shambles

shambles
singular noun
(coll.): (mess) Chaos, das

the house/room was a shambles — das Haus/Zimmer glich einem Schlachtfeld

the economy is in a shambles — in der Wirtschaft herrschen chaotische Zustände

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['ʃæmblz]
noun singular
(a confused mess; (something in) a state of disorder: His room was a shambles; We're in a bit of a shambles at the moment.) wüstes Durcheinander
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sham·bles
[ˈʃæmbl̩z]
n + sing vb (fam)
▪ a \shambles heilloses Durcheinander
the flat was a \shambles in der Wohnung herrschte ein wüstes Durcheinander
the morning after the party the house was a total [or complete] \shambles am Morgen nach dem Fest war das Haus ein einziges Schlachtfeld
to be in a \shambles sich akk in einem chaotischen Zustand befinden
to degenerate into a \shambles in ein wüstes Chaos ausarten
to be reduced to a \shambles nur noch ein einziges Chaos sein
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['ʃmblz]
n sing
heilloses Durcheinander; (esp of room etc) Tohuwabohu nt

the room was a shambles — im Zimmer herrschte das reinste Tohuwabohu or ein heilloses Durcheinander

the economy/country is in a shambles — die Wirtschaft/das Land befindet sich in einem Chaos

they left the house in a shambles — sie hinterließen das Haus wie ein Schlachtfeld

the game was a shambles — das Spiel war das reinste Kuddelmuddel (inf)

he made a shambles of that job — da hat er vielleicht einen Mist gebaut! (inf)

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shambles [ˈʃæmblz] pl -bles s
1. Schlachthaus n
2. a) Trümmerfeld n, Bild n der Verwüstung
b) Chaos n:
the room was (in) a shambles im Zimmer sah es wie auf einem Schlachtfeld aus;
make a (complete) shambles of Akten etc völlig durcheinanderbringen
c) fig Scherbenhaufen m:
his life is (in) a shambles
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singular noun
(coll.): (mess) Chaos, das

the house/room was a shambles — das Haus/Zimmer glich einem Schlachtfeld

the economy is in a shambles — in der Wirtschaft herrschen chaotische Zustände


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