Katarina Ristic
Jan 31, 20211 min
Updated: Mar 5, 2021
verb: to unravel something
This colloquialism is used to both literally and figuratively mean ‘to unravel something (into its separate threads)’ – for instance, you might unravel a string, or you could unravel a plot.
Wir mussten das Problem aufdröseln.
= We had to unravel/analyse the problem.
Jedes Mal wenn ich etwas stricken will, muss ich verhedderte Wolle aufdröseln!
= Every time I want to knit something, I have to unravel tangled wool!
Sie dröselte ihm das Gewebe der Handlung auf.
= She unravelled the fabric of the plot for him.
A box of colourful wool. Photo: Counselling via Pixabay