jumble [ˈdʒʌmbl]
noun
jumble
jumble(
juhm
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buhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (disordered heap)
a. el revoltijo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I finally found some clean socks in a jumble of clothes in my closet.Por fin encontré unos calcetines limpios en un revoltijo de ropa en mi armario.
b. el batiburrillo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The main street was a jumble of houses of different sizes and different architectural styles.La calle principal era un batiburrillo de casas de diferentes dimensiones y diferentes estilos arquitectónicos.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
At the far end of the garage there was a jumble of furniture and other household items.Al fondo del garaje había un montón de muebles y otros artículos domésticos revueltos.
The shoes were all in a jumble on the floor.Los zapatos estaban todos revueltos en el suelo.
2. (confused mixture)
a. la confusión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
By that point I had a jumble of different ideas in my head.Para entonces ya tenía una confusión de diferentes ideas en mi cabeza.
b. el embrollo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Every time Matt opened his eyes he saw a jumble of colors but no real shapes or forms.Cada vez que Matt abría los ojos, veía un embrollo de colores pero no veía figuras ni formas claras.
c. la mezcolanza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I tried to make sense of the jumble of dates, places and figures that filled the pages of the diary.Intenté entender la mezcolanza de fechas, lugares y cifras que llenaban las páginas de la agenda.
3. (articles for sale) (United Kingdom)
a. la ropa usada (F) (used clothing)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I dropped off a bag of jumble at the church hall.Dejé una bolsa de ropa usada en el salón de actos de la iglesia.
b. los objetos usados (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Among the jumble on the table, Terry found a couple of nice vases and what looked like a golden egg.Entre los objetos usados en la mesa, Terry encontró un par de jarrones bonitos y algo que parecía un huevo dorado.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
4. (to mix up)
a. revolver
The kids had jumbled all the pieces of the puzzle and left them on the table.Los niños habían revuelto todas las piezas del puzzle y las habían dejado en la mesa.
b. mezclar
I was in a rush and I jumbled the clean clothes with the dirty laundry.Tenía prisa y mezclé la ropa limpia con la sucia.
jumbleNountransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (of things, ideas, words)
a. el revoltijo m, batiburrillo(M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
in a jumblerevueltos
jumble salerastrillo benéfico
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (things, ideas, words)
a. revolver
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