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zaplést — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • embroil verb To bring (something) into a state of confusion or uproar; to complicate, to confuse, to jumble.
  • entangle verb To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated.
  • tangle verb To twist together into a knotted, confused mass.

Senses

zaplést is used for these senses in English:

  • embroil To cause (someone) to be drawn into or involved in a difficult situation or state of contention.
  • entangle (transitive) To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult.
  • entangle (transitive) To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.
  • tangle (transitive) To mix together or intertwine.
  • tangle (intransitive) To become mixed together or intertwined.

embroil — full definition

  1. verb To bring (something) into a state of confusion or uproar; to complicate, to confuse, to jumble.
  2. verb To cause (someone) to be drawn into or involved in a difficult situation or state of contention.

entangle — full definition

  1. verb To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated.
  2. verb To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult.
  3. verb To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.

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