embrollo

el embrollo(
ehm
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broh
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yoh
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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. muddle
Mi hijo es muy desordenado y tiene un embrollo de ropa tirado en el suelo de su habitación.My son is very messy and he has a muddle of clothes all over his bedroom floor.
b. confusion
Estos trabalenguas son un embrollo de palabras sin sentido.These tongue-twisters are a confusion of senseless words.
c. tangle
Hay que ordenar este embrollo de cables porque ya no sé para qué es cada uno.We have to organize this tangle of cables because I don't know which one is for what anymore.
a. mess
Todo este embrollo empezó por creer las mentiras de Juan.This mess started when I believed Juan's lies.
b. fix
Me vi envuelta en un embrollo por culpa de un malentendido.I was involved in a fix because of a misunderstanding.
c. jam
No sé cómo salir del embrollo en el que me metí.I don't know how to get out of the jam I got myself into.
a. lie
¿Por qué debería decirte la verdad si todo lo que tú me cuentas son embrollos?Why should I tell you the truth when everything you tell me is lies?
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