See entangle on Wiktionary
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{
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{
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{
"code": "fi",
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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"sense": "involve in complications",
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{
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"sense": "involve in complications",
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{
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{
"code": "sk",
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{
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{
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{
"code": "az",
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{
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"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "involve in difficulties",
"word": "sotkea"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "involve in difficulties",
"word": "enredar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "involve in difficulties",
"word": "ensarillar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "involve in difficulties",
"word": "embrollar"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"lang_code": "lt",
"sense": "involve in difficulties",
"word": "įpainioti"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "involve in difficulties",
"word": "rore"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "involve in difficulties",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "wikłać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "involve in difficulties",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "uwikłać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "involve in difficulties",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "wplątywać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "involve in difficulties",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "wplątać"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "involve in difficulties",
"word": "încurca"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "involve in difficulties",
"word": "amail"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "involve in difficulties",
"word": "enmarañar"
}
],
"word": "entangle"
}
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