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detangle

/dɪˈtæŋɡl/

Translations

detangleverb

detangled

Past Simple

detangled

Past Participle

detangling

Gerund

/dɪˈtæŋɡl/

démêlerSens concret et figuré.

She spent an hour trying to detangle her hair after the windy day at the beach.

Elle a passé une heure à essayer de démêler ses cheveux après la journée venteuse à la plage.

Additional translations

débrouillerSurtout au sens figuré, pour une situation compliquée ou confuse.

Synonyms

straighten out

sort out

detangleverb

To remove tangles or knots from something, such as hair or string.

She spent an hour trying to detangle her hair after the windy day at the beach.

To straighten out or resolve something that is complicated or confused.

The consultant was hired to detangle the company's accounting problems.