rigmarole

A noun referring to a long, complicated, and confusing process or set of statements, often perceived as meaningless or unnecessarily elaborate.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее длинный, сложный и запутанный процесс или набор утверждений, часто воспринимаемый как бессмысленный или излишне сложный.esSustantivo que denota un proceso largo, complicado y confuso o un conjunto de afirmaciones, a menudo percibido como sin sentido o innecesariamente complejo.frNom désignant un processus ou un ensemble de démarches long, compliqué et confus, souvent perçu comme absurde ou inutilement complexe.deSubstantiv für einen langen, komplizierten und verworrenen Vorgang oder eine Menge von Aussagen, die oft als sinnlos oder übermäßig umständlich empfunden werden.ptSubstantivo que designa um processo longo, complicado e confuso, ou um conjunto de afirmações ou procedimentos considerados desnecessariamente complexos, enfadonhos ou sem sentido.zh指冗长、复杂而混乱的过程或一套说法，常被视为毫无意义或过分繁琐。arاسم يشير إلى عملية طويلة ومعقدة ومتشابكة أو مجموعة من العبارات والإجراءات المرهقة، وغالبًا ما يُنظر إليها على أنها بلا معنى أو مفرطة في التعقيد.

1. Confused or meaningless talk C1 informal

   A long, rambling, and often confusing or meaningless set of statements.

   • He went into a long rigmarole about his childhood that no one understood.
   • I didn't believe a word of his rigmarole about the missing documents.
   • She gave a rigmarole of excuses for being late.

   ruБессвязная речьesFarragosa y confusa retahílafrDiscours confus ou verbiagedeWirres GeredeptConversa desconexazh胡言乱语arكلام غير مترابط

   Synonymes: babblebalderdashblatherdrivelfolderolgibberishmumbo jumbononsensepalaverramblingtwaddleverbiage

2. Complicated procedure C1 informal

   A long, complicated, and often confusing process or set of steps required to achieve something.

   • I had to go through the whole rigmarole of filling out forms and getting approvals.
   • The visa application was a bureaucratic rigmarole.
   • Why do we have to go through this rigmarole just to get a refund?

   ruБюрократическая волокитаesProcedimiento complicadofrprocédure compliquéedeUmständliche ProzedurptBurocraciazh繁琐的手续arإجراءات روتينية معقدة

   Synonymes: botherbureaucracyceremonyfusshasslehooplamachineryred tapesong and dance

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