Chesnel (en. Chesnel)
/ʃɛ.nɛl/
Meaning & Definition
EnglishFrench
noun
A confusion or disorder.
The room was in a chesnel after the party.
La pièce était dans un chesnel après la fête.
A mixture of things without order.
The chesnel of papers on my desk is impressive.
Le chesnel des papiers sur mon bureau est impressionnant.
An unpleasant noise or tumult.
There was a chesnel in the street because of the construction.
Il y avait un chesnel dans la rue à cause des travaux.
Etymology
Uncertain origin, possibly derived from 'châsse' or a regional term.
Common Phrases and Expressions
to make a chesnel
To create disorder or a chaotic situation.
faire du chesnel
a chesnel of papers
A pile of documents poorly arranged.
un chesnel de papiers
to put some chesnel
To organize in a disordered way.
mettre du chesnel
Related Words
disorderly
Not in order.
désordonné
chaos
State of total disorganization.
chaos
mess
State of data or objects poorly distributed.
gâchis
Slang Meanings
A state of temporary confusion.
After the meeting, the table was a real chesnel.
Après la réunion, la table était un vrai chesnel.
A disordered situation in a relationship.
Their story has become a total chesnel.
Leur histoire est devenue un chesnel total.