enkelt in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for enkelt in the English»French Dictionary

I.helter-skelter [Brit ˌhɛltəˈskɛltə, Am ˌhɛltərˈskɛltər] N Brit

helter-skelter

toboggan m (en spirale)

II.helter-skelter [Brit ˌhɛltəˈskɛltə, Am ˌhɛltərˈskɛltər] ADJ

helter-skelter rush, account:

helter-skelter

désordonné

III.helter-skelter [Brit ˌhɛltəˈskɛltə, Am ˌhɛltərˈskɛltər] ADV

to run helter-skelter

courir comme un dératé (or des dératés) inf

enkelt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for enkelt in the English»French Dictionary

I.helter-skelter [ˌheltəˈskeltəʳ, Am -t̬ɚˈskelt̬ɚ] ADJ

helter-skelter

désordonné(e)

II.helter-skelter [ˌheltəˈskeltəʳ, Am -t̬ɚˈskelt̬ɚ] ADV

helter-skelter

dans tous les sens

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The term helter-skelter means confusion or disorder, or something occurring haphazardly.

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People ran helter-skelter but had no way to escape.

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A contemporary photo shows the track on flat land adjacent to a river and the showground with a helter-skelter.

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It was frantic, it was helter-skelter, it was magnificent really.

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The decision for the stars would come on the coiling road that ran like a helter-skelter up the old volcano on which the day finished.

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Does she want us to be all helter-skelter?

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If this all sounds a bit helter-skelter, the process is actually painstaking and exacting.

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Students had to run helter-skelter for their lives as the heavily built men went berserk battering anyone on sight.

www.ghanaweb.com

A range of family entertainment was on offer, including bouncy castles, face painting and a helter-skelter.

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We don't passively perceive the world -- we tell stories about it, translating the helter-skelter of events into tidy narratives.

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