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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) -
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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 -
4 flounder
(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) patauger
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flounder — flounder1 verb 1》 stagger clumsily in mud or water. 2》 have trouble doing or understanding something. Derivatives flounderer noun Origin C16: perh. a blend of founder3 and blunder, or perh. symbolic. Usage On the confusion of flounder with … English new terms dictionary