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enredar

to tangle, to entangle

verb en-rreh-DAHR Rare

Also means

to get into trouble

Usage Note

Enredar literally means to tangle something (hair, cables, fishing nets), and figuratively to complicate or involve someone in a mess: ¡No me enredes en tus problemas! The reflexive enredarse means to get tangled up or to become embroiled in something. An enredo (noun) is a tangle, plot complication, or scandal.

Examples

"El gato enredó todo el ovillo de lana."

Natural Translation

The cat tangled up the whole ball of wool.

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