enzarzar

v.

1 to entangle, to embroil.

2 to cover with brambles.

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enzarzar

Conjugation model [REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (de zarzas) to cover with brambles

2 figurado (engrescar) to sow discord among, set at odds

► verbo pronominal enzarzarse

1 (enredarse en zarzas) to get entangled in brambles

2 figurado (discusión, asunto) to get involved (en, in)

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1.

VT [en una disputa] to involve, entangle, embroil

2.

See:

enzarzarse

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= embroil.

Ex. By the time the weeding was finished in Nov 86, the Society had become embroiled in a major controversy over the handling of this project.

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* enzarzarse en la lucha = engage in + combat.

* enzarzarse en una lucha a muerte = get into + a fight to the death.

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= embroil.

Ex: By the time the weeding was finished in Nov 86, the Society had become embroiled in a major controversy over the handling of this project.

* enzarzarse en la lucha = engage in + combat.

* enzarzarse en una lucha a muerte = get into + a fight to the death.

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enzarzar

♦ vt

to entangle, to embroil

♦ See also the pronominal verb enzarzarse