untangle

/ʌnˈtæŋgl/ verb [T]

Translation

SEPARATE › to separate pieces of string, hair, wire, etc that have become twisted together

açmak, çözmek, düzeltmek

I'm trying to untangle these wires.1957

UNDERSTAND › to understand the different parts of a situation that has become confused or very complicated

anlamak, çözmek, en önemli sorunu halletmek

Historians have tried to untangle the complex issues behind the events.1121

(Definition of untangle verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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