WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| tangle n | (wires, cables) (figuurlijk) | knoop, wirwar nw de |
| | There was a tangle of cables behind the TV. |
| tangle n | figurative (confused situation) | chaos, verwarring nw de |
| | Jane had got herself in a tangle and couldn't see a way out. |
| tangle⇒ vi | (wires, cables) | in de knoop raken onoverg. ww |
| | The wires had tangled and Mark had to spend ages sorting them out. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| tangle n | (confused mass of [sth]) | warboel, chaos, wirwar nw de |
| | When Maggie walked in on her husband with another woman, all she saw at first was a tangle of limbs. |
| tangle n | figurative (jumble) | warboel, chaos nw de |
| | There was a tangle of clothes lying on the teenager's bedroom floor. |
| tangle n | colloquial (argument) | ruzie, discussie nw de |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:
Overeenkomende vermeldingen van de andere kant van het woordenboek
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| war nw de, ont. | (verwarring, wanorde) | tangle, muddle n |
| | | confusion n |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:
Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
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| tangle with [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (get involved with) | verwikkeld raken in onoverg. uitdr. |
| | You don't want to tangle with the Mafia: it could get you killed. |
| tangle with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (argue or fight with) | in een ruzie verwikkeld raken onoverg. uitdr. |
| | He was so drunk he tangled with the policeman who was arresting him. |