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convoluted issues

[kən-ˈväl-yə-təd ˈi-ˌshüz]
noun phrase
questões complexas
1. Problems or matters that are complicated, intricate, and difficult to understand or resolve due to their complex nature
The legal team had to navigate through convoluted issues regarding intellectual property rights.
A equipe jurídica teve que navegar por questões complexas relacionadas aos direitos de propriedade intelectual.
2. Matters characterized by many twists, turns, or layers that make them hard to follow or unravel
The convoluted issues surrounding the merger required extensive analysis.
As questões intrincadas envolvidas na fusão exigiram uma análise extensiva.
NYC Slang
messy issues / tangled mess
Synonyms
complicated issuesintricate problemscomplex matterstangled issuesknotty problems
Antonyms
simple issuesstraightforward problemsclear mattersuncomplicated questions

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
questões complexas
Most common and widely understood term
Rio de Janeiro
questões enroladas
More colloquial variant used in informal speech
São Paulo
questões complicadas
Alternative formal term frequently used in business contexts
Portugal
questões intrincadas
Preferred formal term in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

a can of worms
a tough nut to crack
murky waters
cutting through the red tape
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