enredo

Definitions of enredo
  1. noun
    complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
    synonyms: laberinto
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    type of:
    sistema
    instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
  2. noun
    an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
    synonyms: alambrada, embrollo, enmarañamiento, greña
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    types:
    tela de araña, telaraña
    a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey
    type of:
    cosa, objeto, objeto físico, objeto inanimado
    a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
  3. noun
    something jumbled or confused
    synonyms: complicación, lío, maraña
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    type of:
    perplejidad
    trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
  4. noun
    a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move
    synonyms: amontonamiento, atasco, caravana, embotellamiento, ensalada, maraña, retención, taco, tapón
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    type of:
    afluencia, apretujón, apretón, estrujón
    a dense crowd of people
  5. noun
    a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
    synonyms: laberinto, maraña
  6. noun
    a relationship between two lovers
    synonyms: amor, amorío, apaño, asunto, aventura, aventura amorosa, camarico, fato, idilio
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    type of:
    relación
    a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)
  7. noun
    an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation
  8. noun
    informal terms for a difficult situation
    synonyms: apretón, apuro, atolladero, brete, compromiso, conflicto, confusión, conserva, desorden, embolismo, embrollo, estrecho, lío, maraña, mareo, pantano, taco
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    type of:
    dificultad
    a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
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