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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdémêler
Pronunciation / Transliteration: day-may-lay
"Elle a essayé de démêler les fils de la pelote."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To undo or separate the threads of something woven or tangled.
"She decided to unravel the mystery behind the old family heirloom." - 2
To clarify or explain something that is complicated or confusing.
"The professor helped to unravel the complex theories of quantum physics."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'unravel' originates from the Middle English 'unravelen', which is a combination of the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and 'ravel', derived from Old English 'rafian', meaning 'to tangle'. Over time, the meaning evolved to signify the process of untangling or clarifying something complex.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unravel" is said worldwide
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démêler
Transliteration: day-may-lay
"Elle a essayé de démêler les fils de la pelote."
entwirren
Transliteration: ent-veer-ren
"Sie versuchte, die komplizierten Gedanken zu entwirren."
disfare
Transliteration: dis-fah-reh
"Ha cercato di disfare il nodo nella corda."
desenredar
Transliteration: deh-sen-reh-dar
"Intentó desenredar los cables de la computadora."
desenredar
Transliteration: deh-sen-reh-dar
"Ela tentou desenredar a linha do novelo."
सुलझाना
Transliteration: suljhana
"उसने पहेली को सुलझाने की कोशिश की।"
解开
Transliteration: jiě kāi
"她试图解开这个复杂的谜团。"
풀다
Transliteration: pulda
"그녀는 복잡한 문제를 풀려고 했다."
解く
Transliteration: toku
"彼女はその複雑な問題を解こうとした。"
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