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1 ■ muddle through
■ muddle throughv. i. + avv.(fam.) cavarsela in qualche modo; farcela alla meno peggio; trarsi d'impaccio alla meglio. -
2 muddle through
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3 muddle
I ['mʌdl]1) (mess) confusione f.; fig. pasticcio m., imbroglio m.the clients' records have got into a terrible muddle — i dossier dei clienti sono terribilmente in disordine
2) (mix-up)II ['mʌdl]there was a muddle over my hotel reservation — hanno fatto un pasticcio con la mia prenotazione all'albergo
* * *1. verb(to confuse or mix up: Don't talk while I'm counting, or you'll muddle me.) confondere2. noun(a state of confusion: These papers keep getting in a muddle.) disordine- muddled- muddle-headed
- muddle along/through
- muddle up* * *muddle /ˈmʌdl/n.(al sing., con l'art. indeterm.) confusione; disordine; imbroglio; pasticcio (fig.)● muddle-headed, confusionario; che ha idee confuse; frastornato: to get (o to become) muddle-headed, perdere la lucidità mentale; andare in tilt □ muddle-headedness, confusione mentale; mancanza di lucidità □ to get into a muddle over st., confondersi su qc.; incasinarsi su qc. (fam.) □ to make a muddle of, abborracciare; acciarpare; pasticciare; fare un pasticcio di.(to) muddle /ˈmʌdl/v. t.1 confondere (le idee a); frastornare; intontire; inebriare; far girare la testa a: All his questions muddled me, tutte le sue domande mi confusero le idee2 ( anche to muddle up) abborracciare; pasticciare: You've muddled your job completely, hai proprio abborracciato il lavoro; hai combinato un bel pasticcio* * *I ['mʌdl]1) (mess) confusione f.; fig. pasticcio m., imbroglio m.the clients' records have got into a terrible muddle — i dossier dei clienti sono terribilmente in disordine
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4 muddle mud·dle
['mʌdl]1. n(perplexity) confusione f, (disorder) disordine mto be in a muddle — (room, books) essere in disordine, (person) essere molto confuso (-a), non riuscire a raccapezzarsi, (plan, arrangements) essere per aria
to get into a muddle — (person: while explaining) imbrogliarsi, fare confusione, (things) finire sottosopra
2. vt (also: muddle up)1) (papers) mettere sottosopra2) (person, story, details) confondere• -
5 muddle along/through
(to progress in spite of one's unsatisfactory methods and foolish mistakes.) (andare avanti in qualche modo)
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