entangle

Significat (Anglès)

1. (transitive) To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated.
2. (transitive) To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult.
3. (figuratively, transitive) To ensnare.
4. (transitive) To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.

Conceptes

enredar

embolicar

embullar

embrollar

Sinònims

involve

ensnare

tangle

entwine

implicate

enmesh

snarl

embroil

tangle up

complicate

mat

catch

confuse

mire

mull

muss

get tangled

get tangled up

net

perplex

cover

puzzle

concern

inveigle

knot

🪢

bedevil

entrap

trap

🪤

interlace

twist

web

dishevel

mix up

coil

mud

mystify

play false

pleach

puddle

ravel

refer

roil

shake up

snarl up

snow

❄️

stick

tie

tie up

touch

tousle

Traduccions

enredar

verwickeln

verwarren

verstrikken

🪤

ingarbugliare

embrollar

empêtrer

verwikkelen

betrekken

impigliare

intrappolare

🪤

enredar

entortiller

embrouiller

verstricken

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɪnˈtaŋ.ɡəl/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: entanglen

In summary

From Middle English entanglen (“to involve [someone] in difficulty”, “to embarrass”). Equivalent to en- + tangle.