enredo
masc.noun
1. mess, complication
complicated situation
Common combinations
- gran enredo — major complication
- enredo legal — legal complication
- meterse en un enredo — get involved in a mess
- No quiero meterme en ese enredo.I don't want to get involved in that mess.
- El dinero creó un gran enredo.The money created a major complication.
- Por fin salimos del enredo.At last we got out of the mess.
2. tangle, knot
threads or objects mixed together
Common combinations
- enredo de cables — tangle of cables
- enredo del pelo — tangle of hair
- deshacer un enredo — untangle a knot
- Hay un enredo de cables debajo de la mesa.There is a tangle of cables under the table.
- El peine no pasa por este enredo del pelo.The comb cannot go through this tangle of hair.
- Deshizo el enredo con paciencia.He untangled the knot patiently.
3. plot, intrigue
complicated plot of a work
Common combinations
- enredo de la novela — novel's plot
- enredo de la película — film's plot
- resolver el enredo — resolve the plot
- La película tiene un enredo difícil de seguir.The film has a plot that is hard to follow.
- El enredo de la novela gira en torno a una herencia.The novel's plot revolves around an inheritance.
- Al final, el enredo se resuelve.In the end, the plot is resolved.
4. love affair, romantic entanglement
complicated romantic relationship
Common combinations
- enredo amoroso — love affair
- enredo entre dos personas — entanglement between two people
- terminar un enredo — end an affair
- Su enredo amoroso salió en todos los periódicos.Her love affair appeared in all the newspapers.
- Terminó el enredo con su compañero de trabajo.She ended the affair with her coworker.
- La novela cuenta un enredo entre dos familias.The novel tells of an entanglement between two families.
Phrases with this word
enredo amorososalir de un enredo