bungle
To incompetently performTo incompetently perform (a task); to ruin (something) through incompetent action; to botch up, to bumble.
» Anything worth doing is worth bungling.
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2 senses(transitive)To incompetently perform (a task); to ruin (something) through incompetent action; to botch up, to bumble.
vergeigen, verkorksen, vermurksen
напорта́читьnaportáčitʹ, порта́читьportáčitʹ, схалту́ритьsxaltúritʹ
халтуритиxalturyty, партачитиpartačyty, капарити провалитисяkaparyty
(intransitive)To act or work incompetently; to fumble.
- spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Examples
6 sentencesAnything worth doing is worth bungling.
Yanni died in a bungled burglary.
The gang bungled the robbery and got caught.
The company will never recover after that last bungle.
He doesn't bungle anything.
ruОн ничего не делает кое-как. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
The origin of the verb is uncertain; it is either:The origin of the verb is uncertain; it is either:
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Forms
bungles, bungling, bungled, bungledSynonyms
44 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle