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1 clutter
1. nounDurcheinander, das2. transitive verbbe cluttered [up] with something — [Zimmer:] mit etwas voll gestopft sein; [Tisch:] mit etwas übersät sein
* * *(state of untidiness: The house is in a clutter.) die Unordnung- academic.ru/97389/cluttered">cluttered* * *clut·ter[ˈklʌtəʳ, AM -t̬ɚ]II. vt▪ to \clutter sth etw durcheinanderbringendon't \clutter up your mind with useless details! belaste dich nicht mit sinnlosen Einzelheiten!* * *['klʌtə(r)]1. n(= confusion) Durcheinander nt; (= disorderly articles) Kram m (inf)the clutter of bottles and crockery in the kitchen — das Durcheinander von Flaschen und Geschirr in der Küche
his desk was in a clutter — auf seinem Schreibtisch war ein fürchterliches Durcheinander
his essay was a clutter of unrelated details — sein Aufsatz war ein Sammelsurium or Wirrwarr von zusammenhangslosen Einzelheiten
2. vtzu voll machen (inf)/stellen; painting, photograph überladen; mind vollstopfento be cluttered with sth (mind, room, drawer etc) — mit etw vollgestopft sein; (floor, desk etc) mit etw übersät sein; (painting etc) mit etw überladen sein
the floor was terribly cluttered — auf dem Fußboden lag alles verstreut
* * *clutter [ˈklʌtə(r)]A v/tclutter one’s brain with sich das Gehirn vollstopfen mit2. durcheinanderwerfen, herumstreuenB v/i durcheinanderlaufenC s1. Wirrwarr m, Durcheinander n2. Unordnung f:be in a clutter in Unordnung sein4. Lärm m* * *1. nounDurcheinander, das2. transitive verbclutter [up] the table/room — überall auf dem Tisch/im Zimmer herumliegen
be cluttered [up] with something — [Zimmer:] mit etwas voll gestopft sein; [Tisch:] mit etwas übersät sein
* * *n.Wirrwar n.
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clutter up — verb fill a space in a disorderly way • Syn: ↑clutter • Ant: ↑unclutter (for: ↑clutter) • Derivationally related forms: ↑clutter (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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clutter — I. verb Etymology: Middle English clotteren to clot, from clot Date: 1556 intransitive verb chiefly dialect to run in disorder transitive verb to fill or cover with scattered or disordered things that impede movement or reduce effectiveness < a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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