helter-skelter

• Décrit quelque chose fait à la hâte, de manière chaotique ou désordonnée, souvent dans la confusion.

Describes something that is done in a hurried, confused, or disorderly manner.

1. Disorderly or chaoticB2informal

   Lacking a clear or visible order; marked by confusion and disarray.

   En désordre / pêle-mêle

   • The room was left in a helter-skelter mess after the party.
   • Her desk was piled high with papers in a helter-skelter fashion.
   • The evacuation was helter-skelter, with people running in all directions.

   Synonymeschaoticconfuseddisorderlyhaphazardjumbledmessytopsy-turvytumultuous

   Antonymesmethodicalneatorderlyorganizedsystematictidy

2. Hasty and confusedB2informal

   Done with undue hurry and confusion, often resulting in mistakes.

   Précipité et confus

   • The helter-skelter rush to finish the project led to many errors.
   • They made a helter-skelter attempt to clean the house before the guests arrived.
   • The helter-skelter nature of the decision-making process caused frustration.

   Synonymescarelesschaoticconfuseddisorderlydisorganizedhaphazardhurriedslapdash

   Antonymescarefuldeliberatemethodicalorderlysystematic

• Adverbe signifiant 'de manière désordonnée, précipitée ou chaotique'. Décrit des actions faites sans ordre ni plan, souvent avec une nuance de confusion ou de hâte.

An adverb meaning 'in a disorderly, hurried, or chaotic manner.' It describes actions done without order or planning, often with a sense of confusion or haste.

1. In a disorderly or chaotic mannerB2informal

   Done in a hurried, confused, and disorganized way.

   de manière désordonnée

   • Papers were scattered helter-skelter across the desk.
   • The children ran helter-skelter through the playground.
   • He threw his clothes helter-skelter into the suitcase.

   Synonymesanyhowchaoticallyfranticallyhiggledy-piggledypell-melltopsy-turvy

   Antonymesmethodicallyorderlysystematically