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1 jumble
n. förvirring, röra; virrvarr; oreda; en sorts kaka--------v. vara förvirrad; förvirra; förvirras; blanda; blandas* * *1. verb((often with up or together) to mix or throw together without order: In this puzzle, the letters of all the words have been jumbled (up); His shoes and clothes were all jumbled (together) in the cupboard.) blanda ihop2. noun1) (a confused mixture: He found an untidy jumble of things in the drawer.) virrvarr, röra2) (unwanted possessions suitable for a jumble sale: Have you any jumble to spare?) loppissak, lump• -
2 lot
n. Lot (biblisk figur, Abrahams brorson)* * *[lot]1) (a person's fortune or fate: It seemed to be her lot to be always unlucky.) lott, öde2) (a separate part: She gave one lot of clothes to a jumble sale and threw another lot away.) del, parti3) (one article or several, sold as a single item at an auction: Are you going to bid for lot 28?) nummer•- lots- a lot
- draw/cast lots
См. также в других словарях:
jumble — ► NOUN 1) an untidy collection of things. 2) Brit. articles collected for a jumble sale. ► VERB ▪ mix up in a confused way. ORIGIN probably symbolic … English terms dictionary
jumble sale — noun a sale of donated articles • Syn: ↑rummage sale • Hypernyms: ↑sale, ↑cut rate sale, ↑sales event * * * noun, pl ⋯ sales [count] Brit : ↑rummage sale * * * ˈjumble sale … Useful english dictionary
jumble — noun Jumble is used before these nouns: ↑sale … Collocations dictionary
jumble sale — jumble ,sale noun count BRITISH a RUMMAGE SALE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
jumble — (v.) 1520s, originally to move confusedly, perhaps coined on model of stumble, tumble, etc. In 17c., it was yet another euphemism for have sex with (a sense first attested 1580s). Meaning mix or confuse is from 1540s. Related: Jumbled; jumbling.… … Etymology dictionary
jumble — noun 1》 an untidy collection of things. 2》 Brit. articles collected for a jumble sale. verb mix up in a confused way. Origin C16: prob. symbolic … English new terms dictionary
jumble sale — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a sale of miscellaneous second hand goods, typically for charity … English terms dictionary
jumble sale — noun Date: 1898 British rummage sale … New Collegiate Dictionary
jumble sale — noun A sale of used goods by individuals operating tables or stalls, usually held indoors and open to the public … Wiktionary
jumble sale — noun Brit. a sale of miscellaneous second hand goods, typically for charity … English new terms dictionary
jumble sale — noun (C) BrE a sale of used clothes, books etc in order to get money to help a local church, school etc; rummage sale … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
