tower of babel

• Torre mencionada en la Biblia, construida en Sinar (Babilonia), que según el Génesis pretendía alcanzar el cielo; Dios confundió las lenguas de los constructores, haciéndolos dispersarse. En sentido figurado designa una situación en la que la comunicación se rompe por la confusión de idiomas o ideas.

A biblical reference to a tower built in Shinar (Babylon) that, according to Genesis, was intended to reach heaven; God confused the builders' languages, causing them to scatter. Figuratively, it refers to a situation where communication fails due to a confusion of languages or ideas.

1. Confusion of languagesB2formal

   A situation where people cannot understand each other because they speak different languages or have different opinions.

   Torre de Babel

   • The meeting turned into a tower of babel with everyone arguing in different languages.
   • The international conference was a tower of babel due to translation issues.
   • Without a common language, the project became a tower of babel.

2. Chaotic or noisy placeB2informal

   A place or situation characterized by confusion, noise, and lack of order.

   torre de Babel

   • The busy market was a tower of babel with vendors shouting in various tongues.
   • The classroom was a tower of babel during the group activity.
   • The online forum became a tower of babel with conflicting opinions.