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clutter, disarrangement, mess, messiness, root, scrappiness* * *I. (en, rødder)(også mat.) root;( bølle) tough, rough, rowdy;[ rødderne](T, spøg.: gutterne) the boys, the lads;[ ondets rod] the root of the trouble;[ med præp:][ have rod i](dvs være grundfæstet i) be rooted in;(dvs stamme fra) originate in, be rooted in, have its roots in;[ rykke op med rode] pull (, voldsomt: tear) up by the roots,(fig også) wipe out;[ sæd på roden] standing crop;[ sælge korn på roden] sell the crop standing;[ træ på roden] standing timber;[ roden til alt ondt] the root of all evil;[ med slå:][ slå rod (el. rødder)] take root, strike root;(fig om ideer: fæste sig) take root, strike root,( om person: på nyt sted) put down roots;T are we to wait here till the cows come home?[ slå dybe rødder] become firmly rooted, take deep root;(se også uddrage).II. (et) disorder ( fx he hates disorder); muddle,( stærkere) mess ( fx let us clear up this muddle (, mess));( af ting også) jumble ( fx the room was a jumble of books, papers and beer cans),( ufremkommeligt) clutter ( fx he could not find anything in the clutter of books and papers on his desk);[ i et rod] in a muddle (, mess, clutter).