tangle

enredar, enredarse

Quedar entrelazadas varias cosas hasta ser difíciles de separar, o hacer que esto ocurra.

En inglés sencillo: If things twist around each other, they become difficult to separate.

• The wind tangled my hair.
• These wires tangle easily.
• Her necklace got tangled in her scarf.

Cómo se usa: tangle in something (The string tangled in the branches.); tangle something up (The wind tangled the ropes up.)

Sinónimos: entangle, twist

Antónimos: untangle

Expresiones frecuentes: tangle something up, tangle together, tangle in something

enfrentarse, pelearse

Pelear o discutir con alguien.

En inglés sencillo: To fight or argue with someone.

• Do not tangle with him.
• She tangled with her boss over pay.
• The protesters tangled with police outside the building.

Cómo se usa: tangle with someone (He tangled with a much stronger opponent.)

Sinónimos: fight, clash, argue

Expresiones frecuentes: tangle with someone, tangle with police

maraña, enredo

Conjunto de hilos, pelos o cosas parecidas que están entrelazados y son difíciles de separar.

En inglés sencillo: A group of threads, hairs, or similar things twisted together and difficult to separate.

• My hair is a tangle.
• She found a tangle of wires under the desk.
• He carefully removed the tangles from the fishing line.

Cómo se usa: a tangle of something (A tangle of roots blocked the path.)

Sinónimos: knot

Expresiones frecuentes: tangle of wires, tangle of hair, in a tangle

lío, enredo

Situación complicada con muchos problemas relacionados entre sí y difíciles de resolver.

En inglés sencillo: A confusing situation with many connected problems that are difficult to solve.

• His finances are in a tangle.
• We must sort out this legal tangle.
• The new law created a tangle of conflicting rules.

Cómo se usa: a tangle of something (The case involves a tangle of legal problems.)

Sinónimos: mess, muddle

Expresiones frecuentes: legal tangle, tangle of rules, in a tangle