shambles in Spanish
shambles in Spanish is destartalado, ruinas, matadero — shambles means a scene of complete disorder, mess, or chaos.
shambles in Spanish
destartalado
(countable, uncountable) A scene of great disorder or ruin.
ruinas
(countable, uncountable) A scene of great disorder or ruin.
matadero
(countable) A slaughterhouse.
carnicería
(countable, archaic) A butcher's shop.
What does "shambles" mean?
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noun A scene of complete disorder, mess, or chaos.
"The kitchen was a shambles after the party."
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noun Historically, a butcher's shop or slaughterhouse (now rare/archaic).
"The old town's Shambles street was once lined with butchers' stalls."
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shambles in a sentence
- The kitchen was a shambles after the party.
- The whole project turned into an absolute shambles.
- The old town's Shambles street was once lined with butchers' stalls.
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What is "shambles" in Spanish?
"shambles" in Spanish is destartalado, ruinas, matadero. shambles means: A scene of complete disorder, mess, or chaos.
How do you use "shambles" in a sentence?
Example: "The kitchen was a shambles after the party." In Spanish, "shambles" is destartalado, ruinas, matadero.
Are there other ways to say "shambles" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 4 translations listed for "shambles": destartalado, ruinas, matadero, carnicería.
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