sbrogliare

untangle, disentangle

sbrogliarsela sort things out

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sbrogliare v.tr.

1 to disentangle, to unravel: sbrogliare una matassa, to disentangle a skein

2 (fig.) to disentangle, to unravel, to extricate: sbrogliare qlcu. da una difficoltà, to extricate s.o. from a difficulty (o to help someone to get out of a difficulty)

3 (mar.) to unfurl: sbrogliare le vele, to unfurl sails

4 (sgombrare) to clear: sbrogliare la tavola, to clear the table.

◘ sbrogliarsi v.rifl. to extricate oneself, to get* oneself out of (sthg.): mi sono sbrogliato senza il suo aiuto, I managed without his help // questa volta dovrà sbrogliarsela da solo, this time he'll have to get out of it by himself.

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[zbroʎ'ʎare]

1. vt

(filo, matassa) to unravel, (vele) to unfurl, (fig : problema) to solve, find a solution to

è riuscito a sbrogliarsela — he has managed to sort things out

2. vr (sbrogliarsi)

(fig : persona) to disentangle o.s., free o.s.

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[zbroʎ'ʎare] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) to disentangle, to unravel [fili, matassa]

2) fig. to disentangle, to sort out [affare, situazione]

sapersela sbrogliare — to know one's way around

2.

verbo pronominale sbrogliarsi

1) [situazione] to get* sorted out

2) sbrogliarsela to cope, to make* do, to manage (con with)

••

sbrogliare una matassa — to unravel a mystery, to solve o crack a problem

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sbrogliare

/zbroλ'λare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 to disentangle, to unravel [fili, matassa]

 2 fig. to disentangle, to sort out [affare, situazione]; sapersela sbrogliare to know one's way around

II sbrogliarsi verbo pronominale

 1 [situazione] to get* sorted out

 2 sbrogliarsela to cope, to make* do, to manage (con with)

IDIOMS

sbrogliare una matassa to unravel a mystery, to solve o crack a problem.