English-spanish dictionary > to be embroiled in something
2 to become embroiled in something

to become embroiled in something

enredarse en algo, liarse en algo

English-spanish dictionary > to become embroiled in something
3 embroil

im'brəil
verb

(to involve (a person) in a quarrel or in a difficult situation: I do not wish to become embroiled in their family quarrels.) enredar (a alguien) en algo

embroil

tr[ɪm'brɔɪl]

transitive verb

1 enredar, liar

■ they embroiled him in the argument lo enredaron en la discusión

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be embroiled in something estar enredado,-a en algo, estar liado,-a en algo

to become embroiled in something enredarse en algo, liarse en algo

embroil [ɪm'brɔɪl, ɛm-] vt

: embrollar, enredar

embroil

v.

• embrollar v.

• enredar v.

• liar v.

ɪm'brɔɪl
transitive verb

to embroil somebody IN something — envolver* or enredar or embrollar a alguien en algo

to be/become embroiled in something — estar*/verse* envuelto or enredado en algo

[ɪm'brɔɪl]
VT enredar
to embroil sb in sth — enredar a algn en algo

to embroil o.s. in sth, get embroiled in sth — enredarse en algo

to embroil sb with — indisponer a algn con

to embroil A with B — mezclar a A con B

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[ɪm'brɔɪl]
transitive verb

to embroil somebody IN something — envolver* or enredar or embrollar a alguien en algo

to be/become embroiled in something — estar*/verse* envuelto or enredado en algo

English-spanish dictionary > embroil
4 verwickeln

I v/t

1. (Wolle etc.) tangle (up), get s.th. tangled

2. jemanden in etw. verwickeln fig. involve s.o. in s.th., get s.o. involved ( oder embroiled oder caught up) in s.th., drag s.o. into s.th.; in etw. verwickelt werden become ( oder get) involved ( oder caught up oder embroiled) in s.th., get mixed up in s.th. umg.

II v/refl: sich verwickeln in (+ Akk) get (o.s.) involved in; sich in Widersprüche verwickeln get tangled up in a web of contradictions

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(hineinziehen) to entangle; to implicate; to involve;

(verwirren) to ravel; to tangle; to embroil

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ver|wị|ckeln ptp verwi\#ckelt
1. vt
Fäden etc to tangle (up), to get tangled up
verwickeln — to involve sb in sth; in Kampf, in dunkle Geschäfte auch to get sb mixed up in sth; in Skandal auch to get sb mixed up in sth, to embroil sb in sth

in etw verwickelt sein — to be involved/mixed up/embroiled in sth

2. vr
(Fäden etc) to tangle (up), to become tangled
verwickeln (lit) — to become entangled in sth, to get caught up in sth; (fig) in Widersprüche to get oneself tangled up in sth; in Skandal to get mixed up or involved or embroiled in sth

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1) (to involve (a person) in a quarrel or in a difficult situation: I do not wish to become embroiled in their family quarrels.) embroil

2) (to cause (something) to become twisted or tangled with something else: Her long scarf entangled itself in the bicycle wheel; entangled in an unhappy love affair.) entangle

3) ((often with in or with) to cause to take part in or to be mixed up in: He has always been involved in/with the theatre; Don't ask my advice - I don't want to be/get involved.) involve

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ver·wi·ckeln *

I. vt

▪ jdn in etw akk \verwickeln to involve sb in sth

jdn in ein Gespräch \verwickeln to engage sb in conversation

jdn in einen Skandal \verwickeln to get sb mixed up [or embroiled] in a scandal

▪ in etw akk verwickelt sein/werden to be/become [or get] involved [or mixed up] in sth

in eine Affäre verwickelt sein to be entangled [or tangled up] in an affair

in einen Skandal verwickelt sein to be embroiled in [a] scandal

II. vr

1. (sich verheddern)

▪ sich akk \verwickeln to get tangled up

2. (sich verstricken lassen)

▪ sich akk in etw akk o dat \verwickeln to get tangled [or caught up] [or become entangled] in sth

sich akk in eine Auseinandersetzung \verwickeln to get involved [or caught up] in an argument

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1.
reflexives Verb

1) get tangled up or entangled

2) (sich verfangen)

sich in etwas (Akk. od. Dat.) verwickeln — get caught [up] in something

sich in Widersprüche verwickeln — (fig.) tie oneself up in contradictions
2.
transitives Verb involve

in etwas (Akk.) verwickelt werden/sein — get/be mixed up or involved in something

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verwickeln

A. v/t

1. (Wolle etc) tangle (up), get sth tangled

2.

jemanden in etwas verwickeln fig involve sb in sth, get sb involved ( oder embroiled oder caught up) in sth, drag sb into sth;

in etwas verwickelt werden become ( oder get) involved ( oder caught up oder embroiled) in sth, get mixed up in sth umg

B. v/r:

sich verwickeln in (+akk) get (o.s.) involved in;

sich in Widersprüche verwickeln get tangled up in a web of contradictions

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1.
reflexives Verb

1) get tangled up or entangled

2) (sich verfangen)

sich in etwas (Akk. od. Dat.) verwickeln — get caught [up] in something

sich in Widersprüche verwickeln — (fig.) tie oneself up in contradictions
2.
transitives Verb involve

in etwas (Akk.) verwickelt werden/sein — get/be mixed up or involved in something

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v.

to embroil v.

to entangle v.

to implicate v.

to involve v.

to involve in v.

to mesh v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > verwickeln
5 meter

v.

1 to put in.

meter algo/a alguien en algo to put something/somebody in something

meter la llave en la cerradura to get the key into the lock

meter dinero en el banco to put money in the bank

he metido mis ahorros en esa empresa I've put all my savings into this venture

le metieron en la cárcel they put him in prison

meterle ideas a alguien en la cabeza (informal) to put ideas into somebody's head

no consigo meterle en la cabeza (que…) (informal) I can't get it into his head (that…)

2 to give (informal) (asestar).

le metió un puñetazo he gave him a punch

3 to give (informal) (echar, soltar).

meter una bronca a alguien to tell somebody off

me metió un rollo sobre la disciplina militar he gave me this routine about military discipline

4 to take in (prenda, ropa).

meter el bajo de una falda to take up a skirt

5 to score (en deportes) (anotar).

nos metieron dos goles they scored two goals against us

6 to introduce, to get in, to get inside, to stick.

Ella mete la caja She takes the box inside.

7 to cause, to make, to create.

Ese chico mete problemas That boy causes problems.

8 to drive in.

9 to take inside.

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meter

► verbo transitivo

1 (introducir) to put

■ mete esto en el armario put this in the wardrobe

■ lo metieron en la cárcel they put him in prison

■ mete el dinero en el banco put your money in the bank

2 (implicar) to put into (en, -), get into (en, -), involve in (en, -)

■ en buen lío nos has metido you've got us into a real mess

■ tú me metiste en este asunto you got me involved in this business

3 familiar (dar) to give

■ menudo susto que nos metió he gave us a real fright

■ nos metió una bofetada por hablar he gave us a slap for talking

■ ya le has metido miedo al niño now you've frightened the baby

■ nos metió un rollo insoportable he bored us to death

■ métele prisa o no llegamos hurry him up or we won't get there on time

4 (hacer) to make

■ no metáis tanto ruido don't be so noisy

5 (ropa - acortar) to take up; (- estrechar) to take in

6 AUTOMÓVIL (marcha) to put into

■ mete primera put it into first

7 DEPORTE to score

■ metieron dos goles they scored two goals

► verbo pronominal meterse

1 (introducirse en) to get in

■ métete dentro get in

■ se metió en el coche rápidamente he got quickly into the car, he jumped into the car

■ se metió en la cama he got into bed

2 (tomar parte - negocio) to go into (en, -); (involucrarse en) to get involved (en, in/with), get mixed up (en, in/with)

■ se ha metido en un negocio de compraventa she's gone into buying and selling

■ se ha metido en una secta she's got mixed up with a sect

3 (introducirse) to get involved (en, in)

■ se ha metido en la especulación del terreno he's got involved in property speculation

■ se ha metido en el Ayuntamiento now he's on the council

■ siempre te estás metiendo donde no te llaman you're always sticking your nose in where you're not wanted

■ me metí totalmente en el papel I got completely into in the role

■ se mete a fondo en todo lo que hace he throws himself into everything he does

■ nos vamos a meter en la compra de un piso we're going to take the plunge and buy a flat

4 (ir) to go

■ ¿dónde se habrá metido? where can he have got to?

5 (provocar) to pick ( con, on)

■ no te metas con él que es más fuerte que tú don't pick on him, he's stronger than you

6 (dedicarse) to go (en, into)

■ quiere meterse en política he wants to go into politics

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a todo meter at full blast

meterse alguien donde no le llaman to poke one's nose into others' affairs

meterse alguien en lo que no le importa to stick one's nose into others' business

meterse en todo to be a meddler, stick one's nose into everything

no meterse en nada not to get involved

¡métetelo donde te quepa! tabú you can stuff it!

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verb

1) to put (in)

2) insert, introduce

3) place

4) cause

5) make

•

- meter prisa
- meterse
- meterse a
- meterse con
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1. VT

1) (=poner, introducir) to put

¿dónde has metido las llaves? — where have you put the keys?

metió el palo por el aro — she stuck o put the stick through the ring

mete las hamacas que está lloviendo — bring the hammocks in, it's raining

• meter algo en algo — to put sth in(to) sth

metió la mano en el bolsillo — she put her hand in(to) her pocket

metió el dedo en la sopa — he dipped o put his finger in the soup

tienes que meter la pieza en su sitio — you have to fit o put the part in the correct place

consiguió meter toda la ropa en la maleta — she managed to get o fit all the clothes in(to) the suitcase

meter dinero en el banco — to put money in the bank

¿quién le metió esas ideas en la cabeza? — who gave him those ideas?

- a todo meter

está lloviendo a todo meter — it's pelting with rain, it's pelting down

le están dando antibióticos a todo meter — he's being stuffed with antibiotics *

2) (Dep) to score

meter un gol — to score a goal

3) (Cos) [para estrechar] to take in; [para acortar] to take up

métele la falda que le queda larga — take her skirt up a bit, it's too long

4) (Aut) [+ marcha] to go into

mete primera — go into first gear

¡mete el acelerador! — put your foot down!

5) (=internar)

meter a algn en la cárcel — to put sb in prison

lo metieron en un colegio privado — they put him in o sent him to a private school

6) [en una profesión]

lo metieron a trabajar en el banco — they got him a job in a bank

metieron a su hija (a) monja — they sent their daughter to a convent

lo metieron a o de fontanero — they apprenticed him to a plumber

7) (=implicar)

meter a algn en algo — to get sb involved in sth

él me metió en el negocio — he got me involved in the business

tú me metiste en este lío — you got me into this mess

no metas a mi madre en esto — don't drag o bring my mother into this

Luis metió a Fernando en muchos disgustos — Luis let Fernando in for a lot of trouble

8) (=ocasionar)

• meter miedo a algn — to scare o frighten sb

• meter prisa a algn — to hurry sb, make sb get a move on

tenemos que meterle prisa a Adela — we need to hurry Adela, we need to make Adela get a move on

¡no me metas prisa! — don't rush me!

• meter ruido — to make a noise

• meter un susto a algn — to give sb a fright

9) * (=dar)

le metieron un golpe en la cabeza — they hit him on the head

le metió una torta delante de todos — she hit him in front of everyone

10) * (=endosar)

me han metido dos billetes falsos — they gave me two false banknotes

me metieron una multa por no llevar puesto el cinturón — I was fined for not wearing a seat belt

nos metió un rollo inacabable — he went on and on for ages

le metieron cinco años de cárcel — they gave him five years in prison

nos van a meter más trabajo — they're going to lumber us with more work

11) * (=aplicar)

me metió la maquinilla y me peló al cero — he took the clippers to me and shaved all my hair off

le quedaba largo el traje y le metió las tijeras — her dress was too long, so she took the scissors to it

12) * (=hacer entender)

no hay quien le meta que aquello era mentira — nobody seems able to make him understand that it was a lie, nobody is able to get it into his head that it was a lie

13)

meterlas — And ** to beat it *

2.

See:

meterse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (introducir, poner) to put

meter algo en algo — to put something in(to) something

meter la llave en la cerradura — to put the key into the lock

quiero meter todo esto en un folio — I want to fit all of this onto one sheet

no le metas esas ideas en la cabeza — don't put ideas like that into her head

b) ( hacer entrar)

meter a alguien en algo: puedo meter cuatro personas en mi coche I can get o fit four people in my car; lo metieron en la cárcel they put him in prison; lo metió interno en un colegio she sent him to (a) boarding school; consiguió meterlo en la empresa she managed to get him a job in the company; meter a alguien de algo: lo metieron de aprendiz — they got him a job as an apprentice

c) ( involucrar)

meter a alguien en algo — to involve somebody in something, get somebody involved in something

2)

a) ( invertir) to put

b) <tanto/gol> to score

c) ( en costura) < dobladillo> to turn up

métele un poco en las costuras — take it in a bit at the seams

meterle tijera/sierra a algo — to set to with the scissors/saw on something

d) (Auto) < cambio>

mete (la) tercera — put it into third (gear)

meter la marcha atrás — to get into reverse

3)

a) (provocar, crear)

no metas ruido — keep the noise down

meterle miedo a alguien — to frighten o scare somebody

nos están metiendo prisa — we're under a lot of pressure to do things faster

a todo meter — (fam) <conducir/correr/estudiar> flat out

meterle — (AmL) to get a move on (colloq)

le metimos con todo — we did our utmost

b) (fam) (encajar, endilgar)

me metieron una multa — I got a ticket (colloq)

nos metió una de sus historias — she spun us one of her yarns

c) (Col arg) < cocaína> to snort (sl); < marihuana> to smoke
2.
meter vi (Col arg) ( consumir marihuana) to smoke (dope)
3.
meterse v pron

1)

a) ( entrar)

meterse en algo: me metí en el agua ( en la playa) I went into the water; ( en la piscina) I got into the water; nos metimos en un museo we went into a museum; se metió en la cama he got into bed; no sabía dónde meterse de la vergüenza she was so embarrassed she didn't know what to do with herself; ¿dónde se habrá metido el perro? where can the dog have got to?; (+ me/te/le etc) se me metió algo en el ojo — I got something in my eye

b) ( introducirse)

meterse en algo: me metí el dedo en el ojo I stuck my finger in my eye; se metió el dinero en el bolsillo he put the money in(to) his pocket; que se lo meta ahí mismo! or que se lo meta por dónde le quepa! (vulg) she can stuff it! (sl); ya sabes dónde te lo puedes meter — (vulg) you know where you can stuff it (vulg)

c) (fam) <comida/bebida> to put away (colloq)

d) (Ven arg) < cocaína> to snort (sl); < marihuana> to smoke

2)

a) ( en trabajo)

se metió de secretaria — she got a job as a secretary

meterse de or a cura/monja — to become a priest/nun

b) ( involucrarse)

meterse en algo — to get involved in something

te has metido en un buen lío — you've got yourself into a fine mess

se ha metido en un asunto muy turbio — she's got(ten) involved in a very shady affair

no podemos meternos en más gastos — we cannot take on anymore financial commitments

c) ( entrometerse) to get involved

no te metas en lo que no te importa — mind your own business

ella empezó a meterse por medio — she started interfering

meterse con alguien — (fam) to pick on somebody

meterse donde no lo llaman — to poke one's nose into other people's business (colloq)

no te metas donde no te llaman! — mind your own business!

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= pack up, embroil, sandwich, dip, shove, bung + Nombe + in, put in, take in.

Nota: Usado principalmente para la ropa.

Ex. Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.

Ex. By the time the weeding was finished in Nov 86, the Society had become embroiled in a major controversy over the handling of this project.

Ex. The paper that is to be examined is simply sandwiched between a sheet of Perspex impregnated with carbon-14 and an unexposed photographic film, and left in the dark for a few hours.

Ex. Two sheets were made each time the two-sheet mould was dipped by the maker into the vat, and they were turned out together on to a single felt by the coucher.

Ex. Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.

Ex. Instead of bunging it in the washing machine, clean it carefully by hand using lukewarm water.

Ex. For those of you who are not familiar with OCLC and the way we work the data base is not a vast receptacle into which we throw any kind of record that anybody wants to put in.

Ex. Don't worry about it being too loose around your waist, have a someone take the shirt in where it is too baggy.

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* a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.

* avanzar a todo meter = go + full steam ahead.

* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.

* meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.

* meter a Alguien en la cárcel = put + Nombre + behind bars.

* meter a la fuerza de un modo desordenado = stuff.

* meter a presión = wedge.

* meter bulla = make + a racket, hurry up, rush, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, get + a move on.

* meter cisco = make + trouble.

* meter con dificultad = squeeze in/into.

* meter con un calzador = shoehorn.

* meter de ancho = take in.

* meter de largo = take up.

* meter el dobladillo = hem.

* meter el estómago = hold + Posesivo + stomach in.

* meter el lobo en el redil = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* meter en = cram into.

* meter en bolsas = bag.

* meter en ceja y ceja = get it into + Posesivo + head.

* meter en la cabeza = get it into + Posesivo + head.

* meter en la cárcel = imprison, jail [gaol, -UK].

* meter en la mollera = get it into + Posesivo + head.

* meter en una jaula = cage.

* meter la nariz en = snoop about/(a)round/into/in.

* meter la pata = bark up + the wrong tree, be caught out, put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, screw up, make + a bloomer, slip up, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.

* meter las manos en todos = have + a finger in every pie.

* meter las narices en = snoop about/(a)round/into/in, poke about/(a)round/into/in, nose about/(a)round/into/in, pry (into).

* meterle caña a = get + stuck into.

* meterle mano a = get + stuck into.

* meter mano = grope.

* meter miedo = frighten, scare.

* meter presionando = snap into.

* meter preso = imprison.

* meter prisa = hustle.

* meterse = meddle (in/with), lodge, get + Posesivo + feet wet.

* meterse + Algo = slip + Nombre + on.

* meterse con = needle, pick on, tease, twit, taunt, jeer, lam, have + a go at, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* meterse de lleno en = get + Posesivo + teeth into.

* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.

* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* meterse el dedo en la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.

* meterse en = get into, step into.

* meterse en el juego = get in + the game.

* meterse en follones = get into + trouble.

* meterse en la boca del lobo = come into + the lion's den.

* meterse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* meterse en líos = get into + trouble.

* meterse en los asuntos de = have + a leg in the camp of.

* meterse en + Número + cosas a la vez = have + a foot in + Número + camps.

* meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.

* meterse en todos los fregados = have + a finger in every pie.

* meterse en un aprieto = get into + a predicament.

* meterse en un apuro = get into + a predicament.

* meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.

* meterse en un berenjenal = get into + a predicament.

* meterse en un lío = be in trouble, get into + a predicament.

* meterse la camisa = tuck in + Posesivo + shirt.

* meterse mano = snog, pet.

* meter una pifia = drop + a bollock, drop + a clanger, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

* meter un litro en un recipiente de medio = squeeze a quart into a pint pot.

* meter un pifiaso = drop + a bollock, drop + a clanger, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

* no saber dónde meterse de vergüenza = squirm with + embarrassment.

* salir de Guatemala para meterse en Guatapeor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.

* sin meternos en el hecho de que = to say nothing of.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (introducir, poner) to put

meter algo en algo — to put something in(to) something

meter la llave en la cerradura — to put the key into the lock

quiero meter todo esto en un folio — I want to fit all of this onto one sheet

no le metas esas ideas en la cabeza — don't put ideas like that into her head

b) ( hacer entrar)

meter a alguien en algo: puedo meter cuatro personas en mi coche I can get o fit four people in my car; lo metieron en la cárcel they put him in prison; lo metió interno en un colegio she sent him to (a) boarding school; consiguió meterlo en la empresa she managed to get him a job in the company; meter a alguien de algo: lo metieron de aprendiz — they got him a job as an apprentice

c) ( involucrar)

meter a alguien en algo — to involve somebody in something, get somebody involved in something

2)

a) ( invertir) to put

b) <tanto/gol> to score

c) ( en costura) < dobladillo> to turn up

métele un poco en las costuras — take it in a bit at the seams

meterle tijera/sierra a algo — to set to with the scissors/saw on something

d) (Auto) < cambio>

mete (la) tercera — put it into third (gear)

meter la marcha atrás — to get into reverse

3)

a) (provocar, crear)

no metas ruido — keep the noise down

meterle miedo a alguien — to frighten o scare somebody

nos están metiendo prisa — we're under a lot of pressure to do things faster

a todo meter — (fam) <conducir/correr/estudiar> flat out

meterle — (AmL) to get a move on (colloq)

le metimos con todo — we did our utmost

b) (fam) (encajar, endilgar)

me metieron una multa — I got a ticket (colloq)

nos metió una de sus historias — she spun us one of her yarns

c) (Col arg) < cocaína> to snort (sl); < marihuana> to smoke
2.
meter vi (Col arg) ( consumir marihuana) to smoke (dope)
3.
meterse v pron

1)

a) ( entrar)

meterse en algo: me metí en el agua ( en la playa) I went into the water; ( en la piscina) I got into the water; nos metimos en un museo we went into a museum; se metió en la cama he got into bed; no sabía dónde meterse de la vergüenza she was so embarrassed she didn't know what to do with herself; ¿dónde se habrá metido el perro? where can the dog have got to?; (+ me/te/le etc) se me metió algo en el ojo — I got something in my eye

b) ( introducirse)

meterse en algo: me metí el dedo en el ojo I stuck my finger in my eye; se metió el dinero en el bolsillo he put the money in(to) his pocket; que se lo meta ahí mismo! or que se lo meta por dónde le quepa! (vulg) she can stuff it! (sl); ya sabes dónde te lo puedes meter — (vulg) you know where you can stuff it (vulg)

c) (fam) <comida/bebida> to put away (colloq)

d) (Ven arg) < cocaína> to snort (sl); < marihuana> to smoke

2)

a) ( en trabajo)

se metió de secretaria — she got a job as a secretary

meterse de or a cura/monja — to become a priest/nun

b) ( involucrarse)

meterse en algo — to get involved in something

te has metido en un buen lío — you've got yourself into a fine mess

se ha metido en un asunto muy turbio — she's got(ten) involved in a very shady affair

no podemos meternos en más gastos — we cannot take on anymore financial commitments

c) ( entrometerse) to get involved

no te metas en lo que no te importa — mind your own business

ella empezó a meterse por medio — she started interfering

meterse con alguien — (fam) to pick on somebody

meterse donde no lo llaman — to poke one's nose into other people's business (colloq)

no te metas donde no te llaman! — mind your own business!

* * *

= pack up, embroil, sandwich, dip, shove, bung + Nombe + in, put in, take in.

Nota: Usado principalmente para la ropa.

Ex: Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.

Ex: By the time the weeding was finished in Nov 86, the Society had become embroiled in a major controversy over the handling of this project.

Ex: The paper that is to be examined is simply sandwiched between a sheet of Perspex impregnated with carbon-14 and an unexposed photographic film, and left in the dark for a few hours.

Ex: Two sheets were made each time the two-sheet mould was dipped by the maker into the vat, and they were turned out together on to a single felt by the coucher.

Ex: Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.

Ex: Instead of bunging it in the washing machine, clean it carefully by hand using lukewarm water.

Ex: For those of you who are not familiar with OCLC and the way we work the data base is not a vast receptacle into which we throw any kind of record that anybody wants to put in.

Ex: Don't worry about it being too loose around your waist, have a someone take the shirt in where it is too baggy.

* a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.

* avanzar a todo meter = go + full steam ahead.

* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.

* meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.

* meter a Alguien en la cárcel = put + Nombre + behind bars.

* meter a la fuerza de un modo desordenado = stuff.

* meter a presión = wedge.

* meter bulla = make + a racket, hurry up, rush, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, get + a move on.

* meter cisco = make + trouble.

* meter con dificultad = squeeze in/into.

* meter con un calzador = shoehorn.

* meter de ancho = take in.

* meter de largo = take up.

* meter el dobladillo = hem.

* meter el estómago = hold + Posesivo + stomach in.

* meter el lobo en el redil = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* meter en = cram into.

* meter en bolsas = bag.

* meter en ceja y ceja = get it into + Posesivo + head.

* meter en la cabeza = get it into + Posesivo + head.

* meter en la cárcel = imprison, jail [gaol, -UK].

* meter en la mollera = get it into + Posesivo + head.

* meter en una jaula = cage.

* meter la nariz en = snoop about/(a)round/into/in.

* meter la pata = bark up + the wrong tree, be caught out, put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, screw up, make + a bloomer, slip up, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.

* meter las manos en todos = have + a finger in every pie.

* meter las narices en = snoop about/(a)round/into/in, poke about/(a)round/into/in, nose about/(a)round/into/in, pry (into).

* meterle caña a = get + stuck into.

* meterle mano a = get + stuck into.

* meter mano = grope.

* meter miedo = frighten, scare.

* meter presionando = snap into.

* meter preso = imprison.

* meter prisa = hustle.

* meterse = meddle (in/with), lodge, get + Posesivo + feet wet.

* meterse + Algo = slip + Nombre + on.

* meterse con = needle, pick on, tease, twit, taunt, jeer, lam, have + a go at, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* meterse de lleno en = get + Posesivo + teeth into.

* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.

* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* meterse el dedo en la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.

* meterse en = get into, step into.

* meterse en el juego = get in + the game.

* meterse en follones = get into + trouble.

* meterse en la boca del lobo = come into + the lion's den.

* meterse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* meterse en líos = get into + trouble.

* meterse en los asuntos de = have + a leg in the camp of.

* meterse en + Número + cosas a la vez = have + a foot in + Número + camps.

* meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.

* meterse en todos los fregados = have + a finger in every pie.

* meterse en un aprieto = get into + a predicament.

* meterse en un apuro = get into + a predicament.

* meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.

* meterse en un berenjenal = get into + a predicament.

* meterse en un lío = be in trouble, get into + a predicament.

* meterse la camisa = tuck in + Posesivo + shirt.

* meterse mano = snog, pet.

* meter una pifia = drop + a bollock, drop + a clanger, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

* meter un litro en un recipiente de medio = squeeze a quart into a pint pot.

* meter un pifiaso = drop + a bollock, drop + a clanger, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

* no saber dónde meterse de vergüenza = squirm with + embarrassment.

* salir de Guatemala para meterse en Guatapeor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.

* sin meternos en el hecho de que = to say nothing of.

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meter [E1 ]

vt

A

1 (introducir, poner) to put

le metieron un tubo por la nariz they put o ( colloq) stuck a tube up her nose

¿dónde habré metido su carta? where can I have put his letter?

meter algo EN algo:

metí la tarjeta en un sobre I put the card in(to) an envelope

no lograba meter la llave en la cerradura she couldn't get the key into the lock

metió el pie en el agua he put his foot in(to) the water

a ver si consigo meter todo esto en un folio I wonder if I can get o fit all of this onto one sheet

no le metas esas ideas en la cabeza a la niña don't put ideas like that into her head, don't go giving her ideas like that

2 (hacer entrar) meter a algn EN algo:

no puedo meter más de cuatro personas en mi coche I can't get o fit more than four people in my car

lo metieron en la cárcel they put him in prison

metió a su hijo interno en un colegio he sent his son to (a) boarding school

3 (colocar, emplear) meter a algn EN algo:

consiguió meter a su amigo en la empresa she managed to get her friend a job with o in the company

meter a algn DE algo:

lo metieron de aprendiz de carpintero they apprenticed him to a carpenter, they got him a job as a carpenter's apprentice

la metieron de sirvienta en la ciudad they sent her to work as a maid in the city

4 (involucrar) meter a algn EN algo to involve sb IN sth, get sb involved IN sth

no quiero que metas a mi hijo en negocios sucios I don't want you involving my son o getting my son involved in any dirty business

no la metas a ella en esto don't bring o drag her into this

B

1 (invertir) to put

voy a meter mis ahorros en el banco I'm going to put my savings in the bank

metió todo su capital en el negocio she put all her capital into the business

2 ‹tanto/gol› to score

3 (en costura) ‹dobladillo› to turn up

métele un poco en las costuras take it in a bit at the seams

4

meterle tijera/sierra a algo to set to with the scissors/saw on sth

5 ( Auto) ‹marcha/cambio›

mete (la) primera/tercera put it into first/third (gear)

en este coche es muy difícil meter la marcha atrás it's very difficult to get into reverse in this car

C

1

(provocar, crear): no metas ruido que estoy estudiando keep the noise down, I'm studying

no trates de meterme miedo don't try to frighten o scare me

nos están metiendo prisa en el trabajo we're under a lot of pressure to do things faster at work

a todo meter ( fam); ‹ir/conducir› flat out

lleva una semana estudiando a todo meter he's been studying flat out for a week

meterle ( AmL); to get a move on ( colloq)

¡métanle, que no llegamos! step on it o get a move on, or we won't get there in time!

le metimos con todo we did our utmost, we pulled out all the stops, we did everything we could

2 ( fam)

(encajar, endilgar): me metieron una multa por exceso de velocidad I got a ticket for speeding ( colloq)

no me metas más mentiras don't tell me any more lies, don't give me any more of your lies ( colloq)

nos metió una de sus historias she spun us one of her yarns

3 ( Col arg) ‹cocaína› to snort (sl), to do (sl); ‹marihuana› to smoke

■ meter

vi

( Col arg) (consumir marihuana) to smoke (dope)

■ meterse

v pron

A

1 (entrar) meterse EN algo:

me metí en el agua (en la playa) I went into the water; (en la piscina) I got into the water

nos metimos en un museo we went into a museum

se metió en la cama he got into bed

métete por esa calle go down that street

quise meterme bajo tierra I just wanted the ground to swallow me up

no sabía dónde meterse de la vergüenza que le dio she was so embarrassed she didn't know what to do with herself o where to put herself

¿dónde se habrá metido el perro? where can the dog have got to?, where can the dog be?

(+ me/te/le etc): se me metió algo en el ojo I got something in my eye

cuando se le mete una idea en la cabeza … when he gets an idea into his head …

2 (introducirse) meterse algo EN algo:

me metí el dedo en el ojo I stuck my finger in my eye

se metió el dinero en el bolsillo he put the money in(to) his pocket

no te metas los dedos en la nariz don't pick your nose

¡que se lo meta ahí mismo! or ¡que se lo meta por dónde le quepa! ( vulg); she can stuff it! (sl)

ya sabes dónde te lo puedes meter ( vulg); you know where you can stuff o shove it ( vulg)

3 ( fam); ‹comida/bebida› to put away ( colloq)

B

1

(en un trabajo): se metió de secretaria she got a job as a secretary

meterse de or a cura/monja to become a priest/nun

2 (involucrarse) meterse EN algo to get involved IN sth

no quiero meterme en una discusión I don't want to get into o to get involved in an argument

te has metido en un buen lío you've got yourself into a fine mess

no te metas en gastos don't go spending a lot of money

se había metido en un asunto muy turbio she had got involved in o mixed up in a very shady affair

3 (entrometerse) to get involved

no te metas en lo que no te importa mind your own business, don't get involved in o don't meddle in things that don't concern you

todo iba bien hasta que ella se metió por medio things were going fine until she started interfering

meterse con algn ( fam): no te metas conmigo que yo no te he hecho nada don't go picking a fight with me, I haven't done anything to you

no te metas conmigo que hoy no estoy para bromas leave me alone, I'm in no mood for jokes today

tú métete con los de tu edad/tamaño why don't you pick on someone your own age/size?

con su hijo no te metas, que es sagrado ( iró); don't say a word against her son, she worships him

meterse donde no lo llaman to poke one's nose into other people's business ( colloq)

¡no te metas donde no te llaman! mind your own business!

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meter ( conjugate meter) verbo transitivo
1
a) (introducir, poner) to put;

meter algo en algo to put sth in(to) sth;
◊ meter la llave en la cerradura to put the key into the lock;

logró meter todo en la maleta he managed to fit everything into the suitcase
b) ( hacer entrar):

◊ meter a algn en la cárcel to put sb in prison;

consiguió meterlo en la empresa she managed to get him a job in the company
c) ( involucrar) meter a algn en algo to involve sb in sth, get sb involved in sth

2
a) ( invertir) ‹ahorros/dinero› to put

b) ‹tanto/gol› to score

c) ( en costura) ‹ dobladillo› to turn up

d) (Auto):

◊ mete (la) tercera put it into third (gear);

meter la marcha atrás to get into reverse
3 (provocar, crear):
◊ meterle prisa a algn to rush sb;

meterle miedo a algn to frighten o scare sb;
no metas ruido keep the noise down
meterse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( entrar):

◊ me metí en el agua ( en la playa) I went into the water;

( en la piscina) I got into the water;
◊ nos metimos en un museo we went into a museum;

meterse en la cama/la ducha to get into bed/the shower;
¿dónde se habrá metido el perro? where can the dog have got to?;
se me metió algo en el ojo I got something in my eye
b) ( introducirse):

◊ me metí el dedo en el ojo I stuck my finger in my eye;

se metió el dinero en el bolsillo he put the money in(to) his pocket
2
a) ( en trabajo):

◊ se metió de secretaria she got a job as a secretary;

meterse de or a cura/monja to become a priest/nun
b) ( involucrarse) meterse en algo to get involved in sth;

◊ te has metido en un buen lío you've got yourself into a fine mess;

no te metas en lo que no te importa mind your own business;
meterse con algn (fam) to pick on sb;
meterse por medio to interfere
meter verbo transitivo
1 to put [en, in]
(en colegio, cárcel) to put: la metieron en un psiquiátrico, they put her in a mental hospital
(dinero) metimos el dinero en el banco, we paid the money into our bank
2 (invertir) to put: mételo en acciones, put it in shares
3 (involucrar) to involve [en, in], to get mixed up [en, in]
4 fam (causar) no le metas miedo al niño, don't frighten the child
5 (hacer) to make
meter jaleo, to make a noise
♦ Locuciones: familiar a todo meter, at full speed, in a flash
meter en el mismo saco, to lump together: son completamente distintos, no los puedes meter en el mismo saco, they're totally different, you can't lump them together as if they were the same
' meter' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apremiar
- baza
- cazo
- cizaña
- colarse
- contador
- cuezo
- embotellar
- follón
- fotómetro
- gamba
- hocico
- indicador
- indicadora
- introducir
- lectura
- M
- mano
- métrica
- metro
- nada
- nariz
- pata
- patinar
- prisa
- resbalar
- ruido
- saco
- sobre
- taxímetro
- venga
- altura
- apresurar
- apurar
- bandera
- bulla
- canasta
- compás
- distancia
- el
- encajar
- entrar
- gol
- lado
- m
- marcha
- medidor
- menos
- parquímetro
- por
English:
bake
- blunder
- boob
- brick
- bully
- bungle
- change up
- clanger
- dip
- engage
- enter
- fetch in
- finger
- flub
- foot
- get in
- grope
- hurry
- hustle
- insert
- inset
- jam
- let in
- meter
- mix up
- outdistance
- pad out
- parking meter
- postage meter
- push
- put
- quart
- round
- speed up
- squash in
- stick
- stick in
- taxi-meter
- trip up
- tuck
- tuck in
- unstuck
- waffle
- water meter
- wedge
- back
- cram
- deep
- fit
- get

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meter

♦ vt

1. [introducir] to put in;

meter algo/a alguien en algo to put sth/sb in sth;

metió las manos en los bolsillos she put her hands in her pockets;

no puedo meter la llave en la cerradura I can't get the key in the lock;

lo metieron en la cárcel they put him in prison;

su padre lo metió de conserje en la empresa his father got him a job in the company as a porter;

meter dinero en el banco to put money in the bank;

he metido todos mis ahorros en este proyecto I've put all my savings into this project;

¿podrás meter todo en un solo disquete? will you be able to get o fit it all on one disk?;
Fam
meterle ideas a alguien en la cabeza to put ideas into sb's head;
Fam
no consigo meterle en la cabeza (que…) I can't get it into his head (that…);
Fam
mete la tijera todo lo que quieras cut off as much as you like

2. [hacer participar]
meter a alguien en algo to get sb into sth;

¡en buen lío nos has metido! this is a fine mess you've got o gotten us into!

3. [obligar a]
meter a alguien a hacer algo to make sb start doing sth;

me dieron un trapo y me metieron a limpiar el polvo they gave me a cloth and set me dusting

4. [causar]
meter prisa/miedo a alguien to rush/scare sb;

meter ruido to make a noise

5. [en automóvil]
meter la primera/la marcha atrás to go into first gear/reverse;

meter el freno to brake

6. [en deportes] [anotar] to score;

nos metieron dos goles they scored two goals against us

7. Fam [asestar] to give;

le metió un puñetazo she gave him a punch

8. Fam [echar, soltar] to give;

meter una bronca a alguien to tell sb off;

me metió un rollo sobre la disciplina militar he gave me this routine about military discipline;

te han metido un billete falso they've given you a forged banknote

9. [prenda, ropa] to take in;

hay que meter los pantalones de cintura the trousers need taking in at the waist;

meter el bajo de una falda to take up a skirt

10. Fam [dedicar, destinar]
sabe jugar muy bien al billar porque le ha metido muchas horas he plays billiards really well because he's put the hours in o spent hours practising

11. Am Fam
¡métele! [date prisa] get a move on!, hurry up!;

¡métele, que empieza la película! get a move on o hurry up, the movie's starting!

12. RP Fam [aprobar] to pass

♦ vi

1. muy Fam [copular] to do it, Br to get one's end away

2. Comp
Fam
a todo meter at full pelt

♦ See also the pronominal verb meterse

* * *

meter

v/t

1 put (en in, into)

2 gol score

3 ( involucrar) involve (en in);

meter a alguien en un lío get s.o. into a mess;

a todo meter at full speed

* * *

meter vt

1) : to put (in)

metieron su dinero en el banco: they put their money in the bank

2) : to fit, to squeeze

puedes meter dos líneas más en esa página: you can fit two more lines on that page

3) : to place (in a job)

lo metieron de barrendero: they got him a job as a street sweeper

4) : to involve

lo metió en un buen lío: she got him in an awful mess

5) : to make, to cause

meten demasiado ruido: they make too much noise

6) : to spread (a rumor)

7) : to strike (a blow)

8) : to take up, to take in (clothing)

9)

a todo meter : at top speed

♦ See also the reflexive verb meterse

* * *

meter vb

1. (en general) to put [pt. & pp. put]

metió el dinero en el bolsillo he put the money in his pocket

¿dónde has metido el abrelatas? where have you put the tin opener?

2. (empleo) to get a job

su padre lo metió en la empresa familiar his father got him a job in the family business

3. (implicar) to involve

me has metido en un lío you've got me into a mess

meter miedo to frighten

meter prisa to hurry [pt. & pp. hurried]

Spanish-English dictionary > meter
6 enmarañar

v.

1 to entangle, to snag, to enmesh, to tangle up.

El escritor enmaraña la trama The writer tangles up the plot.

Ella enmaraña las lanas She entangles the yarns.

2 to tangle up, to snag, to entangle, to louse up.

El escritor enmaraña la trama The writer tangles up the plot.

3 to swindle.

El estafador enmaraña a sus víctimas The con man swindles his victims.

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enmarañar

► verbo transitivo

1 (enredar) to tangle

2 figurado to embroil, muddle up, confuse

■ ha enmarañado el asunto he's confused the issue

► verbo pronominal enmarañarse

1 (enredarse) to get tangled

■ se le ha enmarañado el pelo her hair's got all tangled

2 figurado to get into a muddle, get confused

3 METEREOLOGÍA to become overcast

* * *

verb

to tangle

* * *

1. VT

1) [+ madeja, hilo] to tangle, tangle up

2) (=complicar) to complicate

sólo logró enmarañar más el asunto — he only managed to make matters worse

3) [+ persona] to confuse, perplex

2.

See:

enmarañarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo <pelo/lana> to tangle; < asunto> to complicate; < persona> to confuse
2.
enmarañarse v pron pelo/lana to get tangled; persona

enmarañarse en algo — to get embroiled o entangled in something

* * *

= muddy, snarl up, entangle, knot into, tangle.

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. 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. 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.

----

* enmarañado en = enmeshed in.

* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo <pelo/lana> to tangle; < asunto> to complicate; < persona> to confuse
2.
enmarañarse v pron pelo/lana to get tangled; persona

enmarañarse en algo — to get embroiled o entangled in something

* * *

= muddy, snarl up, entangle, knot into, tangle.

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: 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: 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.

* enmarañado en = enmeshed in.

* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* * *

enmarañar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹pelo/lana› to tangle

2 ‹asunto› to complicate

3 ‹persona› to confuse

■ enmarañarse

v pron

1 «pelo/lana» to get tangled

2 «persona»: enmarañarse EN algo; to get involved o embroiled o entangled IN sth

* * *

enmarañar

♦ vt

1. [enredar] to tangle (up)

2. [complicar] to complicate, to confuse

♦ See also the pronominal verb enmarañarse

* * *

enmarañar

v/t

1 pelo tangle

2 asunto complicate, muddle

* * *

enmarañar vt

1) : to tangle

2) : to complicate

3) : to confuse, to mix up

♦ See also the reflexive verb enmarañarse

Spanish-English dictionary > enmarañar
7 enzarzarse

enzarzarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (enredarse en zarzas) to get entangled in brambles

2 figurado (discusión, asunto) to get involved (en, in)

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VPR [en una disputa] to get involved; [en problemas] to get o.s. into trouble

enzarzarse a golpes — to come to blows

enzarzarse en una discusión — to get involved in an argument

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verbo pronominal

enzarzarse en algo — to get involved in something

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verbo pronominal

enzarzarse en algo — to get involved in something

* * *

enzarzarse [A4 ]

v pron

enzarzarse EN algo to get involved IN sth

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enzarzarse ( conjugate enzarzarse) verbo pronominal enzarzarse en algo to get involved in sth
' enzarzarse' also found in these entries:
English:
roughhouse

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vpr

enzarzarse en to get entangled o embroiled in;

se enzarzaron en un acalorado debate they got embroiled in a heated debate;

nos enzarzamos en una pelea a puñetazos we got involved in a punch-up

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enzarzarse

v/r get involved (en in)

Spanish-English dictionary > enzarzarse
8 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 something

4 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.

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enredar

► verbo transitivo

1 (prender con red) to catch in a net, net

2 (para cazar) to set

3 (engatusar) to involve, implicate

4 (meter cizaña) to sow discord, cause trouble

5 (enmarañar) to tangle up, entangle

6 (entretener) to hold up, delay

7 figurado (asunto etc) to confuse, complicate; (trabajo) to make a mess of

► verbo intransitivo

1 (travesear) to be mischievous

► verbo pronominal enredarse

1 (hacerse un lío) to get tangled up, get entangled, get into a tangle

2 (complicarse) to get complicated, get confused

3 (en discusión) to become involved, get caught up

4 (amancebarse) to have an affair

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verb

1) to confuse

2) tangle

* * *

1. VT

1) [+ hilos, cuerda] to tangle up

este 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, complicate

con 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 up

estos 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 trick

le enredaron unos timadores — some conmen tricked him

7) (=enemistar) to cause trouble among o between

8) (Caza) [+ animal] to net; [+ trampa] to set

2.

VI * (=juguetear) to play around, monkey around *

¡no enredes! — stop playing around!

enredar con algo — to fiddle with sth

¡deja ya de enredar con los lápices! — stop fiddling (around) with the pencils, will you?

3.

See:

enredarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <cuerdas/cables> to get... tangled up, tangle up

b) ( embarullar) < persona> to muddle... up, confuse; <asunto/situación> to complicate

no enredes más las cosas — don't complicate things any further

c) (fam) ( involucrar)

enredar a alguien en algo — to get somebody mixed up o caught up in something
2.
enredar vi (fam)

a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble

b) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget

enredar con algo — to fiddle around with something, fiddle with something
3.
enredarse v pron

1) lana/cuerda to get tangled, become entangled; pelo to get tangled o knotted; planta to twist itself around

2)

a) (fam) ( en lío amoroso)

enredarse con alguien — to get involved with somebody

b) (fam) ( involucrarse)

enredarse en algo — to get mixed up o involved in something

se enredó en un negocio sucio — he got mixed up in some funny business

c) (fam) ( enfrascarse)

enredarse en algo — to get into something (colloq)

se enredaron en una acalorada discusión — they got into a heated discussion

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.

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* 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 transitivo

a) <cuerdas/cables> to get... tangled up, tangle up

b) ( embarullar) < persona> to muddle... up, confuse; <asunto/situación> to complicate

no enredes más las cosas — don't complicate things any further

c) (fam) ( involucrar)

enredar a alguien en algo — to get somebody mixed up o caught up in something
2.
enredar vi (fam)

a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble

b) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget

enredar con algo — to fiddle around with something, fiddle with something
3.
enredarse v pron

1) lana/cuerda to get tangled, become entangled; pelo to get tangled o knotted; planta to twist itself around

2)

a) (fam) ( en lío amoroso)

enredarse con alguien — to get involved with somebody

b) (fam) ( involucrarse)

enredarse en algo — to get mixed up o involved in something

se enredó en un negocio sucio — he got mixed up in some funny business

c) (fam) ( enfrascarse)

enredarse en algo — to get into something (colloq)

se enredaron en una acalorada discusión — they got into a heated discussion

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 ]

vt

1 ‹cuerdas/cables› to get … tangled up, tangle up

2 ‹asunto/situación› to complicate, make … complicated

no enredes más las cosas don't complicate things any further

3 ( fam) (involucrar) enredar a algn EN algo to get sb mixed up o caught up o embroiled o involved IN sth

lo enredaron en la compra de las acciones they got him involved o caught up in buying shares

■ enredar

vi

( fam)

1 (intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble, stir ( colloq)

2 ( Esp) (molestar) to fidget enredar CON algo to fiddle around WITH sth, fiddle WITH sth

■ enredarse

v pron

A

1 «lana/cuerda» to get tangled, become entangled; «pelo» to get tangled o knotted o ( AmE) snarled

la cuerda se enredó en las patas de la silla the rope got tangled around o entangled in the chair legs

2 «planta» to twist itself around

B

1 ( fam) (en un lío amoroso) enredarse CON algn to get involved WITH sb

2 ( fam) (involucrarse) enredarse EN algo to get mixed up IN sth, get involved IN sth

se ha enredado en un negocio sucio he's got mixed up in some funny business

3 ( fam) (enfrascarse) enredarse EN algo to get INTO sth ( colloq)

se enredaron en una acalorada discusión they got into a heated discussion

4 ( fam) (embarullarse) to get mixed up ( colloq), get muddled up ( colloq)

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enredar ( conjugate enredar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹cuerdas/cables› to get … tangled up, tangle up

b) ( embarullar) ‹ persona› to muddle … up, confuse;

‹asunto/situación› to complicate
c) (fam) ( involucrar) enredar a algn en algo to get sb mixed up o caught up in sth

verbo intransitivo (fam)
a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble

b) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget;

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

b) ( involucrarse) enredarse en algo to get mixed up o involved in sth

c) (fam) ( embarullarse) to get mixed up, get muddled up

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

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enredar

♦ vt

1. [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 complicated

3. [implicar]
enredar a alguien en to get sb involved in, to embroil sb in;

me enredaron en sus sucios negocios they got me mixed up in their dirty dealings

4. [entretener] to bother, to annoy

♦ vi
Fam
1. [hacer travesuras] to get up to mischief

2. [juguetear]
enredar con algo to fiddle with o mess about with sth

♦ See also the pronominal verb enredarse

* * *

enredar

I v/t

1 tangle, get tangled

2 fig

complicate, make complicated

II v/i make trouble

* * *

enredar vt

1) : to tangle up, to entangle

2) : to confuse, to complicate

3) : to involve, to implicate

♦ See also the reflexive verb enredarse

* * *

enredar vb

1. (involucrar) to involve

lo enredaron en un negocio oscuro they involved him in a shady deal

2. (complicar) to complicate

no enredes más las cosas don't complicate things even more

3. (confundir) to muddle / to confuse

el fiscal intentó enredar al testigo con sus preguntas the prosecutor tried to confuse the witness with his questions

4. (tocar) to mess about

deja de enredar con los rotuladores stop messing about with your pens

Spanish-English dictionary > enredar
9 verstricken

I v/t

1. ensnare, involve (in + Akk in); verstrickt werden in (+ Akk) auch become enmeshed in

2. (Wolle etc.) use (in knitting)

II v/refl

1. sich verstricken in (+ Akk) get entangled ( oder involved, caught up) in; sich in Lügen etc. verstricken get caught up in a web of lies etc.

2. Wolle: (sich verstricken lassen) knit

3. (beim Stricken Fehler machen) make a mistake (in knitting)

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to entangle

* * *
ver|strị|cken ptp verstri\#ckt
1. vt

1) Wolle to use

2) (fig) to involve, to embroil, to mix up

in eine Angelegenheit verstrickt sein — to be mixed up or involved or embroiled in an affair

2. vr

1) (Wolle) to knit (up)

2) (fig) to become entangled, to get tangled up

* * *

ver·stri·cken *

I. vt

1. (beim Stricken verbrauchen)

▪ etw \verstricken to use [up sep] sth

2. (geh: verwickeln)

▪ jdn in etw akk \verstricken to involve sb in sth, to draw sb into sth

II. vr

▪ sich akk in etw akk \verstricken to become [or get] entangled [or caught up] in sth

* * *
1.
transitives Verb

jemanden in etwas (Akk.) verstricken — involve somebody in something; draw somebody into something
2.
reflexives Verb

sich in etwas (Akk.) verstricken — become entangled or caught up in something

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verstricken

A. v/t

1. ensnare, involve (

in +akk in);

verstrickt werden in (+akk) auch become enmeshed in

2. (Wolle etc) use (in knitting)

B. v/r

1.

sich verstricken in (+akk) get entangled ( oder involved, caught up) in;

sich in Lügen etc

verstricken get caught up in a web of lies etc

2. Wolle: (sich verstricken lassen) knit

3. (beim Stricken Fehler machen) make a mistake (in knitting)

* * *
1.
transitives Verb

jemanden in etwas (Akk.) verstricken — involve somebody in something; draw somebody into something
2.
reflexives Verb

sich in etwas (Akk.) verstricken — become entangled or caught up in something

* * *

v.

to entangle in v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > verstricken
10 embrollar

v.

1 to confuse, to complicate (asunto).

2 to snag, to entrap, to entangle.

El gato embrolló la lana The cat snagged the wool.

3 to embroil, to ball up, to entangle, to make a muddle of.

Su torpeza embrolló el plan His clumsiness embroiled the plan.

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embrollar

► verbo transitivo

1 to confuse, muddle

► verbo pronominal embrollarse

1 to get confused, get muddled

* * *

1. VT

1) (=confundir) to muddle, confuse

2) (=involucrar) to involve, embroil frm

2.

See:

embrollarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) <hilo/madeja> to tangle (up)

b) ( confundir) < situación> to complicate; < persona> to muddle, confuse

c) ( implicar)

embrollar a alguien en algo — to embroil somebody in something, get somebody involved in something
2.
embrollarse v pron hilo/madeja to get tangled; situación to get confused o muddled; persona to get muddled, to get mixed up (colloq)

* * *

= snarl up, entangle, knot into, ensnare, snare.

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. 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.

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* embrollado en = enmeshed in.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) <hilo/madeja> to tangle (up)

b) ( confundir) < situación> to complicate; < persona> to muddle, confuse

c) ( implicar)

embrollar a alguien en algo — to embroil somebody in something, get somebody involved in something
2.
embrollarse v pron hilo/madeja to get tangled; situación to get confused o muddled; persona to get muddled, to get mixed up (colloq)

* * *

= snarl up, entangle, knot into, ensnare, snare.

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: 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.

* embrollado en = enmeshed in.

* * *

embrollar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹hilo/madeja› to tangle, tangle up

2 (confundir) ‹situación› to complicate; ‹persona› to muddle, confuse

3 (implicar) embrollar a algn EN algo to embroil sb IN sth, get sb involved IN sth

■ embrollarse

v pron

1 «hilo/madeja» to get tangled

2 «situación» to get confused o muddled, get complicated; «persona» to get confused o muddled, to get mixed up ( colloq)

* * *

embrollar ( conjugate embrollar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹hilo/madeja› to tangle (up)

b) ( confundir) ‹ situación› to complicate;

‹ persona› to muddle, confuse
c) ( implicar) embrollar 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)
' embrollar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
liar
English:
cloud
- foul up

* * *

embrollar

♦ vt

1. [asunto, situación] to complicate, to confuse;
[historia, explicación] to make confusing o involved; [persona] to confuse, to mix up
2. [hilo, ovillo, cuerda] to tangle up

♦ See also the pronominal verb embrollarse

* * *

embrollar

v/t muddle, mix up

Spanish-English dictionary > embrollar
11 enredarse

enredarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (hacerse un lío) to get tangled up, get entangled, get into a tangle

2 (complicarse) to get complicated, get confused

3 (en discusión) to become involved, get caught up

4 (amancebarse) to have an affair

* * *

VPR

1) [hilos, cuerda] to get tangled up

se me ha enredado el pelo — my hair's got all tangled up

la cinta se enredó en el ventilador — the ribbon got tangled up o caught in the fan

el sedal se enredó en la hélice — the fishing line fouled the propeller

2) [situación, asunto] to get complicated

3) * (=involucrarse) to get mixed up, get involved (con, en with)

se enredó en un asunto de drogas — he got mixed up o involved in some business to do with drugs

4) * (=liarse) to get into a tangle *, get into a muddle *

me enredé haciendo las cuentas — I got into a tangle o muddle with the accounts *

me enredé al pronunciar su nombre — I got tongue-tied when I tried to say his name

5) * [sentimentalmente] to get involved, get embroiled

se enredó con una estudiante — he got involved o embroiled with a student

* * *

(v.) = kink

Ex. Wire rope tends to kink during uncoiling or unreeling, especially if it has been in service for a long time.

* * *

(v.) = kink

Ex: Wire rope tends to kink during uncoiling or unreeling, especially if it has been in service for a long time.

* * *

■enredarse verbo reflexivo
1 (cables, cuerdas, pelo) to get entangled: se enredó el pie en la alambrada, his foot got caught in the wire fence
2 (asunto, situación) to get complicated o confused
3 fig (implicarse en algo turbio) to get mixed up, involved [en, in]
4 (aturullarse, aturdirse) to get mixed up: me enredé y no supe responder, I got mixed up and didn't know what to say
5 (tener un lío amoroso) se enredó con una rubia, he got involved with a blonde
' enredarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
trabarse
- enredar
English:
mire
- tangle
- tangle up

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vpr

1. [plantas] to climb;
[cuerdas, madeja, pelo] to get tangled up;
la hiedra se enredaba en las columnas the ivy wound its way up the columns;

la cola de la cometa se enredó en unas ramas the tail of the kite got tangled in some branches

2. [situación, asunto] to become complicated o involved;

las cosas se enredaron mucho things got very complicated o involved

3. [implicarse]
enredarse en un asunto to get mixed up o involved in something

4. Fam [embarullarse] to get into a muddle, to get mixed up

5. Fam [entretenerse] to get caught up;

me enredé ordenando unos papeles y llegué tarde I got sidetracked putting some papers in order and I arrived late

6. Fam [sentimentalmente]
enredarse con alguien to get involved o have an affair with sb

* * *

enredarse

v/r

1 get tangled

2 fig

get complicated

3

:

enredarse en algo get mixed up o involved in sth;

enredarse con alguien get involved with s.o.

* * *

vr

* * *

enredarse vb

1. (enmarañarse) to get tangled up

los cables se han enredado the wires have got tangled up

2. (confundirse) to get confused / to get in a muddle

hazlo poco a poco y no te enredarás do it slowly and you won't get in a muddle

Spanish-English dictionary > enredarse
12 enfrascarse

enfrascarse

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo pronominal

1 figurado to become absorbed (en, in), become engrossed (en, in)

■ se enfrascó en su trabajo he became engrossed in his work

2 figurado (en lectura) to bury oneself (en, in)

* * *

VPR

enfrascarse en un libro — to bury o.s. in a book

enfrascarse en un problema — to get deeply involved in a problem

se enfrascó en su laboratorio — he buried o hid himself away in his laboratory

* * *

verbo pronominal

enfrascarse en algo — en el trabajo/los estudios to bury oneself in something; en discusión to become immersed in something

* * *

verbo pronominal

enfrascarse en algo — en el trabajo/los estudios to bury oneself in something; en discusión to become immersed in something

* * *

enfrascarse [A2 ]

v pron

enfrascarse EN algo:

se enfrascó en su trabajo she buried herself in o immersed herself in o became totally absorbed in her work

se enfrascaron en una animada discusión they became immersed in a lively discussion

* * *

vpr

enfrascarse en [lectura, conversación, tarea] to become absorbed o engrossed in;
[riña, pelea] to get embroiled in
* * *

enfrascarse {72} vr

enfrascarse en : to immerse oneself in, to get caught up in

Spanish-English dictionary > enfrascarse
13 enliser

enliser [ɑ̃lize]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

• enliser sa voiture to get one's car stuck in the mud (or sand etc)

2. reflexive verb

► s'enliser

a. (dans le sable, la boue) to get stuck

b. (dans les détails) to get bogged down

• en mentant, tu t'enlises davantage you're getting in deeper and deeper water with your lies

* * *
ɑ̃lize
1.

verbe transitif to get [something] stuck ( dans in)

2.

s'enliser verbe pronominal

1) [bateau, véhicule] to get stuck ( dans in)

2) fig [enquête, négociations] to drag on

s'enliser dans — to sink into

être enlisé dans — (dans un conflit, des difficultés) to be embroiled in

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enliser verb table: aimer

A vtr to get [sth] stuck [bateau, véhicule] (dans in).

B s'enliser vpr

1 [bateau, véhicule] to get stuck, get bogged down (dans in);

2 [enquête, négociations, conflit] to drag on;

3 s'enliser dans to get bogged down in, sink into; le pays s'enlise dans la guerre civile the country is sinking ou being sucked into civil war; être enlisé dans (conflit, difficultés) to be embroiled in.

[ɑ̃lize] verbe transitif

enliser ses roues to get one's wheels stuck

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s'enliser verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [s'embourber] to get bogged down ou stuck, to sink

s'enliser dans des sables mouvants to sink ou to get sucked (down) into quicksand

2. (figuré) to get bogged down

s'enliser dans la routine to get ou to be bogged down in routine

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > enliser
14 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.

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ADJ [hilos, cuerdas] tangled (up)

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- da adjetivo

1) <lana/cuerda> tangled; < pelo> tangled, knotted; <asunto/idea> complicated

2)

a) ( involucrado) involved

enredado 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)

enredado con alguien — involved with somebody

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= 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.

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* enredado en = enmeshed in, caught up in.

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- da adjetivo

1) <lana/cuerda> tangled; < pelo> tangled, knotted; <asunto/idea> complicated

2)

a) ( involucrado) involved

enredado 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)

enredado con alguien — involved with somebody

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= 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.

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enredado -da

adjective

A

1 ‹lana/cuerda› tangled; ‹pelo› tangled, knotted

la lana está toda enredada the wool is all tangled o tangled up

2 ‹asunto/idea› complicated

la situación está muy enredada the situation is very complicated o involved

B

1 (involucrado) involved enredado EN algo mixed up o caught up o embroiled o involved IN sth

se vio enredado en el escándalo he found himself mixed o caught up in the scandal

terminaron enredados en una pelea they ended up getting (themselves) into a fight

2 ( fam) (en un lío amoroso) enredado CON algn involved WITH sb

anduvo enredada con un hombre casado she was involved with a married man

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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
2
a) ( involucrado) enredado en algo mixed up in sth

b) (fam) ( en lío amoroso) enredado con algn involved with sb

enredar ( conjugate enredar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹cuerdas/cables› to get … tangled up, tangle up

b) ( embarullar) ‹ persona› to muddle … up, confuse;

‹asunto/situación› to complicate
c) (fam) ( involucrar) enredado a algn en algo to get sb mixed up o caught up in sth

verbo intransitivo (fam)
a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble

b) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget;

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

b) ( involucrarse) enredadose en algo to get mixed up o involved in sth

c) (fam) ( embarullarse) to get mixed up, get muddled up

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

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enredado, -a adj

1. [cuerdas, madeja, pelo] tangled

2. [asunto, situación] complicated, involved

3. [persona] [implicado]
estar enredado en algo to be mixed up o involved in sth;

se vio enredado en un asunto de tráfico de drogas he found himself caught up in a case of drug-trafficking

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enredado adj tangled

Spanish-English dictionary > enredado
15 trenzar

v.

1 to plait (hair).

El electricista enroscó el cable The electrician twined=coiled the cable.

2 to braid (fibras).

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trenzar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 to plait, braid

2 (peluquería) to plait, US braid

► verbo intransitivo

1 (en danza) to weave in and out

2 (caballo) to caper, frisk

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1.

VT [+ cabello] to plait, braid (EEUU); [+ pajas, cintas] to plait; (Cos) to braid; [+ hilo] to weave, twist (together)

2.

VI [bailarines] to weave in and out; [caballo] to caper

3.

See:

trenzarse

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1.
verbo transitivo <cuerdas/fibras> to plait; < pelo> to braid (AmE), to plait (BrE)
2.
trenzarse v pron

1) (refl) < pelo> to braid (AmE), to plait (BrE)

2)

a) (AmL) ( enzarzarse)

trenzarse EN algo — to get involved in something

b) (RPl fam) ( pelearse) persona to get into a fight

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= braid, interweave, twine.

Ex. This is a painting of a girl in a red dress with her hair braided, seated behind a parapet near a window.

Ex. Information services should also be interwoven with the social fabric and firmly rooted in a commuity in order to be acceptable.

Ex. This liana has an old stem twining around a tree branch in the tropical deciduous forest of Michoacan, Mexico.

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1.
verbo transitivo <cuerdas/fibras> to plait; < pelo> to braid (AmE), to plait (BrE)
2.
trenzarse v pron

1) (refl) < pelo> to braid (AmE), to plait (BrE)

2)

a) (AmL) ( enzarzarse)

trenzarse EN algo — to get involved in something

b) (RPl fam) ( pelearse) persona to get into a fight

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= braid, interweave, twine.

Ex: This is a painting of a girl in a red dress with her hair braided, seated behind a parapet near a window.

Ex: Information services should also be interwoven with the social fabric and firmly rooted in a commuity in order to be acceptable.

Ex: This liana has an old stem twining around a tree branch in the tropical deciduous forest of Michoacan, Mexico.

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trenzar [A4 ]

vt

A ‹cuerdas/fibras› to plait; ‹pelo› to braid ( AmE), to plait ( BrE)

B

(en fútbol) ( period): trenzar una jugada to start a movement

■ trenzarse

v pron

A ( refl) ‹pelo› to braid ( AmE), to plait ( BrE)

B

1 ( AmL) (enzarzarse) trenzarse EN algo; to get involved IN sth

se trenzaron en una discusión they got involved in o embroiled in an argument

2 ( RPl fam) (pelearse) «persona» to get into a fight

los dos perros se trenzaron the two dogs started to fight o went for each other

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trenzar verbo transitivo to plait, US to braid
' trenzar' also found in these entries:
English:
braid
- plait

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trenzar

♦ vt

1. [pelo] to plait, esp US to braid

2. [fibras] to plait, to braid

♦ See also the pronominal verb trenzarse

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trenzar

v/t plait; pelo braid, Br

plait

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trenzar {21} vt

: to braid

♦ See also the reflexive verb trenzarse

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trenzar vb to plait

Spanish-English dictionary > trenzar
16 entortiller

I.

v. trans. To 'get round someone', to talk someone into doing something. Se faire entortiller: To 'have the wool pulled over one's eyes', to be taken in by specious talk.

II.

v. pronom. To get embroiled in tangled explanations.

Dictionary of Modern Colloquial French > entortiller

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