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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries絡まった
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: karamatta
"コードがポケットの中で絡まっていた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Twisted together into a confused, massed heap; intricately interwoven or knotted.
"She spent ten minutes brushing the knots out of her tangled hair." - 2
Complicated, confusing, or involved, often referring to relationships or situations.
"The detective tried to untangle the tangled web of lies surrounding the case."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English verb 'tangel' or 'tang', meaning to entangle or twist, likely of Scandinavian origin related to Old Norse words for seaweed. Over centuries, the term evolved from physical knots in fibers to metaphorically describe complex, confused situations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tangled" is said worldwide
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emmêlé
Transliteration: emmêlé
"Ses écouteurs étaient complètement emmêlés dans sa poche."
verwirrt
Transliteration: verwirrt
"Die Kopfhörer waren in seiner Tasche völlig verwirrt."
aggrovigliato
Transliteration: aggrovigliato
"I fili erano completamente aggrovigliati dietro la scrivania."
enredado
Transliteration: enredado
"El collar de oro estaba completamente enredado."
emaranhado
Transliteration: emaranhado
"O cabo do carregador ficou emaranhado na bolsa."
उलझा हुआ
Transliteration: uljha hua
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसके बाल बहुत उलझे हुए थे।"
纠缠的
Transliteration: jiūchán de
Script: 中文汉字
"耳机线在口袋里缠得一团糟。"
얽힌
Transliteration: eolkin
Script: 한국어 한글
"이어폰 줄이 주머니 안에서 서로 얽혀 있었다."
絡まった
Transliteration: karamatta
Script: 日本語
"コードがポケットの中で絡まっていた。"
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