entangle

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'emmêler, d'impliquer ou de piéger quelque chose ou quelqu'un dans une situation complexe ou problématique, souvent en le faisant s'embrouiller ou se coincer dans des fils, des liens ou des difficultés.

A verb used to indicate the act of causing something or someone to become twisted together or caught in something, often in a complicated or problematic way.

1. Twist or catchB2formal

   To cause something to become twisted or caught in something else.

   Empêtrer, enchevêtrer

   • The fishing net became entangled in the rocks.
   • Her hair got entangled in the branches of the tree.
   • The wires were entangled, making it hard to separate them.

   Synonymesenmeshensnareentrapknotravelsnaresnarltangle

   Antonymesdisentangleextricatefreereleaseuntangle

2. Involve in difficultyB2formal

   To involve someone in a complicated or difficult situation.

   impliquer dans une difficulté

   • He was entangled in a legal dispute over the property.
   • She became entangled in a web of lies.
   • The politician was entangled in a corruption scandal.

   Synonymesembroilenmeshensnareimplicateinvolvemiretangle

   Antonymesdisentangleextricatefreereleaseuntangle