patzen — meaning in English

English meaning

• blunder noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
• fumble verb To handle something clumsily or nervously, often dropping or mishandling it.

Senses

patzen is used for these senses in English:

• blunder (intransitive) To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid. [from 1706]
• fumble (transitive, intransitive, sports) To drop a ball or a baton etc. by accident.

blunder — full definition

1. noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
2. verb To make a careless, serious mistake.

fumble — full definition

1. verb To handle something clumsily or nervously, often dropping or mishandling it.
2. verb In sports, to accidentally drop the ball.
3. noun An instance of dropping or clumsily mishandling something, especially in sport.

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