German English Dictionary

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Durcheinander in English:

1. mess


It's a complete mess, and it's getting on my nerves.
We wouldn't be in this mess if you'd just done what I told you.
If you mess with drugs, you're asking for trouble.
*lippy and messy
The situation in Kyrgyzstan is a real mess.
There's no need to tell on him and mess up their marriage.
If we all pull together we should be able to get the country out of the mess it's in.
If rain was enough to get phone-lines crossed then Japan would be in a right mess, wouldn't it?
I would hate to see him mess up one of his butterfly knife tricks.
Is there really any guy who has such a sad face when they mess up?
It took several hours to clear the mess left from the wreck of the truck and several cars.
A mess this is a state in which no order.
Sorry - the place is a bit of a mess. When I got home, the house was a complete mess. The burglars left the house in an awful mess. You can make cookies if you promise not to MAKE a mess in the kitchen.
Lanes in both directions are closed at the moment while police try to clear up the mess.
A disorderly/dirty state/thing. Sb is a mess: his life is in a state of confusion or disorganization. Also an untidy jumble of things. Can mean ‘trouble or an unpleasant situation.’ Mess UP: ‘to make sth dirty/untidy’ & ‘to ruin sth’/‘to make sth fail.’

English word "Durcheinander"(mess) occurs in sets:

Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Where Deep Seas Moan" (...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Genesis A Translated fr...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "The French Prisoners of...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "A History of the Durham...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "The Camp Fire Girls in ...

2. muddle


No one came to sort out the muddle of her finances.
Their letters were all muddled up together in a drawer.
hate all this muddle - I'll have to tidy it up. I don't know who is responsible for all that muddle
confuse or think in a confused way. The conversation was almost too serious for her muddled thoughts to follow.
Emotional rhetoric will only muddle the debate on the issue.
Greg caused a real muddle at work when he lost some of his materials.
I still muddle their names

English word "Durcheinander"(muddle) occurs in sets:

Flashcards aus dem Buch - "The Drug" (C.C. MacApp)
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Betty's Battles an Ever...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "A Mysterious Disappeara...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "I'll Leave It To You A ...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Alice's Blighted Profes...

3. jumble


jumble of papers on a desk
An anagram is a word with the letters jumbled up.
It’s not surprising our minds often feel like a jumble.

English word "Durcheinander"(jumble) occurs in sets:

Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Just William" (Richmal ...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "The Reluctant Heroes" (...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "The Jumble Book A Jumbl...