Mêla (en. Mixed)

/me.la/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A mix, a combination of varied elements or objects.

This dish is a mêla of different flavors.

Ce plat est un mêla de saveurs différentes.

A confused and heterogeneous assembly.

The market is a mêla of people from all backgrounds.

Le marché est un mêla de gens de toutes origines.

From the verb 'mêler', derived from the Latin 'mediare'.

mêla of ideas

A gathering of varied ideas.

mêla d'idées

a mêla of cultures

A coexistence of different cultures.

un mêla de cultures

mêla of sounds

A combination of different sounds.

mêla de sons

mêler

To combine or introduce different elements together.

mêler

melodious

That has a harmonious melody.

mélodieux

melancholic

That expresses a sweet and nostalgic sadness.

mélancolique

A mix of artistic or musical influences.

This group makes a mêla of genres, it's super original.

Ce groupe fait du mêla de genres, c'est super original.

A confused or disorganized situation.

This meeting was a real mêla, no one knew what to do.

Ce rendez-vous était un vrai mêla, personne ne savait quoi faire.