Definition
An archaic nautical term meaning to equip with tackle (ropes, pulleys, and rigging), or to engage in combat or grapple with something.
Etymology
From 'en-' (in, on, to cause to be) + 'tackle' (equipment, gear). Tackle itself comes from Middle Low German 'takel,' likely related to Proto-Germanic roots meaning to grasp or handle. The prefix 'en-' turns a noun into an action.
Kelly Says
Medieval sailors had to master hundreds of ropes and pulleys, so 'entackle' was a crucial command meaning 'get all the rigging in place'—it's a word that shows how specialized maritime vocabulary was in the age of sail.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መ affrontare
me-a-f-ron-ta
ARالعربية
التعامل مع
at-ta-ma-al ma-a
BNবাংলা
মোকাবিলা করা
mo-ka-bi-la kor-a
CACatalà
enfrontar
en-fron-tar
CSČeština
vypořádat se s
vy-po-ra-dat se s
DADansk
gribe fat i
gri-be fat i
DEDeutsch
anpacken
an-pak-en
ELΕλληνικά
αντιμετωπίσει
an-ti-me-to-pise
ESEspañol
abordar
a-bor-dar
FAفارسی
روبه رو شدن
ro-beh ro sho-dan
FISuomi
ottaa käsittelyyn
otta ka-sit-te-lyyn
FRFrançais
attaquer
a-ta-ker
HEעברית
להתמודד
le-hit-mu-dod
HIहिन्दी
मुकाबला करना
mu-ka-bla ka-rna
HUMagyar
megbirkózni
me-bir-ko-zni
IDBahasa Indonesia
hadapi
ha-da-pi
ITItaliano
affrontare
a-fron-ta-re
KMKM
ប្រយ័ត្ន
p-r-a-y-o-t-n
MSBahasa Melayu
hadapan
ha-da-pan
MYမြန်မာ
လက်ကိုင်
let-ko-ing
NLNederlands
aanpakken
aan-pak-ken
NONorsk
ta fatt i
ta fatt i
PLPolski
zmierzyć się z
z-mie-r-zyc sie z
PTPortuguês
abordar
a-bor-dar
RORomână
confronta
kon-fron-ta
RUРусский
встретить
vstretit'
SWKiswahili
kukabiliana
ku-ka-bi-li-a-na
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்கொள்ள
e-thi-r-ko-ll
TEతెలుగు
ముఖాముఖి
mu-kha-amu-khi
THไทย
เผชิญหน้า
phe-chi-na
TRTürkçe
karşılaşmak
kar-shi-la-shmak
UKУкраїнська
взятися за
vzytysia za
URاردو
مُقابلہ
mu-qa-bala
VITiếng Việt
đối mặt
doi mat
ZUZU
ukuthola
u-ku-tho-la