dénouer
French → English
(physical) To untie or undo a knot or something tied together
Il a eu beaucoup de mal à dénouer ses lacets gelés par le froid.
(English) He had a hard time untying his laces, which were frozen by the cold.
Dénouer ce ruban délicat demande beaucoup de patience.
(English) Untying this delicate ribbon requires a lot of patience.
(resolution) To resolve a complex situation, conflict, or the plot of a story
L'intervention du médiateur a permis de dénouer la crise diplomatique.
(English) The mediator's intervention helped resolve the diplomatic crisis.
Le dernier chapitre du livre permet enfin de dénouer l'intrigue.
(English) The last chapter of the book finally resolves the plot.
Entry ID: fr:en:dénouer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary