dénouer — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
dénouer is used for these senses in English:
- unravel (also, reflexive) To clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.); to disentangle, to unfold, to work out.
- unravel Of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven, such as clothing or fabric; also, of something knitted or woven: to separate into threads; to come apart.
- untangle (transitive) To remove tangles or knots from.
unravel — full definition
- verb To untangle or separate threads that have become knotted or woven together.
- verb To work out or solve something confusing or mysterious, piece by piece.
- verb To fall apart or break down into disorder.
untangle — full definition
- verb To free something from knots or tangles.
- verb To sort out something confusing or complicated.