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Word of the week: aufdröseln

Updated: Mar 5, 2021

etw. aufdröseln

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

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