English-German translation for "ravel"

"ravel" German translation

ravel
[ˈrævəl]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t <preterite, (simple) past tense | Präteritum, Vergangenheitprätand | und u.past participle | Partizip Perfekt pperf raveled; especially | besondersbesonders British English | britisches EnglischBr ravelled>

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  • verwirren, -flechten, -wickeln
    ravel tangle
    ravel tangle
  • verwirren, -wickeln, komplizieren
    ravel confuse figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    ravel confuse figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
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  • often | oftoft ravel out unravel
    ausfransen, auffasern, -trennen
    often | oftoft ravel out unravel
  • often | oftoft ravel out clarify figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    often | oftoft ravel out clarify figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
ravel
[ˈrævəl]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i <preterite, (simple) past tense | Präteritum, Vergangenheitprätand | und u.past participle | Partizip Perfekt pperf raveled; especially | besondersbesonders British English | britisches EnglischBr ravelled>

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  • often | oftoft ravel out of fabricet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
    sich auflösen, sich ausfasern
    often | oftoft ravel out of fabricet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
  • often | oftoft ravel out be clarified figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    sich entwirren, sich (auf)klären
    often | oftoft ravel out be clarified figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
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  • also | aucha. ravel up get muddled seltenor | oder od dialect(al) | Dialekt, dialektaldial
    sich verwirren, sich verwickeln, sich verheddern
    also | aucha. ravel up get muddled seltenor | oder od dialect(al) | Dialekt, dialektaldial
ravel
[ˈrævəl]noun | Substantiv s <preterite, (simple) past tense | Präteritum, Vergangenheitprätand | und u.past participle | Partizip Perfekt pperf raveled; especially | besondersbesonders British English | britisches EnglischBr ravelled>

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  • Verwirrungfeminine | Femininum f
    ravel confusion
    Verwick(e)lungfeminine | Femininum f
    ravel confusion
    Gewirrneuter | Neutrum n
    ravel confusion
    ravel confusion
  • (loseror | oder od ausgezupfter) Faden, loses Ende
    ravel thread
    ravel thread

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