What does en vrac in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word en vrac in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use en vrac in French.

The word en vrac in French means loose, higgledy-piggledy, topsy-turvy, in no particular order, sprained, injured, have a dodgy knee, loose coffee, unpackaged coffee, loose tea. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word en vrac

loose

locution adjectivale (sans conditionnement) (goods, items)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les enfants ont acheté des bonbons en vrac.
The children bought loose sweets.

higgledy-piggledy, topsy-turvy

locution adverbiale (sens dessus dessous) (informal)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Quand je suis rentré dans mon appartement, tout était en vrac ; apparemment, on m'avait cambriolé ! Il lança ses dossiers en vrac sur son bureau.
He threw his files untidily on the desk.

in no particular order

locution adverbiale (sans ordre)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Merci à tous ceux qui m'ont soutenu. Je citerai, en vrac, mes parents, mon producteur, mon chien, ma coiffeuse...
Thank you to everyone who supported me. I would like to mention, in no particular order, my parents, my producer, my dog, my hairdresser...

sprained, injured

locution adjectivale (familier (membre : blessé, foulé) (body part)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Avec mon genou en vrac, j'ai du mal à monter les escaliers.
I am finding it difficult to climb up stairs with my sprained knee.

have a dodgy knee

(avoir mal au genou)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

loose coffee, unpackaged coffee

nom masculin (au poids)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

loose tea

nom masculin (au poids)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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