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1 muddle along/through
(to progress in spite of one's unsatisfactory methods and foolish mistakes.) arreglárselas -
2 muddle
1. verb(to confuse or mix up: Don't talk while I'm counting, or you'll muddle me.) confundir
2. noun(a state of confusion: These papers keep getting in a muddle.) confusión- muddled- muddle-headed
- muddle along/through
- muddle up
muddle n lío / confusión / desordentr['mʌdəl]1 (mess) desorden nombre masculino2 (confusion, mix-up) confusión nombre femenino, embrollo, lío1 (untidy) revolver, desordenar■ who's muddled up my papers? ¿quién ha desordenado mis papeles?1 (confuse mentally) liar, confundir, embarullar■ don't muddle me! ¡no me lies!1 (confuse, mix up) confundir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto get in a muddle hacerse un lío, embarullarseto get muddled liarse, enredarse, embarullarse1) confuse: confundir2) bungle: echar a perder, malograrmuddle vi: andar confundidoto muddle through: arreglárselasmuddle n: confusión f, embrollo m, lío mn.• chabacanería s.f.• confusión s.f.• embrollo s.m.• enredo s.m.• lío s.m.v.• atontar v.• aturdir v.• embarullar v.• embrollar v.• enturbiar v.• ofuscar v.
I 'mʌdḷnoun lío m, follón m (Esp fam)to be in a muddle — \<\<papers\>\> estar* (todo) revuelto or desordenado; \<\<person\>\> estar* liado or hecho un lío (fam)
to get into a muddle — \<\<person\>\> armarse or hacerse* un lío (fam)
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Phrasal Verbs:['mʌdl]1.N (untidy) desorden m, lío * m ; (=tricky situation) lío * m, follón m (Sp) *; (=mix-up) confusión fwhat a muddle! — (looking at mess) ¡qué desorden!, ¡qué lío!; (situation) ¡qué lío! *, ¡qué follón! (Sp) *
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to be in a muddle — [room, books] estar en desorden, estar revuelto, estar hecho un desbarajuste *; [person] estar confuso, estar hecho un lío *•
to get sth into a muddle — desordenar algo, revolver algo2. VT(also: muddle up)1) (=jumble) [+ photos, papers] revolver, desordenaryou've muddled (up) all my papers! — ¡has revuelto or desordenado todos mis papeles!
2) (=confuse) [+ person, details] confundirmuddle up* * *
I ['mʌdḷ]noun lío m, follón m (Esp fam)to be in a muddle — \<\<papers\>\> estar* (todo) revuelto or desordenado; \<\<person\>\> estar* liado or hecho un lío (fam)
to get into a muddle — \<\<person\>\> armarse or hacerse* un lío (fam)
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3 hacerse
■hacerse verbo reflexivo
1 (convertirse) to become, grow
hacerse mayor, to grow old
se hizo monja, she became a nun
2 (simular) to pretend: me vio, pero se hizo el despistado, he saw me, but pretended he hadn't
hacerse el sordo, to turn a deaf ear 3 hacerse con, (conseguir) to get hold of
4 (acostumbrarse) to get used [a, to]: enseguida me hice a dormir sola, I soon got used to sleeping alone
me tengo que hacer a la idea, I've got to get used to the idea ' hacerse' also found in these entries: Spanish: adueñarse - agenciarse - arrumaco - asegurarse - boca - cargar - cargo - comprometerse - curar - dueña - dueño - eco - idea - ilusión - ladearse - lío - loca - loco - lograr - mar - oro - ovillo - permanente - remolón - remolona - rogar - sorda - sordo - sueca - sueco - suplantar - taco - tonta - tonto - agujero - América - amigo - análisis - ánimo - añicos - bola - caca - camote - cirugía - cocer - competencia - comprender - confiar - control - correr English: appear - become - befriend - break - break up - charge - come - cook - corner - daydream - deepen - delude - drag on - endear - evidence - fall - fiendish - get on - get through - get-rich-quick - grow - grow up - hard - impersonate - join - kid - masquerade - materialize - move along - muddle - part - part with - piece - play - pose - possum - power - pretend - pull over - put out - run - sail - sea - seize - shatter - shoeshine - sidestep - smash - stage - stake
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