rot II homograph 2

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. mengde av ting som ligger spredt eller er plassert uten system;
   uordendisorder, virvara jumble a mass of things lying scattered about or put down with no system;
   disorderuorden, a jumblevirvar
   • alt var i et eneste rot everything was in one big mess
   • hvem skal rydde i dette rotet? who is going to tidy up this mess?
2. uryddig tilstand;
   forvirringconfusion · bewilderment, surr (I, 2)muddle a disorganised state of affairs;
   confusionforvirring, muddlesurr (I, 2)
   • det var mye rot og uklarheter i forklaringen the explanation was full of muddle and unclear points
   • når han foretar seg noe, blir det bare rot whenever he takes something on, it just ends in a mess