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Pronunciation / Transliteration: entwirren
"Sie musste die Kabel entwirren, bevor sie sie benutzen konnte."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To free from tangles or complications.
"She took a moment to untangle the cords before plugging in the device." - 2
To clarify or resolve a complicated situation.
"The lawyer helped to untangle the legal issues surrounding the case."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'untangle' is formed from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' or 'reverse of' and 'tangle', which comes from Middle English 'tangel', derived from Old Norse 'tangla'. The term has evolved to mean to free from a tangled state, reflecting a shift from a physical to a metaphorical sense of resolving complexities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Untangle" is said worldwide
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démêler
Transliteration: demeler
"Elle a dû démêler les fils avant de commencer."
entwirren
Transliteration: entwirren
"Sie musste die Kabel entwirren, bevor sie sie benutzen konnte."
disfare
Transliteration: disfare
"Ha dovuto disfare i nodi prima di iniziare."
desenredar
Transliteration: desenredar
"Tuvo que desenredar los cables antes de usarlos."
desembaraçar
Transliteration: desembaraçar
"Ela teve que desembaraçar os fios antes de começar."
सुलझाना
Transliteration: suljhana
"उसे पहले तारों को सुलझाना पड़ा।"
解开
Transliteration: jiěkāi
"她必须先解开电线。"
풀다
Transliteration: pulda
"그녀는 먼저 전선을 풀어야 했다."
ほどく
Transliteration: hodoku
"彼女はまずコードをほどかなければならなかった。"
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