Also means
scam, shady deal
Usage Note
Embrouille is informal/colloquial for a tangle, mix-up, or dodgy scheme (il y a une embrouille — there's a mix-up). The verb embrouiller means to confuse or tangle, and s'embrouiller means to get confused. Common in familiar speech and urban slang; avoid in formal writing.
Examples
"Il y a une embrouille dans les comptes."
Natural Translation
There is a mess in the accounts.
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