patchwork quilt

ˈpætʃ.wɜːk kwɪlt
patchwork quilt: bed covering made from pieces of fabric sewn together
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Translation of patchwork quilt into German

Noun

1.

bedding

bed covering made from pieces of fabric sewn together
  • She covered the bed with a colorful patchwork quilt..Sie bezog das Bett mit einer bunten Patchworkdecke
2.

figurative

something with a disorganized structure
  • The city's architecture is a patchwork quilt of styles.Die Architektur der Stadt ist ein Flickenteppich von Stilen.
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  • patchwork quilt: bed covering made from pieces of fabric sewn together
    (bedding) Patchworkdecke

Synonyms and analogies of patchwork quilt in English

Examples of patchwork quilt in a sentence

  • Each patchwork quilt tells a unique story.
  • The company's management structure is a patchwork quilt of roles.
  • His explanation was a patchwork quilt of unrelated ideas.

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

Noun
derFlickenteppichnm.

It is a patchwork quilt of borrowings and unconscious influences.

Es ist ein Flickenteppich von Anleihen und unbewussten Einflüssen.

dasFlickwerknn.

These nine valleys form a patchwork quilt of glorious natural beauty stretching 80 miles from Larne to the coast.

Diese neun Täler bilden ein atemberaubendes Flickwerk der Natur, das sich fast 130 Kilometer weit von Larne zur Küste erstreckt.

Flickendecken.

Check out this stunning patchwork quilt!

Schaut euch diese wunderschöne Flickendecke an!

Patchworkdecke

I gave her a real patchwork quilt, all different fabrics.

Sie hat eine richtige Patchworkdecke von mir bekommen, lauter verschiedene Stöffchen.

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Other translations for patchwork quilt:

  • Patchworknn.
  • Patchwork-Quilt

patchwork quilt: Examples and translations in context

The finish of the wall looks like a patchwork quilt.

Das Ende der Wand sieht wie eine Flickenteppiche aus.

It looks like a giant patchwork quilt with fields of yellow, green and brown.

Es gleicht einem großen Flickenteppich mit gelben, grünen und braunen Feldern.

The entire cell membrane thus consists of domains - like a kind of molecular patchwork quilt.

Die Zellmembran besteht damit - wie eine Art molekularer Flickenteppich - flächendeckend aus Domänen.

You knit a patchwork quilt of elastic legal provisions under which you can prosecute almost anyone.

Man knüpft einen Flickenteppich aus elastischen Vorschriften, nach denen man fast jedermann verfolgen kann.

But if this takes place in the course of renationalisation then what we will have here is a patchwork quilt of competition policy.

Hier werden wir aber, wenn dies im Rahmen einer Renationalisierung so stattfindet, zu einem wettbewerbspolitischen Flickenteppich in Europa kommen.

You could help others by making the patchwork quilt for the orphans if you wanted.

Sie könnten anderen mit dem Flickenteppich für die Waisen helfen!

But if this takes place in the course of renationalisation then what we will have here is a patchwork quilt of competition policy.

Hier werden wir aber, wenn dies im Rahmen einer Renationalisierung so stattfindet, zu einem wettbewerbspolitischen Flickenteppich in Europa kommen.

She organized the bits and pieces of fabric for her patchwork quilt.

Sie organisierte die Stoffreste für ihre Patchworkdecke.

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