untangle

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de démêler des fils, câbles ou cheveux emmêlés, ou de débrouiller une situation complexe et confuse.

A verb used to indicate the act of separating or straightening out tangled threads, wires, or complex situations.

1. Separate threads or fibersB1formal

   To separate threads, fibers, or other tangled items from each other.

   démêler

   • She carefully untangled the knots in her hair.
   • He spent an hour untangling the fishing line.
   • The child tried to untangle the wires behind the TV.

   Synonymesdisentangleseparateunravelunsnarluntwist

   Antonymesentangleknotravelsnarltangle

2. Resolve a complex problemB2formal

   To make a complicated or confusing situation clear and understandable.

   démêler (une situation complexe)

   • The detective worked to untangle the web of lies.
   • It took months to untangle the legal issues.
   • She helped untangle the financial mess the company was in.

   Synonymesclarifydisentangleiron outresolvesolvesort outstraighten outunravel

   Antonymescomplicateconfuseentangle