Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - imbroglio
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Imbroglio
imbroglio
noun (plural -glios) Etymology: Italian, from imbrogliare to entangle, from Middle French embrouiller — more at embroil Date: 1750 1. a confused mass 2. a. an intricate or complicated situation (as in a drama or novel) b. an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding c. a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation ; embroilment d. scandal 3a survived the political ~
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n. (pl. -os) 1 a confused or complicated situation. 2 a confused heap. Etymology: It. imbrogliare confuse (as EMBROIL) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. ит. сложная, запутанная ситуация financial imbroglio —- финансовое осложнение 2. путаница, недоразумение 3. ссора; спор 4. редк. беспорядочная кипа 5. муз. полиритмия ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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(imbroglios) An imbroglio is a very confusing or complicated situation. (LITERARY) N-COUNT: usu with supp ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n plural imbroglios a difficult, embarrassing, or confusing situation, especially in politics or public life (He found himself in the greatest imbroglio of his tenure at the UN.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1750, from It. imbroglio, from imbrogliare "confuse, tangle," from in- "in" + brogliare "embroil," probably from M.Fr. brouiller "confuse" (see broil). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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