Unravel
"Unravel" in French
démêler
((transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven))
démêler
((transitive) to clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.) — see also unfold, work out)
dénouer
((transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven))
dénouer
((transitive) to clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.) — see also unfold, work out)
effiler
((transitive) to separate the threads of (something knitted or woven))
résoudre
((transitive) to clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.) — see also unfold, work out)
se défaire
((intransitive) of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven)
s’effiler
((intransitive) of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven)
s’effilocher
((intransitive) of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven)
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