What does virrvarr in Swedish mean?

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

The word virrvarr in Swedish means confusion, disarray, trassel, kaos, virrvarr, hopkok, djungel, kalabalik, virrvarr, röra, förvirring, röra, trassel, labyrint, virrvarr, härva, virrvarr, virrvarr, i en enda röra, i ett enda virrvarr, i en enda röra, i ett enda virrvarr, ett virrvarr av ngt, en röra av ngt. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word virrvarr

confusion, disarray

trassel

(wires, cables) (vardagligt)

There was a tangle of cables behind the TV.

kaos

(US, acronym, slang (chaos)

virrvarr

(mishmash, jumble)

hopkok

(figurative (jumble, collection) (bildlig)

djungel

(figurative (confusing situation) (bildligt)

The Ambassador's reception was a bit of a jungle because it was so crowded.

kalabalik

(figurative (scene of chaos)

Mindy has six children; as you can imagine, her house is bedlam.

virrvarr

(figurative (maze)

The old town is a warren of narrow streets.

röra

(literary (confused mass, turmoil)

The politician is facing a welter of allegations about his tax evasion.

förvirring

(chaos, disorder)

The new test can detect the derangement of normal cell growth more quickly and inexpensively than previous methods.

röra

(jumble)

Titta på röran på ditt skrivbord!
Look at the mess on your desk!

trassel

(figurative (confused situation) (vardagligt)

Jane had got herself in a tangle and couldn't see a way out.

labyrint

(figurative (sth complex) (ngt invecklat, bildlig)

Karen tried to find her way through the maze of streets.

virrvarr

(figurative (busy scene)

The factory floor was a whirl of activity.

härva

(confused mass of sth)

When Maggie walked in on her husband with another woman, all she saw at first was a tangle of limbs.

virrvarr

(figurative (jumble) (vardagligt)

There was a tangle of clothes lying on the teenager's bedroom floor.

virrvarr

(state of confusion)

Dan was in a maze trying to understand his math homework.

i en enda röra, i ett enda virrvarr

(figurative, informal (changeable) (vardagligt)

After her father died, her emotions were all over the map.

i en enda röra, i ett enda virrvarr

(figurative, informal (not focused) (vardagligt)

I have been very distracted lately; my thoughts are all over the place.

ett virrvarr av ngt

(figurative (sth busy, confusing)

This week has been a blur of parties, awards ceremonies and interviews.

en röra av ngt

(disorder)

Han skrivbord var en röra av papper och böcker.
His desk was a mess of papers and books.

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