No. 2,862 in Catalan
desgavell
"Desgavell" in English means "chaos" or "disorder."
In a sentence
El projecte era un desgavell des del principi.
The project was a mess from the beginning.
'Desgavell' here is used to describe an unorganized or chaotic situation.
Després de l'incendi, tot era un desgavell al barri.
After the fire, everything was a disaster in the neighborhood.
In this sentence, 'desgavell' denotes the disordered state following an unfortunate event.
El discurs de l'orador va ser un desgavell, sense cap estructura ni coherència.
The speaker's speech was a mess, with no structure or coherence.
Here, 'desgavell' refers to the lack of logical structure or clarity in a presentation or argument.
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