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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesconfusão dos diabos
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kõfuˈsɐ̃w duz diˈaβuz
"Aquela discussão virou uma confusão dos diabos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A situation, group, or collection of things that is wildly chaotic, unpredictable, and extremely difficult to control.
"Trying to coordinate the schedule for the entire department felt like handling a bag of cats." - 2
A person or group of people who are quarrelsome, volatile, and hard to deal with collectively.
"The committee of rival executives was essentially a bag of cats waiting to scratch each other."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the idiomatic expression 'like trying to herd cats' combined with the colloquial imagery of containing agitated or unpredictable elements in a confined space. Originating in British and American English informal discourse during the 20th century, it metaphorically describes a situation that is chaotic, unmanageable, and fractious.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bag of cats" is said worldwide
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panier de crabes
Transliteration: pa-nyer de krab
"Gérer cette équipe, c'est comme un panier de crabes."
Haufen Wilder
Transliteration: haʊ̯fən ˈvɪldɐ
"Die Verhandlungen waren wie ein Haufen Wilder."
girandola di guai
Transliteration: dʒiˈrandola di ˈɡwai
"Quel progetto era diventato una girandola di guai."
jaula de grillos
Transliteration: ˈxawla de ˈɣɾiʎos
"La reunión del consejo parecía una jaula de grillos."
confusão dos diabos
Transliteration: kõfuˈsɐ̃w duz diˈaβuz
"Aquela discussão virou uma confusão dos diabos."
अराजक स्थिति
Transliteration: arajak sthiti
"इस परियोजना को संभालना बिल्लियों के थैले जैसा है।"
混乱局面
Transliteration: hùnluàn júmiàn
"管理这群人就像抓一袋猫一样混乱。"
아수라장
Transliteration: asurajang
"그 회의는 완전히 아수라장이었다."
泥沼
Transliteration: doronuma
"あの組織をまとめるのはまるで泥沼のようだ。"
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