enredar

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Etymology

From en- +‎ ret (net) +‎ -ar.

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enredar (first-person singular present enredo, first-person singular preterite enredí, past participle enredat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/

  1. (transitive) to entangle (twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated)
  2. (figurative, transitive) to embroil (to draw into a situation)

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Galician

Etymology

en- (in) +‎ rede (net) +‎ -ar.

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Verb

enredar (first-person singular present enredo, first-person singular preterite enredei, past participle enredado)

  1. (transitive) to entangle (twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated)
    Synonyms: embrollar, enmarañar, ensarillar
  2. (transitive) to waste somebody's time
    Non te quero enredar...I don't want to waste your time...
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to get entangled
    Synonyms: embrollar, enmarañar, ensarillar
  4. (intransitive) to take time
  5. (intransitive) to chat or procrastinate; to waste time
    Synonyms: laretar, parolar, perder o tempo
  6. (intransitive, of children) to play
    Synonym: xogar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From en- +‎ rede (net) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʁeˈda(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʁeˈda(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʁeˈda(ɾ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʁeˈda(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʁeˈda(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʁeˈda(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʁeˈda(ɻ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʁeˈda(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: en‧re‧dar

Verb

enredar (first-person singular present enredo, first-person singular preterite enredei, past participle enredado)

  1. to benet (to catch in a net)
  2. to entangle (twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated)
    Synonyms: emaranhar, embaraçar, enrascar
    Antonyms: desemaranhar, desembaraçar, desenredar, desenrascar

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Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ red (net) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enreˈdaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧re‧dar

Verb

enredar (first-person singular present enredo, first-person singular preterite enredé, past participle enredado)

  1. to entangle, to tangle
  2. to confuse
  3. to embroil
  4. (reflexive) to get tangled up, to become entangled

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