imbroglio
A complicated situationA complicated situation; an entanglement.
» I had a severe imbroglio with my girlfriend concerning her uncle's gluten sensitivities for the upcoming dinner.
Значение
значений: 1A complicated situation; an entanglement.
- a very embarrassing misunderstanding
- an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation
Примеры
предложений: 1I had a severe imbroglio with my girlfriend concerning her uncle's gluten sensitivities for the upcoming dinner.
Переводы
языков: 4Происхождение
Borrowed from Italian imbroglio (“tangle, entanglement, muddle”) (im-, alternative form ofBorrowed from Italian imbroglio (“tangle, entanglement, muddle”) (im-, alternative form of in- (prefix forming verbs denoting derivation) + broglio (“confusion; intrigue, fraud, rigging, stuffing”); see also imbrogliare (“to tangle”)), cognate with and probably from an earlier form of French embrouiller (“to embroil, muddle”) (em- (“em-”), a form of en- (“en-”, prefix meaning ‘caused’) + brouiller (“to confuse, mix up”)). Doublet of embroil.
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Формы
мн. число: imbroglios / imbrogli| Ед. число | imbroglio |
|---|---|
| Мн. число | imbroglios / imbrogli |
правильный
Синонимы
синонимов: 2- an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation:embroilment
Однокоренные
связанных слов: 1Уроки к слову
уроков: 1- A1Множественное число существительных — Потому что у него неправильное множественное число