intertwine

• Verbe utilisé pour décrire l'action de tordre ou d'entrelacer deux ou plusieurs choses ensemble, ou de devenir étroitement liées ou impliquées.

A verb used to describe the act of twisting or weaving two or more things together, or becoming closely connected or involved.

1. Twist togetherB2formal

   To twist, wind, or weave two or more things together so they become connected.

   Entrelacer

   • The vines intertwined around the old fence.
   • She intertwined the ribbons to make a colorful braid.
   • Their fingers intertwined as they walked along the beach.

   Synonymesbraidcoilentwineinterlaceinterweaveplaittwinetwistweavewind

   Antonymesdisentangleseparateuntangleuntwistunwind

2. Create laceworkC1formal

   To make a decorative pattern by knotting or looping threads, as in lace-making.

   Faire de la dentelle

   • The artisan intertwined the threads to form an intricate lace pattern.
   • She learned to intertwine the fibers into a delicate doily.
   • The lace was made by intertwining fine silk threads.

3. Form a loopC1formal

   To create a loop or series of loops in something.

   entrelacer en boucle

   • He intertwined the rope to form a secure loop.
   • The knitter intertwined the yarn into a loop for the buttonhole.
   • She intertwined the wire into a loop to hang the ornament.

   Synonymescoilcurlloopwind