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crazy quilt

/ˈkreɪzi kwɪlt/

Tradução: Colcha ou manta feita de retalhos de tecido de formatos irregulares, costurados sem um padrão definido; é usada metaforicamente para descrever algo desorganizado, caótico ou formado por elementos que não combinam entre si.

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/ˈkreɪzi kwɪlt/C1informalamericanart
  • ptColcha ou manta feita de retalhos de tecido de formatos irregulares, costurados sem um padrão definido; é usada metaforicamente para descrever algo desorganizado, caótico ou formado por elementos que não combinam entre si.

A patchwork quilt made from irregularly shaped pieces of fabric sewn together without a set pattern, often used metaphorically to describe something that is disorganized, haphazard, or composed of mismatched elements.

  1. Patchwork blanketB2formal

    A type of quilt made from irregularly shaped pieces of fabric sewn together in a random pattern.

    ptColcha de retalhos

    • She inherited a beautiful crazy quilt from her grandmother.
    • The crazy quilt was made from scraps of old clothing.
    • He admired the intricate stitching on the crazy quilt.
  2. Disorganized mixtureC1informal

    A collection of things that are mixed together in a disorganized or haphazard way.

    ptMistura desorganizada

    • The city's architecture is a crazy quilt of different styles.
    • His speech was a crazy quilt of unrelated ideas.
    • The report was a crazy quilt of facts and opinions.