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fumble [ˈfʌmbl]• to fumble for sth in a pocket/a drawer fouiller dans une poche/un tiroir pour trouver qch* * *['fʌmbl] 1.noun US Sport échappé m2.transitive verb1) Sport mal attraper [ball]2) ( bungle) rater [entrance, attempt]3.Phrasal Verbs: -
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B vtr1 Sport mal attraper [ball] ;2 (fluff, bungle) rater [entrance, attempt].C vi1 ( fiddle clumsily) to fumble in one's bag for a cigarette/a tissue fouiller dans son sac pour trouver une cigarette/un mouchoir en papier ; to fumble with manier maladroitement [zipper, buttons] ;2 ( search clumsily) = fumble about ;3 fig to fumble for words chercher ses mots.■ fumble about:▶ fumble about ( in dark) tâtonner (to do pour faire) ; to fumble about in fouiller dans [bag, drawer]. -
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fumble ['fʌmbəl]∎ he fumbled (about or around) in the dark for the light switch il a cherché l'interrupteur à tâtons dans l'obscurité;∎ she fumbled in her bag for a pen elle a fouillé dans son sac pour trouver un stylo;∎ figurative to fumble for words chercher ses mots(a) (handle awkwardly) manier gauchement ou maladroitement;∎ she fumbled her way down the dark corridor elle chercha son chemin à tâtons le long du couloir sombre;∎ he fumbled his lines il récita son texte en bafouillant∎ to fumble the ball laisser tomber la balle3 noun -
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1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) tâtonner2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.)
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fumble for a check — American to seek to avoid payment for a shared meal etc. You let the other person pick it up first … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Fumble — Fum ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fumbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fumbling}.] [Akin to D. fommelen to crumple, fumble, Sw. fumla to fusuble, famla to grope, Dan. famle to grope, fumble, Icel. falme, AS. folm palm of the hand. See {Feel}, and cf. {Fanble} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fumble — I UK [ˈfʌmb(ə)l] / US verb Word forms fumble : present tense I/you/we/they fumble he/she/it fumbles present participle fumbling past tense fumbled past participle fumbled 1) [intransitive] to try to hold, move, or find something using your hands… … English dictionary
fumble — fum|ble [ˈfʌmbəl] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) also fumble around [I and T] to try to hold, move, or find something with your hands in an awkward way fumble at/in/with ▪ She dressed, her cold fingers… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fumble — fum|ble1 [ fʌmbl ] verb 1. ) intransitive to try to hold, move, or find something using your hands in a way that is not skillful or graceful: fumble for: She fumbled for her keys in her purse. fumble with: Robert began to fumble with his buttons … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fumble — I n. to make a fumble II v. 1) (d; intr.) ( to grope ) to fumble for (he was fumbling in his pocket for the key) 2) (d; intr.) to fumble with ( to handle clumsily ) (she was fumbling with the lock) * * * [ fʌmb(ə)l] to make a fumble (d; intr.) (… … Combinatory dictionary
fumble — [[t]fʌ̱mb(ə)l[/t]] fumbles, fumbling, fumbled 1) VERB If you fumble for something or fumble with something, you try and reach for it or hold it in a clumsy way. [V for/with/in n] She crept from the bed and fumbled for her dressing gown... [V… … English dictionary
fumble — [fum′bəl] vi., vt. fumbled, fumbling [var. of ME famelen, prob. < ON famla, akin to Du fommeln, Ger fummeln] 1. to search (for a thing) by feeling about awkwardly with the hands; grope clumsily 2. to handle (a thing) clumsily or unskillfully;… … English World dictionary
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