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pasticciare — 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.
  • muddle verb To mix things up in a confusing way, or to think in a confused, unclear manner.

Senses

pasticciare 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.
  • muddle To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.

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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