chapucero — meaning in English
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English meaning
- amateurish adj Lacking skill or polish; looking like the work of a beginner rather than a professional.
- botched adj Done badly or incompetently, so that the result fails or falls apart.
- shoddy adj Badly made or of poor quality.
- sketchy adj Incomplete or lacking in detail; only roughly outlined.
- slapdash adj Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless.
- slipshod adj Done poorly or too quickly; slapdash.
- sloppy adj Careless, messy, or lacking neatness or precision.
- swindler noun A person who cheats others out of money through deception.
Senses
chapucero is used for these senses in English:
- amateurish (pejorative) Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
- botched Made or repaired in a clumsy or incompetent manner.
- half-ass (slang, somewhat, vulgar) Produced in an incompetent or desultory manner, or of something lacking in quality or substance; of low rank; incompetent.
- half-assed (slang, somewhat, vulgar) Poorly or incompetently done; desultory.
- sketchy (North America, slang) Of questionable or doubtful quality.
- slapdash Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless.
- slipshod Done poorly or too quickly; slapdash.
- sloppy Messy; not neat, elegant, or careful.