Patchwork in spanish
Labor de retazos
pronunciation: lɑboʊɹ̩deretɑθoʊs part of speech: noun
pronunciation: lɑboʊɹ̩deretɑθoʊs part of speech: noun
In gestures
patchwork = combinación de retazos, hecho a base de retazos, hecho a base de parches.
Example: The article 'Spying the flagships' is a report of an Association of Assistant Librarians national weekend school, 8-10 May 87, on the theme of 'Off the peg, tailored or patchwork?' in relation to choosing library computer systems.more:
» a patchwork of = un mosaico de, un conjunto dispar de, una combinación dispar de.
Example: Weaving together the stories of three generations of women this novel is a patchwork of love, jealousy and human frailty set against a backdrop of war and political ambition.» patchwork family = familia compuesta, familia ensamblada. [Familia compuesta por los hijos procedentes de las relaciones anteriores de la nueva pareja]
Example: The cohorts that 'initiated' family change (growing numbers of divorces, out-of-wedlock births, lone parents, patchwork families) in the late 1960s/early 1970s have now began the transition into retirement age.