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Portuguese
Etymology
From des- + enrascar, from en- + rasca (“dragnet”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
Verb
desenrascar (first-person singular present desenrasco, first-person singular preterite desenrasquei, past participle desenrascado)
- (transitive) to disentangle (a net, dragnet)
- (transitive, nautical) to disentangle (cables, sails, flags)
- (transitive, reflexive) to get one(self) out of trouble or a difficult situation
- Synonym: safar
- (Portugal, colloquial, reflexive) to do something with relatively ease and improvisation
- Synonym: safar-se
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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