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his explanation only helped to muddy the waters

  • 1 muddy

    1. adjective

    get or become muddy — verschlammen

    2) (turbid, dull) trübe [Flüssigkeit, Farbe]
    2. transitive verb
    schmutzig machen; (make turbid) trüben [Flüssigkeit]

    muddy the waters — (fig.) die Dinge [noch] undurchschaubarer od. verworrener machen; für zusätliche Verwirrung sorgen

    * * *
    adjective (covered with or containing mud: muddy boots/water.) schlammig
    * * *
    mud·dy
    [ˈmʌdi]
    I. vt
    ▪ to \muddy sth
    1. (make dirty) etw verschmutzen [o schmutzig machen
    2. ( fig: confuse) etw undurchsichtig machen
    3.
    ▶ to \muddy the waters die Sache verkomplizieren
    II. adj schlammig; (dirty) schmutzig; ground, snow matschig
    \muddy browns and greens schlammfarbene Braun- und Grüntöne
    * * *
    ['mʌdɪ]
    1. adj (+er)
    1) floor, shoes, hands etc schmutzig, schlammbeschmiert; road, ground etc schlammig, matschig; liquid schlammig, trübe

    to get sb/oneself/sth muddy — jdn/sich/etw schmutzig machen or mit Schlamm beschmieren

    I'm all muddy — ich bin ganz voll Schlamm

    2) (fig) complexion gräulich schimmernd; style verworren
    2. vt
    schmutzig machen, mit Schlamm beschmieren; water, river verschlammen; (fig = confuse) situation, issue verwirren, in Verwirrung bringen

    his explanation only helped to muddy the waters — durch seine Erklärung ist die Sache nur noch verworrener geworden

    * * *
    muddy [ˈmʌdı]
    A adj (adv muddily)
    1. schlammig, trüb(e) (auch Licht):
    fish in muddy waters fig umg im Trüben fischen
    2. schmutzig, verdreckt:
    a muddy brown ein schmutziges Braun
    3. fig
    a) wirr, verworren
    b) unklar, verschwommen
    4. blass, verwaschen (Farbe)
    5. im Schlamm lebend, Schlamm…
    B v/t
    1. → academic.ru/48416/mud">mud B
    2. schmutzig machen
    * * *
    1. adjective

    get or become muddy — verschlammen

    2) (turbid, dull) trübe [Flüssigkeit, Farbe]
    2. transitive verb
    schmutzig machen; (make turbid) trüben [Flüssigkeit]

    muddy the waters — (fig.) die Dinge [noch] undurchschaubarer od. verworrener machen; für zusätliche Verwirrung sorgen

    * * *
    adj.
    schlammig adj.
    trüb adj.

    English-german dictionary > muddy

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