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There were holes in his memory, blanks spaces carved by the tangle of emotions that had had him palming the knife and lunging forward, but he remembered enough.Había huecos en su memoria, espacios en blanco esculpidos por la maraña de emociones que le habían hecho empuñar el cuchillo y lanzarse hacia adelante, pero recordaba lo suficiente.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
The city seemed baked beneath the hot blue sky, the light-colored buildings reflected the sun's strength. He watched a tangle of cars in an intersection maneuvering like so many aggressive bugs on the earth.La ciudad parecía asarse bajo el cálido cielo azul, y los edificios reflejaban la intensidad del sol; en una intersección, vio una maraña de coches que maniobraban como agresivas orugas en la tierra.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
The wizard dropped the skull into the tangle of bones at his feet.El hechicero dejó caer el cráneo en la maraña de huesos a sus pies.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
Within the tangle of leather and shells, there was a flash of lavender, and he weeded through the pile to get to it.Entre la maraña de cuero y concha, vio un destello de lavanda, y escarbó entre la pila para llegar a él.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
By now, Phury was an old pro at the cutting, and after he’d worked the shears’ magic, he tossed another green tangle to the tarp that lay on the ground at his feet.A esa altura, Phury era un curtido profesional del podado, y después de haber obrado la magia de las tijeras, tiró otra maraña de verde a la lona que estaba tendida sobre la tierra a sus pies.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
Her hair was a tangled mess, her eyes red, her face tear-stained, her trench coat unevenly buttoned.Tenía el pelo alborotado, los ojos rojos, la cara manchada de lágrimas, la trinchera mal abrochada.Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo SospechaBajo SospechaKava, AlexA Perfect EvilKava, Alex© S.M. Kava 2000
Ivy tangled around them, consuming them more thickly each year, the leaves obscuring more and more of what the sculptor’s hand had wanted to show.La hiedra se enroscaba alrededor de éstas, consumiéndolas más y más cada año, las hojas oscurecían cada vez más lo que la mano del escultor había deseado mostrar.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
Her hair cascaded wildly around her shoulders in a tangled mess, and her blank eyes were open, but fixed ahead.El cabello le caía sobre los hombros, despeinado y enredado, y tenía los ojos abiertos, con la mirada vacía.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
"I'll wager that at night, deep after midnight, in the complete dark of her room back there in Boston, lying alone in her bed, the sheets all tangled and sweaty, Miss Jones has nightmares about each one of those mutilations and what they might mean."– Apostaría que, bien entrada la noche, en la oscuridad de su habitación en Boston, sola en la cama, con las sábanas enredadas y sudadas, la señorita Jones tiene pesadillas sobre cada una de esas mutilaciones y lo que podrían significar.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
Tangled clumps of reds and whites, yellows, blues, and greens all twisted together haphazardly through the muddy quadrant of the hospital grounds edge.Flores rojas, blancas, amarillas y azules enroscadas entre sí al azar ocupaban los parterres situados en un extremo de los terrenos del hospital.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
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get tangled up
enredar
get tangled up
enredarse
get tangled
enredarse
Word forms
tangle
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | tangled |
Imperative | tangle |
Present Participle (Participle I) | tangling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | tangled |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I tangle | we tangle |
you tangle | you tangle |
he/she/it tangles | they tangle |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am tangling | we are tangling |
you are tangling | you are tangling |
he/she/it is tangling | they are tangling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have tangled | we have tangled |
you have tangled | you have tangled |
he/she/it has tangled | they have tangled |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been tangling | we have been tangling |
you have been tangling | you have been tangling |
he/she/it has been tangling | they have been tangling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I tangled | we tangled |
you tangled | you tangled |
he/she/it tangled | they tangled |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was tangling | we were tangling |
you were tangling | you were tangling |
he/she/it was tangling | they were tangling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had tangled | we had tangled |
you had tangled | you had tangled |
he/she/it had tangled | they had tangled |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been tangling | we had been tangling |
you had been tangling | you had been tangling |
he/she/it had been tangling | they had been tangling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will tangle | we shall/will tangle |
you will tangle | you will tangle |
he/she/it will tangle | they will tangle |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be tangling | we shall/will be tangling |
you will be tangling | you will be tangling |
he/she/it will be tangling | they will be tangling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have tangled | we shall/will have tangled |
you will have tangled | you will have tangled |
he/she/it will have tangled | they will have tangled |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been tangling | we shall/will have been tangling |
you will have been tangling | you will have been tangling |
he/she/it will have been tangling | they will have been tangling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would tangle | we should/would tangle |
you would tangle | you would tangle |
he/she/it would tangle | they would tangle |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be tangling | we should/would be tangling |
you would be tangling | you would be tangling |
he/she/it would be tangling | they would be tangling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have tangled | we should/would have tangled |
you would have tangled | you would have tangled |
he/she/it would have tangled | they would have tangled |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been tangling | we should/would have been tangling |
you would have been tangling | you would have been tangling |
he/she/it would have been tangling | they would have been tangling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am tangled | we are tangled |
you are tangled | you are tangled |
he/she/it is tangled | they are tangled |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being tangled | we are being tangled |
you are being tangled | you are being tangled |
he/she/it is being tangled | they are being tangled |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been tangled | we have been tangled |
you have been tangled | you have been tangled |
he/she/it has been tangled | they have been tangled |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was tangled | we were tangled |
you were tangled | you were tangled |
he/she/it was tangled | they were tangled |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being tangled | we were being tangled |
you were being tangled | you were being tangled |
he/she/it was being tangled | they were being tangled |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been tangled | we had been tangled |
you had been tangled | you had been tangled |
he/she/it had been tangled | they had been tangled |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be tangled | we shall/will be tangled |
you will be tangled | you will be tangled |
he/she/it will be tangled | they will be tangled |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been tangled | we shall/will have been tangled |
you will have been tangled | you will have been tangled |
he/she/it will have been tangled | they will have been tangled |
tangle
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | tangle | tangles |
Possessive case | tangle's | tangles' |