engelska-holländska översättning av patchwork

lappendekenDe lappendeken die we nu hebben volstaat simpelweg niet. The patchwork that we have at the moment is not good enough. Op het moment bestaat deze controle namelijk slechts uit een lappendeken van nationale wetten. It is currently controlled only by a patchwork of national laws. Het project is als een lappendeken. The project is like a patchwork quilt.
lapwerk

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

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

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