ravelling

• Petit morceau de fil ou de fibre qui s'est détaché d'un tissu tissé ou tricoté, ou fil défait qui reste après avoir décousu.

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.

   fil qui s'effiloche

   • 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.

   Synonymesfraysnag

• 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