Fumble in spanish
Buscar a tientas
pronunciation: buskɑɹ̩ɑtientɑs part of speech: verb, noun
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'.