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jumble ['dʒʌmbəl]1 noun(a) (confusion, disorder) fouillis m, désordre m;∎ my things are all in a jumble mes affaires sont tout en désordre;∎ a jumble of colours un kaléidoscope de couleurs(a) (objects, belongings) mélanger;∎ the pages got all jumbled les pages se sont complètement mélangées;∎ her clothes were all jumbled (up or together) in a suitcase ses vêtements étaient fourrés pêle-mêle dans une valise(b) (thoughts, ideas) embrouiller;∎ his essay was just a collection of jumbled ideas sa dissertation n'était qu'un fourre-tout d'idées confuses►► British jumble sale = vente de charité où sont vendus des articles d'occasion et des produits faits maison
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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
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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 — I. verb (jumbled; jumbling) Etymology: perhaps imitative Date: circa 1529 intransitive verb to move in a confused or disordered manner transitive verb to mix into a confused or disordered mass often used with up II. noun Date: 16 … New Collegiate Dictionary
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