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Meanings of unravel in anglès

portuguès
desemaranhar

Become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of.

desemaranhar
espanyol
desenredar

Disentangle.

desenredar
Synonyms
Examples for "untangle"
Examples for "untangle"
1
Barnier will struggle to untangle what has become an intensely political row.
Reuters
2
For every tendril of power Tevan managed to untangle, another wrapped tight.
Witch heart
3
So here we untangle some of the regulations round the new restrictions.
Independent.ie
4
As they untangle the past, the present unravels, in chaotic, unpredictable fashion.
The Irish Times
5
He sat down on the floor and began to untangle the tail.
Everychild / A Story Which The Old May Interpret to the Young an...
1
In essence, we need to unpick an essentially imperialist notion of power.
The South African
2
It's going to take quite a while to unpick all of this.
The Guardian
3
He then tried to unpick the agreement after it had been finalised.
The Irish Times
4
I unpick his fingers from my arm and slide away from him.
Waiting for the Barbarians
5
The Italian government meanwhile wants to push up its deficit, and unpick reforms.
Reuters
1
I want to know what can be done to unscramble this mess.
The Best Made Plans
2
He lay with his eyes closed waiting for his brain to unscramble.
Joe Burke's Last Stand
3
But how many twists are needed to unscramble an arbitrary position?
The Irish Times
4
It is not possible to unscramble emails at any other stage.
The Irish Times
5
Can you unscramble the following word to reveal a branch of mathematics: LUCSULAC?
Radio NZ
1
The string was tied so tightly that I could not unknot it.
The Lost Valley
2
He stood there for a few minutes, breathing deeply, letting his muscles unknot.
The Incredible Shrinking Man
3
He would unknot the tangled threads at whatever cost to himself.
Swirling Waters
4
Davies pocketed his weapon and crouched to unknot the rope that bound Stratton.
Arrival (Stories of Your Life and Others)
5
There was an undercurrent of amusement in his voice that made David's guts unknot.
Gods of Risk
català
escórrer-se

Become undone.

escórrer-se

To separate or (cause to) be disentangled.

Usage of unravel in anglès
1
A tough, tough day for the South African economy continues to unravel.
The South African
2
The countries' positions are increasingly entwined and hard to unravel, Li said.
Wired
3
They left without a single word to help us unravel the mystery.
Once on a moonless night
4
In the TED radio hour this week, five TED speakers unravel ideas…
Radio NZ
5
We try to unravel the difficulties at the Royal New Zealand Ballet.
Radio NZ
6
Then again you could turn state's evidence; there's so much to unravel.
The bourne ultimatum
7
But their relationship starts to unravel over the course of the season.
The South African
8
This error alone gave him now an opportunity to unravel the riddle.
The Case and the Girl
9
She searches for the words that unravel the core of her discontent.
Feminist dot com
10
Things started to unravel for McAfee with the Great Michelangelo Virus Scare.
News.com.au
11
But another Irish hope in Saddler's Rock could unravel the snappy storyline.
The Irish Times
12
Once Queen Herin learned of Anders's plot, she could help unravel it.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
13
Maybe I had to unravel the house's mysteries in this order too.
Cruel Beauty
14
Further pan-ethnic meta-analysis with European GWAS cohorts may unravel new PD loci.
Pubmed
15
The rest of the mystery it is for you, gentlemen, to unravel.
The Hand of Fu-Manchu / Being a New Phase in the Activities of F...
16
She began again to try and unravel the meaning of his letter.
Eleanor
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Translations for unravel
portuguès
desemaranhar
Unravel through the time
Unravel across language varieties
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