Ragtag crowd
Definition
A group of people gathered together without selection criteria, often unruly, disorganized, loud, or suspicious; a mob, a clique, a gang. In a material sense, it denotes a chaotic, heterogeneous, and disordered collection of old, worn, low-quality objects gathered in a space without a clear utility.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Ragtag crowd
- Heap of junk
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, changing regularly across standard singular and plural genitive-dative boundary configurations. |
| Formation | Internal Romanian derivation pairing the participle base adunat with the suffix -ură to denote the outcome of an action. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.du.nə.ˈtu.rə] (standard phonetic articulation syntax layout) |
| Source | Lexicon of Romanian Nominal Morphology, Semantic Drifts, and Social Interaction Records |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Poliția a fost chemată de urgență pentru a dispersa acea adunătură de scandalagii din fața blocului.
EN: The police were urgently called to disperse that rabble of troublemakers in front of the building.
RO: Directorul a considerat că noul grup de protestatari nu este o mișcare organizată, ci doar o adunătură zgomotoasă.
EN: The director considered that the new group of protesters was not an organized movement, but merely a loud mob.
RO: Magazia din spatele curții era plină cu o adunătură de scule ruginite și piese auto degradate pe care nimeni nu le mai folosea.
EN: The shed in the back of the yard was filled with a heap of rusted tools and degraded car parts that nobody used anymore.
Idioms & Phrases
Adunătură de oameni / Ragtag assembly / Unruly mob
RO: Grup de persoane fără o legătură morală sau profesională solidă, strânse la un loc în scopuri adesea suspecte.
EN: A group of individuals without a solid moral or professional bond, gathered together for often suspicious purposes.
Adunătură de vechituri / Heap of junk / Motley collection
RO: Morman dezordonat de haine rupte, unelte stricate sau deșeuri păstrate în mod nejustificat într-o gospodărie.
EN: A disordered heap of torn clothes, broken tools, or waste kept unjustifiably within a household.
Oaste de adunătură / Militia of conscripts
RO: Sintagmă peiorativă ce indică o echipă sau o armată improvizată, lipsită total de disciplină, antrenament și coordonare.
EN: A pejorative phrase indicating an improvised team or army, completely devoid of discipline, training, and coordination.
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