de bric et de broc

French - English

Definition of de bric et de broc in French English dictionary

{n} ragtag

Very diverse; comprised of irregular and dissimilar components

The guerrillas were a ragtag band of local thugs, former soldiers, displaced farmers, and political idealists.

Unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair

If you want to say that a group of people or an organization is badly organized and not very respectable, you can describe it as a ragtag group or organization. We started out with a little rag-tag team of 30 people. a ragtag group is not tidy or properly organized (rag + tag)

disparaging terms for the common people

{i} rabble, mob, riffraff, masses

Turkish pronunciation

dı brîk et dı bräk

Pronunciation

/də ˈbrək ˈet də ˈbräk/ /də ˈbrɪk ˈɛt də ˈbrɑːk/