untangle
gb/ʌntˈæŋɡəl/ us/ʌntˈæŋɡəl/
B2
Engelsk
kibogoz, tisztáz, szétválaszt
UDSAGNSORD
B2
1
kibogoz
B2
Brugsmønster:
untangle [something]
She spent ten minutes untangling her necklace.
Tíz percig bogozta ki a nyakláncát.
Can you help me untangle these charging cables?
Tudsz segíteni kibogozni ezeket a töltőkábeleket?
He gently untangled the kite string from the tree branch.
Læringseksempler
I need to untangle my earphones.
Ki kell bogoznom a fülhallgatómat.
She untangled the rope.
Kibogozta a kötelet.
Typisk fejl:
Learners may only use this for hair; it is also very common for wires, cords, and strings.
Betydning
remove knots from something
Ordforbindelser
untangle your hair
|untangle a knot
|untangle a necklace
|untangle a cord
|untangle wires
|untangle earphones
|untangle yarn
|untangle fishing line
|untangle a rope
|carefully untangle
Synonymer
disentangle (More formal; often suggests careful separation.)
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unknot (Focuses on removing a knot rather than general tangling.)
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straighten out (More general; can suggest making something lie flat or neat.)
Antonymer
tangle (To twist together into a mess.)
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knot up (To form knots or tight tangles.)
Temaer
daily_life
|clothing
|tools
Definition
To make something not tangled.
To remove knots or twists from something that has become tangled, so it is straight or separate again.
UDSAGNSORD
B2
2
Brugsmønster:
untangle [a problem/situation/facts]
The lawyer tried to untangle the conflicting accounts.
Az ügyvéd megpróbálta kibogozni az egymásnak ellentmondó beszámolókat.
It took hours to untangle what went wrong with the booking.
Órákba telt kibogozni, mi ment félre a foglalásnál.
She drew a diagram to untangle the different stages of the process.
Læringseksempler
I can’t untangle this problem.
Nem tudom kibogozni ezt a problémát.
The report helped untangle the facts.
A jelentés segített tisztázni a tényeket.
Typisk fejl:
Untangle is about sorting connected details; clarify can be used more broadly for any kind of explanation.
Betydning
make a confusing situation clearer
Ordforbindelser
untangle a problem
|untangle a situation
|untangle the facts
|untangle the story
|untangle what happened
|untangle the details
|untangle a dispute
|untangle the evidence
|untangle a mystery
|help untangle
Synonymer
sort out (Very common and informal; emphasizes fixing confusion.)
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unravel (Often used for mysteries or complicated stories discovered step by step.)
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clarify (Emphasizes making something clear, not necessarily separating parts.)
Antonymer
confuse (To make something harder to understand.)
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complicate (To make something more complex or difficult.)
Temaer
communication
|education
|problem_solving
Definition
To understand something confusing by organizing the details.
To make a confusing situation, story, or set of facts easier to understand by sorting out what is connected and what is true.
UDSAGNSORD
C1
3
szétválaszt
B1
Brugsmønster:
untangle [two/many things]
The company is trying to untangle its international and domestic operations.
A vállalat igyekszik különválasztani a nemzetközi és a hazai tevékenységeit.
It’s hard to untangle personal feelings from professional decisions.
Nehéz szétválasztani a személyes érzéseket a szakmai döntésektől.
They hired an accountant to untangle years of messy records.
Læringseksempler
We need to untangle these two issues.
Szét kell választanunk ezt a két kérdést.
It is hard to untangle work and home life.
Nehéz szétválasztani a munkát és az otthoni életet.
Typisk fejl:
Learners may overuse separate; untangle suggests the parts are complexly linked and hard to separate.
Betydning
separate closely connected things
Ordforbindelser
untangle responsibilities
|untangle relationships
|untangle finances
|untangle accounts
|untangle ownership
|untangle overlapping roles
|untangle incentives
|untangle competing interests
|untangle cause and effect
|untangle the issues
Synonymer
disentangle (Close synonym; often used for complex links or relationships.)
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separate (More general; does not imply complexity.)
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decouple (More technical/business; emphasizes making systems independent.)
Antonymer
entangle (To make things more closely and confusingly connected.)
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intertwine (To connect closely, often intentionally.)
Temaer
business
|relationships
|problem_solving
Definition
To separate things that are strongly connected.
To separate things that are closely connected or mixed together, so they can be handled or understood as distinct parts.
Grammatik
Opslagsform
untangle
IPA
GB/ʌntˈæŋɡəl/
US/ʌntˈæŋɡəl/
Stavelser og tryk
un - tangle (2 stavelser)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tangle)
Ordformer
Verb
- Base: untangle
- 3rd Person Singular: untangles
- Present Participle: untangling
- Past: untangled
Udtryk
untangle yourself from [someone/something]
1/ʌntˈæŋɡəl jʊɹsˈɛlf fɹˈʌm sˈoʊmˈoʊnsəmˈɛθɪŋ/
phrasal verb
free yourself from involvement
To get out of a difficult relationship or situation.
Eksempler
- He’s been trying to untangle himself from the contract for months.
- She finally untangled herself from a toxic friendship.
- It can take time to untangle yourself from office politics.
Læringseksempler
- I want to untangle myself from this problem.