Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

hotse - knotse

English translation:

chaotic/unstructured

Added to glossary by zon
Feb 25, 2005 12:12
19 yrs ago
Dutch term

hotse - knotse

Dutch to English Art/Literary Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
it is an idiom?
Proposed translations (English)
3 chaotic/unstructured

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Feb 25, 2005:
it is in the sentence: Alles wat betrekking heeft op de genegenheid van die twee, vond plaats op het hotse-pluk-ze-schil-ze-eet-ze-knotse stukje grond, volgepropt met cactusvruchten, waar zij zo veel mogelijk probeerden bij elkaar te zijn (...)
(Abdelkader Benali, "Bruiloft aan zee", 2003, p. 7)
Björn Houben Feb 25, 2005:
Could you give us the entire sentence or some context?

Proposed translations

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chaotic/unstructured

Yes it is. A little bit more context would be nice, though. It usually refers to something without apparent order or system of any kind, like in "hotse-knotse begonia voetbal"...
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