English–French

“untangle” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/demele/

Example

Peux-tu démêler mes écouteurs ?

Can you untangle my earbuds?

Illustration for démêler (untangle)

How to say “untangle” in French

“Untangle” in French is démêler.

A knot opening strand by strand until the pattern becomes clear.

Full entry for démêler: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with démêler

Elle a réussi à démêler le nœud en quelques minutes.

She managed to untie the knot in a few minutes.

Tips for using démêler

  • In the reflexive form se démêler, the subject works its way out of a difficulty rather than untangling a separate object.

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