ravel

• Nom désignant une série de points défaits ou démêlés, en particulier dans le tricot ou la couture, ou l'action de défaire un tissu.

A noun referring to a row of unravelled stitches, typically in knitting or sewing.

1. Unraveled threadC1formal

   A row of unravelled stitches, typically in knitting or fabric.

   Fil démaillé

   • She noticed a ravel in the sleeve of her sweater.
   • The knitter carefully fixed the ravel before it spread.
   • A small ravel can ruin the entire pattern if left unattended.

   Synonymesladderrun

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de démêler, dérouler ou défaire quelque chose, ou, plus rarement, pour embrouiller ou compliquer.

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.

   Démêler

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

   Synonymesdisentanglestraighten outunknotunpickunravelunsnarluntangleunwind

   Antonymescomplicateentangleknotsnarltangle

2. Tangle or ComplicateC1formal

   To cause something to become tangled or more complicated.

   Embrouiller

   • 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.

   Synonymescomplicateconfuseentangleknotmuddleperplexsnarltangle

   Antonymesclarifydisentanglesimplifyunraveluntangle

Variantes phrasalravel out