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1 muff
tr[mʌf]1 (for hands) manguito\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLear muffs orejeras nombre femenino plural————————tr[mʌf]1 fallo, pifia\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto muff it pifiarlamuff ['mʌf] vtbungle: echar a perder, fallar (un tiro, etc.)muff n: manguito mn.• manguito s.m.v.• dejar escapar la pelota v.• perder la ocasión v.
I mʌftransitive verb (colloq) \<\<shot\>\> errar*; \<\<chance\>\> desperdiciar
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[mʌf]N (for hands) manguito m
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[mʌf]VT [+ shot, catch etc] fallar; (Theat) [+ entrance, lines] estropearto muff a chance — desperdiciar una oportunidad, echar a perder una oportunidad
to muff it — fastidiarla, hacerlo fatal
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I [mʌf]transitive verb (colloq) \<\<shot\>\> errar*; \<\<chance\>\> desperdiciar
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2 muff
I [mʌf] n1. муфта2. тех. муфта, гильза3. тех. халява ( стекла)II1. [mʌf] n разг.1. ошибка, промах; неудачаto make a muff of smth. - промахнуться; проворонить что-л.
to make a muff of a catch - а) спорт. пропустить мяч; б) упустить случай
2. 1) нескладный, неумелый или глуповатый человек; «шляпа»2) спорт. «мазила»2. [mʌf] v разг.1) портить; путать; делать кое-какI'm not going to make a speech, I'm afraid of muffing it - я не буду выступать с речью, я боюсь напутать
to muff a play - театр. завалить пьесу
to muff one's lines - театр. путать реплики, делать накладки
2) проворонить, пропустить3) спорт. промахнуться, промазатьto muff a (an easy) catch /ball/ - пропустить (лёгкий) мяч
to muff a shot /a stroke/ - промазать
См. также в других словарях:
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