OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 21316

shambles

/ˈʃæmbəlz/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
destartalado • ruinas
A scene of great disorder or ruin.
Considering my life's in shambles right now, couldn't you at least take the blame?
matadero
A slaughterhouse.
carnicería
A butcher's shop.
Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake.
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