jumble

jumble
1. transitive verb

jumble up or together — durcheinander bringen; durcheinander werfen

2. noun
1) Wirrwarr, der; Gewirr, das; (muddle) Durcheinander, das
2) no pl., no indef. art. (Brit.): (articles for jumble sale) alte od. gebrauchte Sachen
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1. verb
((often with up or together) to mix or throw together without order: In this puzzle, the letters of all the words have been jumbled (up); His shoes and clothes were all jumbled (together) in the cupboard.) durcheinanderwürfeln
2. noun
1) (a confused mixture: He found an untidy jumble of things in the drawer.) der Wirrwarr
2) (unwanted possessions suitable for a jumble sale: Have you any jumble to spare?)
- academic.ru/88488/jumble_sale">jumble sale
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jum·ble
[ˈʤʌmbl̩]
I. n no pl
1. (also fig: chaos) Durcheinander nt a. fig, Wirrwarr m a. fig; of clothes, papers Haufen m
2. BRIT (unwanted articles) Ramsch m fam
II. vt
to \jumble sth etw in Unordnung bringen; figures etw durcheinanderbringen
don't \jumble your clothes like that wirf deine Kleidungsstücke nicht einfach so auf einen Haufen
the events of the last few weeks are all \jumbled in my mind die Ereignisse der letzten Wochen sind in meiner Erinnerung alle durcheinandergeraten
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['dZʌmbl]
1. vt (also jumble up)
1) (lit) durcheinanderwerfen, kunterbunt vermischen

jumbled up — durcheinander, kunterbunt vermischt

a jumbled mass of wires — ein Wirrwarr m von Kabeln

to jumble everything up — alles durcheinanderbringen or in Unordnung bringen

his clothes are jumbled together on the bed — seine Kleider liegen in einem unordentlichen Haufen auf dem Bett

2) (fig) facts durcheinanderbringen

jumbled thoughts/memories — verworrene Gedanken/Erinnerungen pl

2. n
1) (of objects) Durcheinander nt; (of ideas, words, memories) Wirrwarr m
2) no pl (for jumble sale) gebrauchte Sachen pl
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jumble [ˈdʒʌmbl]
A v/t auch jumble together (oder up)
a) Sachen durcheinanderwerfen:
his clothes are all jumbled up in the wardrobe seine Kleidung liegt auf einem Haufen im Schrank
b) Fakten etc durcheinanderbringen:
his thoughts are all jumbled up er ist ganz wirr oder durcheinander
B v/i wild durcheinanderlaufen
C s
1. Durcheinander n:
our plans fell into a jumble unsere Pläne gerieten durcheinander
2. Br Ramsch m:
jumble sale
a) Ramschverkauf m,
b) Wohltätigkeitsbasar m;
jumble shop Ramschladen m
3. Zuckerkringel m
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1. transitive verb

jumble up or together — durcheinander bringen; durcheinander werfen

2. noun
1) Wirrwarr, der; Gewirr, das; (muddle) Durcheinander, das
2) no pl., no indef. art. (Brit.): (articles for jumble sale) alte od. gebrauchte Sachen
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n.
Durcheinander n.
Mischmasch m.

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