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intransitive verbfumble with one's papers — in seinen Papieren kramen (ugs.)
fumble in one's pockets for something — in seinen Taschen nach etwas fingern od. (ugs.) kramen
fumble for the light switch — nach dem Lichtschalter tasten
fumble [about or around] in the dark — im Dunkeln herumtasten
* * *1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) herumfummeln* * *fum·ble[ˈfʌmbl̩]I. vi1. (manipulate)▪ to \fumble [around [or about]] with sth an etw dat [herum]fingern, [ungeschickt] mit etw dat [herum]hantieren2. (caress)3. (feel for)▪ to \fumble around [or about] [herum]tasten\fumble around [or about] in the dark im Dunkeln [umher]tappento \fumble in one's pockets in seinen Taschen kramen4. (in speech)to \fumble for the right phrase/word [krampfhaft] nach dem passenden Ausdruck/Wort suchenII. vt1. (say wrong)to \fumble one's lines/a speech seinen Text/eine Rede stammeln2. SPORT* * *['fʌmbl]1. viumhertasten or -tappento fumble (about) for sth — nach etw suchen or tasten; (in case, pocket, drawer) nach etw wühlen
to fumble with sth — an etw (dat) herumfummeln
2. vtvermasseln (inf), verpfuschen (inf)to fumble the ball — den Ball nicht sicher fangen
* * *fumble [ˈfʌmbl]A v/ia) herumtappen, -tasten,b) (herum)fummeln (at an dat),c) ungeschickt umgehen ( with mit),d) tastend suchen (for, after nach):fumble in one’s pockets in seinen Taschen (herum)wühlen;fumble for words nach Worten suchen2. SPORT patzen (auch allg):a) den Ball fallen lassenb) den Ball verhauenB v/t1. ungeschickt umgehen mitC s1. a) Herumtappen n, -tasten nb) (Herum)Fummeln nc) ungeschickter Umgangd) tastendes Suchen2. SPORT Patzer m (auch allg)* * *intransitive verbfumble at or with — [herum]fingern an (+ Dat.)
fumble in one's pockets for something — in seinen Taschen nach etwas fingern od. (ugs.) kramen
fumble [about or around] in the dark — im Dunkeln herumtasten
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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 [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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1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) buscar/revolver a tientas/torpemente, manejar torpemente2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) dejar caertr['fʌmbəl]1 dejar caer1 buscar a tientas1 hacer torpemente1) : dejar caer, fumblear2)to fumble one's way : ir a tientasfumble vi1) grope: hurgar, tantear2)to fumble with : manejar con torpezafumble n: fumble m (en futbol americano)v.• chapucear v.• dejar caer v.• manosear v.• revolver torpemente v.• titubear v.
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1. 'fʌmbəlhe was fumbling (around o about) in the dark — buscaba algo a tientas en la oscuridad
she fumbled in her pockets — revolvió or hurgó en sus bolsillos
to fumble FOR something: she fumbled for the keyhole buscó a tientas la cerradura; he fumbled for the right words tartamudeó, tratando de encontrar las palabras adecuadas; to fumble WITH something: she fumbled with her buttons — intentó torpemente abrocharse/desabrocharse
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vt \<\<ball\>\> dejar caer; ( in US football) fumblear
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noun ( in US football) fumble m['fʌmbl]1.VT (=drop) dejar caer; (=handle badly) manosear, coger or (LAm) agarrar con torpeza2.VI (also: fumble about) hurgar* * *
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1. ['fʌmbəl]he was fumbling (around o about) in the dark — buscaba algo a tientas en la oscuridad
she fumbled in her pockets — revolvió or hurgó en sus bolsillos
to fumble FOR something: she fumbled for the keyhole buscó a tientas la cerradura; he fumbled for the right words tartamudeó, tratando de encontrar las palabras adecuadas; to fumble WITH something: she fumbled with her buttons — intentó torpemente abrocharse/desabrocharse
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vt \<\<ball\>\> dejar caer; ( in US football) fumblear
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I ['fʌmbl]nome AE sport liscio m.II 1. ['fʌmbl] 2.to fumble with — armeggiare, giocherellare con [ buttons]
* * *1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) armeggiare; frugare2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) lasciarsi sfuggire* * *fumble /ˈfʌmbl/n.1 armeggiamento; armeggio; annaspamento2 (fam.) palpata; brancicata(to) fumble /ˈfʌmbl/A v. i.1 armeggiare; frugare; cercare a tentoni: He fumbled with the lock, ha armeggiato con la serratura; to fumble in one's pocket, frugarsi nelle tasche; I fumbled for the key, ho frugato in cerca della chiave; ho cercato a tentoni la chiave; to fumble for words, cercare le parole; annaspare in cerca delle parole2 ( anche to fumble about) brancolare; andare a tentoni: to fumble in the dark, brancolare nel buio; to fumble along a dark corridor, andare a tentoni lungo un corridoio buioB v. t.1 maneggiare in modo maldestro; pasticciare: ( sport) to fumble the ball, lasciarsi sfuggire la palla2 farfugliare; borbottare.* * *I ['fʌmbl]nome AE sport liscio m.II 1. ['fʌmbl] 2.to fumble with — armeggiare, giocherellare con [ buttons]
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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.) famle, fomle, rote2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) miste/rote vekk ballenfamleIsubst. \/ˈfʌmbl\/1) fomling, klosset forsøk2) ( sport) skjevt spark\/slag, bomIIverb \/ˈfʌmbl\/1) fomle, famle2) fingre, pille, plukke, fikle3) rote, lete, grave4) forkludre, klusse (med), behandle klosset, være klosset5) ( ballspill) miste• fumble a chance\/ball6) ( om sjanse) forspille7) hakke, stammefumble about famle omkringfumble at fomle medfumble for famle etterfumble one's way famle seg fremfumble up ( gammeldags) bylte sammenfumble with fingre med -
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v. 1. \fumble (for/ with sth) юм эрж тэмтрэх. 2. \fumble about/ around харанхуйд тэмтчих. 3. бөмбөг барьж авч чадалгүй алдах. n. тэмтчээн. -
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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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fum·ble [ʼfʌmbl̩] vi1) ( manipulate)to \fumble [around [or about]] with sth an etw dat [herum]fingern, [ungeschickt] mit etw dat [herum]hantieren2) ( caress)3) ( feel for)to \fumble in one's pockets in seinen Taschen kramen4) ( in speech)to \fumble for the right phrase/ word [krampfhaft] nach dem passenden Ausdruck/Wort suchen1) ( say wrong)to \fumble one's lines/ a speech seinen Text/eine Rede stammeln2) sports -
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['fʌmbl]vtto fumble a catch — zepsuć ( perf) podanie
Phrasal Verbs:* * *1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) gmerać, grzebać2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) stracić -
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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.) fumle2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) tabe; miste* * *1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) fumle2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) tabe; miste -
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['fʌmbl] 1. гл.1) нащупыватьHe was fumbling about in his pocket for the key. — Он рылся в кармане в поисках ключа.
2)а) мять, теребить (что-л.); вертеть в рукахI very soon tarnished the coin by fumbling it between my hot, moist fingers. — Вскоре монета потеряла свой блеск из-за того, что я тёр её влажными горячими пальцами.
б) неумело обращаться (с чем-л.)I was fumbling with the key as I couldn't see where the lock was in the dark. — Я никак не мог вставить ключ, потому что в темноте не видел, где замок.
3) мычать, мямлить, бормотать, невнятно говоритьNever lose time fumbling about something. — Никогда не тратьте время зря на пустую болтовню.
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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.) tipati (z, za)2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) nerodno prijeti žogo* * *I [fʌmbl]1.intransitive verb(for, after) tipati, s tipanjem iskati; otipavati, okorno prijemati; ( with) biti štorast, šušmariti;2.transitive verbnerodno prijemati (žogo)II [fʌmbl]nounnerodnost, nespretnost; šušmarstvo -
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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.) fálma, gera klaufalega2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) -
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motoszkál, ügyetlenül kezel, összevissza turkál* * *1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) kotorászik2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) ügyetlenül kezel -
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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.) remexer2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.)* * *fum.ble[f'∧mbəl] n 1 desajeitamento, desazo, trapalhice. 2 Sport ato de pegar e deixar escapar a bola. • vt+vi 1 tentear, apalpar, procurar ou manusear desajeitadamente. 2 atrapalhar-se, remexer em. 3 deixar escapar a bola das mãos. -
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n. beceriksizce atak, becerememe, topu düşürme————————v. el yordamıyle aramak, beceriksizce yapmak, bozmak* * *1. el yordamıyle ara (v.) 2. tutamayış (n.)* * *1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) el yordamıyla ara(n)mak2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) beceriksizce tutmak -
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• tunaroida• toheloida• tunnustella• empiä• etsiä• tavoitella• haparointi• hamuilla• hapuilla• hamuta• haparoida• möhläys• möhliä• peukaloida• sormeilla• sählätä• sätkytellä• tapailla• käsitellä kömpelösti• koluta• kopeloida* * *1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) hapuilla2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) -
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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.) grābstīties; taustīties (kaut ko meklējot); ņurcīt; neveikli rīkoties2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) netrāpīt (bumbai); nenoķert (bumbu)* * *grābstīties, taustīties; neveikli rīkoties; netrāpīt -
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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.) grabalioti, grabinėti2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) prarasti/išleisti iš rankų kamuolį
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