tangle
English → French/ˈtæŋɡl/
1 noun
[of string, creepers, weeds] enchevêtrement masculine, (= muddle) confusion feminine
- to get into a tangle [string, rope] s’entortiller
- to get into a tangle [person, accounts] s’embrouiller
- she got into a tangle when she tried to justify herself elle s’est embrouillée dans ses justifications
2 transitive verb
also emmêler
- tangled [string] entortillé
- tangled [hair] emmêlé
- tangled [situation] embrouillé
3 intransitive verb
- to tangle with someone (= quarrel) se frotter à quelqu’un