jungle (redirected from jungled)

jun·gle  (jnggl)

n.

1. Land densely overgrown with tropical vegetation.

2. A dense thicket or growth.

3. A dense, confused mass; a jumble.

4. Something made up of many confused elements; a bewildering complex or maze: sorting through the jungle of regulations.

5. A place or milieu characterized by intense, often ruthless competition or struggle for survival: the corporate jungle.

6. Slang A place where hoboes camp.

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[Ultimately from Sanskrit jagalam, desert, wasteland, uncultivated area, from jagala-, desert, waste.]

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jungly (-gl) adj.

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jungle [ˈdʒʌŋg^əl]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) an equatorial forest area with luxuriant vegetation, often almost impenetrable

2. any dense or tangled thicket or growth

3. a place of intense competition or ruthless struggle for survival the concrete jungle

4. (Music / Pop Music) a type of fast electronic dance music, originating in the early 1990s, which combines elements of techno and ragga

5. US slang (esp in the Depression) a gathering place for the unemployed, etc.

[from Hindi jangal, from Sanskrit jāngala wilderness]

jungly  adj

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Jungle land overgrown with tangled vegetation containing the dwelling places of wild beasts.

Examples: jungle of disconnected precedents [legal], 1879; of information, 1897; of red tape, 1850; of sea weed, 1853.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jungle - a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival location - a point or extent in space concrete jungle - an area in a city with large modern buildings that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasant
	2.	jungle - a place where hoboes camp             hobo camp camp - a group of people living together in a camp; "the whole camp laughed at his mistake"
	3.	jungle - an impenetrable equatorial forest     forest, woods, wood - the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

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jungle

noun

1. rainforest, forest, the bush, the wilds, wilderness, tropical rainforest the mountains and jungles of Papua New Guinea

2. maze, web, puzzle, confusion, uncertainty, tangle, snarl, mesh, bewilderment, perplexity, imbroglio a jungle of stuffed sofas, stuffed birds, knick-knacks, potted plants

the law of the jungle custom, form, practice, tradition, procedure, habit, routine, convention, order or way of things If you make aggression pay, this becomes the law of the jungle.

Translations

jungle [ˈdʒʌŋgl]

A. N

1. → selva f, jungla f (fig) → maraña f, selva f
the law of the jungle (fig) → la ley de la selva

2. (Mus) → jungle m género de música de baile de ritmo acelerado

B. CPD [animal, bird] → de la selva, selvático; [law, life, sounds] → de la selva
jungle bunny N (US) → negrito/a m/f
jungle gym N armazón de barras para juegos infantiles
jungle warfare N → guerra f en la selva

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jungle [ˈdʒʌŋg^əl] n

(= forest) → jungle f

(= complicated area) → jungle f
a jungle of complex rules → une jungle de règles complexes

(= cruel world) → jungle f
a jungle in which the weakest have little hope of surviving → un jungle dans laquelle les plus faibles ont peu de chance de survivre
the law of the jungle → la loi de la jungle

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jungle

n → Dschungel m (also fig), → Urwald m; concrete jungle → Betonwüste f; the law of the jungle → das Gesetz des Dschungels

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jungle:

jungle gym

n (US) → Klettergerüst nt

jungle juice

n (hum inf: = alcohol) → Feuerwasser nt (inf)

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jungle [ˈdʒʌŋgl]

1. n → giungla

2. adj → della giungla

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jungle [ˈdʒʌŋgl]

1. n → giungla

2. adj → della giungla

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jungle

n jungle [ˈdʒaŋgl]

a thick growth of trees and plants in tropical areas the Amazon jungle; Tigers are found in the jungles of Asia; (also adjective ) soldiers trained in jungle warfare. oerwoud, bos, ruigte, wildernis غابَه джунгла džungle; džunglový jungle; jungle- der Dschungel ζούγκλα selva džungel جنگل viidakko jungle יָעַר-עָד जंगल, अव्यवस्थित वस्तुओं का समूह džungla dzsungel hutan, rimba frumskógur giungla 密林 밀림 džiunglės džungļi; džungļu- hutan rimba oerwoud jungel dżungla selva jun­glă джунгли džungľa; džungľový džungla džungla djungel ป่าทึบ vahşî tropikal orman 叢林 джунглі; хаща جنگل rừng nhiệt đới 丛林

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jungle → دغل džungle jungle Dschungel ζούγκλα selva viidakko jungle džungla giungla ジャングル 정글 jungle jungel dżungla selva джунгли djungel ป่าทึบ orman rừng nhiệt đới 丛林