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1 bungle
I ['bʌŋgl] II 1. ['bʌŋgl] 2.verbo intransitivo mancare il colpo* * *(to do (something) clumsily or badly: Someone has bungled.) fare male (un lavoro)* * *bungle /ˈbʌŋgl/n.lavoro malfatto; pasticcio.(to) bungle /ˈbʌŋgl/A v. t.1 fare male; pasticciare; incasinare (fam.)B v. i.fare pasticci; rovinare tutto; dimostrarsi incompetentebungleda.pasticciato; goffo; malriuscitobunglern.confusionario; pasticcione; incompetente; incapacebunglinga.1 confusionario; incompetente2 goffo; da incompetente.* * *I ['bʌŋgl] II 1. ['bʌŋgl] 2.verbo intransitivo mancare il colpo -
2 bungle bun·gle
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3 fumble
I ['fʌmbl]nome AE sport liscio m.II 1. ['fʌmbl] 2.to fumble with — armeggiare, giocherellare con [ buttons]
* * *1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) armeggiare; frugare2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) lasciarsi sfuggire* * *fumble /ˈfʌmbl/n.1 armeggiamento; armeggio; annaspamento2 (fam.) palpata; brancicata(to) fumble /ˈfʌmbl/A v. i.1 armeggiare; frugare; cercare a tentoni: He fumbled with the lock, ha armeggiato con la serratura; to fumble in one's pocket, frugarsi nelle tasche; I fumbled for the key, ho frugato in cerca della chiave; ho cercato a tentoni la chiave; to fumble for words, cercare le parole; annaspare in cerca delle parole2 ( anche to fumble about) brancolare; andare a tentoni: to fumble in the dark, brancolare nel buio; to fumble along a dark corridor, andare a tentoni lungo un corridoio buioB v. t.1 maneggiare in modo maldestro; pasticciare: ( sport) to fumble the ball, lasciarsi sfuggire la palla2 farfugliare; borbottare.* * *I ['fʌmbl]nome AE sport liscio m.II 1. ['fʌmbl] 2.to fumble with — armeggiare, giocherellare con [ buttons]
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4 foul up
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5 bungled
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6 bungler
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7 bungling
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8 screw up
screw up colloq. [ person] piantare un casino; [ company] andare in malora; screw [sth.] up, screw up [sth.]1) (crumple) accartocciare [ piece of paper]to screw up one's eyes, one's face — strizzare gli occhi, fare una smorfia
3) (summon)to screw up the courage to do — trovare il coraggio di fare; screw [sb.] up colloq. scombussolare, innervosire [ person]
* * *1) (to twist or wrinkle (the face or features): The baby screwed up its face and began to cry.) storcere2) (to crumple: She screwed up the letter.) accartocciare3) ((slang) to bungle; to make a mess of: He screwed up again; Plan it carefully - I don't want you to screw things up.) incasinare* * *vt + adv1) (paper, material) spiegazzare2) (fam: ruin) mandare all'ariato screw sb up fig fam — incasinare qn
* * *screw up colloq. [ person] piantare un casino; [ company] andare in malora; screw [sth.] up, screw up [sth.]1) (crumple) accartocciare [ piece of paper]to screw up one's eyes, one's face — strizzare gli occhi, fare una smorfia
3) (summon)to screw up the courage to do — trovare il coraggio di fare; screw [sb.] up colloq. scombussolare, innervosire [ person]
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Bungle — may refer to: * Bungle ( Rainbow ), a fictional children s television character * The Glass Cat, also called Bungle, a fictional character from the Land of Oz books * Mr. Bungle, an experimental rock/Avant garde metal band * Bungle Bungle Range… … Wikipedia
Bungle — Bun gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bungled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bungling}.] [Prob. a diminutive from, akin to bang; cf. Prov. G. bungen to beat, bang, OSw. bunga. See {Bang}.] To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bungle — Bun gle, v. t. To make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly; to botch; sometimes with up. [1913 Webster] I always had an idea that it would be bungled. Byron. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bungle — Bun gle, n. A clumsy or awkward performance; a botch; a gross blunder. [1913 Webster] Those errors and bungles which are committed. Cudworth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bungle — index fail (lose), miscue, misdoing, mismanage, mistake, muddle, spoil (impair) … Law dictionary
bungle — 1520s, origin obscure, perhaps a mix of boggle and bumble, or more likely from a Scandinavian word akin to Swed. bangla to work ineffectually, from O.Swed. bunga to strike (Cf. Ger. Bengel cudgel, also rude fellow ). Related: Bungled; bungler;… … Etymology dictionary
bungle — vb *botch, fumble, muff, cobble Analogous words: *confuse, muddle, addle, befuddle: confuse, confound, *mistake: *disorder, disarrange, disorganize, derange: *entangle, enmesh … New Dictionary of Synonyms
bungle — [v] blunder, mess up ball up*, boggle, botch, butcher*, drop the ball*, err, flub, foul up*, fudge*, fumble, goof up*, gum up*, louse up*, make a mess of, mar, mess up, miscalculate, mishandle, mismanage, muff*, ruin, screw up*, spoil; concept… … New thesaurus
bungle — ► VERB 1) perform (a task) clumsily or incompetently. 2) (bungling) prone to making mistakes. ► NOUN ▪ a mistake or failure. DERIVATIVES bungler noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
bungle — [buŋ′gəl] vt. bungled, bungling [< ? Swed bangla, to work ineffectually] to spoil by clumsy work or action; botch vi. to do or make things badly or clumsily n. 1. a bungling, or clumsy, act 2. a bungled piece of work bungler n. bunglingly adv … English World dictionary
bungle — I UK [ˈbʌŋɡ(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms bungle : present tense I/you/we/they bungle he/she/it bungles present participle bungling past tense bungled past participle bungled to spoil something by doing it very badly Police… … English dictionary