revoltijo

revoltijo
m.
scramble, hodgepodge, hodge-podge, mishmash.
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revoltijo
► nombre masculino
1 (mezcla) mess, clutter, jumble
2 figurado (confusión) mess, chaos
3 COCINA figurado scrambled eggs plural
■ revoltijo de trigueros scrambled eggs with wild asparagus
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revoltillo masculino
1) (fam) (desorden) mess, jumble
2) (fam) (comida, bebida) mixture, concoction
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= mixed bag, mess, jumble and squeeze, jumble, hodgepodge [hotchpotch, -UK], hotchpotch [hodgepodge, USA], cobbling together, mash-up, mishmash, melange.
Ex. The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.
Ex. 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.
Ex. The vista of main street shows in addition to the jumble and squeeze of shops, a 12-story skyscraper, several impressive banks, and a few elderly housing units.
Ex. Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.
Ex. Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.
Ex. It has thus has created a logical and ordered system out of what was once a hotchpotch of individual decision.
Ex. It argues that Genesis is a unified text rather than a clumsy cobbling together of disparate materials.
Ex. 'Mash-ups' of data on the web are starting to appear on Australian sites and could provide a new means of online advertising.
Ex. We follow a mishmash of characters as they move through their unfortunate life without felicity.
Ex. There were space cadets, aimless women -- the melange was incredible.
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* hacer un revoltijo = cobble together.
* revoltijo de letras = jumbled letters.
* un revoltijo de = a jumble of, a welter of.
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revoltillo masculino
1) (fam) (desorden) mess, jumble
2) (fam) (comida, bebida) mixture, concoction
* * *
= mixed bag, mess, jumble and squeeze, jumble, hodgepodge [hotchpotch, -UK], hotchpotch [hodgepodge, USA], cobbling together, mash-up, mishmash, melange.

Ex: The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.

Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.
Ex: The vista of main street shows in addition to the jumble and squeeze of shops, a 12-story skyscraper, several impressive banks, and a few elderly housing units.
Ex: Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.
Ex: Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.
Ex: It has thus has created a logical and ordered system out of what was once a hotchpotch of individual decision.
Ex: It argues that Genesis is a unified text rather than a clumsy cobbling together of disparate materials.
Ex: 'Mash-ups' of data on the web are starting to appear on Australian sites and could provide a new means of online advertising.
Ex: We follow a mishmash of characters as they move through their unfortunate life without felicity.
Ex: There were space cadets, aimless women -- the melange was incredible.
* hacer un revoltijo = cobble together.
* revoltijo de letras = jumbled letters.
* un revoltijo de = a jumble of, a welter of.

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revoltijo, revoltillo
masculine
A (fam) (desorden) mess, jumble
B (fam) (comida, bebida) mixture, concoction
C (Méx) (Coc) traditional dish made with seafood, vegetables and prickly pear
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revoltijo,
◊ revoltillo sustantivo masculino (fam)

a) (desorden) mess, jumble

b) (comida, bebida) mixture, concoction

revoltijo sustantivo masculino
1 (de cosas) jumble, clutter
2 (situación) chaos, mess
'revoltijo' also found in these entries:
English:
clutter
- jumble
- mishmash
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revoltijo, revoltillo nm
jumble
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revoltijo, revoltillo
m mess, jumble
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revoltijo nm
1) fárrago: mess, jumble
2) Mex : traditional seafood dish
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revoltijo n jumble

Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.

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  • revoltijo — 1. caos; confusión; desorden; cf. jaleo, revuelo, zorra, escoba, cagada, despelote; se armó un revoltijo en el hotel cuando se apareció la Sofía Loren , qué revoltijo que hay en los hospitales públicos chilenos; nadie entiende nada , Chile no se… …   Diccionario de chileno actual

  • revoltijo — ► sustantivo masculino 1 Conjunto desordenado de muchas cosas: ■ todo está hecho un revoltijo de cajas porque aún no nos hemos instalado. TAMBIÉN revoltillo SINÓNIMO lío [revoltina] 2 Confusión o enredo: ■ quería explicar tantas cosas que al… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • revoltijo — {{＃}}{{LM R34274}}{{〓}} {{SynR35125}} {{［}}revoltijo{{］}} ‹re·vol·ti·jo› (también {{◎}}revoltillo{{￣}}) {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} Conjunto de muchos elementos desordenados. {{＃}}{{LM SynR35125}}{{〓}} {{CLAVE R34274}}{{＼}}{{CLAVE}}{{／}}{{＼}}SINÓNIMOS Y… …   Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • revoltijo — sustantivo masculino revoltillo, confusión, enredo, mescolanza, embrollo, batiburrillo, baturrillo, amasijo, mezcla*. * * * Sinónimos: ■ lío, enredo …   Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos

  • revoltijo — m. Revoltìllo. Conjunto de cosas sin orden ni método …   Diccionario Castellano

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  • menjunje — revoltijo de comida; mezcolanza de ingredientes; cf. salpicón; ¿y qué comieron? La verdad, no lo sé; era un menjunje que no logré identificar , hacemos un menjunje con papitas y esta salsa, le ponemos queso encima y lo tiramos al horno …   Diccionario de chileno actual

  • tótum revolútum — (Expresión latina.) ► sustantivo masculino Conjunto de muchas cosas desordenadas: ■ no encuentro nada en este tótum revolútum. SINÓNIMO revoltijo * * * totum revolutum (lat.; pronunc. [tótum rebolútum]; cult.) m. *Revoltijo. * * * tótum revolútum …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • revoltillo — m. Revoltijo. * * * revoltillo. m. revoltijo. * * * ► masculino Revoltijo …   Enciclopedia Universal

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