disarray

disarray
disə'rei
noun
(disorder: The living-room was in complete disarray after the party.) desorden
disarray
tr[dɪsə'reɪ]
noun
1 (organization, group, etc) desorganización nombre femenino; (of appearance) desaliño; (of room, papers, affairs, etc) desorden nombre masculino, caos nombre masculino; (of thoughts) confusión nombre femenino
■ her hair was in complete disarray su pelo estaba todo revuelto
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to throw something into disarray desbaratar algo, trastornar algo
disarray [.dɪsə'reɪ] n
: desorden m, confusión f, desorganización f
disarray
n.
• confusión s.f.
• desaliño s.m.
• desatavío s.m.
• desorden s.m.
v.
• desataviar v.
'dɪsə'reɪ
mass noun (of political party) desorganización f; (of appearance) desaliño m

the troops were in disarray — entre las tropas reinaba la confusión or el caos

her papers were in total disarray — sus papeles estaban completamente desordenados

[ˌdɪsǝ'reɪ]
N frm [of house, flat] desorden m ; [of clothes] desaliño m ; [of institution, economy, government] desorganización f

to be in disarray — [house, flat] estar totalmente desordenado; [clothes] estar muy desarreglado or desaliñado; [thoughts] estar en desorden; [institution, economy, government] estar sumido en el caos, estar totalmente desorganizado

the troops fled in disarray — las tropas huyeron a la desbandada

this threw our plans into disarray — esto dio al traste con nuestros planes

* * *
['dɪsə'reɪ]
mass noun (of political party) desorganización f; (of appearance) desaliño m

the troops were in disarray — entre las tropas reinaba la confusión or el caos

her papers were in total disarray — sus papeles estaban completamente desordenados


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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