tangle
A tangled twisted massA tangled twisted mass.
» A long piece of thread easily becomes tangled up.
Значення
значень: 9A tangled twisted mass.
Wirrwarr
пу́таницаpútanica, неразбери́хаnerazberíxa, беспоря́докbesporjádok
a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
A complicated or confused state or condition.
I tried to sort through this tangle and got nowhere.
Gewirr
клубо́кklubók
something jumbled or confused
An argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.
Rangelei
ссо́раssóra
A region of the projection of a knot such that the knot crosses its perimeter exactly four times.
A paired helical fragment of tau protein found in a nerve cell and associated with Alzheimer's disease.
A form of art which consists of sections filled with repetitive patterns.
(злічуване, незлічуване)Any large type of seaweed, especially a species of Laminaria.
(злічуване, у множині, незлічуване)An instrument consisting essentially of an iron bar to which are attached swabs, or bundles of frayed rope, or other similar substances, used to capture starfishes, sea urchins, and other similar creatures living at the bottom of the sea.
(Шотландія, злічуване, незлічуване)Any long hanging thing, even a lanky person.
Приклади
речень: 43A long piece of thread easily becomes tangled up.
Sami was weaving a tangled web.
Adriano's hair tangled in the wind.
My mind is all tangled up.
The baby tangled the ball of yarn.
Переклади
мов: 6За значеннями 3
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Походження
From Middle English tanglen, probably of North Germanic origin, compare Swedish taggla (“tFrom Middle English tanglen, probably of North Germanic origin, compare Swedish taggla (“to disorder”), Old Norse þǫngull, þang (“tangle; seaweed”), see Etymology 2 below.
Of North Germanic origin, such as Danish tang or Swedish tång, from Old Norse þongull, þang. See also Norwegian tongul, Faroese tongul, Icelandic þöngull.
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