English-German translations for merry-go-round

• Karussell das
  So sieht das selbstzerstörerische Karussell aus, das diese regelungswütige Europäische Union in Gang gesetzt hat. Such is the self-defeating merry-go-round that is this regulation-crazed European Union.
  Beim Stichwort Karussell muss ich an das Herumlavieren denken, das wir auf dem Gipfeltreffen beobachten konnten, als es um die abgelehnte Verfassung ging. Speaking of merry-go-rounds brings me to the manoeuvrings at the summit over the rejected Constitution.
• Ringelspiel das

Definition of merry-go-round

• A carousel; a pleasure ride, typically found at fairs and amusement parks, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which various seats are fixed, frequently shaped like horses or other animals
• A piece of playground equipment consisting of a circular platform that is made to revolve by pushing while users stand on it
• A freight train of hopper goods wagons which loads and unloads its cargo while moving

Related words

• merry-go-round conveyor