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1 bungler
tr['bʌŋgələSMALLr/SMALL]1 chapucero,-abungler ['bʌŋgələr] n: chapucero m, -ra f; inepto m, -ta fn.• chapucero, -era s.m.,f.• maleta s.f.['bʌŋɡlǝ(r)]N chapucero(-a) m / f -
2 butcher
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1. noun(a person whose business is to kill cattle etc for food and/or sell their flesh.) carnicero
2. verb1) (to kill for food.) matar2) (to kill cruelly: All the prisoners were butchered by the dictator.) masacrarbutcher n carnicerotr['bʊʧəSMALLr/SMALL]1 carnicero,-a1 (meat) matar2 (massacre) masacrar, hacer una carnicería con3 figurative use (book, play) destrozarbutcher ['bʊʧər] vt1) slaughter: matar (animales)2) kill: matar, asesinar, masacrar3) botch: estropear, hacer una chapuzabutcher n1) : carnicero m, -ra f2) killer: asesino m, -na f3) bungler: chapucero m, -ra fn.• carnicero, -era s.m.,f.• cortante s.m.• hombre cruel s.m.• jifero, -era s.m.,f.• matarife s.m.• sacapotras s.m.• tajante s.m.v.• carnear v.• despachurrar v.• matar v.
I 'bʊtʃər, 'bʊtʃə(r)a) ( meat dealer) carnicero, -ra m,fb) ( murderer) asesino, -na m,f
II
a) \<\<cattle/pig\>\> matar, carnear (CS)b) \<\<people\>\> masacrar['bʊtʃǝ(r)]1. N1) (also fig) carnicero(-a) m / f2) (US) vendedor(a) m / f de dulces3)See:see cultural note RHYMING SLANG in rhyming2.VT [+ animal] matar; (fig) hacer una carnicería con, masacrar* * *
I ['bʊtʃər, 'bʊtʃə(r)]a) ( meat dealer) carnicero, -ra m,fb) ( murderer) asesino, -na m,f
II
a) \<\<cattle/pig\>\> matar, carnear (CS)b) \<\<people\>\> masacrar -
3 slouch
(to sit, move or walk with shoulders rounded and head hanging: He slouched sulkily out of the room; He was slouching in an armchair.) andar con un aire gacho, andar desgarbadotr[slaʊʧ]1 (walk) andar con los hombros caídos, andar arrastrando los pies; (sit) sentarse con los hombros caídos■ don't slouch! ¡ponte derecho!■ there he was, slouching in an armchair allí estaba, repantigado en un sillón1 (posture) andar nombre masculino desgarbado\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be no slouch no ser manco,-aslouch ['slaʊʧ] vi: andar con los hombros caídos, repantigarse (en un sillón)slouch n1) slumping: mala postura f2) bungler, idler: haragán m, -gana f; inepto m, -ta fto be no slouch: no quedarse atrásadj.• gacho, -a adj.n.• postura relajada s.f.v.• andar desgarbado v.• caminar arrastrando los pies v.
I slaʊtʃa) ( droop shoulders)I found her slouched in an armchair — la encontré repatingada or (Esp) repantigada en un sillón
b) ( walk) (+ adv compl)he slouched into/out of the room — entró en/salió de la habitación arrastrando los pies
II
1) ( of posture)2) ( of person) (colloq)to be no slouch — no ser* manco (fam)
[slaʊtʃ]she's no slouch when it comes to... — no se queda atrás or (fam) no es manca cuando se trata de...
1. N1)2) *he's no slouch — (in skill) no es ningún principiante; (at work) no es ningún vago
2.VI (walking) andar desgarbado3.CPDslouch hat N — sombrero m flexible
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I [slaʊtʃ]a) ( droop shoulders)I found her slouched in an armchair — la encontré repatingada or (Esp) repantigada en un sillón
b) ( walk) (+ adv compl)he slouched into/out of the room — entró en/salió de la habitación arrastrando los pies
II
1) ( of posture)2) ( of person) (colloq)to be no slouch — no ser* manco (fam)
she's no slouch when it comes to... — no se queda atrás or (fam) no es manca cuando se trata de...
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bungle — verb (bungled; bungling) Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic banga to hammer Date: 1549 intransitive verb to act or work clumsily and awkwardly transitive verb mishandle, botch … New Collegiate Dictionary
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bungle — [c]/ˈbʌŋgəl / (say bungguhl) verb (bungled, bungling) –verb (i) 1. to do something awkwardly and clumsily. –verb (t) 2. to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch. –noun 3. a bungling performance. 4. a bungled job. {? imitative} –bungler, noun –bungling …
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