Fumble in spanish

Buscar a tientas

pronunciation: buskɑɹ̩ɑtientɑs part of speech: verb, noun

In gestures

fumble¹ = error garrafal, error craso, metedura de pata, gazapo, pifia, pifiaso.

Example: But the other pleasures in this book are enough to make such fumbles dwindle in significance.

fumble² = andar a tientas, buscar a tientas, dar palos de ciego, andar a tientas y a ciegas, ir a tientas y a ciegas.

Example: In response to the decision, a Harvard Law professor critical of the decision commented: 'Your are dealing with the law of cyberspace -- it doesn't exist; we are fumbling here'.

more:

» fumble along = arreglárselas lo mejor posible, valérselas lo mejor posible, ir tirando lo mejor posible.

Example: So I fumble along as best I can, now good, now bad, and I hope generally fair-to-middling.

» fumble through = rebuscar.

Example: Stanton drew a breath and went on, 'We'll accept equivalent experience in lieu of professional experience... Let me get the exact wording' -- she fumbled through some papers in a folder -- 'so long as it, ah! here it is, quote, is sufficient to indicate ability to do the job, unquote'.

Fumble synonyms

blow in spanish: soplo, pronunciation: bloʊ noun, verbspoil in spanish: mimar, pronunciation: spɔɪl verb, nounblunder in spanish: torpeza, pronunciation: blʌndɜr noungrope in spanish: ir a tientas, pronunciation: groʊp verbfluff in spanish: pelusa, pronunciation: flʌf nounbotch in spanish: chapucear, pronunciation: bɑtʃ noun, verbmuff in spanish: manguito, pronunciation: mʌf nounbollocks in spanish: cojones, pronunciation: bɑləks verbflub in spanish: flub, pronunciation: flʌb noun, verbbungle in spanish: estropear, pronunciation: bʌŋgəl verb, nounbobble in spanish: borla, pronunciation: bɔbəl verbscrew up in spanish: arrugar, pronunciation: skruʌp verbbollix in spanish: Bollix, pronunciation: bɑlɪks verbmishandle in spanish: manejar mal, pronunciation: mɪshændəl verbmess up in spanish: estropear, pronunciation: mesʌp verbmuck up in spanish: arruinar, pronunciation: mʌkʌp verbfoul up in spanish: estropear, pronunciation: faʊlʌp verbball up in spanish: pelota, pronunciation: bɔlʌp verbbotch up in spanish: chapucear, pronunciation: bɑtʃʌp verblouse up in spanish: desperdiciar, pronunciation: laʊsʌp verbbollix up in spanish: bollix hasta, pronunciation: bɑlɪksəp verbbollocks up in spanish: bollocks hasta, pronunciation: bɑləksəp verb