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1 chapuza
f.1 botch (job) (trabajo mal hecho).2 odd job (trabajo ocasional).3 botched job, muddle, hash, mess-up.4 trick, trap, ruse, scheme.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: chapuzar.* * *1 (trabajo sin importancia) odd job2 (trabajo mal hecho) botched job, shoddy piece of work\hacer una chapuza to botch up* * *SF1) (=trabajo mal hecho) botched job, shoddy piece of work2) (=trabajo ocasional) odd job3) Méx trick, swindle* * *a) (fam) ( trabajo mal hecho) botched job (colloq), botch (colloq)b) (Esp fam) ( trabajo ocasional) odd jobc) (Méx) ( trampa) trick* * *= odd-job, repair job, fudge.Ex. The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities).Ex. Sometimes it's a stretch to get all those home improvement or home repair jobs done so make it easy on yourself with this telescopic ladder.Ex. The report is a poor fudge, as it deals with none of the problems with which it was supposed to deal.----* hacer una chapuza = botch, bodge.* * *a) (fam) ( trabajo mal hecho) botched job (colloq), botch (colloq)b) (Esp fam) ( trabajo ocasional) odd jobc) (Méx) ( trampa) trick* * *= odd-job, repair job, fudge.Ex: The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities).
Ex: Sometimes it's a stretch to get all those home improvement or home repair jobs done so make it easy on yourself with this telescopic ladder.Ex: The report is a poor fudge, as it deals with none of the problems with which it was supposed to deal.* hacer una chapuza = botch, bodge.* * *me hizo una chapuza y ahora funciona peor he botched the repair and now it's worse than before ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo chapuzar: ( conjugate chapuzar)
chapuza es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
chapuza sustantivo femenino (fam) ( trabajo mal hecho) botched job (colloq), botch (colloq)
chapuza sustantivo femenino
1 (trabajo mal hecho) shoddy piece of work
2 (trabajo ocasional) odd job
' chapuza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
parche
- pegote
- churro
English:
botch
- fudge
- odd job
- shoddy work
* * *♦ nf1. [trabajo mal hecho] botch, botched job;esta reparación es una auténtica chapuza this repair is a real botched job;tu examen es una chapuza you've made a real botch o mess of your exam2. [trabajo ocasional] odd job;vive de las chapuzas he makes his living by doing odd jobs♦ chapuzas nmf inv[persona] sloppy o shoddy worker;no seas un chapuza y pon más cuidado al pintar don't be so sloppy and be more careful when you're painting* * *fhacer chapuzas do odd jobs* * *chapuza nf1) : botched jobhacer chapuzas: to cheat* * *chapuza n1. (trabajo mal hecho) botched job2. (trabajillo) odd job -
2 chapuza
tʃa'puθafPfusch m, Stümperei fsustantivo femenino1. [trabajo mal hecho] Pfuscharbeit die2. [trabajo ocasional] Gelegenheitsarbeit diechapuzachapuza [6B36F75Cʧ6B36F75Ca'puθa] -
3 chapuza
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4 chapuza
сущ.1) общ. поделка, халтурная работа, неквалифицированная работа, халтура2) разг. самодельщина, халтура (вещь)3) прост. шабашка (левый заработок) -
5 chapuza
f; М.обма́н, ложь; жу́льничество, надува́тельство -
6 chapuza
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7 chapuza
• botch• botched job• botchery• mess up• muddily• muddle along• mulish• mull over• Muslim• mussel• odd job• shoddiness -
8 chapuza
f• Mé napálení• břídilství• fušerství• maličkost• pakatel• srabařina -
9 chapuza
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10 hacer una chapuza
to botch up* * *(v.) = botch, bodgeEx. But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.Ex. This wall has been bodged together using breeze blocks at some point.* * *(v.) = botch, bodgeEx: But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
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11 hacer una chapuza
• do a clumsy job• do a clumsy repair job -
12 churro
adj.darling.m.1 botch (informal) (fracaso).ese dibujo es un churro that drawing is awful2 fritter, long cylinder-shaped fritter made of flour and sprinkled with sugar, fritter stick.3 glamour girl.4 botched job.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: churrar.* * *► adjetivo1 (res) coarse-woolled (US coarse-wooled)————————1 (dulce) fritter, US cruller■ este programa de televisión es un churro this TV programme is lousy, this programme is rubbish■ el examen me ha salido un churro I made a hash of the exam, I mucked up the exam■ ¡qué churro de gol! what a jammy goal!\de churro by a fluke, by a stroke of luck* * *1.ADJ [lana] coarse2. SM1) (Culin) flour fritter eaten with coffee or hot chocolate2) * (=chapuza) botch, mess3) * (=suerte) fluke4) And, Cono Sur * attractive person, dish *5) *** (=pene) prick ***6) Méx * bad filmCHURROS Churros, long fritters made with flour and water, are popular in much of Spain and are often eaten with thick hot chocolate either for breakfast or as a snack. In Madrid, they eat a thicker variety of churro called a porra.* * *Iadjetivo (AmS fam) gorgeous (colloq)II1) (Coc) strip of fried doughvenderse como churros — to sell like hot cakes
2) (Esp fam) ( chapuza) botched job (colloq)4) (AmC fam) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq)•• Cultural note:A typical Spanish food, consisting of a long thin cylinder of dough, deep-fried in olive oil and often dusted with sugar. Churros are usually eaten with thick hot drinking chocolate, especially for breakfast* * *Iadjetivo (AmS fam) gorgeous (colloq)II1) (Coc) strip of fried doughvenderse como churros — to sell like hot cakes
2) (Esp fam) ( chapuza) botched job (colloq)4) (AmC fam) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq)•• Cultural note:A typical Spanish food, consisting of a long thin cylinder of dough, deep-fried in olive oil and often dusted with sugar. Churros are usually eaten with thick hot drinking chocolate, especially for breakfast* * *churro (↑ churro a1)A ( Coc) strip of fried doughmandar a algn a freír churros ( fam); to tell sb to go jump in a o the lake ( colloq), to tell sb to get stuffed ( BrE colloq)¡vete a freír churros! go jump in a o the lake!, get stuffed!A typical Spanish food, consisting of a long thin cylinder of dough, deep-fried in olive oil and often dusted with sugar. Churros are usually eaten with a thick hot drinking chocolate, especially for breakfast.* * *
churro sustantivo masculino
1 (Coc) strip of fried dough
2 (Esp fam) ( chapuza) botched job
churro sustantivo masculino
1 Culin fritter, US cruller
2 familiar (birria) mess
* * *churro1 nm1. [para comer] = stick or ring of dough fried in oil and sprinkled with sugar;Fam¡vete a freír churros! get lost!ese dibujo es un churro that drawing is awful;esto es un churro de reparación they've made a real botch of this repairlo encontraron de churro it was a fluke that they found itCHURROSChurros are a type of fritter which are a traditional Spanish snack. They are made from a flour and water dough which is squeezed by a special machine into long ribbed tubular shapes, which are then fried in hot oil and coated with sugar. They are often eaten with thick hot chocolate at special snack bars called “churrerías”. People also eat them at home with coffee for breakfast or buy them to eat out of a paper cone in fairgrounds during their local annual festivals.♦ adjstunning;¡estás muy churra con ese vestido nuevo! you look stunning in that new dress!♦ nm,flooker;¡tu hermano es un churro bárbaro! your brother is a real looker!* * *m1 fritter2 ( chapuza) botched job* * *churro nm1) : fried dough* * *churro n (alimento) fritter -
13 chapucería
f.1 odd job, patchwork.2 bungle work, botched job, balls-up, botch.3 shoddiness, botchery.* * *1 (tosquedad) shoddiness2 (chapuza) botched job, shoddy piece of work* * *SF1) (=cualidad) shoddiness2) (=chapuza) botched job, shoddy piece of work* * ** * *= fudge.Ex. The report is a poor fudge, as it deals with none of the problems with which it was supposed to deal.* * ** * *= fudge.Ex: The report is a poor fudge, as it deals with none of the problems with which it was supposed to deal.
* * ** * *chapucería nfbotch, botched job;esta reparación es una auténtica chapucería this repair is a real botched job;tu examen es una chapucería you've made a real botch o mess of your exam* * *f botched job -
14 parche
m.1 patch.2 poultice (emplasto).3 botch job (chapuza).pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: parchar.* * *1 patch\poner un parche a algo to patch something up* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=pieza) patch; [para un ojo] eye patch2) [provisional] temporary remedy, stopgap solution3) (Med) (=cataplasma) poultice; Chile (=tirita) sticking plaster, Band-Aid ® (EEUU)4) (Mús) (=piel de tambor) drumhead; (=tambor) drum* * *a) ( remiendo) patcheso es poner parches al problema — that's just papering over the cracks
ojo or oído al parche! — (fam) watch out! (colloq)
b) ( para un ojo) (eye) patch; ( en herida) patchcolocarse el parche antes de la herida — (Chi fam) to take precautions
c) ( en la piel) mark, blotchd) ( del tambor) drumhead* * *= patch, poultice, sticking plaster, fix, quick fix, bug fix, kludge, stopgap [stop-gap], band aid, band-aid solution.Ex. The article 'Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.Ex. The article 'The application of Carbopol poultices on paper objects' discusses the characteristics and ageing process of Carbopol gels in relation to their application on paper.Ex. The article in question is entitled 'The world and sticking plasters: or, how can we help developing countries?'.Ex. A technological fix which prevents people from sending mail to more than a fixed number of people at once is needed.Ex. The author calls for more market research rather than just tinkering or applying fashionable cosmetic quick fixes.Ex. The company will continue to provide maintenance releases and bug fixes on all the systems for an indefinite period.Ex. The article 'The elegant kludge' describes Windows 95 new features and points out some of the architectural anachronisms from the earlier Windows 3.1.Ex. The author describes the role of CD-ROM technology as both temporary stopgap and long term solution to the problem of direct access to online databases.Ex. This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.Ex. This decision is frequently a short-term band-aid solution with negative long-term implications.----* hecho a base de parches = patchwork.* parche ocular = eye patch [eyepatch].* parche para el ojo = eye patch [eyepatch].* poner parches = patch up, patch.* * *a) ( remiendo) patcheso es poner parches al problema — that's just papering over the cracks
ojo or oído al parche! — (fam) watch out! (colloq)
b) ( para un ojo) (eye) patch; ( en herida) patchcolocarse el parche antes de la herida — (Chi fam) to take precautions
c) ( en la piel) mark, blotchd) ( del tambor) drumhead* * *= patch, poultice, sticking plaster, fix, quick fix, bug fix, kludge, stopgap [stop-gap], band aid, band-aid solution.Ex: The article 'Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.
Ex: The article 'The application of Carbopol poultices on paper objects' discusses the characteristics and ageing process of Carbopol gels in relation to their application on paper.Ex: The article in question is entitled 'The world and sticking plasters: or, how can we help developing countries?'.Ex: A technological fix which prevents people from sending mail to more than a fixed number of people at once is needed.Ex: The author calls for more market research rather than just tinkering or applying fashionable cosmetic quick fixes.Ex: The company will continue to provide maintenance releases and bug fixes on all the systems for an indefinite period.Ex: The article 'The elegant kludge' describes Windows 95 new features and points out some of the architectural anachronisms from the earlier Windows 3.1.Ex: The author describes the role of CD-ROM technology as both temporary stopgap and long term solution to the problem of direct access to online databases.Ex: This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.Ex: This decision is frequently a short-term band-aid solution with negative long-term implications.* hecho a base de parches = patchwork.* parche ocular = eye patch [eyepatch].* parche para el ojo = eye patch [eyepatch].* poner parches = patch up, patch.* * *A1 (remiendo) patchle puse unos parches en los codos I put patches on the elbowsla nueva ley sólo le pone parches al problema the new law only papers over the cracksestar como un parche to stick out like a sore thumbser un parche to be an eyesore2 (para un ojo) eye patch, patch3 (en la piel) mark, blotchtenía dos parches de color en las mejillas her cheeks were flushedCompuestos:contraceptive patchnicotine patchtransdermal patchB (del tambor) drumheadC ( Inf) patch* * *
parche sustantivo masculino
patch;
parche sustantivo masculino
1 patch
2 Med (cataplasma) plaster: lleva un parche de nicotina, she wears a nicotine patch
3 pey (chapuza, pegote) botch-up: no se trata de que le pongas un parche, sino de que rehagas el artículo, it's not a question of making the best of a bad job, it's more a question of re-writing the whole article again
' parche' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
parchar
- rodillera
English:
patch
- nicotine
* * *parche nm1. [de tela, goma] patch;poner un parche a algo to put a patch on sth;Fam Chile parche curita Br sticking plaster, US Band-Aid®;parche de nicotina nicotine patch;2. [en el ojo] eyepatch3. [emplasto] poultice4. [solución transitoria] makeshift solution;la ley es sólo un parche al problema de la inmigración this law merely provides a makeshift solution to the problem of immigration;la empresa sobrevive poniendo parches a sus problemas the company survives by papering over the cracks5. Informát patch6. [piel de tambor] drumhead7. [tambor] drum* * *m* * *parche nm: patch* * * -
15 pegote
f. & m.1 sponger, dollop.2 gooey mess, gob.m.1 sticky mess (masa pegajosa).2 botch.* * *3 familiar (fanfarronada) brag, boast\tirarse pegotes familiar to show off* * *a) ( de suciedad) sticky messtirarse pegotes — (Esp fam) to brag (colloq)
b) (Esp fam) ( mamarracho)* * *= blob.Ex. Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.* * *a) ( de suciedad) sticky messtirarse pegotes — (Esp fam) to brag (colloq)
b) (Esp fam) ( mamarracho)* * *= blob.Ex: Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.
* * *1 (de suciedad) sticky messno te tires pegotes stop bragging o don't give me that! ( colloq)2( Esp fam) (mamarracho): quedará mejor si no le pones el pegote ese en el medio it'll look better if you don't put that awful thing in the middleese lazo es un pegote that bow just doesn't go4( RPl fam) (persona apegada a otra): es un pegote de la mamá he's tied to his mother's apron stringsel novio es un pegote her boyfriend never leaves her for a minute o sticks to her like glue* * *
pegote sustantivo masculino
1 (de masa, etc) blob: tienes que sacar los pegotes de pintura, you'll have to get rid of those paint blobs
2 fam (chapuza, cosa mal hecha) botch up
3 Lit (añadido inútil) unfortunate addition
fam (añadido que desentona) las nuevas papeleras son auténticos pegotes, those new bins stick out a mile
4 fam (mentira, trola) fib: no entiendo por qué tiene que tirarse esos pegotes, I just can't understand why he has to lie like that
' pegote' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
parche
English:
dollop
- gob
* * *pegote nmFam1. [masa pegajosa] sticky mess;este arroz está hecho un pegote this rice is a sticky mess;tenía la moto llena de pegotes de barro her motorbike was covered in mud splashes2. [chapucería] botch;el final de la película es un pegote the ending just doesn't go with the rest of the moviese tiró el pegote diciendo que era jugador de baloncesto he spun a yarn about being a basketball player4. RP [persona]es un pegote de la madre he's tied to his mother's apron strings, he's a mummy's boy;esos dos están siempre como un pegote those two are like Siamese twins, they're never apart* * ** * *pegote nm1) : sticky mess -
16 chapuz
m.1 the act of ducking one.2 a clumsy performance.Chapuces (Naut.) Mast spars* * *► nombre masculino (pl chapuces)1 (chapuzón) duck, ducking2 (chapuza) botched job, shoddy piece of work* * *SM1) = chapuza2) (=chapuzón) ducking -
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I mсм. chapuzón••dar chapuz — окунуть с головой ( в воду)II m1) см. chapuza 1)2) см. chapucería 2)3) Мекс. бот. элениум, арника -
18 поделка
ж.поде́лка из ко́сти — artículo de marfil -
19 самодельщина
ж. разг.chapuza f, chapucería f; churro m, birria f -
20 халтура
ж. разг.1) ( побочный заработок) momio m, ingreso suplementario2) ( небрежная работа) chapucería f, chapuz m; chapuza f ( вещь)
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