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| Principal Translations | WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026: | tangle n | (wires, cables) | maraña nf | | | | embrollo nm | | | | enredo nm | | | | revoltijo nm | | | There was a tangle of cables behind the TV. | | | Había una maraña de cables detrás de la tele. | | tangle n | (hair: knotted mess) | nudo nm | | | | maraña nf | | | Karen's hair had got in a tangle and it took her ages to brush it out. | | | El pelo de Karen se le había hecho un nudo y le llevó bastante desenredarlo. | | tangle n | figurative (confused situation) | lío nm | | | | enredo nm | | | | embrollo, follón nm | | | | maraña nf | | | Jane had got herself in a tangle and couldn't see a way out. | | | Jane se metió en un lío y no veía la forma de salir de este. | | tangle⇒ vi | (wires, cables) | enredarse⇒ v prnl | | | | enmarañarse⇒ v prnl | | | | revolverse⇒ v prnl | | | The wires had tangled and Mark had to spend ages sorting them out. | | | Los cables se habían enredado y Mark se pasó horas ordenándolos. | | tangle vi | (hair) | enredarse⇒ v prnl | | | Steve's hair tangled in the wind. | | | El pelo de Steve se enredó con el viento. |
| Additional Translations | WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026: | tangle n | (confused mass of [sth]) | revoltijo nm | | | (coloquial) | mezcolanza nf | | | | embrollo nm | | | | desbarajuste nm | | | When Maggie walked in on her husband with another woman, all she saw at first was a tangle of limbs. | | | Cuando Maggie pilló a su marido poniéndole los cuernos con otra mujer, lo primero que vio fue un revoltijo de extremidades. | | tangle n | figurative (jumble) | montaña nf | | | | revoltijo, revoltillo nm | | | | baturrillo, batiburrillo nm | | | (coloquial) | amasijo nm | | | There was a tangle of clothes lying on the teenager's bedroom floor. | | | Había una montaña de ropa en el suelo de la habitación del adolescente. | | tangle⇒ vi | informal (argue) | riña nf | | | | disputa nf | | | | discusión nf | | | | altercado nm | | | The two colleagues didn't get on and often tangled. | | | Los dos compañeros no se llevaban bien y casi siempre estaban de riña. | | tangle [sth]⇒ vtr | (weave together) | enredar⇒ vtr | | tangle [sth/sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (trap, ensnare) | enredar en vtr + prep | | | | atrapar en vtr + prep | | | Freya is always tangling me in her schemes and I'm the one who gets in trouble! | | | ¡Freya siempre me enreda en sus ardides y soy yo quien se mete en problemas! |
| Locuciones verbales | WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026: tangle [sth] up, tangle up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (make knotted or intertwined) | enredar⇒ vtr | | | | enmarañar⇒ vtr | | | I tangled up the wool to annoy my mother. | | | Enredé la lana para molestar a mi mamá. | | tangle up vi phrasal | (become knotted or intertwined) | enredarse⇒ v prnl | | | | enmarañarse⇒ v prnl | | | The wires tangled up all the time. | | | Los cables se enredan todo el tiempo. | | tangle with [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (get involved with) | enredarse con v prnl + prep | | | | enredarse con alguien loc verb | | | You don't want to tangle with the Mafia: it could get you killed. | | | No quieres enredarte con la mafia, podrías terminar muerto. | | tangle with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (argue or fight with) | pelearse con v prnl + prep | | | He was so drunk he tangled with the policeman who was arresting him. | | | Estaba tan borracho que se peleó con el policía que lo estaba arrestando. | | | (pelea física, coloquial) | liarse a golpes con loc verb | | | Estaba tan borracho que se lió a golpes con el policía que lo estaba arrestando. |
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