No. 6,572 in Catalan
ravel
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In a sentence
El teixidor va ravelar la tela per a resoldre el problema.
The weaver unraveled the fabric to fix the problem.
In this sentence, 'ravelar' is used in the sense of disentangling or undoing intertwined threads, emphasizing its literal meaning related to physical objects.
La investigació va començar a ravelar els fets complexos del cas.
The investigation began to unravel the complex facts of the case.
Here, 'ravelar' metaphorically refers to making sense of a complicated situation or discovering hidden information.
Ell va dir una història tan confusa que va ravelar més la situació.
He told such a confusing story that it tangled the situation even further.
In this context, 'ravelar' implies adding complexity or confusion, which contrasts with its literal meaning and shows its versatile usage.
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