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RE: How do you say "all this mess" in French?

in #language7 years ago

The word "bordel" means also a whorehouse (brothel, bordello) in French.
But it is also used as a synonym of "désordre" (mess, clutter, disturbance).
Of course it is not to be used in polite conversations!

Ta chambre est en bordel, va la ranger tout de suite!
(Your bedroom is a mess, go and clean it right now!)

If you want to amplify the notion of disorder or confusion, you can add the adjective "noir" (black):

C'était un bordel noir!

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Thanks for the detailed background information. I really regret to never have learned french.

somehow I always get to learn the less polite end of languages. I am a very poor at speaking Italian, but I know a lot of... less polite words and phrases.

Love 'tout le bordel' as a phrase! I may need to keep it in my backpocket.