-
1 méli-mélo
masculine noun[de situation] mess ; [d'objets] jumble* * *pl mélis-mélos melimelo nom masculin ( mélange) hotchpotch GB, hodgepodge US; ( fouillis) jumble, mess; ( imbroglio) muddle* * *melimelo nm inv1) (= désordre) jumble2) CUISINE* * *méli-mélo, pl mélis-mélos nm ( mélange) hotchpotch GB, hodgepodge US; ( fouillis) jumble, mess; ( imbroglio) muddle.[melimelo] ( pluriel mélis-mélos) nom masculin -
2 salmigondis
[salmigɔ̃di] nom masculin -
3 amalgame
amalgame [amalgam]masculine noun• il ne faut pas faire l'amalgame entre parti de droite et parti fasciste you shouldn't lump the right-wing and fascist parties together* * *amalgamnom masculin2) (pour les dents, en chimie) amalgam* * *amalɡam nm1) amalgam, fig, [gens, idées] hotch-potch, mixture2) (= confusion)faire l'amalgame entre — to lump together, to confuse
* * *amalgame nm1 (de qualités, sentiments) mixture; ( d'idées) pej hotchpotch GB, hodgepodge US; (d'objets, de personnes) mixture; faire l'amalgame entre des problèmes/situations pej to lump together various problems/situations;[amalgam] nom masculin -
4 confus
confus, e [kɔ̃fy, yz]adjectivea. ( = peu clair) confusedb. ( = honteux) embarrassed• je suis confus ! ( = désolé) I'm so sorry!* * *confuse kɔ̃fy, yz adjectif1) (indistinct, obscur) confusedun mélange confus — a hotchpotch GB, a hodgepodge US
2) ( vague) [sentiment, crainte] vague* * *kɔ̃fy, yz adj confus, -e1) (situation, style, récit, esprit) confused, (explications) unclearJ'ai trouvé ses explications confuses. — I thought his explanation was unclear.
2) (= embarrassé) embarrassedIl avait l'air confus. — He looked embarrassed.
* * *1 ( indistinct) [formes, mouvements, bruits] confused; un mélange confus a hotchpotch GB, a hodgepodge US;2 ( obscur) [situation, affaire, texte, style, esprit] confused; [déclaration, explication, débat, discours] confused, muddled; son raisonnement devient/paraît confus his/her reasoning becomes/seems confused;3 ( vague) [sentiment, crainte] vague;4 ( navré) sorry; ( gêné) embarrassed; nous sommes confus de ce retard we apologize for the delay; il avait l'air tout confus de sa méprise he looked really embarrassed about his mistake;5 ( touché) embarrassed; merci, dit-il avec un sourire confus thank you, he said with an embarrassed smile; je suis confus de votre générosité I am overcome by your generosity.( féminin confuse) [kɔ̃fy, yz] adjectif1. [imprécis - souvenir, impression] unclear, confused, vague ; [ - idées] muddled ; [ - situation, histoire] confused, involved ; [ - explication] muddled, confused3. [embarrassé]c'est un cadeau magnifique, je suis confuse it's a splendid present, I'm quite overwhelmed ou I really don't know what to sayconfus de ashamed at, embarrassed byje suis confus de t'avoir fait attendre I'm awfully ou dreadfully sorry to have kept you waiting -
5 fatras
-
6 bariolage
bariolage nm ( action) splashing ¢ of coloursGB; ( résultat) mixture of coloursGB, hotchpotch GB ou hodgepodge US of coloursGB.[barjɔlaʒ] nom masculin1. [action] daubing with bright colours2. [motif] gaudy colour-scheme -
7 bric-à-brac
bric-à-brac [bʀikabʀak]invariable masculine noun( = objets) bric-a-brac* * *bʀikabʀak nm invbric-a-brac, jumble* * *[brikabrak] nom masculin invariable -
8 fouillis
fouillis [fuji]masculine noun* * *fuji* * *fuji nm(dans une pièce) mess, (= idées, papiers, objets) jumbleIl y a du fouillis dans sa chambre. — His bedroom is a mess.
* * *fouillis nm inv1 ( désordre) mess; si tu voyais le fouillis dans ma cuisine if you could see the mess in my kitchen;2 ( ensemble désordonné) jumble; fouillis d'idées/de souvenirs/de papiers jumble of ideas/of memories/of papers; fouillis de verdure tangle of greenery.[fuji] nom masculin————————[fuji] adjectif————————en fouillis (familier) locution adjectivale————————en fouillis (familier) locution adverbiale -
9 fourre-tout
fourre-tout° [fuʀtu]invariable masculine noun( = sac) holdall* * *fuʀtu
1.
adjectif invariable1) [solution] cover-all2) [pièce, placard] storagesac fourre-tout — holdall GB, carryall US
2.
* * *fuʀtu1. nm inv1) (= sac) holdall2) fig péjoratif rag-bag2. adj inv* * *A adj invB nm inv[furtu] nom masculin invariable1. [pièce] junk room[placard] junk cupboard[trousse] pencil case -
10 ripopée
n. f.1. Weak 'plonk' (cheap wine that has been watered down).2. Une ripopée de (fig.; of ideas, etc.): A hotchpotch, an incoherent jumble. Il a toujours une ripopée de bonnes idées dans la calebasse! His mind's always bursting with innumerable pie-in-the-sky ideas!
См. также в других словарях:
hotchpotch — (N. Amer. hodgepodge) ► NOUN ▪ a confused mixture. ORIGIN Old French hochepot, from hocher to shake + pot pot … English terms dictionary
hotchpotch — [häch′päch΄] n. [< HOTCHPOT] 1. a thick stew of various meats and vegetables 2. a) Brit. HODGEPODGE b) HOTCHPOT … English World dictionary
Hotchpotch — Hotchpot Hotch pot , Hotchpotch Hotch potch , n. [F. hochepot, fr. hocher to shake + pot pot; both of Dutch or German origin; cf. OD. hutspot hotchpotch, D. hotsen, hutsen, to shake. See {Hustle}, and {Pot}, and cf. {Hodgepodge}.] 1. A mingled… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hotchpotch — hotch|potch [ˈhɔtʃpɔtʃ US ˈha:tʃpa:tʃ] n BrE hodgepodge AmE [singular] informal [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: hotchpotch mixture (14 21 centuries), from Old French hochepot, from hochier to shake + pot pot ] a number of things mixed up without… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Hotchpotch — Hotch|potch [ hɔtʃpɔtʃ] das; , es [...iz] <über engl. hotchpotch aus gleichbed. fr. hochepot, dies aus hocher »schütteln« u. pot »Topf«> Eintopfgericht aus Gemüse mit Fleisch … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
hotchpotch — [15] Hotchpotch is an alteration (for the sake of the rhyme) of an earlier hotchpot. This was borrowed from an Old French compound made up of hocher ‘shake’ (perhaps from Frankish hottisōn) and pot ‘pot’. So originally the word meant literally… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
hotchpotch — [15] Hotchpotch is an alteration (for the sake of the rhyme) of an earlier hotchpot. This was borrowed from an Old French compound made up of hocher ‘shake’ (perhaps from Frankish hottisōn) and pot ‘pot’. So originally the word meant literally… … Word origins
hotchpotch — noun Etymology: Middle English hochepot, from Anglo French, from hocher to shake + pot pot Date: 1583 1. a. a thick soup or stew of vegetables, potatoes, and usually meat b. hodgepodge 2. hotchpot … New Collegiate Dictionary
hotchpotch — /hoch poch /, n. 1. a thick soup or stew of vegetables or meat, often thickened with barley. 2. Brit. hodgepodge. 3. Law. a hotchpot. [1350 1400; ME hoche poche, rhyming var. of HOTCHPOT] * * * … Universalium
Hotchpotch — Hotch|potch 〈[hɔtʃpɔ̣tʃ] n.; , s; Kochk.〉 = Hochepot * * * Hotch|potch [ hɔtʃpɔtʃ], das; , es: ↑Hochepot … Universal-Lexikon
hotchpotch — Synonyms and related words: agglomeration, conglomeration, farrago, gallimaufry, hash, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, melange, mess, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, olio, olla podrida, omnium gatherum, patchwork, potpourri, tangle, welter … Moby Thesaurus