unravel

unravel
1. transitive verb,
(Brit.) -ll- entwirren; (undo) aufziehen; (fig.)

unravel a mystery/the truth/a plot — ein Geheimnis enträtseln/die Wahrheit aufdecken/ein Komplott aufdecken

2. intransitive verb,
(Brit.) -ll- aufgehen; sich aufziehen
* * *
past tense - unravelled; verb
1) (to take (eg string, thread etc) out of its tangled condition; to disentangle: She could not unravel the tangled thread.) entwirren
2) ((especially of a knitted fabric) to undo or become undone: My knitting (got) unravelled when it fell off the needles.) auftrennen
3) (to solve (a problem, mystery etc): Is there no-one who can unravel this mystery?) enträtseln
* * *
un·rav·el
<BRIT -ll- or AM usu -l->
[ʌnˈrævəl]
I. vt
to \unravel sth
1. (unknit, undo) etw auftrennen
2. (untangle) etw entwirren
to \unravel a knot einen Knoten [o SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR Knopf] aufmachen
3. (solve) etw enträtseln
to \unravel a mystery ein Rätsel lösen
to \unravel a secret hinter ein Geheimnis kommen fam
4. (fig: destroy) etw zunichtemachen
II. vi sich auftrennen
* * *
[ʌn'rvəl]
1. vt
knitting aufziehen; (lit, fig = untangle) entwirren; mystery lösen
2. vi
(knitting) sich aufziehen; (fig) sich entwirren, sich auflösen; (mystery) sich lösen; (plan, system) aufdecken
* * *
unravel
A v/t prät und pperf -eled, besonders Br -elled
1. TECH ein Gewebe ausfasern
2. etwas Gestricktes auftrennen, -räufeln, -dröseln
3. entwirren
4. fig entwirren, -rätseln
B v/i sich entwirren etc
* * *
1. transitive verb,
(Brit.) -ll- entwirren; (undo) aufziehen; (fig.)

unravel a mystery/the truth/a plot — ein Geheimnis enträtseln/die Wahrheit aufdecken/ein Komplott aufdecken

2. intransitive verb,
(Brit.) -ll- aufgehen; sich aufziehen
* * *
v.
enträtseln v.
entwirren v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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