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shambles

/ˈʃæm.bəlz/

shambles off

Translations

shamblesnoun

shambles

pagailleLangage courant.

After the party, the house was left in a complete shambles.

Après la fête, la maison était dans une pagaille totale.

abattoirSens historique.

In medieval times, cattle were driven through the streets to the shambles for slaughter.

Au Moyen Âge, on menait le bétail dans les rues jusqu’à l’abattoir pour l’abattage.

Additional translations

capharnaümPlus familier; souligne un grand désordre.

dévastationSens concret ou figuré de lieu ravagé ou très endommagé.

étal de boucherSens archaïque.

Synonyms

shambleverb

shambles

shambled

Past Simple

shambled

Past Participle

shambling

Gerund

/ˈʃæm.bəl/

traîner les piedsSe dit d’une marche maladroite, lente ou nonchalante.

After a long day at work, he shambled into the living room and collapsed onto the couch.

Après une longue journée de travail, il a traîné les pieds jusqu’au salon et s’est effondré sur le canapé.

Synonyms

Antonyms

walk briskly

shamblenoun

shambles

/ˈʃæm.bəl/

abattoirSens archaïque, pour un lieu d’abattage ou de vente de viande.

Cattle were driven through the streets to the shamble at dawn.

On menait le bétail dans les rues jusqu’à l’abattoir à l’aube.

démarche traînanteAllure lente et maladroite.

The exhausted runner made it to the finish line in a weary shamble.

Le coureur épuisé franchit la ligne d’arrivée d’une démarche traînante.

Additional translations

halle aux viandesSens ancien, plus proche de « meat market » que d’« abattoir ».

Synonyms

Definitions

shamblesnoun

A state of total disorder or chaos.

After the party, the house was left in a complete shambles.

A place of great disorder or confusion.

The office was a shambles after the unexpected resignation of the manager.

A scene of destruction or devastation.

The battlefield was a shambles after the intense fighting.

An abattoir or place where animals are butchered; a slaughterhouse (now chiefly historical).

In medieval times, cattle were driven through the streets to the shambles for slaughter.

A table or stall at which meat was sold in an open-air market (archaic).

The butcher stood behind his shambles on market day, calling out to passers-by.

shambleverb

To walk or move in an awkward, unsteady, or lazy manner.

After a long day at work, he shambled into the living room and collapsed onto the couch.

shamblenoun

A slaughterhouse or meat market (archaic).

Cattle were driven through the streets to the shamble at dawn.

A slow, awkward, or shuffling gait.

The exhausted runner made it to the finish line in a weary shamble.