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
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.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 streetapplecart - a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street
handcart, pushcart, cart, go-cart - wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels; "he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"; "their pushcart was piled high with groceries"
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Translations

applecart

[ˈæplkɑːt] N to upset or overturn the applecart → echarlo todo a rodar, desbaratar los planes
Collins 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] n
to upset the applecart → tout chambouler
to upset sb's applecart → chambouler tous les projets de qnapple core n → trognon m de pommeapple pie
n → tarte f aux pommes
to be as American as apple pie → être typiquement américain(e)
modif
to be in apple-pie order → être parfaitement en ordreapple sauce applesauce [ˈæpəlsɔːs] n → compote f de pommes
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

applecart

[ˈæp/əlˌkɑːt] n to upset the applecart (fig) → rompere le uova nel paniere
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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