Usage Note
Pagaille is informal and very common in spoken French — c'est la pagaille means 'it's a total mess'. The phrase en pagaille means 'in great quantities' or 'scattered everywhere' — des papiers en pagaille. It has no formal written equivalent; désordre or chaos serve that role.
Examples
"Quelle pagaille dans ta chambre !"
Natural Translation
What a mess in your room!
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