motley crew
motley crew · motley crews
сборная солянка
A group of people of mixed background, especially one with a common goalA group of people of mixed background, especially one with a common goal.
UK/ˌmɒtli ˈkɹuː/US/ˌmɑtli ˈkɹu/
» A motley crew of educators and students gathered at the seminar.
Meaning
1 sensesA group of people of mixed background, especially one with a common goal.
сбо́рная соля́нкаsbórnaja soljánka
Examples
2 sentencesA motley crew of educators and students gathered at the seminar.
They're a motley crew.
ruОни разношёрстная команда. — Wezel
deSie sind ein zusammengewürfelter Haufen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
group of people of mixed background, especially one with a common goal:
Origin
From motley + crew. Originally used to refer to the crews of 17th- and 18th-century ships,From motley + crew. Originally used to refer to the crews of 17th- and 18th-century ships, which contained men of many different nationalities.
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Forms
plural: motley crews| Singular | motley crew |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmelting pot