unravel

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• Received-Pronunciation: /(ˌ)ʌnˈɹævəl/
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• British, Scotland, Southern, Standard: /(ˌ)ʌnˈɹavəl/
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• Northern-England: /(ˌ)ʊnˈɹavəl/
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• General-American: /ˌʌnˈɹævəl/
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• Australian: /ˌɐnˈɹævəl/
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• New-Zealand: /ˌɐnˈɹɛvəl/
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• rhymes with -ævəl
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• CMU ARPABET: AH0 N R AE1 V AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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PIE word *h2énti From un- (suffix denoting the inverse of the specified action) + ravel. cognates * Dutch ontrafelen (“to unravel”)

104 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: purkaa — (transitive) to cause (something) to no longer be ravelled or tangled; (intransitive) to become no longer ravelled or tangled
• Aromanian: dizmal — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Aromanian: distrãmedz — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Bulgarian: разнищвам (razništvam) — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Catalan: desmallar — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Chinese Mandarin: 解開 /解开 (jiěkāi) — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Chinese Mandarin: 繹 /绎 (yì) — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Czech: rozmotat — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Czech: rozpárat — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Czech: rozplést — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Danish: optrevle — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Danish: optrævle — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Dutch: ontrafelen — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Dutch: ontwarren — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Finnish: purkaa — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• French: démêler — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• French: dénouer — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• French: effiler — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• German: aufdröseln — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• German: auftrennen — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• German: auseinanderdröseln — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• German: entwirren — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Hungarian: kibogoz — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Hungarian: szálakra bont — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Irish: rois — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Italian: districare — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Italian: sfilacciare — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Italian: smagliare — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Italian: strigare — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Japanese: 解く (hodoku) — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Japanese: ほぐす (hogusu) — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Japanese: 解く (toku) — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Latin: exfilo — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Māori: hīraurau — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Māori: ui — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Māori: wete — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Māori: wetewete — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Māori: wewete — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Māori: whakamatara — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Norwegian Bokmål: rakne — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Norwegian Bokmål: trevle — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Norwegian Nynorsk: rakna — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Norwegian Nynorsk: teia — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Norwegian Nynorsk: trevla — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Polish: odplatać — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Polish: odpleść — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Portuguese: desemaranhar — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Romanian: deșira — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Romanian: destrăma — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Russian: распу́тывать (raspútyvatʹ) — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Russian: распу́тать (raspútatʹ) — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Spanish: desenmarañar — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Spanish: desenredar — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Spanish: deshilar — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Swedish: fransa — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Swedish: reda ut — (transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven)
• Czech: rozdělit — (transitive) to separate the connected or united parts of (something); to throw (something) into disorder — see also confound, confuse
• Czech: rozházet — (transitive) to separate the connected or united parts of (something); to throw (something) into disorder — see also confound, confuse
• Finnish: hajottaa — (transitive) to separate the connected or united parts of (something); to throw (something) into disorder — see also confound, confuse
• German: auftrennen — (transitive) to separate the connected or united parts of (something); to throw (something) into disorder — see also confound, confuse
• German: ausfasern — (transitive) to separate the connected or united parts of (something); to throw (something) into disorder — see also confound, confuse
• German: zerfasern — (transitive) to separate the connected or united parts of (something); to throw (something) into disorder — see also confound, confuse
• Bulgarian: разгадавам (razgadavam) — (transitive) to clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.) — see also unfold, work out
• Catalan: treure l'entrellat — (transitive) to clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.) — see also unfold, work out
• Chinese Mandarin: 解開 /解开 (jiěkāi) — (transitive) to clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.) — see also unfold, work out
• Czech: objasnit — (transitive) to clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.) — see also unfold, work out
• Czech: rozluštit — (transitive) to clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.) — see also unfold, work out
• Czech: rozplést — (transitive) to clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.) — see also unfold, work out
• Finnish: ratkaista — (transitive) to clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.) — see also unfold, work out
• French: démêler — (transitive) to clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.) — see also unfold, work out
• French: dénouer — (transitive) to clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.) — see also unfold, work out
• French: résoudre — (transitive) to clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.) — see also unfold, work out
• German: auflösen — (transitive) to clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.) — see also unfold, work out
• German: enthüllen — (transitive) to clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.) — see also unfold, work out
• German: enträtseln — (transitive) to clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.) — see also unfold, work out
• German: lösen — (transitive) to clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.) — see also unfold, work out
• German: offenlegen — (transitive) to clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.) — see also unfold, work out
• Māori: hīraurau — (transitive) to clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.) — see also unfold, work out
• Telugu: చిక్కుదీయు (cikkudīyu) — (transitive) to clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.) — see also unfold, work out
• Bulgarian: разплитам (razplitam) — (intransitive) of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven
• Czech: rozmotat se — (intransitive) of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven
• Czech: rozplést se — (intransitive) of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven
• Finnish: purkautua — (intransitive) of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven
• French: s’effiler — (intransitive) of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven
• French: s’effilocher — (intransitive) of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven
• French: se défaire — (intransitive) of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven
• Irish: rois — (intransitive) of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven
• Māori: matara — (intransitive) of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven
• Polish: odplatać się — (intransitive) of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven
• Polish: odpleść się — (intransitive) of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven
• Czech: rozpadnout se — (intransitive) of a thing: to have its connected or united parts separated; to be thrown into disorder; to become confused or undone — see also collapse
• Czech: sesypat se — (intransitive) of a thing: to have its connected or united parts separated; to be thrown into disorder; to become confused or undone — see also collapse
• Finnish: hajota — (intransitive) of a thing: to have its connected or united parts separated; to be thrown into disorder; to become confused or undone — see also collapse
• German: einstürzen — (intransitive) of a thing: to have its connected or united parts separated; to be thrown into disorder; to become confused or undone — see also collapse
• German: kollabieren — (intransitive) of a thing: to have its connected or united parts separated; to be thrown into disorder; to become confused or undone — see also collapse
• German: vernichtet werden — (intransitive) of a thing: to have its connected or united parts separated; to be thrown into disorder; to become confused or undone — see also collapse
• German: zugrundegehen — (intransitive) of a thing: to have its connected or united parts separated; to be thrown into disorder; to become confused or undone — see also collapse
• German: zunichte gemacht werden — (intransitive) of a thing: to have its connected or united parts separated; to be thrown into disorder; to become confused or undone — see also collapse
• German: zusammenbrechen — (intransitive) of a thing: to have its connected or united parts separated; to be thrown into disorder; to become confused or undone — see also collapse
• German: zusammenfallen — (intransitive) of a thing: to have its connected or united parts separated; to be thrown into disorder; to become confused or undone — see also collapse
• German: zusammenstürzen — (intransitive) of a thing: to have its connected or united parts separated; to be thrown into disorder; to become confused or undone — see also collapse
• Italian: disfare — (intransitive) of a thing: to have its connected or united parts separated; to be thrown into disorder; to become confused or undone — see also collapse
• Portuguese: desfazer-se — (intransitive) of a thing: to have its connected or united parts separated; to be thrown into disorder; to become confused or undone — see also collapse
• Swedish: rämna — (intransitive) of a thing: to have its connected or united parts separated; to be thrown into disorder; to become confused or undone — see also collapse