TANGLE - Traducción inglés-español

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

inglés

español

I. tangle [ingl. am. ˈtæŋɡəl, ingl. brit. ˈtaŋɡ(ə)l] SUST.

1. tangle:

tangle (of threads, hair)

enredo m

tangle (of threads, hair)

maraña f

tangle (of threads, hair)

embrollo m

tangle (of weeds, undergrowth)

maraña f

tangle (of streets)

laberinto m

tangle (of streets)

embrollo m

I tried to comb the tangles out of my hair

traté de desenredarme el pelo

the ropes lay in a tangle on the floor

las cuerdas estaban hechas una maraña or un enredo en el suelo

how did your hair get into such a tangle?

¿cómo se te ha enredado tanto el pelo?

2. tangle (muddle, confusion):

tangle

lío m

tangle

enredo m

to get into a tangle

armarse un lío

I'm in such a tangle with these forms

tengo un enredo con estos formularios

I'm in such a tangle with these forms

tengo un lío con estos formularios coloq.

the tangle of bureaucracy

la maraña burocrática

3. tangle (dispute):

tangle coloq.

lío m

tangle coloq.

follón m Esp. coloq.

II. tangle [ingl. am. ˈtæŋɡəl, ingl. brit. ˈtaŋɡ(ə)l] V. trans.

1. tangle threads/wool:

tangle

enredar

tangle

enmarañar

the bird had tangled itself in the net

el pájaro se había enredado en la red

to get tangled

enredarse

my hair got tangled

se me enredó el pelo

2. tangle (muddle, confuse):

tangle usu pass

enredar

the situation has become even more tangled

las cosas están todavía más enredadas

a tangled affair

un asunto enredado or complicado

III. tangle [ingl. am. ˈtæŋɡəl, ingl. brit. ˈtaŋɡ(ə)l] V. intr.

tangle threads/rope:

tangle

enredarse

tangle up V. [ingl. am. ˈtæŋɡəl -, ingl. brit. ˈtaŋɡ(ə)l -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. tangle up threads/wool:

tangle up

enredar

tangle up

enmarañar

the bird had tangled itself up in the net

el pájaro se había enredado en la red

to get tangled up

enredarse

my hair got tangled up

se me enredó el pelo

2. tangle up (confuse):

he got terribly tangled up trying to explain himself

se hizo un enredo tratando de explicarse

he got terribly tangled up trying to explain himself

se hizo un lío tratando de explicarse coloq.

3. tangle up (involve, embroil) usu pass:

to get tangled up in sth

verse implicado en algo

tangle with V. [ingl. am. ˈtæŋɡəl -, ingl. brit. ˈtaŋɡ(ə)l -] (v + prep + o) coloq.

he's dangerous: I wouldn't tangle with him!

es peligroso, yo que tú no me metería con él

having tangled with him before, I trod warily

como ya había lidiado con él, me anduve con pie de plomo

español

inglés

rebujo (de pelos, hilos)

tangle

cerote

tangle

tienes el pelo todo enmarañado

your hair's all tangled o in a tangle

pelotón

tangle

enredo (de hilos)

tangle

enredo (en el pelo)

tangle

enmarañar

to tangle

manearse

to get in a tangle coloq.

en el diccionario PONS

inglés

español

I. tangle [ˈtæŋgl] SUST.

1. tangle in hair, string:

tangle

maraña f

2. tangle fig. (confusion):

tangle

enredo m

II. tangle [ˈtæŋgl] V. trans.

tangle

enredar

III. tangle [ˈtæŋgl] V. intr.

tangle

enredarse

tangle with V. intr. (quarrel)

tangle with

meterse con

español

inglés

intrincar (hilos)

to tangle

laberinto

tangle

maraña de cabello

tangle of hair

maraña de hilo

tangle of threads

enredo

tangle

pelotón

tangle

tinglado

tangle

ovillo fig.

tangle

embrollo (de hilos)

tangle

en el diccionario PONS

inglés

español

I. tangle [ˈtæŋ·gəl] SUST.

1. tangle in hair, string:

tangle

maraña f

2. tangle fig. (confusion):

tangle

enredo m

II. tangle [ˈtæŋ·gəl] V. trans.

tangle

enredar

III. tangle [ˈtæŋ·gəl] V. intr.

tangle

enredarse

tangle with V. intr. (quarrel)

tangle with

meterse con

español

inglés

maraña de cabello

tangle of hair

maraña de hilo

tangle of threads

laberinto

tangle

enredo

tangle

embrollo (de hilos)

tangle

ovillo fig.

tangle

Present

I	tangle
you	tangle
he/she/it	tangles
we	tangle
you	tangle
they	tangle

Past

I	tangled
you	tangled
he/she/it	tangled
we	tangled
you	tangled
they	tangled

Present Perfect

I	have	tangled
you	have	tangled
he/she/it	has	tangled
we	have	tangled
you	have	tangled
they	have	tangled

Past Perfect

I	had	tangled
you	had	tangled
he/she/it	had	tangled
we	had	tangled
you	had	tangled
they	had	tangled

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

They then tangle with each other causing the liquid of the egg to become more and more viscous.

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Who would you like to see the gang tangle with in deep space?

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He's not the giant tat some of his most dangerous rivals are, but he's big enough -- and clever enough -- to tangle with them.

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At times, she seems to thirst for violent confrontations with entities and is all too willing to be the first to tangle with the enemy.

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Note that this is different from a tangle with a negative number of crossings.

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