melange

melange noun
an assortment of things that don’t seem to go together

a mixture; a medley:
"a melange of tender vegetables and herbs"
SIMILAR:
blend
variety
mix
miscellany
diversity
collection
selection
assortment
assemblage
mixed bag[;miks(t) ;ba;]
NOUN
a diverse assortment of things or people:
"a mixed bag of applause and catcalls"
SIMILAR:
assortment
mixture
variety
array
mix
miscellany
selection
medley
melange
diversity
mishmash
hotchpotch
hodgepodge
ragbag
jumble
mess
confusion
conglomeration

Translate mixed bag to

German
gemischte Tasche


potpourri
NOUN
a mixture of dried petals and spices placed in a bowl or small sack to perfume clothing or a room.
SIMILAR:
collection
selection

a mixture of things, especially a musical or literary medley:

"he played a potpourri of tunes from Gilbert and Sullivan"
SIMILAR:
mixture
assortment


Translate melange to

German
NOUN
Melange
Mischung, die
quer durch den Garten[quer durch den Garten]

DEFINITION
scherzhaft[von Suppe, Eintopf] viele verschiedene Sorten Gemuee o. Ae. enthaltend
oft spoetischin bunter Vielfalt


he word m;lange has appeared in 48 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on March 21 in “Matthew Macfadyen Has Mixed Feelings About the End of ‘Succession’” by Sarah Lyall:

Macfadyen missed his family when he was off shooting “Succession,” and often flew home to England when he had a break in filming. But he sounded wistful about the end of the show.

“It was a really lovely bunch of actors,” he said. “It’s a weird thing, the grief when you finish a job. It’s sort of awful and heartbreaking, but at the same time, there’s a slight relief — a complicated m;lange of feelings.”

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