embrollar

/embɾoˈʝaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
embrollo
preterite (yo)
embrollé
past participle
embrollado

Meaning

  1. to entangle

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

enzarzar

enzarzarse means to get entangled or embroiled in a dispute or fight; embrollar means to entangle or confuse a situation, to make something complicated.

Similar in other languages

German

verstricken

verstricken is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to entangle."

Portuguese

enredar

enredar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to entangle."

Practice

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