embolicar

Pronúncia: əmbuliká
    verb transitiu
  1. [amb paper, etc.] to wrap (up), pack (up), tie up, do up.
  2. vol que li ho emboliqui? shall I wrap it (up) for you?
  3. [amb tela] to wrap, swathe, cover.
  4. to envelop, enfold.
  5. to muffle (up).
  6. embolicat amb una capa (wrapped \ muffled up) in a cloak.
  7. figuradament to embroil, confuse.
  8. embolicar la troca to foul up, complicate things, make a muddle of things.
  9. embolica que fa fort! col·loquial here's a pretty kettle of fish!, that's certainly (a muddle \ an awkward) state of affairs!
    10. verb pronominal
  10. to get tied up.
  11. to entwine.
  12. figuradament to get involved (amb with), get embroiled (amb with).
  13. embolicar-se a fer alguna cosa to bind oneself to do something.
  14. hi estic massa embolicat per fer-me’n enrere I have gone too far to draw back.