Dutch-English translations for wirwar

muddle
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Young children tend to muddle their wordsHe muddled the mint sprigs in the bottom of the glassThe muddle of nervous speech he uttered did not have much meaning
tangle
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Sensible solutions keep getting tangled up in the institutional undergrowth. Verstandige oplossingen raken steeds weer verstrikt in de wirwar van instellingen. Something I wish to address is the tangle of problems relating to public institutions. Wat ik ter sprake wil brengen is de wirwar van problemen rond openbare instellingen. It has become tangled up in the Commission's bureaucratic jungle and in its bickering over who is responsible for what. Ze is verstrikt geraakt in de bureaucratische wirwar en de bevoegdheidsconflicten bij de Commissie.