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1 bunt
I Adj.1. (gefärbt) colo(u)red; (mehrfarbig) colo(u)rful, multicolo(u)red; (farbenfroh) bright, colo(u)rful; schreiend, grell: gaudy; übermäßig: glaring; Glas: stained; (gefleckt) spotted; Hund 22. fig. colo(u)rful; (abwechslungsreich) varied; bunter Abend evening of entertainment; buntes Programm varied program(me); bunte Platte (dish of) varied kinds of sliced meat and sausages; bunter Teller plate of nuts, cakes and sweets (Am. candy); in bunter Reihenfolge in a varied sequence3.a) (gemischt) mixed, motley;b) (ungeordnet, wirr) confused; higgledy-piggledy; buntes Durcheinander complete muddle, confusion, chaos; buntes Treiben lively goings-on; das wird mir doch zu bunt! umg. I’ve had enough!, I’m fed up with this!II Adv.1. in different colo(u)rs; etw. bunt bemalen paint s.th. in different ( oder all sorts of) colo(u)rs; bunt bemalt brightly colo(u)red, multi-colo(u)red, painted in (all sorts of) different colo(u)rs; bunt geblümt with a colo(u)rful floral pattern präd.; bunt gefiedert with brightly-colo(u)red feathers präd.; bunt gemustert brightly patterned; bunt gestreift brightly striped; bunt kariert with colo(u)red checks; bunt schillernd iridescent2. fig.: bunt durcheinander in a complete jumble ( oder muddle), chaotic; das geht bunt durcheinander there’s no system in it, it goes all over the place; bunt gemischt motley..., mixed, assorted; es ging bunt zu umg. things were pretty lively; er treibt es zu bunt umg. he takes things too far, he overdoes it* * *colorful; coloured; variegating; colored; motley; colourful* * *bụnt [bʊnt]1. adj1) (= farbig) coloured (Brit), colored (US); (= mehrfarbig) colo(u)rful; (= vielfarbig) multicolo(u)red, many-colo(u)red; (= gefleckt) mottled, spottedSee:→ Hund2) (fig = abwechslungsreich) variedeine bunte Menge — an assorted or a motley crowd
ein buntes Bild — a colourful (Brit) or colorful (US) picture
ein bunter Teller — a plate of cakes and sweets (Brit) or candy (US)
ein bunter Abend — a social; (Rad, TV) a variety programme (Brit) or program (US)
3) (fig = wirr) confused, higgledy-piggledy2. adv1) (= farbig) anstreichen, anmalen colourfully (Brit), colorfully (US); gekleidet brightly, colo(u)rfully; bemalt, bemalen brightly, gaily, in bright colo(u)rsetw bunt bekleben — to stick colo(u)red paper on sth
bunt fotografieren (inf) — to photograph in colo(u)r
bunt geblümt (Stoff, Kleid) — with a colo(u)rful flower design or pattern
bunt gefärbt — multicolo(u)red, many-colo(u)red
bunt gefleckt (Tier) — spotted, mottled
bunt gemischt (Programm) — varied; Truppe, Team diverse
2)(= ungeordnet)
es geht bunt durcheinander — it's all a complete mess3) (inf = wild)jetzt wirds mir aber zu bunt! — that's going too far!, I've had enough!
es geht hier bunt zu — it's lively here, this is some sort of madhouse (pej inf)
es zu bunt treiben — to carry things too far, to overstep the mark
* * *1) (having colour: She prefers white baths to coloured baths.) coloured2) (bright: gay colours.) gay3) ((of leaves etc) varied in colour.) variegated* * *[bʊnt]I. adjII. adv\bunt bemalt colourful[ly painted]\bunt gestreift with colourful [or coloured] stripes plein \bunt gestreiftes Hemd a colourfully-striped shirt\bunt kariert with a coloured check [pattern]2. (ungeordnet) in a muddle3.* * *1.1) colourful; (farbig) colouredbunte Farben/Kleidung — bright colours/brightly coloured or colourful clothes
ein bunter Abend — a social [evening]; s. auch Hund 1)
3) (ungeordnet) confused <muddle etc.>ein buntes Treiben — a real hustle and bustle
2.jetzt wird es mir zu bunt — (ugs.) that's or it's too much
1) colourfullydie Vorhänge waren bunt geblümt — the curtains had a colourful floral pattern
bunt bunt bemalt — brightly or colourfully painted
bunt gekleidet sein — be colourfully dressed; have colourful clothes
2)3)bunt durcheinander liegen — be in a complete muddle
es zu bunt treiben — (ugs.) go too far; overdo it
* * *A. adj1. (gefärbt) colo(u)red; (mehrfarbig) colo(u)rful, multicolo(u)red; (farbenfroh) bright, colo(u)rful; schreiend, grell: gaudy; übermäßig: glaring; Glas: stained; (gefleckt) spotted; → Hund 2bunter Abend evening of entertainment;buntes Programm varied program(me);bunte Platte (dish of) varied kinds of sliced meat and sausages;bunter Teller plate of nuts, cakes and sweets (US candy);in bunter Reihenfolge in a varied sequencebuntes Durcheinander complete muddle, confusion, chaos;buntes Treiben lively goings-on;das wird mir doch zu bunt! umg I’ve had enough!, I’m fed up with this!B. adv1. in different colo(u)rs;etwas bunt bemalen paint sth in different ( oder all sorts of) colo(u)rs;bunt bemalt brightly colo(u)red, multi-colo(u)red, painted in (all sorts of) different colo(u)rs;bunt geblümt with a colo(u)rful floral pattern präd;bunt gefiedert with brightly-colo(u)red feathers präd;bunt gemustert brightly patterned;bunt gestreift brightly striped;bunt kariert with colo(u)red checks;bunt schillernd iridescent2. fig:bunt durcheinander in a complete jumble ( oder muddle), chaotic;das geht bunt durcheinander there’s no system in it, it goes all over the place;bunt gemischt motley …, mixed, assorted;es ging bunt zu umg things were pretty lively;er treibt es zu bunt umg he takes things too far, he overdoes it* * *1.1) colourful; (farbig) colouredbunte Farben/Kleidung — bright colours/brightly coloured or colourful clothes
ein bunter Abend — a social [evening]; s. auch Hund 1)
3) (ungeordnet) confused <muddle etc.>2.jetzt wird es mir zu bunt — (ugs.) that's or it's too much
1) colourfullybunt bunt bemalt — brightly or colourfully painted
bunt gekleidet sein — be colourfully dressed; have colourful clothes
2)3)es zu bunt treiben — (ugs.) go too far; overdo it
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2 kunterbunt
I Adj.3. Leben: chequ|ered (Am. check-), very varied; kunterbunte Mischung very mixed bag; es gab ein kunterbuntes Programm the program(me) was a very mixed bag, there were all sorts of things going on ( oder being shown etc.)II Adv.: alles kunterbunt durcheinander werfen jumble everything up; fig. auch lump everything together; hier geht’s ja kunterbunt zu! things are really chaotic here* * *promiscuous* * *kụn|ter|bunt ['kUntɐbʊnt]1. adjSammlung, Gruppe etc motley attr; (= vielfarbig auch) multi-coloured (Brit), multi-colored (US), many-coloured (Brit), many-colored (US); Programm varied; Leben chequered (Brit), checkered (US)2. advchaoticallykunterbunt durcheinander — all jumbled up, higgledy-piggledy
* * *kun·ter·bunt[ˈkʊntɐbʊnt]I. adj1. (vielfältig) varied3. (wahllos gemischt) motleyeine \kunterbuntes Durcheinander a jumble\kunterbunt durcheinander completely jumbled up* * *1.1) (vielfarbig) multi-coloured2) (abwechslungsreich) varied3) (ungeordnet) jumbled <confusion, muddle, rows, etc.>2.1) <painted, printed> in many coloursein kunterbunt gestalteter Abend — an evening of varied entertainment
3) (ungeordnet)kunterbunt durcheinander sein — be higgledy-piggledy or all jumbled up
es ging kunterbunt durcheinander — it was completely chaotic
* * *A. adj2. (ungeordnet) untidy, jumbled;ein kunterbuntes Durcheinander a (real) mess, a complete jumblekunterbunte Mischung very mixed bag;es gab ein kunterbuntes Programm the program(me) was a very mixed bag, there were all sorts of things going on ( oder being shown etc)B. adv:alles kunterbunt durcheinanderwerfen jumble everything up; fig auch lump everything together;hier geht’s ja kunterbunt zu! things are really chaotic here* * *1.1) (vielfarbig) multi-coloured2) (abwechslungsreich) varied3) (ungeordnet) jumbled <confusion, muddle, rows, etc.>2.1) <painted, printed> in many colours3) (ungeordnet)kunterbunt durcheinander sein — be higgledy-piggledy or all jumbled up
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3 verschachtelt
I P.P. verschachtelnII Adj.2. fig. complicated, convoluted; verschachtelter Satz involved period; verschachtelte Altstadt higgledy-piggledy old town* * *ver|schạch|telt [fɛɐ'ʃaxtlt]adjSatz encapsulated, complex; (COMPUT) Menü, Befehle nested* * *(built (as if) without any plan, stretching in various directions: a rambling old house.) rambling* * *ver·schach·telt[fɛɐ̯ˈʃaxtl̩t]* * *B. adj1. interlocking;verschachtelte Aufzeichnung IT nested recording2. fig complicated, convoluted;verschachtelter Satz involved period;verschachtelte Altstadt higgledy-piggledy old town -
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topsy-turvy* * *1) (into confusion: The burglars turned the house upside down.) upside down2) (upside down; in confusion: Every thing was turned topsyturvy.) topsyturvey3) (upside down; in confusion: Every thing was turned topsyturvy.) topsyturvy* * *adj.higgledy-piggledy adj. adv.higgledy-piggledy adv. -
5 wie Kraut und Rüben
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6 intransparente Organisation
intransparente Organisation f GEN non-transparent organization; (infrml) higgledy-piggledy organizationBusiness german-english dictionary > intransparente Organisation
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1. higgledy-piggledy2. topsy-turvy
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