English-German translations for patchwork

• Flickwerk
  Das gegenwärtige Flickwerk an Rechtsvorschriften reicht nicht aus. The patchwork that we have at the moment is not good enough.
  Derzeit erfolgt die Kontrolle nur über ein Flickwerk nationaler Rechtsvorschriften. It is currently controlled only by a patchwork of national laws.
  . (NL) Die derzeitigen Regeln, die innerhalb der EU gelten, bilden ein zusammenhangloses Flickwerk. - (NL) The rules presently applying in the EU form an incoherent patchwork.
• Patchworkfamilie die

Definition of patchwork

• A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole
• A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other
• To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric

Examples

• Bill took all of his poetry and put it together in a folder. It made up a patchwork of his life.

Related words

• patch
• dispatcher
• dispatch
• despatch
• eyepatch
• patching
• patched
• dispatching
• patchy