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pagaille

mess, chaos, disorder

noun pah-GUY Rare

Usage Note

Pagaille is informal and very common in spoken French — c'est la pagaille means 'it's a total mess'. The phrase en pagaille means 'in great quantities' or 'scattered everywhere' — des papiers en pagaille. It has no formal written equivalent; désordre or chaos serve that role.

Examples

"Quelle pagaille dans ta chambre !"

Natural Translation

What a mess in your room!

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