patchwork

ˈpætʃˌwɜːrk
patchwork: sewing of pieces of fabric together to form a design
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Translation of patchwork from English into Dutch

Noun

1.

quilting

sewing of pieces of fabric together to form a design
  • She displayed her colorful patchwork at the craft fair.Ze toonde haar kleurrijke lapjeswerk op de ambachtsbeurs.
2.

mixture creation

thing made by combining different parts or pieces
  • The city is a patchwork of cultures and styles.De stad is een patchwork van culturen en stijlen.
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Expressions with patchwork: examples in English and translations in Dutch

lappendeken
She covered the bed with a colorful patchwork quilt.

Images of patchwork

  • patchwork: sewing of pieces of fabric together to form a design
    (quilting) patchwork
  • patchwork: thing made by combining different parts or pieces
    (mixture creation) patchwork

Synonyms and analogies of patchwork in English

Examples of patchwork in a sentence

  • The museum featured an exhibit on traditional patchwork.
  • Her quilt was a patchwork of old clothes.
  • The festival was a patchwork of different cultures.

Translations of "patchwork" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
lappendekennf.

Falling leaves transformed the once green meadow into a vibrant patchwork of colors.

Vallende bladeren toverden de ooit groene weide om tot een bont lappendeken van kleuren.

The market's food stalls stood cheek by jowl beneath a patchwork of striped awnings.

De eetkraampjes op de markt stonden hutjemutje onder een lappendeken van gestreepte luifels.

The vineyards stretch along the hillsides, creating a patchwork of green and gold.

De wijngaarden bedekken de heuvelhellingen en vormen een lappendeken van groen en goud.

It is a patchwork with pieces of jute loosely sewn together.

Het is een lappendeken met stukjes jute losjes aan elkaar genaaid.

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Other translations for patchwork:

  • mengelmoesnf.

patchwork: Examples and translations in context

When the sweater was finished it looked like a patchwork quilt.

Toen die trui klaar was leek die op een bonte lappendeken.

My fear was a wild patchwork rug, a swarm of mosquitoes.

Mijn angst was een wild lappendeken, een zwerm muggen.

Your life is a patchwork of blackness with no time for joy.

Je leven is een lappendeken van duister zonder tijd voor plezier.

The directive strikes me, though, as something of a patchwork rug.

De richtlijn komt op mij echter over als een soort lappendeken.

The scavenged fabric from old clothes was sewn into colorful patchwork quilts.

De stof van oude kleren werd hergebruikt en aan elkaar genaaid tot kleurrijke lappendekens.

The fertile valleys form patchwork of wheat, cornfields, orchards and lawns.

De vruchtbare dalen vormen lappendekens van tarwe, maïsvelden, boomgaarden en grasland.

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patchwork quilt
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