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1 flounder
(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) pataleartr['flaʊndəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (fish) platija1 (struggle, move with difficulty) forcejear2 figurative use (hesitate, dither) vacilarflounder ['flaʊndər] vi1) struggle: forcejear2) stumble: no saber qué hacer o decir, perder el hilo (en un discurso)n.• forcejeo s.m.• platija s.f.v.• proceder torpemente v.
I 'flaʊndər, 'flaʊndə(r)a) ( in water) luchar para mantenerse a floteb) \<\<speaker\>\> quedarse sin saber qué decir
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noun platija f
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['flaʊndǝ(r)]N (pl flounder or flounders) (=fish) platija f
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['flaʊndǝ(r)]VI2) (in speech etc) perder el hilo* * *
I ['flaʊndər, 'flaʊndə(r)]a) ( in water) luchar para mantenerse a floteb) \<\<speaker\>\> quedarse sin saber qué decir
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2 flounder
A n1 GB flet m ;2 US poisson m plat.B vi1 ( move with difficulty) [animal, person] se débattre (in dans) ; to flounder through se débattre dans [mud, water] ;2 fig ( falter) [speaker] bredouiller ; [economy] stagner ; [career, company, leader, project] piétiner ; to flounder through a speech faire un discours en bredouillant.■ flounder about, flounder around se débattre (in dans). -
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flounder [ˈflaʊndər]( = move with difficulty) patauger (péniblement)* * *['flaʊndə(r)] 1.1) GB flet m2) US poisson m plat2.1) (also flounder about) [animal, person] se débattre (in dans) -
4 flounder
(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) sprelle, kaste seg fram og tilbakeflyndreIsubst. \/ˈflaʊndə\/( zoologi) flyndreflounders flyndrearterIIsubst. \/ˈflaʊndə\/kavingIIIverb \/ˈflaʊndə\/1) kaste seg frem, vasse, stampe, tumle frem2) ( overført) tulle, rote, fomle3) ( overført) stusse, bli forvirretflounder about gå hit og dit, famle omkring, rote rundt -
5 flounder
(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) bresti* * *I [fláundə]nounzoology kambala; morski listII [fláundə]intransitive verbgaziti, bresti; premetavati se; opotekati se; figuratively nerodno se izražati, jecati; motiti seIII [fláundə]noungazenje, opotekanje; nerodno izražanje -
6 flounder
flounder ['flaʊndə(r)](a) (in water, mud) patauger péniblement;∎ the dolphin was floundering about in a few inches of water le dauphin se débattait dans quelques centimètres d'eau(b) (in speech, lecture etc) perdre pied, s'empêtrer;∎ I knew I had put my foot in it, but floundered on regardless je savais que j'avais gaffé mais j'ai continué à m'enfoncer lamentablement;∎ somehow he floundered through his speech il est allé tant bien que mal jusqu'à la fin de son discours;∎ the economy is still floundering l'économie est encore instable2 nounIchthyology flet m -
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(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) sprælle; fægte med arme og ben* * *(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) sprælle; fægte med arme og ben -
8 flounder
(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) flyðra -
9 flounder
(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) debater-se* * *floun.der1[fl'aundə] n ato de debater-se, espojar-se, tropeçar, patinhar, esforço disparatado. • vi 1 debater-se, espojar-se, menear-se, estrebuchar, patinhar, tropeçar, chafurdar. 2 andar aos tropeços, desajeitadamente ou com dificuldade, atrapalhar-se, enlear-se, cincar, cometer erros, dirigir ou administrar mal. 3 esfalfar-se.————————floun.der2[fl'aundə] n Ichth solha, linguado. -
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(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) ķepuroties* * *klumpačošana, klupšana; plekste; klumpačot, klupt; stomīties -
11 flounder
(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) kapanotis, kapstytis -
12 flounder
(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) plácat se* * *• zmítat se -
13 flounder
(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) hádzať sa* * *• uviaznut na mrtvom bode• zmietanie• zmietat sa• tápat• predierat sa• hádzat sa• búchat okolo seba• borit sa v bahne• brodit sa• robit chybu za chybou• potácanie• morský jazyk -
14 flounder
(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) a se zbate -
15 flounder
(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) τσαλαβούτω,παραδέρνω -
16 Flounder
(verb), founder + blunderсомневаться, не решаться, колебатьсяАнгло-русский словарь. Современные тенденции в словообразовании. Контаминанты. > Flounder
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(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) patauger -
18 flounder
(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) debater-se -
19 flounder
I intransitive verbtaumeln; (stumble, lit. or fig.) stolpernII noun(Zool.) Flunder, die* * *(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) zappeln* * *floun·der1<pl - or -s>[ˈflaʊndəʳ, AM -ɚ]floun·der2[ˈflaʊndəʳ, AM -ɚ]vi2. ( fig: be in difficulty) sich akk abmühen [o fam abzappeln] [o fam abstrampeln]; (be confused) nicht weiterwissenher answer surprised him and he \floundered at first ihre Antwort überraschte ihn und er wusste zuerst nicht, was er sagen sollte▪ to be \floundering organization auf der Kippe stehen, sich akk in einer Krise befinden; person ins Schwimmen kommenthe job was new, and at the moment he was \floundering a bit die Arbeit war neu und im Augenblick war er etwas ins Schwimmen geraten* * *I ['flaʊndə(r)]n(= fish) Flunder f IIvi1) (lit) sich abstrampeln, sich abzappelna stranded whale floundering on the beach — ein gestrandeter Wal, der sich am Strand abquält
2) (fig) sich abzappeln (inf), sich abstrampeln (inf)the company/economy was floundering — der Firma/Wirtschaft ging es schlecht
his career floundered — mit seiner Karriere ging es abwärts
to flounder through sth — sich durch etw wursteln or mogeln (inf)
* * *flounder1 [ˈflaʊndə(r)] v/i1. a) zappelnb) strampelnflounder2 [ˈflaʊndə(r)] pl -ders, besonders koll -der s FISCH Flunder f* * *I intransitive verbtaumeln; (stumble, lit. or fig.) stolpernII noun(Zool.) Flunder, die* * *n.Flunder -n f. v.nicht weiterwissen ausdr.sich abquälen v.sich verhaspeln v.stolpern v.strampeln v.taumeln v.zappeln v. -
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I ['flaʊndə(r)]nome BE passera f. di mare, platessa f.II ['flaʊndə(r)]1) (anche flounder around, flounder about) (move with difficulty) dibattersi (in, through in)2) fig. (falter) [ speaker] impappinarsi; [ economy] stagnare; [career, company, leader] essere in difficoltà* * *(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) dibattersi* * *flounder (1) /ˈflaʊndə(r)/n. [u]il dibattersi; dimenamento; movimento stentato.flounder (2) /ˈflaʊndə(r)/ (to) flounder /ˈflaʊndə(r)/v. i.1 agitarsi; dibattersi; annaspare2 confondersi; impappinarsi3 trovarsi in difficoltà; annaspare.* * *I ['flaʊndə(r)]nome BE passera f. di mare, platessa f.II ['flaʊndə(r)]1) (anche flounder around, flounder about) (move with difficulty) dibattersi (in, through in)
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