tangle(
tahng
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guhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The cables are one big tangle because you didn't coil them properly.Los cables están hechos una maraña porque no los enrollaste bien.
b. el enredo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The yarn in the discount basket was an impenetrable technicolor tangle.El hilo que estaba en la canasta de rebajas era un enredo multicolor imposible de desarmar.
c. el laberinto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The couple had gotten completely turned around in the tangle of streets of the Gothic Quarter.La pareja se había desorientado por completo en el laberinto de calles del Barrio Gótico.
d. el embrollo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Beneath the streets of some cities, there's a real tangle of gas pipes.Bajo las calles de algunas ciudades, hay un verdadero embrollo de caños que transportan gas.
e. el nudo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Debbie tried fruitlessly to get the tangles out of her hair with a brush.Debbie trató sin éxito de sacarse los nudos del pelo con un cepillo.
b. el embrollo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Stanley got into an even worse tangle when he started bribing people to keep quiet about his embezzlement.Stanley se metió en un embrollo aun peor cuando empezó a sobornar a la gente para que no dijeran nada de su desfalco.
c. el enredo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Thanks for getting me out of that tangle! I don't know what I would have done without you.¡Gracias por haberme sacado de ese enredo! No sé que habría hecho sin ti.
d. la maraña (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The tangle of interests at stake is such that nobody will dare report this government's corrupt acts.Es tal la maraña de intereses en juego que nadie denunciará los actos de corrupción del gobierno.
3. (colloquial) (altercation)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
b. el follón (M) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
What happened to your eye? - Oh, I got into a tangle with some punks outside a bar.¿Qué te pasó al ojo? - Oh, me metí en un follón con unos gamberros fuera de un bar.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
Please be careful not to tangle the beads hanging in the door.Por favor, ten cuidado de no enredar las cuentas que están colgadas en la puerta.
b. enmarañar
You were supposed to fix my hair, but you've only tangled it more!Se suponía que ibas a arreglarme el pelo, ¡pero solo lo enmarañaste más!
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. enredarse
The hanging lights in the store window are starting to tangle, and it looks pretty messy.Las luces colgantes en el escaparate están empezando a enredarse, y se ve bastante desordenado.
b. enmarañarse
Your hair is going to tangle if you don't wash it.Se te va a enmarañar el pelo si no te lo lavas.
6. (to meddle)
a. meterse
You don't want to tangle with those guys; you'll end up with a bloody nose.No quieres meterte con esos tipos; acabarás con la nariz sangrante.
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