untangle

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de separar ou desembaraçar fios, cabelos, cabos ou situações complicadas. Também pode significar resolver ou esclarecer algo confuso ou intricado.

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.

   Desemaranhar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdisentangleseparateunravelunsnarluntwist

   Antônimosentangleknotravelsnarltangle

2. Resolve a complex problemB2formal

   To make a complicated or confusing situation clear and understandable.

   Desenredar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosclarifydisentangleiron outresolvesolvesort outstraighten outunravel

   Antônimoscomplicateconfuseentangle