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The French word

le bordel

means
mess, chaos; (literal) brothel (m)
Examples:
C'était le bordel.
It was a mess.
Regarde ce bordel.
Look at this mess.
Sa chambre est un bordel.
His room's a mess.
C'est un putain de bordel.
It's a fucking mess.
Ma vie est un tel bordel !
My life is such a mess!
Je sais que c’est le bordel.
I know it's a mess.
Ai-je encore foutu le bordel ?
Did I mess up again?
C'est le bordel dans ma chambre.
My room is a mess.
Il y a plein de bordel à ranger.
There's a lot of mess to clear up.
Il m'a aidé à nettoyer le bordel.
He helped me clean up the mess.
Jamais je n'avais vu un tel bordel.
Never had I seen such a mess.
Elle m'a aidé à nettoyer le bordel.
She helped me clean up the mess.
C'était un bordel dans le grand magasin.
It was a mess in the department store.
Qui a laissé ce bordel dans les chiottes ?
Who left this mess in the toilet?
Regarde le bordel dans lequel tu t'es fourré.
Look at the mess you got yourself in.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org