untangle
gb/ʌntˈæŋɡəl/ us/ʌntˈæŋɡəl/
B2
Inglés
kibogoz, tisztáz, szétválaszt
VERBO
B2
1
kibogoz
B2
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
I need to untangle my earphones.
Ki kell bogoznom a fülhallgatómat.
She untangled the rope.
Kibogozta a kötelet.
Error frecuente:
Learners may only use this for hair; it is also very common for wires, cords, and strings.
Significado
remove knots from something
Colocaciones
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
Sinónimos
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.)
Antónimos
tangle (To twist together into a mess.)
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knot up (To form knots or tight tangles.)
Temas
daily_life
|clothing
|tools
Definición
To make something not tangled.
To remove knots or twists from something that has become tangled, so it is straight or separate again.
VERBO
B2
2
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
I can’t untangle this problem.
Nem tudom kibogozni ezt a problémát.
The report helped untangle the facts.
A jelentés segített tisztázni a tényeket.
Error frecuente:
Untangle is about sorting connected details; clarify can be used more broadly for any kind of explanation.
Significado
make a confusing situation clearer
Colocaciones
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
Sinónimos
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.)
Antónimos
confuse (To make something harder to understand.)
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complicate (To make something more complex or difficult.)
Temas
communication
|education
|problem_solving
Definición
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.
VERBO
C1
3
szétválaszt
B1
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
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.
Error frecuente:
Learners may overuse separate; untangle suggests the parts are complexly linked and hard to separate.
Significado
separate closely connected things
Colocaciones
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
Sinónimos
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.)
Antónimos
entangle (To make things more closely and confusingly connected.)
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intertwine (To connect closely, often intentionally.)
Temas
business
|relationships
|problem_solving
Definición
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.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
untangle
AFI
GB/ʌntˈæŋɡəl/
US/ʌntˈæŋɡəl/
Sílabas y acento
un - tangle (2 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tangle)
Formas de la palabra
Verb
- Base: untangle
- 3rd Person Singular: untangles
- Present Participle: untangling
- Past: untangled
Expresiones
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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- I want to untangle myself from this problem.