tangle up

tangle up
transitive verb
verheddern (ugs.); verfilzen [Haar]

become or get tangled up — sich verheddern (ugs.)

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tangle up
I. vt (also fig pej)
to \tangle up up ⇆ sth etw durcheinanderbringen, etw in Unordnung bringen
II. vi (also fig pej) hair, wool verfilzen; threads, wires sich akk verwickeln; animal, person sich akk verfangen [o fam verheddern]; groups, people sich akk verstricken
to be/become \tangle upd up in sth affair, scandal in etw akk verwickelt [o verstrickt] sein/werden
to become \tangle upd up in an investigation in eine Untersuchung hineingezogen werden
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vt sep (lit, fig)
verwirren, durcheinanderbringen; wool, string also verheddern

to get tangled up — durcheinandergeraten; (wool etc also) sich verheddern; (ropes) sich verknoten; (person, in talking, explaining etc) sich verstricken or verheddern

the string got all tangled up in the machine — die Schnur hat sich in der Maschine verheddert

she got tangled up with a married man — sie hat sich mit einem verheirateten Mann eingelassen

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transitive verb
verheddern (ugs.); verfilzen [Haar]

become or get tangled up — sich verheddern (ugs.)

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v.
durcheinander kommen ausdr.
durcheinanderkommen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.
verheddern v.
verwirren v.

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