welter

UK
/ˈwɛltə/
US
/ˈwɛltɚ/

Übersetzungen

weltersubstantiv
welters
Pl.
UK
/ˈwɛltə/
US
/ˈwɛltɚ/
The office was in a welter of papers and files after the busy week.
Le bureau était dans un fouillis de papiers et de dossiers après la semaine chargée.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
welterSens de la boxe et de la lutte.
fatrasRegistre familier.
welterverb
weltered
Präteritum
weltered
Partizip Perfekt
weltering
Gerundium
UK
/ˈwɛltə/
US
/ˈwɛltər/
baignerSurtout avec une idée d'immersion dans un liquide.
The wounded knight weltered in his own blood on the battlefield.
Le chevalier blessé baignait dans son propre sang sur le champ de bataille.
The leaves weltered in the strong autumn wind.
Les feuilles tourbillonnaient dans le fort vent d'automne.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
se noyerAu sens figuré, avec l'idée d'être submergé.

Definitionen

weltersubstantiv
A state of general disorder or confusion.
The office was in a welter of papers and files after the busy week.
A large number of items in no order; a confused mass.
The garage was a welter of old tools, boxes, and bicycles.
A boxer or wrestler competing in the welterweight class.
The young welter stunned the crowd with a first-round knockout.
welterverb
To move in a turbulent or chaotic manner.
The leaves weltered in the strong autumn wind.
To be immersed in or overwhelmed by something.
She weltered in a sea of paperwork as the deadline approached.
To lie soaked or bathed in a liquid, especially blood.
The wounded knight weltered in his own blood on the battlefield.