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desenrascar.

to disentangle (a net, dragnet)

11 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/de.zẽ.ʁasˈka(ʁ)/Brazil[de.zẽ.hasˈka(h)]Brazil/de.zẽ.ʁasˈka(ʁ)/Brazil[de.zẽ.hasˈka(h)]Brazil
  1. to disentangle (a net, dragnet)

    transitive
  2. to disentangle (cables, sails, flags)

    transitive
  3. to get one(self) out of trouble or a difficult situation

    reflexive · transitive
  4. to do something with relatively ease and improvisation

    Portugal · colloquial · reflexive
Where this word comes from

From des- + enrascar, from en- + rasca (“dragnet”) + -ar.

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