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  • 51Tangle — Tan|gle [tạ̈ngel; engl.Tangle= Gewirr] s; s, s (meist Mehrz.): Eiweißfibrillen aus krankhaft veränderten Neurofibrillen, die durch Entgleisung bestimmter Vorgänge entstehen …

    Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • 52Tangle — Tan|gle [tæŋgl̩] das; s, s (meist Plur.) <aus engl. tangle »Gewirr, Knäuel«> Eiweißfibrillen aus krankhaft veränderten Neurofibrillen (Med.) …

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  • 53tangle with — fight against, have a fight with    I wouldn t want to tangle with Vince. He s strong and mean! …

    English idioms

  • 54tangle with — informal become involved in a conflict with. → tangle …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 55tangle — tangle1 verb 1》 twist together into a confused mass. 2》 (tangle with) informal become involved in a conflict with. noun 1》 a confused mass of something twisted together.     ↘a confused or complicated state. 2》 informal a fight or argument.… …

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  • 56tangle — I tan•gle [[t]ˈtæŋ gəl[/t]] v. gled, gling, n. 1) to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted strands; snarl 2) to involve in something that hampers, obstructs, or overgrows 3) to catch and hold in or as if in a net or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 57tangle grass — kupstinė šlubnė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos pašarinis augalas (Heteropogon contortus), paplitęs atogrąžose ir paatogrąžiuose. atitikmenys: lot. Heteropogon contortus angl. black spear grass; bunch spear grass; spear… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 58tangle with someone or something — in. o quarrel or fight with someone or something. □ I didn’t want to tangle with her, so I did what she wanted. □ It’s like tangling with a grizzly …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 59tangle-picker — tangˈle picker noun The turnstone (qv under ↑turn) • • • Main Entry: ↑tangle …

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  • 60Blue tangle — Tangle Tan gle, n. 1. [Cf. Icel. [thorn][ o]ngull. See {Tang} seaweed.] (Bot.) Any large blackish seaweed, especially the {Laminaria saccharina}. See {Kelp}. [1913 Webster] Coral and sea fan and tangle, the blooms and the palms of the ocean. C.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English