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1 fumble
1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) buscar/revolver a tientas/torpemente, manejar torpemente2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) dejar caertr['fʌmbəl]1 dejar caer1 buscar a tientas1 hacer torpemente1) : dejar caer, fumblear2)to fumble one's way : ir a tientasfumble vi1) grope: hurgar, tantear2)to fumble with : manejar con torpezafumble n: fumble m (en futbol americano)v.• chapucear v.• dejar caer v.• manosear v.• revolver torpemente v.• titubear v.
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1. 'fʌmbəlhe was fumbling (around o about) in the dark — buscaba algo a tientas en la oscuridad
she fumbled in her pockets — revolvió or hurgó en sus bolsillos
to fumble FOR something: she fumbled for the keyhole buscó a tientas la cerradura; he fumbled for the right words tartamudeó, tratando de encontrar las palabras adecuadas; to fumble WITH something: she fumbled with her buttons — intentó torpemente abrocharse/desabrocharse
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vt \<\<ball\>\> dejar caer; ( in US football) fumblear
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noun ( in US football) fumble m['fʌmbl]1.VT (=drop) dejar caer; (=handle badly) manosear, coger or (LAm) agarrar con torpeza2.VI (also: fumble about) hurgar* * *
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1. ['fʌmbəl]he was fumbling (around o about) in the dark — buscaba algo a tientas en la oscuridad
she fumbled in her pockets — revolvió or hurgó en sus bolsillos
to fumble FOR something: she fumbled for the keyhole buscó a tientas la cerradura; he fumbled for the right words tartamudeó, tratando de encontrar las palabras adecuadas; to fumble WITH something: she fumbled with her buttons — intentó torpemente abrocharse/desabrocharse
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vt \<\<ball\>\> dejar caer; ( in US football) fumblear
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noun ( in US football) fumble m -
2 fumble
intransitive verbfumble with one's papers — in seinen Papieren kramen (ugs.)
fumble in one's pockets for something — in seinen Taschen nach etwas fingern od. (ugs.) kramen
fumble for the light switch — nach dem Lichtschalter tasten
fumble [about or around] in the dark — im Dunkeln herumtasten
* * *1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) herumfummeln* * *fum·ble[ˈfʌmbl̩]I. vi1. (manipulate)▪ to \fumble [around [or about]] with sth an etw dat [herum]fingern, [ungeschickt] mit etw dat [herum]hantieren2. (caress)3. (feel for)▪ to \fumble around [or about] [herum]tasten\fumble around [or about] in the dark im Dunkeln [umher]tappento \fumble in one's pockets in seinen Taschen kramen4. (in speech)to \fumble for the right phrase/word [krampfhaft] nach dem passenden Ausdruck/Wort suchenII. vt1. (say wrong)to \fumble one's lines/a speech seinen Text/eine Rede stammeln2. SPORT* * *['fʌmbl]1. viumhertasten or -tappento fumble (about) for sth — nach etw suchen or tasten; (in case, pocket, drawer) nach etw wühlen
to fumble with sth — an etw (dat) herumfummeln
2. vtvermasseln (inf), verpfuschen (inf)to fumble the ball — den Ball nicht sicher fangen
* * *fumble [ˈfʌmbl]A v/ia) herumtappen, -tasten,b) (herum)fummeln (at an dat),c) ungeschickt umgehen ( with mit),d) tastend suchen (for, after nach):fumble in one’s pockets in seinen Taschen (herum)wühlen;fumble for words nach Worten suchen2. SPORT patzen (auch allg):a) den Ball fallen lassenb) den Ball verhauenB v/t1. ungeschickt umgehen mitC s1. a) Herumtappen n, -tasten nb) (Herum)Fummeln nc) ungeschickter Umgangd) tastendes Suchen2. SPORT Patzer m (auch allg)* * *intransitive verbfumble at or with — [herum]fingern an (+ Dat.)
fumble in one's pockets for something — in seinen Taschen nach etwas fingern od. (ugs.) kramen
fumble [about or around] in the dark — im Dunkeln herumtasten
* * *v.tasten v.umhertasten v. -
3 fumble
1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) famle, fomle, rote2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) miste/rote vekk ballenfamleIsubst. \/ˈfʌmbl\/1) fomling, klosset forsøk2) ( sport) skjevt spark\/slag, bomIIverb \/ˈfʌmbl\/1) fomle, famle2) fingre, pille, plukke, fikle3) rote, lete, grave4) forkludre, klusse (med), behandle klosset, være klosset5) ( ballspill) miste• fumble a chance\/ball6) ( om sjanse) forspille7) hakke, stammefumble about famle omkringfumble at fomle medfumble for famle etterfumble one's way famle seg fremfumble up ( gammeldags) bylte sammenfumble with fingre med
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