snarl

snarl
snarl [{{t}}snɑ:l]
1 intransitive verb
(a) (dog) gronder, grogner; (tiger) feuler; (person) gronder;
∎ the dog snarled at me as I walked past le chien a grogné quand je suis passé;
∎ the lions snarled at their tamer les lions rugissaient contre leur dompteur;
∎ there's no need to snarl at me! tu n'as pas besoin de prendre ce ton hargneux pour me parler!
(b) (thread, rope, hair) s'emmêler; (traffic) se bloquer; (plan, programme) cafouiller
2 transitive verb
(a) (of person) lancer d'une voix rageuse, rugir;
∎ to snarl a reply répondre d'une voix rageuse;
∎ "go away!", he snarled "va-t-en!", gronda-t-il
(b) (thread, rope, hair) enchevêtrer, emmêler;
∎ your hair is all snarled tu as les cheveux tout emmêlés;
∎ the wool is all snarled la laine est tout enchevêtrée
(c) {{}}Metallurgy{{}} repousser
3 noun
(a) (sound) grognement m, grondement m; (of tiger) feulement m;
∎ to give a snarl (dog) pousser un grognement; (tiger) feuler; (person) gronder;
∎ she answered him with a snarl elle lui a répondu d'un ton hargneux
(b) (tangle → in thread, wool, hair) nœud m, nœuds mpl;
∎ caught in a snarl of traffic pris dans un embouteillage ou un bouchon
➲ snarl up
1 intransitive verb
(thread, rope, hair) s'emmêler; {{}}British{{}} (traffic) se bloquer; (plan, programme) cafouiller
2 separable transitive verb (usu passive)
(a) (thread, rope, hair) emmêler, enchevêtrer;
∎ to get snarled up s'emmêler, s'enchevêtrer
(b) {{}}British{{}} (traffic) bloquer, coincer; (plans) faire cafouiller;
∎ the traffic gets snarled up at the traffic lights la circulation bouchonne aux feux;
∎ the postal service is completely snarled up le service des postes est complètement bloqué

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