ravelling

• اسم يشير إلى خيط صغير أو قطعة ليف صغيرة انفصلت عن نسيج منسوج أو محبوك، أو إلى الخيوط المنفصلة الناتجة عن انحلال النسيج. ويُستعمل أيضًا للدلالة على ما ينتج عن نثر الخيوط أو تساقطها من القماش.

A noun referring to a small piece of thread or fiber that has become detached or separated from a woven or knitted fabric.

1. Loose thread from fabricB2formal

   A small piece of fiber or thread that has become separated from a woven or knitted material.

   خيط متطاير

   • She carefully snipped off the ravelling from her sweater.
   • The old carpet was covered in tiny ravellings.
   • He noticed a ravelling on the edge of his shirt sleeve.

   المرادفاتfraysnag

• فعل يدل على فك التشابك أو حل الخيوط أو فك الالتواء، وقد يُستخدم بمعنى نادر للتعقيد أو التشابك.

A verb used to indicate the act of untangling, unwinding, or disentangling something, or, less commonly, to tangle or complicate.

1. Disentangle or UnravelC1formal

   To separate the threads of something tangled; to untangle or clarify a complex situation.

   يَفُكّ التشابك

   • She carefully raveled the knotted necklace.
   • The detective worked to ravel the mystery.
   • He spent hours trying to ravel the complicated legal case.

   المرادفاتdisentanglestraighten outunknotunpickunravelunsnarluntangleunwind

   الأضدادcomplicateentangleknotsnarltangle

2. Tangle or ComplicateC1formal

   To cause something to become tangled or more complicated.

   يُشابك أو يُعقّد

   • The wind raveled the threads of the scarf.
   • His confusing explanation only served to ravel the issue further.
   • The new regulations raveled the already complex process.

   المرادفاتcomplicateconfuseentangleknotmuddleperplexsnarltangle

   الأضدادclarifydisentanglesimplifyunraveluntangle

الصيغ المركّبةravel out