gâchis
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gâchis m (plural gâchis)
- wet mortar; (by extension) muddy ground [from 1660]
- Le dégel cause bien du gâchis. ― The thawing causes a lot of muddy ground.
- (colloquial) mess, shambles [from 1775]
- Ce serait du gâchis pour moi. ― That would be a mess for me.
- (colloquial) waste, wastefulness
- Synonym: gaspillage
- Ce projet est un gâchis d’énergie. ― This project is a waste of energy.
- Quel gâchis ! ― What a waste!
Further reading edit
- “gâchis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.