reshuffle

reshuffle

English

Etymology

re- +‎ shuffle

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌfəl

Verb

reshuffle (third-person singular simple present reshuffles, present participle reshuffling, simple past and past participle reshuffled)

1. to shuffle something again, especially playing cards
2. to reorganize or rearrange something, especially government posts

Translations

to shuffle something again

French: rebattre (fr)

Italian: rimescolare (it)

to reorganize or rearrange something

French: remanier (fr) Hungarian: átalakít (hu) Italian: rimaneggiare (it), rimpastare

Japanese: 改造 (ja) (かいぞう, kaizō), 異動 (いどう, idō) (personnel) Spanish: reorganizar (es)

Noun

reshuffle (plural reshuffles)

1. an instance of reshuffling, a reorganization
   • 2011 January 18, David Dulin, “Cardiff 0 - 2 Stoke”, in BBC‎:

     Danny Higginbotham was the only survivor from the weekend win over Bolton - but the Stoke captain lasted just 10 minutes before being forced off injured. That meant a reshuffle to the visitors' defence who were the busier in a lacklustre first half.

Translations

an instance of reshuffling

Bulgarian: промяна (bg) f (promjána) French: remaniement (fr) (political)

Italian: rimpasto (it) m (political), rimaneggiamento (it) Spanish: reajuste (es) (government, politics)