mumbo in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mumbo in the English»French Dictionary

mumbo jumbo [Brit ˌmʌmbəʊ ˈdʒʌmbəʊ, Am ˌməmboʊ ˈdʒəmboʊ] N inf, pej

1. mumbo jumbo (speech, writing):

mumbo jumbo

charabia m inf, pej

2. mumbo jumbo (ritual):

mumbo jumbo

cérémonial m

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mumbo in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mumbo in the English»French Dictionary

mumbo jumbo [ˌmʌmbəʊˈdʒʌmbəʊ, Am -boʊˈdʒʌmboʊ] N no pl inf

mumbo jumbo

charabia m

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English

They are very fond of high-sounding phrases which are vaguely impressive but mean nothing, no doubt a by-product of all the self-help mumbo-jumbo they peddle.

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They, of course, support the search for "meaningful solutions", and "independent thinkers", not "moralising mumbo-jumbo".

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