Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
a maior salada
English translation:
dog's dinner/breakfast
Added to glossary by
Oliver Simões
Feb 24, 2023 14:05
1 yr ago
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Portuguese term
United States
BA in Transl., MA in ESL, 15 yrs of exp.
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
a maior salada
Portuguese to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Dictionary of Idioms
"Sua mesa de trabalho era a maior salada."
salada: (fig.) mistura de coisas diferentes em estado de confusão. (Aulete)
L2: EN_US
Register: idiomatic
salada: (fig.) mistura de coisas diferentes em estado de confusão. (Aulete)
L2: EN_US
Register: idiomatic
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | dog's dinner |
Nick Taylor
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| 5 | Cluttered or a mess |
Luiza Checozzi
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| 4 | a mess |
Mariana Marins
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Change log
Feb 26, 2023 03:46: Oliver Simões changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/2407412">Oliver Simões's</a> old entry - "a maior salada"" to ""dog\'s dinner/breakfast""
Proposed translations
+4
42 mins
Nick Taylor
Native in English
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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52
Selected
dog's dinner
dog's dinner
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: Or breakfast! There are lots of synonyms for this, which I'm sure we'll see very soon...
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Clauwolf
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Thanks Clau
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Lara Barnett
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, Nick."
85 days
Mariana Marins
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
Translator | Subtitler
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese, and 1 more.
a mess
If you will, maybe even "a complete mess" for emphasis. That's the idea of "salada" in PT in this case.
146 days
Luiza Checozzi
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
Brazil
tradutora inglês para português
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Cluttered or a mess
Ambas as palavras significam desordenada e creio que funcionam aqui
Discussion
'A dog's breakfast' explained for everyone confused by that CNN alert
https://mashable.com/article/dogs-breakfast-cnn-trump-middle...
If so, is there an American equivalent?