applecart
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applecart
(ˈæpəlˌkɑːt)n
1. a cart or barrow from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street
2. upset the applecart to spoil plans or arrangements
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ap•ple•cart
(ˈæp əlˌkɑrt)n.
a pushcart used by a vendor of apples.
Idioms: upset the or someone's applecart, to disturb delicately balanced arrangements or plans.
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Noun | 1. | applecart - the planning that is disrupted when someone `upsets the applecart' planning, preparation, provision - the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" |
2. | applecart - a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street |
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Translations
applecart
[ˈæplkɑːt] N to upset or overturn the applecart → echarlo todo a rodar, desbaratar los planesCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
applecart
[ˈæpəlkɑːrt] nto upset the applecart → tout chambouler
to upset sb's applecart → chambouler tous les projets de qnapple core n → trognon m de pommeapple pie
modif
to be in apple-pie order → être parfaitement en ordreapple sauce applesauce [ˈæpəlsɔːs] n → compote f de pommes
to be in apple-pie order → être parfaitement en ordreapple sauce applesauce [ˈæpəlsɔːs] n → compote f de pommes
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