snarl up

• Verbe à particule signifiant que quelque chose s'emmêle, se bloque ou devient chaotique, souvent en parlant de la circulation ou des cheveux.

A phrasal verb used to indicate causing something to become tangled, blocked, or confused, often referring to traffic or hair.

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Cause traffic congestioninformalbritish

   To cause traffic to become blocked or jammed.

   Provoquer un embouteillage

   • The accident snarled up traffic for miles.
   • Roadworks have snarled up the city center.
   • A broken-down lorry snarled up the motorway.

   Synonymesblockclogcongestgridlockjamobstructtie up

   Antonymesflowsmooth

2. Become tangled or confusedinformal

   To become tangled, disorganized, or complicated.

   s'embrouiller, se compliquer

   • The fishing line snarled up in the reeds.
   • My hair gets snarled up easily in the wind.
   • The project snarled up due to poor communication.

   Synonymescomplicateentanglejumbleknotmuddleravelsnarltangle

Verbe de basesnarl