embroil

[US]/ɪmˈbrɔɪl/
[UK]/ɪmˈbrɔɪl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt.involvera i en konflikt eller svårighet; kasta i oordning
Word Forms
Present Participleembroiling
Past Tenseembroiled
Third Person Singularembroils
Past Participleembroiled
Pluralembroils

Phrases & Collocations

embroil in controversy

blandas in i kontroverser

embroil in conflict

blandas in i konflikter

Example Sentences

be embroiled in a quarrel

vara indragen i en gräla

They embroiled Peter in their quarrel.

De indrag Peter i sin gräla.

she became embroiled in a dispute between two women she hardly knew.

hon blev indragen i en tvist mellan två kvinnor hon knappt kände.

the film's about a journalist who becomes embroiled with a nightclub owner.

filmen handlar om en journalist som blir indragen i en relation med en nattklubbsägare.

the history of science has become embroiled in religious polemics.

vetenskapens historia har blivit indragen i religiösa polemiker.

I didn't want to become embroiled in yet another discussion of office politics and personalities.

Jag ville inte bli indragen i ytterligare en diskussion om kontorspolitik och personligheter.

They become embroiled in a despicable warlord's efforts to bring the Dragon Emperor (Jet Li) back to life so he can reawaken his army and unify China.

De blir indragna i en föraktansvärd krigsherres försök att återuppliva Drakenkejsaren (Jet Li) så att han kan återuppväcka sin armé och ena Kina.

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