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verpatzen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • botch verb To do something badly or carelessly, ruining the result.
  • bungle verb To perform a task badly through carelessness or lack of skill; to botch.
  • fluff noun Light, soft, fuzzy material such as fur, feathers, or lint.
  • SNAFU noun A confused, chaotic mess or a major mistake, especially one caused by miscommunication or poor planning.

Senses

verpatzen is used for these senses in English:

  • botch (transitive) To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something
  • bungle (transitive) To incompetently perform (a task); to ruin (something) through incompetent action; to botch up, to bumble.
  • fluff (informal, transitive, intransitive, of an actor or announcer) To make a mistake in one's lines.
  • mess up (transitive) To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.
  • snafu (military, slang) To screw up, fuck up, or foul up.

botch — full definition

  1. verb To do something badly or carelessly, ruining the result.
  2. noun A poorly done piece of work; a mess.

bungle — full definition

  1. verb To perform a task badly through carelessness or lack of skill; to botch.
  2. noun A poorly handled situation caused by incompetence; a blunder.

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